October 4th

 On this day in Yankee history... 


1910: Frankie Crosetti is born. 

                                         https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankie_Crosetti







1922: For the first time, the entire World Series will be broadcast over the radio. Writer Grantland Rice does the announcing of the Giants-Yankees Series for station WJZ in Newark, NJ, whose signal is relayed to WGY in Schenectady, NY.  

1928:  Game 1 of the World Series between the Yankees and the Cardinals is a swift execution before 61,425 fans at the Stadium. Babe Ruth has a single and double, and scores two runs, one on Bob Meusel's 4th-inning home run, and Lou Gehrig is 2 for 4 with two RBI off Bill Sherdel. Pitcher Waite Hoyt limits the Redbirds to three hits, one a solo home run by Jim Bottomley in the 7th inning, for a 4-1 victory. 

                             https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1928/10041928.htm    











1939: The World Series begins at the Stadium, with the Reds playing in the postseason for the first time since their  infamous 1919 match-up against the White Sox.  With the Yankees heavy favorites, the game is tied 1-1 until the last of the 9th inning, when Bill Dickey singles home the winning run.  

                        https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1939/B10040NYA1939.htm   











1961: Whitey Ford's third straight postseason shutout, with home runs by Elston Howard and Bill Skowron, gives the Yankees a 2-0 win in Game 1 of the 1961 World Series against the Reds at the Stadium.  

                         https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1961/B10040NYA1961.htm  











1972: In action against the Brewers, Larry Gowell hits a double in his only major league at bat. It is the last hit by an AL pitcher before the league adopts the designated hitter rule in 1973. Milwaukee win 1-0. 

                        https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1972/B10040NYA1972.htm     











1980: The Yankees clinch their fourth AL East title in five seasons, beating the Tigers 5-2. Reggie Jackson hits his 41st home run of the season and will share the league home run crown with Ben Oglivie of the Brewers. 

                               https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1980/B10041NYA1980.htm 










1995: Jim Leyritz hits a two-run home run in the 15th inning to give the Yankees a dramatic victory and a two games to none ALDS lead over Seattle. 

                              https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1995/B10040NYA1995.htm 











2005: Mike Mussina pitches scoreless ball through the 6th inning, and rookie Robinson Cano lines a three-run double in the 1st as the Yankees defeat Bartolo Colón and the L.A. Angels 4-2 in the opening game of their ALDS.  

                      https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2005/B10040ANA2005.htm








2010: Alex Rodriguez sets an AL record with 7 RBI in the 6th inning of the Yankees' 10-2 win over the Rays, with homers off Wade Davis and Andy Sonnanstine, the second a grand slam. The Yankees finish the regular season with 243 home runs, a franchise record. 

                           https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2009/B10040TBA2009.htm












2011: The Yankees tie their ALDS with Detroit at two games each with a 10-1 rout at Comerica Park. Due to the suspension of Game 1 which cost the two teams an off-day, Joe Girardi elects to start the erratic A.J. Burnett against Rick Porcello, but he responds with a solid performance. Burnett gives up a run in 5 2/3 innings after issuing three walks in the 1st. New York put the game away by beating up Detroit's bullpen for 6 8th-inning runs. 

                        https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2011/B10040DET2011.htm   

October 3rd

 On this day in Yankee history... 


1909: Johnny Broaca is born. 

                                        https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Broaca




1947: In game 4 World Series action, Yankee starter Bill Bevens takes a no-hitter into the 9th inning with two out before Dodger pinch-hitter Cookie Lavagetto doubles in two runs for a 3-2 Brooklyn victory. 

                        https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1947/B10030BRO1947.htm     










1951: Dave Winfield is born.  

                                       https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Winfield







2017: The postseason opens with the AL Wild Card game between the Twins and the Yankees at the Stadium. As expected, the Yankees win, 8-4, although the game doesn't go according to script: the Twins score 3 runs in the 1st and chase starter Luis Severino after only one out, after he gives up long balls to Brian Dozier and Eddie Rosario. But Twins starter Ervin Santana is not any better, as he allows a three-run blast to Didi Gregorius in the bottom of the 1st and is taken out after two innings, having given up another homer to Brett Gardner. The Yankees then win the battle of the bullpens, as their relievers ring up 13 strikeouts in 8 innings, while the Yankees continue to score, including a two-run shot by Aaron Judge off Jose Berrios in the 4th. 

                         https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2017/B10030NYA2017.htm

October 2nd

 On this day in Yankee history... 


1949: The Yankees win the AL pennant by defeating the Red Sox 5-3. Jerry Coleman's bases loaded triple provides the winning margin, while Ted Williams falls short of both the batting title and the Triple Crown.  

                       https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1949/B10020NYA1949.htm   










1978: Bucky Dent's unlikely home run helps the Yankees beat the Red Sox in a dramatic one-game playoff at Fenway Park. With the visitors trailing by two runs in the seventh inning, Dent smacks a three-run shot off Mike Torrez into the screen above the Green Monster. The Yankees hold on for a 5-4 victory and the AL East title. 

                    https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1978/B10020BOS1978.htm 











2012: On the penultimate day of the regular season, the Yankees maintain their one-game lead over the Orioles in the AL East when Raul Ibanez homers off Baltimore's Andrew Miller in the bottom of the 12th inning to give New York a 4-3 win. 

                          https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2012/B10020NYA2012.htm

October 1st

 On this day in Yankee history... 

 
1932: Babe Ruth, as legend has it, calls his home run against Chicago Cubs pitcher Charlie Root in the 5th inning of Game 3 of the World Series, won by the Yankees 7-5 at Wrigley Field. Ruth and Lou Gehrig each hit two homers for the Yankees. 

                     https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1932/B10010CHN1932.htm   







1961: At the Stadium, Roger Maris hits his 61st home run of the season, against Tracy Stallard of the Red Sox. The homer eclipses Babe Ruth's 34-year-old single-season home run record, and produces the only run in the 1-0 Yankee win. 

       
                     https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1961/B10010NYA1961.htm










1964: Roberto Kelly is born. 

                               
                                     https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Roberto_Kelly







1978:  On the last day of the season, the Indians beat the Yankees 9-2, while the Red Sox win their 8th straight, blanking the Blue Jays 5-0, setting the stage for a one-game playoff at Fenway Park tomorrow.  

2015: The Yankees record their 10,000th win in franchise history, and it also clinches a wild card slot for the Bronx Bombers. They defeat the Red Sox 4-1 on a rain-drenched evening at the Stadium. All four runs come courtesy of the long ball, a two-run shot by Carlos Beltran, and solo dingers by Greg Bird and Rob Refsnyder. CC Sabathia gets the win and the Yankees' bullpen ties a major league record when Josh Rutledge strikes out against Dellin Betances to end the game, their 589th victim of the season. 

                        
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