On this day in Yankee history...
1917: Red Sox ace Babe Ruth pitches a three-hitter in shutting down the Yankees on Opening Day in a 10-3 win. Ruth's performance marks the start of good things to come. He will win 24 games this year, while leading the AL with 35 complete games.
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1954: To make room for promising rookie outfielder Wally Moon, the Cardinals trade longtime great Enos Slaughter to the Yankees in exchange for four minor leaguers, including future NL Rookie of the Year Bill Virdon.
1980: Mark Teixeira is born.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Mark_Teixeira
On this day in Yankee history...
1913: In
a game which features U.S. President Woodrow Wilson throwing out the
first pitch, the New York Highlanders become the Yankees. In their
first outing under their new name, the Yankees lose to the Washington
Senators 2-1, as future Hall of Famer Walter Johnson picks up the win
for the home team.
http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1913/B04100WS11913.htm
1946: Bob Watson is born.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Bob_Watson
1982: The
Yankees trade hard-throwing reliever Ron Davis and minor leaguers Greg
Gagne and Paul Boris to the Minnesota Twins for infielder Roy Smalley.
The trade breaks up the Yankees' devastating bullpen combination of
Davis and Goose Gossage.
1998: The Yankees draw
the largest regular-season crowd ever at the renovated Yankee Stadium,
as 56,717 attend the home opener against the A's. The Bombers then crush
the club scoring mark by winning the 17-13 slugfest. Surprisingly
enough, Tino Martinez' home run in the 3rd is the only roundtripper of
the game.
http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1998/B04100NYA1998.htm
2010: CC Sabathia flirts
with a no-hit bid, before giving up a two-out single to the Rays' Kelly
Shoppach in the 8th inning. Having reached his pitch count limit, he
then exits the game, but is credited with the Yanks' 10-0 win.
http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2010/B04100TBA2010.htm
2014:
As usual, sparks fly in the first meeting of the season between the
Yankees and Red Sox. New York defeat Boston 4-1 behind the pitching of
Michael Pineda, but Boston's broadcasters claim they have detected pine
tar Pineda's pitching hand. The Yankee hurler dismisses the claim,
saying it is just sweat mixed with dirt, while umpire Brian O'Nora
states that nothing of concern was brought to his attention.
http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2014/B04100NYA2014.htm
2015: The
Yankees and Red Sox
lock horns in a 19-inning marathon, the game ending with the Red Sox
coming out on top 6-5 at 2:13 AM. The game is further lengthened by a
16-minute delay caused by a power outage in the 12th inning at Yankee
Stadium. Chase Headley forces extra innings with a homer off Edward
Mujica with two outs in the bottom of the 9th, then David Ortiz and Mark
Teixeira exchange solo homers in the 16th, and both teams score once in
the 18th as well to further extend the game. Xander Bogaerts scores the
go-ahead run on a sacrifice fly by Mookie Betts, and this time Steven
Wright in his fifth inning of relief work, keeps the Yankees from
replying.
http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2015/B04100NYA2015.htm
On this day in Yankee history...
1965:
U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson joins 47,878 fans for the opening of
Harris County Domed Stadium (AKA the Astrodome). The Houston Astros win
an exhibition game against the Yankees, 2-1 in 12 innings. Mickey Mantle
hits the first-ever indoor home run in the new park.
1967: Graeme Lloyd is born.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Graeme_Lloyd
1971: The
A's trade 1B/OF Felipe Alou to the Yankees in exchange for prospects
Rob Gardner and Ron Klimkowski. Next year, Alou's younger brother Matty
will join him in New York pinstripes after another deal with Oakland.
1985: David Robertson is born.
1989: Rickey Henderson collects his his 800th career stolen base in a 4-3 Yankees loss to the Indians.
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004: The Yankees and Joe Torre agree to a three-year contract extension. The contract also includes an additional six-year deal in
which the 62-year old manager will serve as a team advisor through the
2013 season. That adjunct to the deal will never be implemented.
2013: The Yankees go on a home run binge,
as they bang out five in crushing the Indians 14-1. Cleveland starter
Carlos Carrasco gives up seven runs before being ejected by home plate
umpire Jordan Baker for throwing at Kevin Youkilis in the 4th.
Ironically, Carrasco had just finished a five-game suspension incurred
in 2011, but only served at the start of the season as he had undergone
Tommy John surgery and been out of the big leagues in the meantime. He
claims that he
slipped on the pitch to Youkilis, which comes just after a home run by
Robinson Cano; he will receive an eight-game suspension this time. Andy
Pettitte is the winner for the Yankees.
http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2013/B04090CLE2013.htm
On this day in Yankee history...
1909: While at Highlanders' spring training, Hal Chase is diagnosed with smallpox. The entire team will be vaccinated, and quarantined while traveling north.
