This Week in Yankees History June 2nd-8th

This Week in Yankees History June 2nd-8th Jun 1, 2024 13:13:47 GMT -5

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This Week in Yankees History June 2nd-June 8th

June 2nd MLB's Lou Gehrig Day

1915-At the Polo Grounds, Babe Ruth and the well-traveled Red Sox would beat the Yankees by a score of 7-1. It was the last stop on a 29-day road trip for the Red Sox. Ruth would allow 5 hits and hits his 2nd MLB career HR, a 3-run shot off of Yankees Starter Jack Warhop in the 2nd inning. After hitting his HR, Ruth received 2 intentional walks from Yankee hurlers. He ended up kicking the bench and breaking his toe, which would sideline him for 2 weeks.

1925-A 21-year-old Rookie 1B named Lou Gehrig started a game for the Yankees, when regular 1B Wally Pipp was hit in the head during batting practice and complained of a headache-" in fact it was a head concussion." The Yankee Rookie would collect 3 hits in 5 at-bats, helping the Yankees to an 8-5 victory over the Senators. Lou Gehrig will go on to play in an MLB record of 2,130 consecutive games. Pipp would never start another game at 1B for the Yankees, he would become Reserve 1B and Pinch-Hitter for the1925 team. After the 1925 AL season was over, Wally would be sold to the Reds. He gave the Yankees 10 strong seasons (1915-1925) at 1B, after being obtained from the Tigers in 1915.

1926-Former Yankees Reserve INF (1953) and Long-time Yankees Minor League Manager Frank Verdi was born. (1926-2010)
Prior to the start of 1946 AL season, INF Frank Verdi was signed as an MLB Amateur Free Agent by the Yankees. Verdi would play parts of 4 seasons with the 1949-1952 Binghamton Triplets (EL). He would hit .303 for the club in 1950. Frank would hit .313 in 1952, 3rd best in the Eastern League that season. On May 10,1953, Frank Verdi made his only MLB appearance in a game for the Yankees against the Red Sox. He had entered the game playing shortstop in the bottom of the 6th inning. With 2 outs and the bases loaded in the top of the 7th inning, the Yankees were up 5 to 3. Then Red Sox Reliever Ken Holcombe entered the game to relieve Ellis Kinder; then Yankees Manager Casey Stengel replaced Verdi with Bill Renna. Verdi would never appear in an MLB game again. After his active playing career was over, he became a Minor League Manager. He was with the Yankees organization from 1963 to 1972. He would return to the Yankees farm system to manage the AAA Columbus Clippers (IL) in 1981-1982. He won the 1981 International League Championship with the Clippers. In 2008, he was elected to the International League Hall of Fame as a Manager.

1931-Former Yankees Reliever Marshall “Sheriff” Bridges (1962-1963) was born. (1931-1990)
Marshall Bridges was a 1B/Pitcher with the Memphis Red Sox (Negro Leagues). In 1953, the Giants had signed Marshall. After hitting just .233, but going 14-1 on the mound for the 1955 Amarillo Gold Sox (TXL), he concentrated on making the MLB as a Pitcher. After winning 16 games, leading the Pacific Coast League in strikeouts for the 1958 Sacramento Solons, Marshall was acquired by Cardinals from the Giants: During the 1959 NL season, the Cardinals would use Bridges primarily in relief. Then again by the Reds, who had acquired him in 1960. In fall of 1961, he was traded to the Yankees for Reserve Catcher Jesse Gonder. In 1962, the Yankees were looking for bullpen help. "Sheriff", as he was sometimes called, came to the rescue. The hard-throwing southpaw won 8 games, while saving 18 games in 52 appearances to help lead the Yankees to the AL pennant. He was not as effective in the 1962 World Series against the Giants, allowing the 1st Grand Slam HR ever hit by a National Leaguer in a World Series by Giants 2B Chuck Hiller. Bridges was at the Pride of Fort Lauderdale Elks Lodge on February 13 1963, when he was shot with a small caliber weapon in the leg just below the knee. 21-year-old Carrie Lee Raysor claimed Bridges had repeatedly offered to drive her home and, after repeatedly not taking "No" for an answer, "took out [her] gun and shot him." He would recover from his gunshot wounds to pitch for another season with the Yankees. The Senators would purchase him from the Yankees in November of 1963. His final Yankees Pitching career totals was a 10-4 record with 19 saves in 75 games. He spent 2 seasons with the Senators, concluding his 7-year MLB Pitching career with a 23-15 record, with 25 saves and a 3.75 ERA. Bridges spent 3 more seasons in pro ball playing with the AAA Hawaii Islanders (PCL) from 1965-1967; he decided to call it a career after this last run. Marshall had spent 15 years in pro baseball from 1953-1967. His Minor League stat sheet shows that he had appeared in 243 games, while posting a 74-57 record with a 3.94 ERA, while pitching 1,138 innings.

1932-Former Yankees Reserve OF/3B Louis “The Nervous Greek” Skizas (1956) was born. (1932-2023)
Before the start of 1949 AL season, Lou Skizas was signed by the Yankees as an MLB Amateur Free Agent. Lou had appeared in just 6 games with the 1956 Yankees, while hitting .167. On June 14,1956, Lou was traded by the Yankees along with veteran 1B/PH Eddie Robinson to the A’s for Pitcher Moe Burtschy, OF Bill Renna and Cash. He would hit .316 with 11 HRs in 89 games for the 1956 A’s before fading. In 1958, he was traded by KC to the Tigers. He had started the 1959 season with the White Sox, but Lou was traded to the Reds. He would play in the MLB from 1956-1959 with the Yankees, A’s, Tigers, White Sox and the Reds, while appearing in 239 games, hitting .270 with 30 HRs and 86 RBIs.

