August 25th

On this day in Yankee history... 


1902: Ban Johnson announces that New York will get an American League franchise in 1903. The current Baltimore Orioles are to be moved. 

1931: At Chicago, the Yankees  At Chicago, the Yankees record their first shutout of the year when Herb Pennock blanks the White Sox 8-0. Bden Chapman has a good day with a triple, single, two runs scored and his 50th and 51st stolen bases of the year. In addition, he beats the Sox's Carl Reynolds in a pre-game 100-yard dash. 

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1935: Earle Combs collides while chasing a fly ball with teammate Red Rolfe and suffers a severe shoulder injury. It will contribute to his decision to retire at the end of the season. 

1951: Before 66,110 at Cleveland, Mickey Mantle launches an opposite field 2-run homer off Mike Garcia on the way to a 7-3 Yankee win. New York (77-46) move to a within a game of the Tribe. 

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1968: The Tigers, leading 5-0, fail to score with two on in the 4th inning when the Ralph Houk brings in Rocky Colavito to pitch for the Yankees. The 35-year-old slugger retires Al Kaline and Willie Horton, and then tosses another 2 2/3 innings of scoreless relief to earn the win. In Rocky's only other mound appearance, in 1958, he also faced Kaline. The victory by a non-pitcher will be the last one in the 20th century.Bill Robinson and Bobby Cox hit back-to-back homers to tie the score and, after a walk, Rocky comes around to score the deciding run for the 6-5 win. In the 8th, Yankee reliever Lindy McDaniel ties the AL record for consecutive batters retired by setting down the first Tiger he faces, giving him 32 straight batters retired over four appearances.  

    
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1976: The Yankees prevail 5-4 in a 19-inning marathon with Minnesota, Grant Jackson getting the win.  

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1978: With four amateur umpires officiating ~ Major League umpires are staging a one-day strike in defiance of their contract in order to gain recognition for their as their bargaining agent with MLB ~ Ron Guidry posts his 18th win, beating the A's 7-1. Reggie Jackson drives in his 1,001st career run with a homer. The win keeps the Yankees 7 1/2 games behind the Red Sox.  

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1984: Waite Hoyt dies at the age of 84. 

 







1996: The Yankees dedicate their first new monument in 47 years, to Mickey Mantle, in Monument Park at the Stadium. Miller Guggins, Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig are also honoured with monuments, while 15 men are remembered with plaques. 

2001: The Yankees defeat the Angels 7-5, as Roger Clemens becomes the first AL pitcher to go 17-1 to begin a season. Paul O'Neill hits his 20th home run of the year, making him the oldest player in history ~ at age 38 ~ to reach the 20 home run and 20 stolen base mark in a season. 

    
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2011:  The A's take an early 7-1 lead against the Yankees, but it's all Bronx Bombers after that. Robinson Cano hits a grand slam in the 5th inning, Russell Martin follows suit in the 6th, they put up another 6 runs in the 7th, and in the 8th, Curtis Granderson also homers with the bases loaded to make the Yanks the first team ever to hit three grand slams in one game. Andruw Jones follows Granderson's blast with a solo homer to make the final score 22-9. Martin has a career day, going 5 for 5 with a walk and 6 RBI and also hitting a solo shot to complement his slam as the Yankees bat around in their final four innings. It is the most runs given up by an Athletics team since 1955; their pitchers help the cause by surrendering 22 hits and issuing 13 walks in the rout. In the 9th inning, DH Jorge Posada takes the field at second base; it is his first major league appearance at the position he played in the lower minors 20 years ago. 

 

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August 24th

On this day in Yankee history... 


1904: Willie Keeler connects for two home runs, both of them inside the park, as the Highlanders roll up the St. Louis Browns 9-1 at Hilltop Park. 

1951: Against Cleveland's Early Wynn, Gene Woodling bangs out his 3rd homer off the Tribe ace this year, as the Yankees win 2-0. Woodling went deep on Wynn on June 24th, July 24th, and today. Mickey Mantle, making his first appearance since his recall from the minors, goes 1 for 4. 

                                                https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1951/B08240CLE1951.htm    







1960: Despite Roy Sievers' two homers and a double, the Yankees beat the White Sox 3-2, dropping Chicago 1 1/2 games off the pace and into a 2nd place tie with the Orioles. Art Ditmar is the winner over Herb Score. 

 

 

 

 

 

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1968; In a year in which Tigers ace Denny McLain wins 31 games, the Yankees deal him one of only 6 losses, 2-1. The Bombers give Mel Stottlemyre 2 runs in the first inning, and the Yankee starter makes do with them for a complete game 2-1 victory. 

