On this day in Yankee history...
1881: Roy Hartzell is born.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Roy_Hartzell
1920: The
Yankees score 14 in the fifth and beat Washington 17-0. It is the
biggest inning in major league history until the Red Sox tally 17 in a
1953 game.
http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1920/B07060WS11920.htm
1933:
At Chicago's Comiskey Park, a 2-run homer by Babe Ruth makes the
difference as the American League defeats the National League 4-2 in th
first All Star Game ever played.
http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1933/YAS_1933.htm
1941:
A center field monument dedicated to Lou Gehrig is unveiled by the
Yankees at the Stadium. The memorial is a tribute by his teammates
totheir beloved captain who died last month of amyotrophic lateral
sclerosis (ALS).
1954: Willie Randolph is born.
1962: The
Yankees edge the Twins 7-5 in Bloomington, s Mickey Mantle and Roger
Maris each hit a pair of home runs. The M&M boys go back to back in
the 1st inning off Camilo Pascual (12-4), the third time in four games
that Mickey has followed Roger out of the park. New York now trail
Cleveland by half a game.
http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1962/B07060MIN1962.htm
1966: Sad Sam Jones dies at the age of 73.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Sam_Jones_(jonessa01)
1990: In
his first start since losing a no-hitter, Andy Hawkins gives the
Yankees 11 2/3 innings of shutout ball, only to lose in the 12th to the
Twin by a score of 2-0. Hawkins is now 1-6.
http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1990/B07061NYA1990.htm
1996: During
the Yankees' 2-0 win over the Brewers, the team announces the purchase
of Darryl Strawberry's contract from Columbus. John Wetteland preserves
Jimmy Key's win with a save in his 20th consecutive appearance, breaking
Lee Smith's record.
2000: The
Yankees clip the Orioles 13-9,
scoring 8 runs in the 2nd inning to erase a 7-run deficit. Sidney Ponson
helps by issuing 4 straight walks in the frame. Scott Brosius ties the
major-league record for third basemen by starting four double plays in
the game.
2010: Alex Rodriguez
hits the 21st grand slam of his career and adds a solo homer to bring
his career total to 597 long balls. The Yankees defeat the A's 6-1. CC
Sabathia wins his 7th consecutive start to improve to 11-3 on the year.
A-Rod's slam ties him with Manny Ramirez for second on the all-time
list, two behind Lou Gehrig.
http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2010/B07060OAK2010.htm
2011: The
trial of Roger Clemens on charges of perjury in his testimony to
Congress in February 2008 opens today in Washington, DC with jury
selection. Among the witnesses which prosecutors are planning to call on
are Commissioner Bud Selig, former Yankee manager Joe Torre, and former
teammates Andy Pettitte and Jorge Posada.
On this day in Yankee history...
1904: Highlanders ace Jack Chesbro wins
his 14th in a row, an AL record that will stand until Walter Johnson
wins 16 straight in 1912.The Philadelphia A's are in the 9-3 losers.
1930: George Steinbrenner is born.
1932: Bill Dickey punches
Carl Reynolds, breaking his jaw, after the Senator outfielder collides
with him on a close play at home plate. The AL suspends the Yankee
catcher for 30 days and fines him $1,000 for his one-punch fight.
1938: John Sterling is born.
1939: Today is Lou Gehrig Appreciation
Day at Yankee Stadium, and the Iron Horse's uniform number 4 will be
the first ever to be retired. After emcee Sid Mercer informs
the sell-out crowd the man of the hour is too moved to speak, Gehrig
changes his mind when Joe McCarthy encourages him, and delivers an
impromptu keynote address describing himself as "the luckiest man on the
face of the earth".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNLKPaThYkE
1959: Bob Turley
turns in another one hit gem against the Senators. A lazy fly in the
9th by pinch-hitter Julio Bcquer drops in front of LF Norm Siebern for
the only Washington safety. SS Tony Kubek goes 8 for 10 in the
doubleheader, as the Yanks sweep, 10-6 and 7-0.
http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1959/B07041NYA1959.htm
http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1959/B07042NYA1959.htm
1960: Mickey Mantle's three-run
1st-inning home run off Hal Woodeshick is the 300th of his career.
Mantle becomes the 18th player to join the 300 club, but the Yankees
drop a 9-8 decision to the Senators.
http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1960/B07040WS11960.htm
1977: The Yankees stay a
game ahead of the Red Sox by topping the Indians 7-5. The Bombers get
home runs from Chris Chambliss, Roy White, Lou Piniella and Graig
Nettles.
http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1977/B07040NYA1977.htm
1983: Dave Righetti pitches
the first Yankee no-hitter since Don Larsen's perfect game in the 1956
World Series, handcuffing the Red Sox 4-0 before a holiday crowd of
41,077 at the Stadium. It is the first no-hitter by a Yankee lefty since
George Mogridge in 1917.
http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1983/B07040NYA1983.htm
1984: Phil Niekro strikes
out Larry Parish of the Rangers to become the ninth major league player
to reach the 3,000 strikeout milestone. The Yankees prevail 5-0.
http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1984/B07040TEX1984.htm
1996: Overruling his own previous reservations, Yankee GM Bob Watson signs Darryl Strawberry.