1933-Former Yankees INF Jerry Lumpe (1956-1959) was born. (1939-2014)
Jerry Lumpe was one of many young Yankee infielders, who couldn’t break into the regular Yankees starting infield lineup of Manager Casey Stengel. He had played for the Yankees at Shortstop during their 1956 baseball tour of Japan. He did appear in the 1957-1958 World Series against the Braves, hitting .231 in 12 games. Billy Martin and Bobby Richardson had blocked Jerry at 2B. He was lost in Stengel’s infield platoon system at Shortstop and 3B. He was one of the young Yankee players along with OF Norm Siebern, 1B Marv Throneberry, who were openly criticized by Casey Stengel in the NYC sports media, as he stopped being a supporter of the Yankee youth movement, instead relying on the veteran players on the team roster. Casey on Lumpe to the media “Jerry Lumpe looks like the best hitter in the world until you put him in the lineup.” Also, Jerry also had some contract money problems dealing with Bronx GM George Weiss, which Jerry commented, “They really know how to make you feel not wanted.” His Yankees teammate Mickey Mantle helped him out 1 season by loaning him free use of his house in New Jersey for the season, when Jerry has facing serious family medical problems. On May 26,1959, Jerry has able to leave the Yankees, when he was traded along with 2 veteran Pitchers Johnny Kucks and Tom Sturdivant to Kansas City A’s for Pitcher Ralph Terry and INF Hector Lopez. With the A’s, he would become their regular 2B playing for them until 1963. In 1964, he was traded to the Tigers, playing with them until 1967. His best MLB season would be with the 1962 A’s, hitting .301 with 3 HRs and 54 RBIs. He would later become an MLB Coach for the Oakland A’s, when Reggie Jackson, Joe Rudi and other players teased about his MLB playing career, Jerry just showed them his 1956 Yankees World Championship Ring and the joking by the A’s players immediately stopped, because he had a World Series Championship Ring that they didn’t have one.

1934-The Yankees had released veteran Pitcher George Uhle (1933-1934).
The veteran Pitcher George Uhle came to the Yankees at the end of his long MLB Pitching career. On July 24,1933, Uhle was signed as an MLB Free Agent by the Yankees. He had previous pitched for the 1933 Tigers and the Giants. He would appear in 22 games for the 1933-1934 Bronx Bombers, while posting an 8-5 record with a 6.17 ERA before finishing out his MLB Pitching career with the 1936 Indians. The Yankees had released George to clear an MLB 25-man roster spot for College P Johnny Broaca, who was about to graduate from Yale Univ. and join the team. As an MLB Pitcher from 1919 to 1936, George had posted a 200-166 record with a 3.99 ERA in 513 games.

1938-Former Yankees Player, Coach, Manager, General Manager and Special Advisor Gene “Stick” Michael (Player 1968-1973, MLB Coach 1975-1978, Manager (1981-1982), General Manager (1980-1981,1991-1995) MLB Manager: Cubs (1986-1987) was born. (1938-2017)
In the fall of 1967, the Yankees had obtained Gene “Stick” Michael from the Dodgers for Cash. In 1959, the Pirates had signed him as an MLB Amateur Free Agent. Michael was a graduate of Kent State Univ. Gene reached the MLB with the 1966 Pirates. On December 1,1966, he was traded by the Pirates along with INF Bob Bailey to the Dodgers for veteran NL All-Star Shortstop Maury Wills. Also, Gene briefly played Minor League basketball. On November 30,1967, he was purchased by the Yankees from the Dodgers, becoming the team’s regular Shortstop in 1968. His best Yankee season was in 1969, when he hit .272 with 2 HRs and 31 RBIs. He would remain the Yankees regular Shortstop through the 1973 AL season. In 1974, he was sharing the Shortstop position with Jim Mason. As a Yankees player, Gene had appeared in 789 games, while hitting .233 with 12 HRs and 204 RBIs. He was released by the team at the end of the 1974 AL season. He would be signed as MLB Free Agent by the Tigers in January of 1975. He would play for the Tigers for 1 season, before being released by the team. In 1976, he signed with the Red Sox, but Gene didn’t make any appearances with the team. Gene was released in May of 1976 by Boston ending his MLB playing career. His favorite fielding trick as a Yankee Shortstop, as the “hidden ball trick,” which caught quite a few AL base runners. After his active playing days were over, he rejoined the Yankees organization as Coach and Manager in their farm system. Then later he worked in the Yankees front office. Gene left the Yankees organization to manage the 1986-1987 Cubs and then he returned to the Yankees organization in 1988. In 1991-1995, he helped rebuild the Yankees farm system that developed the “Core 4 “players; Gene was a Special Advisor to the Yankees front office before he had passed away in 2017.

1939-Former Yankees INF Horace Clarke (1965-1973) was born. (1939-2020)
In 1958, the Yankees had signed INF Horace Clarke as an MLB Free Agent. Mislabel by the sports media as a symbol of failure during the Yankee decline years (1965-1975). Fellow Yankee teammate Bobby Mercer describes him as “A 100% player. He wanted to play every day.” Horace had led the AL 2B in assists for 6 straight seasons (1967-1972). In 1967, he led the AL 2B in fielding. Horace led the AL in bats in 1969 and 1970 AL seasons. His best Yankees season was in 1969, when he hit .285 with 4 HRs and 48 RBIs. Although, he only hit 27 HRs in his MLB playing career, his 1st 2-HRs were Grand Slam HRs. During the 1970 AL season, he would ruin 3 no-hit game bids in 1 month by AL Pitchers Joe Niekro, Sonny Siebert and Jim Rooker. As Yankees player, Horace had appeared in 1,820 games from 1965 to 1974, while hitting .257 with 27 HRs and 300 RBIs. He had stolen 151 bases for the team. On May 31,1974, Clarke was sold to the Padres. He had lost his starting 2B job to Yankees former starting Shortstop Gene Michal in 1974 MLB Spring Training camp, starting the season as a reserve infielder for the team. He would finish his MLB playing career in 1974 with the Padres with a lifetime MLB BA of .256 with 27 HRs and 304 RBIs.

1941-Former Yankees AL All-Star 1B Lou Gehrig died of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) at the age of 37 in New York City. From that time on, the illness was known primarily as “Lou Gehrig's Disease.” Gehrig had seen his MLB record of 2,130 consecutive games end in May of 1939 because of the disease. It was on this day exactly 16 years ago, he would break into the Yankees starting line-up.