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1977: Catfish Hunter notches his final win of the year, an 11-1 four-hit victory over the Twins. The Yankees support Hunter with homers from Roy White, Mickey Rivers, Chris Chambliss and Bucky Dent.   

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1983: Brett Gardner is born. 

1989: Don Baylor ties a major league record when he is hit by a pitch for the 189th time in his career during a 4-3 Yankee win in Seattle. 

 
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2017: A game between the Tigers and Yankees at Comerica Park is marred by a series of brawls and eight ejections. Things start to get ugly in the 6th when Tommy Kahnle throws a pitch behind Miguel Cabrera's head. Kahnle gets ejected, as does Joe Girardi who comes out to protest, and Austin Romine and Cabrera after they get into a heated argument that see the two exchange blows and end up wrestling on the ground as both benches empty. After both teams score three runs in the 7th, Dellin Betances hits Detroit's James McCann with a fastball in the head, and Betances and coach Rob Thomson are both tossed. In the 8th, the Tigers' Alex Wilson plunks Todd Frazer and is ejected as well, along with skipper Brad Ausmus. When the dust settles, the Tigers win the game, 10-6. Five participants will receive suspensions as a result: 7 games for Cabrera for inciting the initial brawl, 4 games for Wilson, 1 for Ausmus, 4 games for Gary Sanchez for throwing punches during the brawl, and 2 for Romine. 

  
 
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August 23rd

On this day in Yankee history... 


1928: The Yankees pick up lefty Tom Zachary on waivers from the Washington Senators.  

1930: The Yankees buy Frank Crosetti from the San Francisco Seals but allow him to play another season in the Pacific Coast League before reporting. The Yankees will make a similar arrangement for Joe DiMaggio, buying him from the Seals but waiting a year before bringing him to New York in 1936.  

1942: Walter Johnson pitching to Babe Ruth is the pregame attraction that draws 69,000 for the Yankees-Senators game at the Stadium. Donated receipts provide $80,000 to the Army-Navy relief fund. Ruth hits the fifth pitch into the right-field stands, and then adds one more shot before circling the bases. Sixteen relief games contribute $523,000 during the season. 

1948: Ron Blomberg is born.  

   
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1964: The Yankees top the Red Sox at Fenway 4-3, as Mickey Mantle starts the scoring with a 2-run homer in the 3rd inning off Earl Wilson.  New York will  now go a tear, winning 26 of their last 33 games. 

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1968: Stan Bahnsen outpitches Earl Wilson to give the host Yankees a 2-1 win over the Tigers in the opening game of a doubleheader. The two teams then battle for 19 innings, before the second game is suspended by curfew with the score 3-3. The game will be finished tomorrow. In the long tie, Lindy McDaniel retires 21 straight Tiger batters, six on strikeouts. In his last three relief appearances, he has retired 30 batters in a row. 

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1977: Mickey Rivers goes 5 for 5 to lead the Yankees to an 8-3 victory over the White Sox. Combined with a Red Sox loss, the win puts the Yankees in first place, where they will stay until the end. 

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1996: The Yankees obtain Graeme Lloyd in exchange for Gerald Williams and pitcher Bob Wickman. 

1999: The Yankees score six runs in the 1st inning on their way to a 21-3 rout of the Rangers. Scott Brosius and Joe Girardi ~ the 8th and 9th batters in the New York lineup ~ drive in 13 of the Yankee runs. Derek Jeter scores his 100th run of the year, the first Yank to string together four straight seasons of 100+ runs since Mickey Mantle did it in nine straight campaigns (1953-61). 

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2003: Yankee Stadium holds Ron Guidry Day, retiring the lefty's № 49 jersey and unveiling a plaque to him in Monument Park. 

 

August 22nd

On this day in Yankee history... 


1939: At Comiskey Park, the Yankees win their first night game in franchise history as they defeat the White Sox 14-5.  

   
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1949: The Yankees buy Johnny Mize from the Giants for $40,000. 

1961: Roger Maris, in his record-setting season, becomes the first player to hit his 50th home run in the month of August. The 26-year old all-star outfielder connects off Ken McBride of the Angels, but the Yankees lose 4-3.  

                 
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1964: The Yankees beat the Red Sox 8-0, as Mickey Mantle and Johnny Blanchard both homer, and Roger Maris drives in 3 runs. Mel Stottlemyre wins his 3rd game in a row since being recalled from Richmond. The Yanks end the day 5 1/2 games behind the Orioles, with the White Sox in 2nd place, 1 1/2 games back.  

