May 6th

 

On this day in Yankee history... 


1915: At the Polo Grounds, Yankee pitcher Jack Warhop gives up the first major league home run by his opposite number, Red Sox starter Babe Ruth. The home team go on to win 4-3, though, in 13 innings.  

                 http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1915/B05060NYA1915.htm 





2007: Hideki Matsui doubles to left in an at-bat against Jarrod Washburn of the Mariners for his 2000th hit, Nippon Pro and Major League basebll combined. The Yankees go on to win 5-0. 

                         http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2007/B05060NYA2007.htm  

 

May 5th

 On this day in Yankee history... 


1925: Everett Scott is benched, ending his streak of 1,307 consecutive games played that started in 1918 while he was with the Red Sox. Scott, who gives way to Pee Wee Wanninger at shortstop, has the longest playing streak to that point, but his record will be broken by Lou Gehrig.  

On the same day, Bob Cerv is born. 

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






1969: Hideki Irabu is born.  

                               https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/i/irabuhi01.shtml





2010: Andy Pettitte earns his fourth win of the year against no losses in beating the Orioles 7-5, but the veteran Yankee starter has to be removed from the game after only 77 pitches and undergoes an MRI on his left elbow. The test reveals no structural damage, but Pettitte will have to rest until the inflammation goes away. He will retire after this season, then make a comeback in 2012. 

                     http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2010/B05050NYA2010.htm   

May 4th

 

On this day in Yankee history... 


1931:  In an effort to put less strain on his legs, Babe Ruth trades places with Lou Gehrig, playing first base while the Iron Horse moves to right field. Gehrig commits a costly error in the outfield, helping the Washington Senators  to a 7-3 win. 

                       http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1931/B05040NYA1931.htm    







1974: Miguel Cairo is born. 

                                 https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/cairomi01.shtml






1981: Yankee reliever Ron Davis strikes out eight consecutive batters in a 4-2 victory over the California Angels at Anaheim Stadium, tying an AL record set by Nolan Ryan.  

                      http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1981/B05040CAL1981.htm  

 

May 3rd

On this day in Yankee history... 



1905: Red Ruffing is born. 

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






1912:  Leading 18-5 after eight innings, Philadelphia A's pitchers give up a record 9th-inning outburst of 10 runs to the New York Highlanders before Eddie Plank stops them at 18-15. 

                     http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1912/B05030PHA1912.htm     





1936: Joe DiMaggio makes his Yankee debut, collecting three hits in a 14-5 victory over the St. Louis Browns.  

                     http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1936/B05030NYA1936.htm     





1950: Vic Raschi, clearly troubled by the new rule that requires a one-second stop before delivery with men on base, balks four times in one game, a Yankee franchise record and two fewer than the single-season record. Nevertheless, Raschi wins 4-3 over the White Sox. He will finish the season with six balks to tie the since-topped AL mark.  

                      http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1950/B05030NYA1950.htm  








1951: Yankee rookie Gil McDougald ties a major league record by driving in six runs in one inning. McDougald hits a grand slam and a two-run triple in the 9th inning of a 17-3 demolition of the St. Louis Browns at Sportsman's Park. The record will eventually be broken by Fernando Tatis of the Cardinals in 1999.  

                        http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1951/B05030SLA1951.htm     





1986: Don Mattingly connects for three sacrifice flies in a 9-4 victory over the Rangers. Mattingly becomes only the sixth major leaguer to accomplish this feat. 

                       http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1986/B05030NYA1986.htm  







2012: Mariano Rivera suffers a torn ligament in his right knee while shagging fly balls during batting practice before the Yankees' game with the Royals. He is carted off the field, and at 42, the injury appears to be career-ending, but he will be back to pitch a final season in 2013. 

May 2nd

On this day in Yankee history... 


1923: Yankee shortstop Everett Scott receives a gold medal from the American League for playing in his 1000th consecutive game. His team falls to Washington 3-0, however, as Senators ace Walter Johnson hurls his 100th career shutout. 

                     http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1923/B05020WS11923.htm  






1939: Lou Gehrig sits down against the Tigers at Briggs Stadium in Detroit, ending at 2,130 his streak of consecutive games played. An ailing Gehrig removes himself from the lineup, telling his manager Joe McCarthy that he cannot play because of continuing weakness. Doctors will later diagnose Gehrig with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a fatal disease that affects the muscles. The Iron Horse will never play again. In the game that follows, however, his replacement Babe Dahlgren and teammates roll over the Tigers 22-2.

                   http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1939/B05020DET1939.htm 







1992: Yankee pitcher Scott Sanderson pitcher becomes the 12th pitcher in major league history to surrender four home runs in a single inning. Sanderson is rocked in the 5th frame against the Twins by Shane Mack, Kirby Puckett, Kent Hrbek and Randy Bush.  The Twins will need all the roundtrippers as they edge the Yanks 7-6.

 
                       http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1992/B05020NYA1992.htm 




1995: The Yankees are on the losing end of a major league first when former college teammates John Valentin and Mo Vaughn of the Red Sox both hit grand slams in a 8-0 shutout of the Bombers. It is the first time in ML history that all of the runs in a game have been accounted for by two grand slams. 

                      
                       http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1995/B05020NYA1995.htm

May 1st

 On this day in Yankee history... 



1920: Babe Ruth hits his 50th career home run, and his first in pinstripes, in a 6-0 win over the Red Sox. 

                      http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1920/B05010NYA1920.htm  







1951:  On Mother's Day, Mickey Mantle hits the first home run of his career, off Randy Gumpert in an 8-3 victory over the White Sox at Comiskey Park. In the same game, former Negro Leagues star Minnie Miñoso becomes the first black player in the history of the White Sox franchise. Miñoso belts a home run in his first at-bat for the team off Vic Rashi. 

                     http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1951/B05010CHA1951.htm

April 30th

 

On this day in Yankee history... 


1903: The first American League regular season game is played in NYC, as the Highlanders open at home at Hilltop Park against the Washington Senators. The home team take the win 6-2. 

1940: Patrick 'Patsy' Dougherty dies at the age of 63. In 1904, Dougherty became the first player to be traded from the Boston AL franchise (then known as the Americans) to New York.
 

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





1988: Dave Winfield drives in his 28th and 29th runs of the season in the Yankees' 15-3 rout of the Rangers, tying the major league record for RBI in April. 

                                 http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1988/B04300NYA1988.htm  






1997: Tino Martinez, who got off to a painfully slow start with the Yankees last season, finishes April with 34 RBI to set a major league record for the month. 

1999: An estimated 3,000 fans wearing T-shirts that say '$hare the wealth' protest baseball economics at ta Yankees-Royals game at Kauffman Stadium. The protesters turn their backs when the Yankees bat, then walk out during the 4th inning. The Yankees began the season with baseball's top payroll at $85.05 million, and the Royals were 25th at $23.8 million.