1948-Former Yankees Minor League OF/Pitcher Joe Pactwa was born. (1948-2009)
On June 7,1966, OF Joe Pactwa was drafted by the Yankees in the 18th round of the 1966 MLB Amateur Player Draft. Joe never appeared with the Yankees at the MLB level. In 1970, Joe Pactwa hit 25 HRs in the Eastern League, tying him for 4th in the circuit. Remaining at AA for the 1971 season, he hit 20 more HRs for the Charlotte Hornets, 5th in the Southern League. In 1973, Pactwa began pitching in addition to playing the outfield. He hit .378 for the AA West Haven Yankees. Joe went 12-6 on the mound with a 3.18 ERA. He was part of a 5-way tie for the Eastern League lead in victories. He led the Eastern League in ERA. Joe Pactwa was a full-time pitcher in 1974 for the AAA Syracuse Chiefs (IL), but he went just 4-9 with a 4.41 ERA. On December 3,1974, Joe was purchased by Tampico (MXL) from the Yankees organization. At the end of the 1975 Mexican League season, Joe received a brief tryout as a pitcher with the Angels. He had pitched in 4 games, 3 of them starts, winning 1 game with a 3.86 ERA; however, his K/W ratio was a very poor 3/10 in 16⅓ innings. Joe would return to play in Mexico League from 1976-1982.

1958-Yankees AL All-Star Starter Whitey Ford struck out 6 batters in a row to tie an AL record as he shut out the White Sox by a score of 3-0. Meanwhile Chicago Starter Jim Wilson allowed just 6 Yankee hits, but 3 of them were HRs by Hank Bauer (2) and Mickey Mantle (1). On a botched hit-and-run attempt, White Sox baserunner Luis Aparicio was thrown out at 2B, ending his streak of 26 consecutive stolen bases.

1967-Former Yankees Reliever Mike Stanton (1997-2002, 2005) was born.
Mike Stanton was selected as a 13th round pick in the 1987 MLB Amateur Player Draft by the Braves. Stanton had pitched in every MLB Postseason from 1991 through 2002, except for the 1994 MLB strike season. He had made a total of 552 MLB relief appearances before making his 1st MLB career start in 1999 with the Yankees. As a Yankees Reliever, Mike Stanton had posted a 30-12 record with a 3.77 ERA and 12 saves in 428 games. He was one key of the bullpen bridges to Yankees Closer Mo Rivera from 1997-2002. He would become an MLB Free Agent and sign a 3-year player deal with the Mets. After 2 years, he was traded back to the Yankees for Reliever Felix Heredia. He spent the final 3 years of his career bouncing from the Yankees to the Nationals to the Red Sox, back to the Nationals, then to the Giants and the Reds. He tried to return to the majors with the Cubs in 2009, but he was released before the season began. Overall, Stanton would post a 68-63 record with a 3.92 ERA and 84 saves over his MLB pitching career. Mike had pitched in 53 MLB postseason games, 4th on the all-time list.

1972-Former Yankees OF/DH Raul Ibanez (2012) was born.
While by no means a good defensive outfielder, Ibáñez has always managed to keep out of being typecast as a DH; in Philadelphia, he had replaced the equally defensively challenged Pat Burrell in LF. He was helped by the presence at his side of 2 excellent defensive players in Shane Victorino and Jayson Werth. In 2009, he did indeed cool down, finishing at .272 with 34 HRs and 93 RBIs. In both the 2009 NLCS and 2009 World Series, he hit an HR and had 4 RBIs. In 2010, Ibanez had played 155 games for the Phillies, hitting .275 with 16 HRs and 83 RBIs. He completed his 3-year pact with a season of .245 with 20 HRs and 84 RBIs in 2011. With the Phillies having a number of promising young outfielders in their farm system, such as John Mayberry and Dominic Brown, they showed little interest in re-signing him for 2012 NL season. Indeed, there was little demand for his services, given his age and declining offensive numbers. Raul had to wait until MLB spring training camps were already under way to land a job with the Yankees on February 20th. The Bronx Bombers were looking for him to be their left-handed DH in 2012, replacing the recently retired DH/C Jorge Posada. Despite having a very poor spring training performance with the bat, he made the Yankees MLB 25-man player roster. He would a clutch hitter for the 2012 Yankees. Raul appeared in 130 games for the team, while hitting .240 with 19 HRs and 62 RBIs. After the 2012 AL season had ended, the Yankees granted him MLB Free Agency. He resigned with his old team the Mariners for 2013 AL season. After the 2014 AL season, he retired from the game.

1978-Former Yankees Pitcher Bob McGraw (1917-1919,1920) had passed away.(1895-1978)
Bob McGraw had appeared in 24 games for the Yankees, while posting a 1-2 record with a 4.14 ERA. On July 29,1919, Bob was traded by the Yankees along with INF Allen Russell and $40,000 Cash to the Red Sox veteran Starter Carl “Sub “Mays. He would return to the Yankees in 1920, appearing in 15 games with no record. In January of 1921, he was traded by the team to AA Vernon Tigers (PCL).

1981-On a Tuesday game played at Yankee Stadium, before a crowd of 25,057 fans watched the Yankees beat the Orioles by the score of 5-3. Yankees Starter Ron Guidry goes 7.1 innings of work, getting a no decision. Meanwhile Bronx Closer Rich Gossage throws 3.1 innings of relief work for the win, he is now 2-1 for the 1981 AL season. Orioles Starter Mike Flanagan gets a no decision, while Birds Reliever Sammy Stewart takes the loss; he is now 2-2 for the season. Orioles Slugger Eddie Murray hits a 2-run HR for the Birds. While Yankees Slugger Dave Winfield and 1B Dave Revering each hit HRs in the game. The Yankees are now 27-20 for the 1981 AL season.