1946: Jim 'Catfish' Hunter is born.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Catfish_Hunter
1975:
The Yankees take the field on Opening Day at Cleveland Stadium, as
Frank Robinson makes his debut for the Indians as the first black
manager in the major leagues. Rachel
Robinson, Jackie's widow, throws out the ceremonial first pitch before a
crowd of 56,204. The new skipper, also a player, homer on his way to
leading his team to a 5-3 victory.
http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1975/B04080CLE1975.htm
1985: At
Fenway Park, 46-year-old Phil Niekro starts for the Yankees, becoming
the second oldest pitcher ever to start on Opening Day. Only Jack Quinn,
for the Brooklyn Robins in 1931, was older, at age 47. The Red Sox
chase Niekro after four innings and, behind the pitching of Oil Can
Boyd, coast to a 9 - 2 win.
http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1985/B04080BOS1985.htm
1993:
Yankee relievers Steve Howe and Steve Farr are the victims as Carlos
Baerga of the Indians becomes the first man in major league history to
switch hit home runs in the same inning, in the 7th frame of a game at
Cleveland Stadium. Baerga achieves the feat on the way to a 15-5 Tribe
win.
http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1993/B04080CLE1993.htm
2003:
At the Yankees' opener in the Bronx, with the fans chanting his name,
Hideki Matsui hits his first major league home run,a grand slam, against
the Twins. The shot leads the Bombers to a 7-3 victory, Andy Pettitte
getting his second win of the year.
http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2003/B04080NYA2003.htm
On this day in Yankee history...
1873:
John McGraw, who was the manager of the 1901 Baltimore Orioles (the
franchise which would become the New York Highlanders) before going on
to a Hall of Fame career with the New York Giants, is born.
1969: The Yankees beat the Washington Senators 8-4 as Ted Williams makes his managerial debut for the D.C. homesiders.
2010: New
arrival in center field Curtis Granderson quickly makes his presence
felt with the Yankees. Already having homered in his first at-bat for
the team on Opening Day, he hits a game-winning long ball off Boston
closer Jonathan Papelbon in the 10th inning of today's contest, which
started as a pitching duel between Andy Pettitte and John Lackey, giving
the Yankees a 3-1 victory. Chan Ho Park redeems his poor opening day
performance with three innings of one-hit
ball in relief to earn his first win in pinstripes, while Mariano Rivera
picks up his second save in as many days.
http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2010/B04070BOS2010.htm
On this day in Yankee history...
1973: At
Fenway Park, Ron Blomberg becomes the first designated hitter in major
league history. In his first plate appearance, Blomberg walks with the
bases loaded against Luis Tiant. He will end up with one hit in three
at-bats. Meanwhile, Carlton Fisk hits two home runs (one a grand slam)
to lead the Red Sox to a 15-5 victory over the Yankees.
http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1973/B04060BOS1973.htm
1974:
The Yankees defeat the Indians 6 - 1 at Shea Stadium. This is the
Bombers' first game of a two-year period at Shea while Yankee Stadium is
being rebuilt. 12-year-old Teddy Kennedy‚ Jr.‚ flanked by his father
and Mayor Abe Beame‚ tosses out the first ball. Missing from the
ceremony is George Steinbrenner, indicted two days earlier for illegal
contributions to Richard Nixon's 1972 presidential re-election campaign.
Graig Nettles' two-run homer in the 4th off Gaylord Perry opens the
scoring and the Yanks tally 4 more times to win. Charlie Spikes scores
the only Cleveland run in the 9th following a triple off starter and
winner Mel Stottlemyre. Perry‚ who is warned once for an illegal pitch,
is the loser today‚ but he will win his next 15 decisions.
http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1974/B04060NYA1974.htm
2017: Bob Cerv dies at the age of 91.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Bob_Cerv
On this day in Yankee history...
1925:
At spring training, the Yankees whip the Brooklyn Robins 16-9, but the
headlines are about Babe Ruth. The Bambino collapses in the railroad
station in Asheville, NC, and winds up in a New York City hospital.
Ruth will undergo an operation for an ulcer on April 17th and will be
bedridden until May 26th.
1934: Babe Ruth,
sponsored by Quaker Oats, agrees to do three 15-minute broadcasts a
week over NBC. The total of $39,000 for 13 weeks is $4,000 more than his
Yankees contract.
1977:
The Yankees acquire shortstop Bucky Dent from the White Sox for
outfielder Oscar Gamble, pitchers LaMarr Hoyt and Bob Polinsky, and an
estimated $200,000. Dent will solidify New York's middle infield and
help the Yankees reach the World Series in 1977 and 1978.
1979: At
Yankee Stadium, 52,719 fans see the Brewer jump on Ron Guidry for four
runs in the 6th inning and beat New York 5-1. It's the most runs the Cy
Young Award winner has allowed in a game since 1977. New York get
singles from their first three hitters, but manage to score just one run
in the 1st inning off Mike Caldwell.
http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1979/B04050NYA1979.htm
1995:
The Yankees acquire closer John Wetteland from the Montreal Expos for
Fernando Seguignol and cash, as the Expos are in full fire sale mode
following the settlement of the strike. Wetteland will help his new club
to their first World Championship in 18 years in 1996.