On this day in Yankee history...
1922:
Bob Meusel hits for the cycle for the second time in his career to pace
the Yankees to a 12-1 whipping of the Athletics. Meusel (below) and
Babe Ruth go back-to-back in the 7th as Carl Mays cruises to his 22nd
straight win over the Athletics.
http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1922/B07030PHA1922.htm
1932:
With the repeal of a Boston law restricting games within 1,000 feet of a
church on Sundays, the first Sunday game is played at Fenway Park.The
Yankees beat the Red Sox 13-2. RF Ben Chapman paces the New York attack
with a triple and 3 RBI.
http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1932/B07030BOS1932.htm
1960: Before
50,556 fans at the Stadium, the Yankees sweep two from the Tigers,
winning 7-6 and 6-2. In the opener, Ryne Duren fans Charlie Maxwell
with the bases loaded and two outs in the 9th. Detroit are ahead 2-1 in
the nightcap when Norm Cash argues at length about a call at first base,
and finally gets ejected. When play resumes, Pete Burnside serves up a
3-run homer to Mickey Mantle batting righty. The Yankees are 23-5 since
June 5th, and lead the AL by three games.
http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1960/B07031NYA1960.htm
http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1960/B07032NYA1960.htm
1962:
The Yankees swat 5 home runs ~ 2 each by Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris,
plus one by Bobby Richardson ~ and need them all to edge the A's 8-7.
Mantle's second bomb, in the 8th, is the tie breaker.
http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1962/B07030NYA1962.htm
1967: Brian Cashman is born.
1977: Ron Guidry
scatters six hits and tosses his second consecutive shutout, a 2-0
Yankee win over Detroit. Roy White breaks up the scoreless game with a
double in the 8th inning.
https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1977/B07031NYA1977.htm
2010:
The Yankees score all of their runs in the 3rd inning as they roll over
the Blue Jays 11-3. Brett Gardner hits his first career grand slam in
the outburst.
http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2010/B07030NYA2010.htm
On this day in Yankee history...
1904: Highly-touted
Highlanders rookie Walter Clarkson, considered one of the best pitchers
in the college ranks in his days at Harvard, makes his major league
debut. Clarkson, who also has two brothers in the majors, limits the
Senators to eight hits, but the New York offense can manage only four,
and Washington prevail 3-2.
1912: Highlanders starter Russ Ford gives up two inside-the-park homers to Boston's Larry Gardner, but still prevails 9-7.
http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1912/B07020BOS1912.htm
1931: Babe Ruth homers
to drive in a run for the 11th consecutive game as the Yankees thrash
the Tigers 13-1. The Bambino has collected 18 RBI during the string.
http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1931/B07020DET1931.htm
1938: Hal Reniff is born.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Hal_Reniff
1941:
On a sweltering day in front of 52,832 fans at Yankee Stadium, Joe
DiMaggio breaks Wee Willie Keeler's 1897 ML record hitting streak of 44
with a three-run homer off Red Sox hurler Dick Newsome.
http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1941/B07020NYA1941.htm
1946: Before
a Stadium crowd of 69,107, Spud Chandler walks nine Red Sox in the
first 4 innings but takes a no-hitter into the 9th before Bobby Doerr
hits a one-out single. The Yankees preserve a 2-1 win.
http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1946/B07020NYA1946.htm
1961: The
Yankees hit five homers, including numbers 29 and 30 by Roger Maris and
number 28 by Mickey Mantle, to roll over the Senators 13-4.
http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1961/B07020NYA1961.htm
1978: Ron Guidry wins his
13th consecutive game, the best start in Yankee history, in beating
Detroit 3-2. With the Yankees down 2-0, Mickey Rivers' long drive to
right is caught by a fan reaching down to take it away from Detroit's
Mickey Stanley. The fan drops the ball and Stanley, waiting for an
interference call, fails to retrieve it. Rivers motors for an
inside-the-park homer, and New York tie the game at 2, eventually
winning it.
http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1978/B07021NYA1978.htm
2007: Roger Clemens allows
two hits in eight innings against the Twins en route to his 350th win
in the major leagues, a 5-1 Yankee victory at the Stadium. The last
pitcher to reach 350 victories was Warren Spahn in 1963.
http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2007/B07020NYA2007.htm
2011: The
Mets' Jose Reyes, leading the major leagues with a .354 batting
average, injures his hamstring in the 2nd inning of today's game with
the Yankees and is headed for the DL at a time when trade rumors are
swirling around the soon-to-be free agent. The Mets also lose the game
5-2, as Bartolo Colon wins in his first start since returning from a
hamstring injury of his own. Curtis Granderson homers for the Yanks.
http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2011/B07020NYN2011.htm
On this day in Yankee history...