1993-Former Yankees, Giants, A’s and Cardinals HOF 1B/PH Johnny “Big Cat” Mize (1949-1953) had passed away. (1916-1993).
Johnny Mize had finished his long MLB playing career with a lifetime BA of .312. He would hit 356 MLB Career HR’s. He had the 8th best slugging percentage in MLB history .562. Johnny had 9 consecutive .300 plus seasons. He was a 4-time NL HR Champion, including a 51 HR season in 1947. Johnny was one of the greatest pinch hitters in MLB history, including 3 AL leading seasons with the Yankees, finishing with a lifetime mark of .283. Johnny Mize came up with the Cardinals (1936-1941), later he would play for the Giants (1942,1946-1949) before joining the Yankees during the 1949 MLB season. He would spend 1943-1945 MLB seasons in the Navy during World War II, before being discharged in October 1945. Mize holds the MLB record for the most times hitting 3 HRs in 1 game, a feat that he performed 6 times. Also, he was the only player to do it in both leagues- 5 times in the NL and once in the AL with the Yankees. On August 22,1949, John was acquired by the Yankees on waivers from the Giants for $40,000 Cash. As a Yankees player, Johnny would hit .264 with 44 HRs with 179 RBIs in 375 games. In World Series play with the 1949-1953 Yankees, Mize would hit .286 with 3 HRs and 9 RBIs. After 1953 World Series victory with the Yankees, Mize would retire from the MLB. Later, Johnny was an MLB Coach for the 1961 Kansas City A’s. In 1981, the Veteran’s Committee would elect Johnny into Baseball’s Hall of Fame. "His bat doesn't travel as far as anybody else's. He just cocks it and slaps, and when you're as big as he is, you can slap a ball into the seats. That short swing is wonderful. ..." – Yankees Manager Casey Stengel.

2001-Former Yankees OF (1949-1954) and MLB Scout Gene Woodling had passed away (1922-2001).
In 1940, OF Gene Woodling was signed as an MLB Amateur Free Agent by the Indians, appearing with them in 1943. He had spent the 1944-1945 seasons, while serving in the Navy. In 1947, the Indians would trade him to the Pirates organization. On September 30,1948, the Yankees had purchased OF Gene Woodling from the AA San Francisco Seals (PCL). He would be named the Pacific League’s MVP for 1948 season. With the 1948 Seals, Gene had hit .385 with 22 HRs and 107 RBIs in 146 games. He would hit the following during his Yankees playing career starting in 1949, .270, .283, .281, .309, .306 before dropping off to .250 due to a broken arm injury that ended his 1954 AL season early. Yankees Manager Casey Stengel would often platoon Gene Woodling and Hank Bauer in OF. As a Yankee player, Gene had appeared in 698 games, while hitting .285 with 51 HRs and 336 RBIs. In 5 World Series with the Yankees, Gene would hit .318. The Yankees would send him to the Orioles in the big 17-player trade in the winter of 1954, thinking he was washed up at the age of 31. But he wasn’t, Gene would go on to hit .300, 3 more times while playing in the AL. He had played for the Indians (twice), Pirates, Yankees, Orioles, the 1961 AL Expansion Senators and finishing his MLB playing career with the 1962 Expansion Mets. Gene would finish up his MLB 17 seasons playing career with his old Manager Casey Stengel, who was now managing the new 1962 NL Expansion Team, the Mets. After being released as an MLB active player by the Mets in March of 1963, he would become an MLB Coach for the Mets. He would leave the team after a dispute with the Mets front office over player contract talks with former Yankees Reserve 1B/OF Marv Throneberry. Later, Gene was an MLB Coach for the Orioles under his old Yankees teammate, Manager Hank Bauer. Also, he was an MLB Scout for the Indians and the Yankees. As a Yankees MLB Scout, Gene had signed Catcher Thurman Munson, who had played college baseball at Kent State.

2005-The Yankees were swept by the team with the worst record in MLB (16-37) falling 5-2 to the Royals for their 1st 5-game losing streak in more than 2 seasons. Royals’ pitchers allowed just 6 Yankee runs in the series. It was the 3rd time in their storied history the Yankees had been swept in 3 games by the team with the worst record in MLB. The other times were in 2000 by the Tigers and in 1937 by the A’s. The Royals had gone 78 series without sweeping anyone, the longest drought in the MLB since the Phillies went 79 series without a sweep from 1996-1997.

2009-The Yankees see their AL record of playing 18th straight errorless games played stop in Yankees Stadium during their 12-3 win over the Rangers. Yankees Catcher Jorge Posada makes 2 errors in the game to end the streak.

2023-The Yankees have traded minor league Catcher José Godoy to the Orioles, according to an announcement from the Yankees AAA affiliate at Scranton. While there were no specifics on the return, transactions of this nature tend to see a nominal amount of cash sent the other way. Godoy is not on the 40-man MLB roster, so no additional roster move was necessary. Jose Godoy, 28, had signed a minor league deal with the Yankees in late March. He’d spent Spring Training with the Angels, but he was cut loose before the season started. He had suited up 11 times with the Yankees’ Scranton/Wilkes-Barre AAA affiliate, hitting .270 in 41 trips to the plate. He hadn’t played in a game since May 7th. He has spent the past few weeks on the development list (typically used to send non-injured players to an organizational complex).

June 3rd

1919-At Shibe Park in Philadelphia, the Yankees would edge out Athletics by the score of 10-9. Yankees Starter Jack Quinn gets a no decision, meanwhile Bronx Relievers George Mogridge, Ernie Shore and Bob Shawkey follow him in the game. The Yankees would score 6 runs in the last 3 innings to win the game by the score of 10-9. Bronx Reliever Ernie Shore picks-up the win, he is now 1-1; while Bob Shawkey gets his 2nd save of season. The lone HR in the game is a solo HR by A’s 3B Frank “Home Run” Baker. A's Starter Bill Grevell gets a no decision, while Reliever Walt Kinney is tagged for the loss, he is now 2-3 for the 1919 season. The Yankees are now 18-11-2 for the 1919 AL season.

1926-The Yankees would beat the Red Sox by the score of 8-5 in Thursday day game played at Yankee Stadium. Bronx Bomber Slugger Babe Ruth enjoys an excellent day at the plate by hitting 2 HRs that score 4 runs. Bronx Starter Myles Thomas picks-up the victory, he is now 4-3 for the season. Yankees Reliever Sam Jones completes the game for his 2nd save of the 1926 AL season. Boston Starter Hal Wiltse takes the loss, he is now at the 3-5 mark. The Yankees are now 34-12 for the 1926 AL campaign.

1932-Yankees Slugger Lou Gehrig would hit 4 consecutive HRs in a game and narrowly missed a 5th HR; his Bronx teammate Tony Lazzeri hits for the cycle as the Yankees beat the Philadelphia A’s by a score of 20-13. The Yankees set an MLB record for total bases with 50; both teams set a still-standing record for extra bases with 41.