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1996: The Yankees claim Luis Sojo off waivers. 

2010: Robinson Cano hits a grand slam and drives in 6 runs in support of CC Sabathia's league-leading 17th win, his 15th straight win at the Stadium, as the Yankees sink the Mariners 10-0. 

                     
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August 21st

On this day in Yankee history... 


1931: Babe Ruth hits his 600th career home run in an 11-7 win over the Browns at St. Louis. 

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1991: Bernie Williams strikes out five consecutive times in a 7-4 loss to the Royals to tie the major league mark for a 9-inning game. He's consoled by Yankee hitting coach Frank Howard, one of the 28 batters who share the mark. 

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2009: Hideki Matsui hits a pair of three-run homers and drives in 7 as the Yankees thrash the Red Sox 20-11 at Fenway Park. The only highlight for the Sox comes when Jacoby Ellsbury steals his 54th base of the season in the 1st, breaking the franchise record held by Tommy Harper. 

                             https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2009/B08210BOS2009.htm   






2011: With Alex Rodriguez back in the line-up for the first time since July 7th, the Yankees shut out the Twins 3-0. Curtis Granderson, who has had no problem hitting the ball out of the park all year, keeps his 7th-inning hit within the confines, but races around the bases for an inside the park home that doubles the Yankees' lead. Mark Teixeira follows with a more conventional round-tripper, and Ivan Nova improves to 13-4 on the year. A-Rod and Jim Thome become the first members of the 600 home run club to appear in the same game since Willie Mays and Hank Aaron in 1973. 

                        https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2011/B08210MIN2011.htm  

August 20th

On this day in Yankee history... 


1931: At St. Louis, Lou Gehrig hits his 33rd homer in the 4th to tie Babe Ruth for the major league lead, but the Babe answers in the 9th with his 34th, a grand slam over the RF roof, to give the Yankees a 7-3 win over the Browns. Lefty Gomez almost has New York's first shutout this season, but he weakens in the 9th. 

                        https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1931/B08200SLA1931.htm   







1938: Lou Gehrig hits a 1st-inning grand slam, the 23rd and last of his career. It comes off Buck Ross of the A's on the way to an 11-3 Yankee win.  
 

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1944: Graig Nettles is born. 
 

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1961: At Cleveland's Municipal Stadium, both Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris homer in a twinbill sweep. Mantle's 1st-inning three-run homer, and Maris's in the 3rd inning, make it easy for Ralph Terry. In the nightcap, Bill Skowron hits his 21st in the 2nd inning of a 5-2 win. 

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1964: On the team bus following a 5-0 loss to the White Sox, Phil Linz begins to play 'Mary Had a Little Lamb' on his harmonica. Manager Yogi Berra orders Linz to stop, then slaps the instrument out of his hands when he continues playing. The incident is reported as indicating dissension on the club and Berra's lack of control, as well as saying something about Linz's sense of humour. 
 

 





 1986: Dave Winfield hits his 300th career homer in a losing cause as the Yankees fall to the Mariners 5-2.  

    
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2000: Yankee Stadium holds Whitey Ford Day to honour the winningest pitcher in franchise history.  

August 19th

On this day in Yankee history... 


1908: Jack Chesbro gives up 11 hits, but still blanks the Tigers 7-0.  

 

  
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1910: Atley Donald is born. 

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1935: Bobby Richardson is born.  

 

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1945: Tiny Bonham goes the distance as the Yankees snap a 9-game losing streak by beating the White Sox 4-2. 

  
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1962: Elston Howard has two home runs and eight RBI, Bill Skowron a homer and 4 RBI,  while Mickey Mantle hits a grand slam and knocks in 7 as the Yankees rout the Kansas City A's 21-7. Mantle adds two stolen bases before Jack Reed takes over in center field.  

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1977: Backed by homers from Reggie Jackson and Bucky Dent, Mike Torrez hurls his 6th complete game in a row, as the Yankees beat the Rangers 8-1. New York have now closed to within 2 1/2 games of Boston. 

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2000: The Yankees beat the Angels 9-1. In the 3rd inning, the Bombers tie a Major League record by hitting three sacrifice flies in one inning. 

    

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2010: The Yankees use a nine-run 6th inning to blow away the Tigers 11-5. Robinson Cano hits a double and homer and collects 3 RBI in the frame. New York are now a game in front of Tampa Bay, who lose 4-3 to Oakland, but place newly-acquired 1B Lance Berkman on the disabled list with a sprained ankle.  

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