On this day in Yankee history...
1886: Pitcher Leonard 'King' Cole is born.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/coleki01.shtml
1976: The
Yankees defeat the Twins 11-4 in the first game at the newly-renovated
Yankee Stadium. Joe DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle, Whitey Ford, and the widows
of Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig take part in pre-game ceremonies at the
Stadium, which had been closed for the 1974 and 1975 seasons.
http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1976/B04150NYA1976.htm
1998: The
first-ever AL-NL doubleheader ends up a good day for New York. The
Yankees are forced to come to Shea Stadium after a beam fell into the
stands at the ballpark in the Bronx on April 13th. They earn their first
victory in Queens in 22 years as they defeat the Angels 6-3. Former
Mets star Darryl Strawberry, the all-time home run leader at Shea, adds
to his total with a shot into the left field bleachers. In the
regularly-scheduled night game, the Mets beat the Cubs 2-1. The Yankees
draw a crowd of 40,743, a dramatic
contrast to the gathering of 16,012 who show up for the Mets game at
night.
http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1998/B04150NYA1998.htm
On this day in Yankee history...
1910: In
the season opener before 25,000 at New York's Hilltop Park, the Red Sox
sport collars on their uniforms, becoming the last major league team to
wear the accoutrement. Boston send the Highlanders into extras before
the game is called at the end of 14 innings with the score 4-4. Ed
Cicotte starts for Boston, with Joe Wood relieving in the 8th inning.
Hippo Vaughn goes all the way for New York, retiring Boston batters in the 4th and 12th innings on four pitches. He needs just three pitches in the 10th.
http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1910/B04140NYA1910.htm
1955: Elston Howard
becomes the first black player in Yankee history. The 26-year-old
catcher/outfielder makes his debut against the Red Sox at Fenway Park, a
single with one RBI in the visitors' 8-4 loss.
http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1955/B04140BOS1955.htm
1967: Red Sox pitcher
Billy Rohr makes a memorable debut by no-hitting the Yankees for eight
and two-thirds innings. Elston Howard spoils Rohr's masterpiece with a
two-out single in the 9th, but the Sox still win 3-0. Despite his
impressive debut, Rohr will win only
two more games in his major league career.
http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1967/B04140NYA1967.htm
2004:
A day after Yankee teammate Mike Mussina earned his 200th career
victory, Kevin Brown reaches the same plateau, beating the Tampa Bay
Devil Rays 5-1. It is the first time in major league history that
members of the same
pitching staff have won their 200th career victory in consecutive
starts.
http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/B04140NYA2004.htm
2008: Alex
Rodriguez moves up to a tie for 15th on the all-time major league hom
run leader list, even with Ted Williams and Willie McCovey. A-Rod hits
his 521st career homer as part of a 4-for-5 day; Andy Sonnanstine allows
the shot. The Yankees go on to top the Rays 8-7.
http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2008/B04140TBA2008.htm
2011: At
a news conference during which he announces that pitcher Pedro
Feliciano is lost for the season because of impending shoulder surgery,
Yankees GM Brian Cashman lashes out at former manager Joe Torre for his
handling of pitchers. He blames Torre for chronically overusing
relievers such as Scott Proctor, thereby ruining their careers.
Feliciano led the National League in
games pitched three consecutive years while with the Mets prior to
joining the Yankees, although Torre had nothing to do with that.
On this day in Yankee history...
1970: Plaques honoring Joe DiMaggio and Mickey Mantle are dedicated at Yankee Stadium. The plaques are located in center field and will eventually be moved to Monument Park beyond the left field fence when the stadium is renovated in mid-decade.
2013: The Yankees turn only their second triple play since 1969 in defeating the Orioles 5-2. With two men on in the 8th, Manny Machado hits a hard grounder to Robinson Cano. The play then goes 4-6-5-6-5-3-4 as Alexi Casilla is caught in a rundown between
second and third, and Machado is erased when he attempts to take second
during that time. It is the first time that a triple killing has taken
that particular circuitous route.
http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2013/B04120NYA2013.htm
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.
http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1917/B04110NYA1917.htm
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.
http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1989/B04090NYA1989.htm
2004: 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