1933-In a wild Saturday afternoon game played at Yankee Stadium, Bronx fans watched Yankees Starter Don Brennan and Reliever Dan MacFayden giving up 11 runs to the Athletics in the 2nd inning, then the Yankees will rebound in the 5th inning by scoring 10 runs, as they out-slug the Mackmen by the final score of 17-11. Meanwhile, Yankees veteran Reliever Jumbo Brown throws 6 scoreless innings for the win, he is now 2-1 for the 1933 AL season. In the 8th inning, Babe Ruth will cap off the Yankees comeback with a 3-run HR. Also, in the game Yankee Sluggers Tony Lazzeri (solo) and Ben Chapman (2-run) each hit HRs. A’s Reliever James Peterson takes the loss, he is now 0-2 for the season.

1947-The Yankees had purchased INF/OF Ted Sepkowski from the Indians. He would appear in 2 games for the 1947 Yankees as a Pinch-Runner before he was sent down to the AA Newark Bears (IL). He never would return to play in the MLB.

1956-Former Yankees Catcher Roxy Walters (1915-1918) had passed away. (1892-1956)
On July 23,1915, Catcher Roxy Walters was purchased by the Yankees from Waco (TL). He had appeared in 193 games for the 1915-1918 Yankees, while hitting .243 with No HRs and 49 RBIs. On December 18,1918, Roxy was traded by the Yankees along with Pitchers Ray Caldwell, Slim Love, OF Frank Gilhooley and $15,000 Cash to the Red Sox for veteran MLB Starter Dutch Leonard, OF Duffy Lewis and P Ernie Shore.

1968-The Yankees turn their 21st triple play in their team’s history, but lose to the Twins by the score of 4-3. With the bases loaded and the go-ahead run already across the plate, Yankees Pitcher Dooley Womack catches a lined shot by Twins Catcher Johnny Roseboro, who threw to 3B Bobby Cox and then he watched in awe as when Cox’s throw to Mickey Mantle at 1B was in time to complete the triple play.

1971-Former Yankees Minor League OF Carl Everett was born.
Outfielder Carl Everett was a former No. 1 round 1990 MLB Amateur Free Agent Draft pick by the Yankees. While playing in the Yankees Minor League system, Carl was label as a troublemaker. So, Carl was left unprotected by the Yankees front office in the 1992 MLB Expansion Team Player Draft for the Marlins and Rockies. Outfielder Carl Everett was selected by the Marlins from the Yankees in MLB Expansion Team Player Draft.

1971-Former Yankees Minor League C Izzy Molina was born.
On March 30,1999, the Yankees had traded Pitcher Darren Holmes to the Diamondbacks for P Ben Ford and C Izzy Molina. Izzy was sent to the Yankees AAA club, the Columbus Clippers (IL), where he would appear in 97 games, while hitting .246 with 4 HRs and 51 RBIs. He never appears with the Yankees at the MLB level. After the 1999 AL season had ended, he was granted MLB Free Agency by the team. He would be signed by the Royals.

1972-The Yankees would score 8 runs in the 13th inning, 6 of which scored on 3-run HR by Thurman Munson and Bobby Murcer to down the White Sox by a score of 18-10. Bobby Murcer had 4 hits, scored 5 runs with 3 runs batted in. There was one other unusual happening; Yankees Reliever Sparky Lyle would actually would hit a double.

1975-Former Yankees Reserve Catcher Jose Molina (2008-2009) was born.
A Reserve Catcher for most of his MLB playing career, José Molina had a chance to play almost regularly with the Yankees in 2008, when starting Catcher Jorge Posada missed a large part of the season with a serious shoulder injury. He would play good defense, but he hit very little, prompting the Yankees to obtain veteran Ivan Rodriguez from the Tigers late in the season. Still, he started the last game ever played at Yankee Stadium on September 21st, he would hit the last HR in the House that Ruth Built, a 2-run HR shot off of Orioles Pitcher Chris Waters in the 4th inning which proved to be the difference in a 7-3 Yankees win over the Orioles. He would return to the 2009 Yankees as Posada's back-up. He had spent 2 months on the DL early in the season with a strained quad muscle, but he got some playing time late in the season as the preferred catcher of Bronx Starter A.J. Burnett. This arrangement was extended into the 2009 MLB Postseason, where he was behind the plate for all 5 of Burnett's starts as the Yankees won the 2009 World Series defeating the Phillies. After the 2009 World Series was completed, Jose Molina would be granted his MLB Free Agency by the Yankees.

1977-Former Yankees DH Travis “Pronk” Hafner (2013) was born.
When the Yankees were hit by player injuries and departures through MLB Free Agency since the end of the 2012 AL season, the team had expressed interest in his services and signed him to a 1-year contract for $2 million on February 1, 2013. Travis had previously played for the Rangers and Indians before joining the Yankees. He had appeared in 82 games for the Bronx Bombers, while hitting .202 with 12 HRs with 37 RBIs. In October of 2013, the Yankees would grant Travis his MLB Free Agency.

1978-Former Yankees Reserve OF/1B Juan Rivera (2002-2004) was born.
On April 12,1996, OF Juan Rivera was signed by the Yankees as an MLB Amateur Free Agent. He had appeared in 88 games as Reserve OF with the Yankees, while hitting .262 with 8 HRs and 32 RBIs. On December 16, 2003, Juan was traded by the Yankees along with P Randy Choate and 1B Nick Johnson to the Montreal Expos for NL Starter Javier Vazquez. Juan has played for the Yankees, Expos, Angels, Blue Jays and the Dodgers during his MLB playing career. He came into 2013 Yankees MLB Spring Training Camp, but he cut by the team on March 28, 2013. He would be signed by the Diamondbacks.

1981-At Yankee Stadium, 30,162 fans watch the Yankees and Orioles play an extra inning game. The Yankees would win the extra inning game with a 2-run HR shot by Yankees 3B Graig Nettles off of Orioles Reliever Tippy Martinez in the 11th inning. Rookie P Dave Righetti had started the game for Bronx, by going 8 innings, while Orioles veteran Starter Dave Martinez goes 10 innings for the no-decision. Yankees Reliever Ron Davis picks up the victory; his 1981 pitching record is now at 2-2 mark; pitching 2 scoreless innings of relief. Former Yankees Reliever Tippy Martinez takes the loss for the Orioles, he is now 2-2 for the 1981 AL season.

