On this day in Yankee history...
1957: Yogi Berra tells a writer that the fines paid by players involved in the Copacabana incident in May were returned to them.
2001: For the first time since Mule Haas of the Philadelphia A's a game-tying two-run home run in Game 5 in 1929, a team comes from behind to tie a World Series game in the 9th inning and goes on to win in extra innings. A two-out, two-run home run by Tino Martinez in the bottom of the 9th ties the game, and Derek Jeter hits a home run in the bottom of the 10th, giving the Yankees a 3-2 victory over Arizona to knot the Series at two games apiece. Both homers come off Byung-Hyun Kim, who relieves Curt Schilling in the 8th inning. Mariano Rivera gets the win in relief for the Yankees. Following the 2010 season, a panel of experts at the MLB Network will vote this game the 12th greatest game of the past fifty years.
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2009: The Yankees take the lead in the World Series by winning Game 3 8-5 over the Philadelphia Phillies in which six home runs are hit ~ three by each team. Andy Pettitte is the winner over Cole Hamels.
2013: Johnny Kucks dies at the age of 81.
On this day in Yankee history...
1948: Mickey Rivers is born.
2001: George W. Bush becomes the eighth President of the United States to attend a World Series game, and the first since Dwight D. Eisenhower to throw out the ceremonial first pitch. Wearing a New York Fire Department windbreaker in honor of the heroes of the September 11th attacks, the President walks to the mound by himself, gives a thumbs
up, and throws a perfect strike much to the delight of the stadium
faithful. In Game 3 of the 2001 WS, the Yankees win 2-1 over the Diamondbacks behind strong pitching by Roger Clemens and Mariano Rivera.
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On this day in Yankee history...
1920: Ed Barrow resigns as manager of the Red Sox to become the general manager of the Yankees. Barrow led Boston to the World Championship in 1918 and will find even greater success in New York.
1991: Buck Showalter replaces Stump Merrill as Yankee manager. At age 35, Showalter becomes the youngest active manager in the major leagues.
2009: The Yankees even the World Series by taking Game 2 at home 3-1 over the Phillies. A.J. Burnett and Mariano Rivera combine for the win while Mark Teixeira and Hideki Matsui go deep against the Phils' Pedro Martinez.
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On this day in Yankee history...
1953: Red Barber resigns as a Brooklyn Dodgers announcer to join the Yankees broadcast booth.
1979: The Yankees replace fired manager Billy Martin with Dick Howser, head coach of the Florida State Seminoles and a former coach with the Bronx Bombers. In 1980, Howser will lead the Yankees to 103 victories but will be dismissed in turn after failing to advance in the ALCS.
On this day in Yankee history...
1876: Patsy Dougherty is born.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patsy_Dougherty
1955: Clark Griffith dies at the age of 85.
1985: Billy Martin is fired by the Yankees for an unprecedented fourth time and is replaced by Lou Piniella, who had been the team's hitting instructor since retiring as a player in 1984.
1999: Roger Clemens pitches the Yankees to their second straight World Series sweep, shutting down the Braves 4-1 and ending his quest for the one and only prize that eluded him:
a world championship. The Yankees win their record 25th title, and their third in four years. Game 4 marks New York's 12th Series victory a
row, matching a team mark. Mariano Rivera gets his second save and is named Series MVP.
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On this day in Yankee history...
1918: George 'Snuffy' Stirnweiss is born.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snuffy_Stirnweiss
1950: The Baseball Writers Association of America selects Phil Rizzuto as the AL MVP. He posted a .324 batting average with 200 hits and 125 runs, but drove
in just 66 runs. Rizzuto, who receives 16 of 23 first-place votes,
easily outpoints runner-ups Billy Goodman of the Red Sox and teammate Yogi Berra.
1977: Sparky Lyle becomes the first AL reliever to win the Cy Young Award. Lyle led the league with 72 appearances, posting a 13-5 record with 26 saves and a 2.17 ERA.
1996: The Yankees win their 23rd World Series title by defeating the Atlanta Braves 3-2 in Game 6. Joe Girardi's RBI triple keys a three-run rally against Greg Maddux. John Wetteland in named Series MVP after posting his fourth save.
https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1996/B10260NYA1996.htm
2000: In Game 5 at Shea Stadium, the Yankees win their third consecutive World Series, their fourth title in five years, and record their 26th World Championship by defeating the Mets 4-2. Luis Sojo's 9th-inning two-out, tie-breaking single off starter Al Leiter is the decisive hit. Derek Jeter becomes the first player to win the All-Star Game MVP and the Series MVP honours in the same season. Joe Torre becomes only the fifth manager to win four World Series titles.
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2017: In a surprising move, the Yankees announce that Joe Girardi will not be offered a new contract as manager, despite the fact that he took a young team that was not expected to contend to within one game of the World Series.