1935:
Yankee right fielder George Selkirk suggests that a cinder path 6 feet
wide be installed in the outfield at the Stadium so that a player knows
when he is nearing the wall.
1941: Before
52,832 at the Stadium, Joe DiMaggio leads a sweep of the Red Sox, 7-2
and 9-2. The second game is called after 5 innings. DiMaggio
has 2 hits in the first game and one in the second to tie Willie
Keller's league hitting streak of 44 games with the help of a difficult
decision by the official scorer. Boston third baseman Jim Tabor makes a
poor throw, but Joltin' Joe is given a hit by the New York World Telegram's Dan Daniel. The Yankees
have 25 hits in the two games but fail to hit a home run in the first
game, ending their streak of 25 consecutive games with at least one
dinger. The previous record, set by the Tigers in 1940, was 17 games.
http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1941/B07011NYA1941.htm
http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1941/B07012NYA1941.htm
1950: At Fenway Park, Whitey Ford makes an inauspicious Yankee debut, allowing
seven hits, six walks, and five earned runs over 4 2/3 innings of
relief. The Red Sox roll 13-4, dropping the Bombers into 3rd place.
http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1950/B07010BOS1950.htm
1951: Before
58,815 at the Stadium, the Yankees top the Red Sox 5-2 behind Eddie
Lopat's 6-hitter. The win moves the Yankees ahead of the White Sox
percentage points. Jerry Coleman homers off Mel Parnell, while Johnny
Pesky connects for the Sox. Bobby Doerr singles for his 2,000th career
hit.
http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1951/B07010NYA1951.htm
1956: Mickey Mantle switch-hits home runs in the same game for the fourth time in his career. The Yankees win 8-6 over the Washington Senators.
http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1956/B07012NYA1956.htm
1961: The
Senators stake rookie Carl Mathias to 3-0 lead over the Yankees, but a
Mickey Mantle solo shot a few feet left of the 456-foot sign in left at
the Stadium puts New York on the board. The Nats up the score to 5-1,
but Mantle
then bangs a 3-run homer to make it 5-4 and knock out Mathias, who in
his 11 major league games will give up three homers to Mantle. In the
9th, Roger Maris launches a two-run homer, his 28th, to give the Bronx
Bombers a 7-6 victory.
http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1961/B07010NYA1961.htm
1964: Nearly 5,000 cabbies and their families are on hand for 'Taxi Day' at Yankee Stadium, but the visiting Kansas City A's run up the meter to win 5-4 in 11 innings .
http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1964/B07010NYA1964.htm
1990:
Andy Hawkins throws the season's 6th no-hitter, but still loses 4-0 to
the White Sox. With two out in the bottom of the 8th, the Yankees' Mike
Blowers misplays Sammy Sosa'svroutine grounder for an error, and Hawkins
walks two to load the bases. Outfielders Jim Leyritz and Jesse Barfield
drop back-to-back fly balls to allow all four runs to score. Barfield
loses Ivan Calderon's fly ball in the sun and the ball bounces off his
mitt. Ken Johnson of the Houston Colt .45s was the last ML pitcher to
lose a no-hitter, in 1964.
http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1990/B07010CHA1990.htm
2004:
In the game of the year, the Yankees beat the Red Sox 5-4 in 13
innings. The score is tied at 3 after 9 innings and both
teams have to wiggle their way out of many jams to keep it that way. In
the 12th inning, the Red Sox place runners on second and third with two
outs when Trot Nixon lifts a fly ball to shallow left field. Derek Jeter
races out and catches the ball before diving headfirst into the stands
and bloodying his face, forcing him to leave the game. In the top of the
13th inning, Manny Ramirez homers to give the Red Sox the lead, but the
Yankees stage a two-out rally in the bottom half of the inning. Ruben
Sierra singles, then comes around to score on Miguel Cairo's game-tying
RBI double. Pinch hitter John Flaherty, the last man off the Yankees'
bench, follows with a walkoff single to score Cairo.
http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/B07010NYA2004.htm
2013: Andy Pettitte passes
Whitey Ford for the most strikeouts in Yankee history when he records
his 1,957th in the a 10-4 victory over the Twins. The win goes to
reliever Joba Chamberlain, his first of the year, as he benefits from a
three-run outburst off reliever Jared Burton in the 8th. The Yankees
then add four runs in the top of the 9th as they end a five-game losing
streak.
http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2013/B07010MIN2013.htm