1994-Former Yankees CF Harrison Bader (2022-2023) was born.
On June 9, 2015, OF Harrison Bader was drafted by the Cardinals in the 3rd round of the 2015 MLB Amateur Player Draft. He had attended the Univ. of Florida (Gainesville). In 6 seasons, he would hit .246 with 52 HRs and 168 RBIs in 523 games with the Cardinals. On August 2, 2022, he was traded by the Cardinals to the Yankees for Pitcher Jordan Montgomery. He would appear in 14 games, hitting .217 for the Yankees for the regular season. Harrison would hit better in the 2022 AL postseason by hitting 5 HRs and 6 RBIs in 9 games for the Bombers. He was scheduled to be the Yankees' starting centerfielder when the 2023 season began, but he missed all of April with an injury, then after a decent 1st month, missed another three weeks in June. The Yankees were struggling by then and while he played regularly in July and August, he could not recapture the magic of the previous October. He was placed on waivers at the end of the month, principally to give the Yankees an opportunity to see what young phenom Jasson Dominguez could do at the MLB level, and was immediately claimed by the Reds, who were hanging at the edges of the postseason race. He was hitting .240 in 84 games, with 7 HRs and 37 RBIs, for an OPS+ of 75. He couldn't get his bat going with the Reds, though, hitting just .161 in 14 games. He became a MBL free agent at the end of the 2023 season. On January 4, 2024, news reports came out that the New York Mets had signed him to a 1-year deal worth $10.5 million. He had been a college teammate of Mets star Pete Alonso.

1998-At Yankee Stadium, the Yankees would beat the Devil Rays by the score of 7-1. Bronx Starter Orlando Hernandez goes 7 innings, while allowing only 1 Rays run, while giving up 5 hits along with 7 strikeouts. Veteran MLB Reliever Mike Stanton finishes the game for the Yankees. Tampa Starter Tony Saunders takes the loss for the Rays. The Bronx Bombers hitting attack is led by 3B Scott Brosius, who goes 2 for 3 with 4 RBIs.

1998-Current Yankees Pitcher Luis Gil (2022, 2024) was born.
In 2015, the Twins had signed P Luis Gil as an MLB Amateur Free Agent. On March 16, 2018, the Twins had traded Minor League P Luis Gil for Minor League OF Jake Cave. He did make his stateside debut that year, pitching for both the Class A Pulaski Yankees (APL) and the Class A short-season Staten Island Yankees (NYPL), going 2-3 with a 1.96 ERA in 12 starts. He was a Rookie League All-Star according to Baseball America. In 2019, Gil had pitched for 2 Yankee Minor League teams: Class A Charleston RiverDogs (SAL) and the Class A Tampa Tarpons (FSL). With the Riverdogs, he went 1-0 with a 4.85 ERA in 3 games. At Tampa, Luis went 4-5 with a 2.39 ERA in 17 games. Pitcher Luis Gil made his MLB as an emergency starter for the Yankees against the Orioles on August 3,2021 after scheduled starter Gerrit Cole tested positive for COVID-19. He had to be replaced with a few hours' notice. Gil was called up from the AAA Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (IL). Luis was excellent, giving up no runs on 4 hits and 1 walk while striking out 6 batters, in as many innings to earn credit for the 13-1 win. In his 2nd start, on August 8th, he again did not allow any runs, this time in 5 innings against the Mariners, although the Yankees eventually lost that game. He made it 3-scoreless starts in a row on August 17th, when he held the Red Sox scoreless in the 2nd game of a doubleheader, although he did not get the win as he was removed with 2 outs in the 5th in favor of Wandy Peralta. He was the 1st pitcher since 1893 to start off his MLB pitching career with 3 scoreless starts, while his 15 2/3 innings without a run were the most by a Yankee starting his career since 1961, bettering the 15 1/3 by Joba Chamberlain in 2007. He returned to the minors for a spell before making his next start on September 8th against the Blue Jays. He gave up his 1st runs in that game, as his stuff was outstanding, but hard to control, resulting in just 1 hit allowed, 6 strikeouts, but 7 walks in 3 1/3 innings; he left after loading the bases in the 4th, and all 3 runners eventually scored, the 1st runs charged to him as an MLB Pitcher. He would finish the 2021 season with a 1-1 record with a 3.07 ERA in 6 games. In 2022, he would make 1 start for the team with a no decision. On May 21, 2022, the Yankees had announced the Gil would need Tommy John Surgery ending his season. He was then beset by injuries over the next 2 seasons, only making 1 start for the Yankees over the period, that coming in 2022; he gave up 4 runs in as many innings. He also made 6 starts for Scranton/Wilkes-Barre that season, going 0-3, 7.89 ERA before being shut down and needing Tommy John surgery in May. In 2023, his only 2 appearances were on a rehabilitation assignment with the Low-A Tampa Tarpons of (Florida State League) and they totaled just 4 innings. Thus, it was a big surprise when he made the Yankees' opening day roster in 2024 after pitching well in spring training. He was helped by injuries to pitchers who had been expected to start the season in pinstripes, the most prominent of which was Cole. He made his 1st start on April 1st with 4 2/3 innings against the Diamondbacks during which he gave up just 1 run on 1 hit. His 2nd start, on April 7th against the Blue Jays was also solid, with 4 1/3 innings pitched, 8 strikeouts and 2 runs allowed. The issue was that he struggled with his control, with 7 walks in the 9 innings, and needed a lot pitches as a result, preventing him from pitching deep into games. Walks continued to plague him in his next start, again against the Blue Jays on April 15th, as he allowed 7 free passes in 5 innings and was charged with a 3-1 loss. On April 21st, he earned his first win in almost three years with a 5-4 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays at New Yankee Stadium. He managed to get his pitches under control this time, allowing just 3 hits and 2 free passes in 5 2/3 innings and set a career high with 9 strikeouts. Everything came together for him on May 18th against the Chicago White Sox as he struck out 14 batters in 6 innings to set a new Yankees rookie record, ending up with a 6-1 win. He struck out seven consecutive batters at one point, and nine of ten, in breaking the previous record of 13 set by Orlando Hernandez in 1998. And, coincidentally, "El Duque" was on hand to throw the ceremonial first pitch before that day's game. On May 28th, he gave just one hit in 6 1/3 innings against the Mariners to improve his record to 6-1, 2.11 ERA, and earning a win in his 5th straight start. He was pitching so well that the Yankees could be careful with the injured Cole, not putting any pressure on him to return any faster than need be.

2003-Yankees Shortstop Derek Jeter is named the 11th Team Captain in club’s history.

2010-At Yankees Stadium, a crowd of 44,927 fans watched a Bronx Starter C. C. Sabathia go 7 innings, while allowing only 3 Orioles runs, while striking out 7 Baltimore batters. As he picks up his 5th victory of the 2010 AL season. The 3 Orioles runs would come on 2 HRs off Yankees Starter Sabathia. Orioles Starter Kevin Millwood drops his 6th game, he is now 0-6 for the 2010 AL season. Yankees Relievers Joba Chamberlain and Marino Rivera keep the Birds off the scoreboard to finish the game at 6-3. Bronx Closer Rivera picks-up his 12 save of the 2010 AL season. Yankees hitting attack is led by A-Rod and Brett Gardner, both hitting HRs for the team.

2011-Angels Starter Jered Weaver, who had won 6 games in April, earns his 1st victory since then in beating the Yankees by the score of 3-2. The Angels starter is now 7-4 for 2011 AL season.

2015-At Safeco Field in Seattle, Bronx Starter Masahiro Tanaka goes 7 innings holding the Mariners to 1 run on 3 hits with 9 strikeouts, as the Yankees win the game by the score of 3-1. He gets his 3rd victory of the 2010 season. Yankees Closer Andrew Miller picks-up his 17th save of the season. Mariners Starter Tajuam Walker takes the lost, he is now 2-6 for the 2015 AL season. Yankees hitting attack was led by HRs by Mark Teixeira and Garrett Jones.

2023-During a Yankees victory played at Dodgers Stadium, All-Star OF Aaron Judge is injured, while making a great catch at the bullpen rightfield outfield fence. He would hit the bottom concrete wall of the fence, causing him to have a torn ligament of his right toe. He will be put on the IL and not return to the Yankees starting-up until July 28th. Meanwhile the Yankees go into a tailspin losing streak that would leave them at the bottom of the AL East, making their AL Wild Card chances go from very bright to very dim. At the time of his foot injury, Judge was hitting .291 with 19 HRs for the Yankees.

June 4th

1885-Former Yankees Reserve INF Bobby Vaughn (1909) was born. (1885-1965)
Infielder Bobby Vaughn was a college baseball player at Princeton Univ. between 1904-1909. Then on June 12,1909, he would make his MLB Player debut with the Yankees. As a Reserve INF Bobby would play in 5 games for the team, while just hitting .143. A few years later, in 1915, he came back to the MLB, playing in the last season of the Federal League for the pennant-winning 1915 St. Louis Terriers as their regular 2B. In 1917, he would play for the AA Los Angeles and Vernon teams in the PCL. In 1920, he would manage the AA Tacoma Tigers (PCL.) The Tigers would finish 4th in the PCL with a 66-53 WL record.

1899-Former Yankees INF/OF Leo “Lee” Magee (1916-1917) was born. (1899-1966)
On February 10, 1916, the Yankees had purchased veteran OF Lee Magee for Cash from the Brooklyn Tip-Tops (Federal League). Lee had been the Player/Manager for the Brooklyn team in 1915. He would hit .238 with 3 HRs and 53 RBIs, while appearing in 182 games with the 1916-1917 Yankees. On July 15,1917, the Yankees would trade Lee to the St. Louis Browns for OF Armando Marsans. In 1920, Lee would be banned from MLB by Commissioner Judge Landis for his involvement on betting games during the 1918 NL season with his Reds teammate 1B Hal Chase, who also would be banned by Judge Landis, ending their MLB playing careers.

1915-Tigers Ty Cobb steals home in the 9th inning of a 3-0 Detroit win‚ the only steal of home that late in a game in his MLB playing career. Yankees Pitcher Ray Caldwell is so angry at the safe call, he throws his mitt in the air and is promptly ejected by Umpire Silk O'Loughlin. It is Cobb's 2nd steal of home, while Caldwell is on the mound (the 1st was on May 12th‚ 1911).

1922-At the Polo Grounds‚ Yankees Starter Carl Mays collects 3 hits at the plate as he beats the Philadelphia A's for the 21st straight time. The Yankees win the game by the score of 8-3. Babe Ruth clouts a 3-run HR over the Polo Grounds RF fence for the Bronx Bombers.

1928-Former Yankees INF, MLB Coach and MLB Manager Billy Hunter (1955-1956) was born.
Shortstop Billy Hunter was acquired from the Orioles in the big 17-man trade of December 1954. Billy would become the regular Shortstop on the 1955 Yankees, appearing a bit more often than the 38-year-old veteran Phil Rizzuto at the position. He was a Reserve INF for the 1956 Yankees. In February of 1957, he was traded to Kansas City in the Bobby Shantz trade. After his active playing career had ended, Billy Hunter was an MLB Scout for the 1961 Indians. Moving to the Orioles organization, he would manage the 1962-1963 Bluefield Orioles. From 1964-1976, Billy was an Orioles MLB Coach, before becoming skipper of the Rangers. In 1977-1978, Billy was the MLB Manager of the Rangers, finishing 2nd place in AL West twice. From 1979-1987, Hunter had coached the College Baseball team at Towson Univ. Also, he was the long-time Athletic Director at Towson Univ..

1931-After hitting safely in his last 8 times at bat‚ Oscar Melillo‚ the slick-fielding, but light-hitting 2B of the Browns is stopped by Yankees Starter Red Ruffing. St. Louis wins the game by the score of 8-6.

1933-At Yankee Stadium, a crowd of 65,000 fans watched Bronx Starter Johnny Allen’s no-hit bid is spoiled in the 1st inning on Philadelphia A’s Ed Coleman’s single. Allen did not allow another A’s hit in the game, as he wins it by a score of 6-0. The game was 1-0 for the Yankees, until the 8th inning, when the Bronx Bombers scored 5 more runs to put the game away. Johnny Allen picks up his 4th victory of the 1933 AL season.

1939-Former Yankees INF Phil “Super Sub” Linz (1962-1965) was born. (1939-2020)
In 1957, the Yankees had signed Shortstop Phil Linz as an MLB Amateur Free Agent. He would play in the Yankees Minor League system from 1957 to 1961. He made the team in Spring of 1962, along with 2 other Yankee Rookies, who were known as the “Amarillo Gang” (1B Joe Pepitone, Pitcher Jim Bouton and Linz). Phil was beaten out for the Yankees starting Shortstop job in 1962 Spring Training camp by Rookie teammate Tom Tresh. This happen because Yankees regular Shortstop Tony Kubek was away from the team for Army Reserve active duty. Phil became the 1962 Yankees infield utility man, he could play the OF and INF. Phil is most known for the 1964 harmonica incident on the team bus in Chicago, with Manager Yogi Berra, following a tough Yankee loss on August 20, 1964. Following a 4-game sweep at the hands of the White Sox capped by a 5-0 shutout, Linz pulled out his harmonica as the team bus was delayed leaving for Chicago’s O'Hare Airport. That infuriated Manager Yogi Berra, who at 1st told him to stop. Linz, however, couldn't hear him and asked his teammate Mickey Mantle what he said. Mantle, ever playful, said "He said play it louder." So, Linz did. Then Yankees 3B Frank Crosetti apparently said, "That's the worst thing I've ever heard!" By then Berra completely lost his cool, charging Linz to have him stop the noise (Linz could barely play the instrument). The incident degenerated into a loud shouting match, and then Berra swiped at the instrument. It landed on Joe Pepitone, who apparently then shouted, "Corpsman! Oh, my knee, get me a corpsman!" and with a number of reporters on the bus, it was all over the next day's newspapers. Fans then began to throw harmonicas on the field at every game. Linz would receive a $10,000 cash endorsement from the Hohner Harmonica Com. Then he was featured on the back page of the Yankees' 1965 Yearbook with the line "Play it again, Phil.” The Chicago team bus incident sparked the 1964 Yankees to regain the AL Championship by winning 99 games. Not a big HR hitter normally, he did hit 2 HRs in the 1964 World Series against the Cardinals Ace Bob Gibson. The 2nd HR was off of Cardinals Ace Bob Gibson in the 9th inning of the 7th game. Linz batted leadoff in all 7 games of the 1964 World Series. With the retirement of Tony Kubek at the end of the 1965 AL season due to back and neck injuries, the Yankees were left without a starting shortstop. Would the team bring in Tom Tresh from the Outfield to play Shortstop again or try to use Linz or make a trade? On November 29,1965, Yankees GM Ralph Houk traded Phil to the Phillies for former NL Golden Glove Shortstop Ruben Amaro Sr. The Yankees should have kept Linz because Amaro despite being a better infielder, was a complete disaster for the Yankees including a collision with Tom Tresh in the outfield during the start of the 1966 AL season that ruined Tresh knees and his MLB playing career. Linz’s final Yankees player career totals was a .246 BA with 10 HRs and 67 RBIs in 354 games. His stay in Philadelphia would last only 63 games as Phil would hit .205 with 1 HR and 11 RBIs. The Phillies would trade Linz to the Mets, where he would play in 102 games, while hitting .208 with No HRs and 18 RBIs in 102 games. As an MLB player, Phil had appeared in 519 games, while hitting 11 HRs and 96 RBIs finishing his MLB playing career with a lifetime .235 BA. Later, he would manage in the Orioles Minor League system for only 1 season.

1944-In Hawaii‚ Yankees All-Star CF Joe DiMaggio, now serving in the Army, hits a 435-foot HR‚ but the 7th Army Baseball team loses by the score of 6-2 to a Navy team‚ as former MLB hurler Bob Harris throws a 4-hitter for the Navy.

1953-At Chicago’s Comiskey Park‚ Mickey Mantle's HR in the 4th inning off of White Sox Starter Billy Pierce‚ gives the Yankees a 5-0 lead‚ but Chicago comes back to tie the game. Mick's leadoff single in the 10th inning ignites a Bomber Bronx rally as they win the game by the final score of 9-5.

1957-Former MLB Catcher, Manager and Yankees MLB Coach Tony Pena (2006-2017) was born.
Tony Pena was known for his unique style of catching. He would sit on the ground with one knee tucked to the side while his other leg was straight out to the other side. He could even throw out would-be base stealers from this position with an incredibly strong arm. He ended his MLB playing career with 1,950 games behind the plate, 4th most of all catchers. He was named to the 1981 Topps All-Star Rookie Team. He was a 5-time NL All-Star (1982,1984-1986 and 1989) Tony Pena was a 4-time Gold Glove Winner (1983-1985 in NL and in 1991 in the AL). As a Manager with the Royals, he won the 2003 AL Manager of the Year Award. In the off-season, Tony manages in one of the Winter Leagues. For the 2015 AL season, Tony was moved from MLB Dugout Coach to 1B Coach. After the 2017 AL postseason was over, he was released by the team.

1957-Former MLB Player and Long-time Yankees MLB Scout Paul Krichell had passed away. (1882-1957)
Paul Krichell was an MLB Catcher for the 1911-1912 St. Louis Browns. He had appeared in 87 games, while just hitting only .222. Krichell was a key MLB Scout for the Yankees during their rise to baseball prominence beginning in the early 1920s. He is credited with signing such Yankee standouts as 1B Lou Gehrig, Pitcher Johnny Allen, Catcher Bill Dickey and Shortstop Phil Rizzuto. A sarcastic award called the Paul Krichell Talent Scout Award is featured in Bill James' Historical Baseball Abstract and is awarded in each of the decade overviews to a team or scout, who passed on a player that would go on to have a great MLB career. Rizzuto was turned down by both the Dodgers and Giants in their player tryout camps as for being too small, but Krichell saw something special in the youngster.

1958-After 32 scoreless innings, the White Sox finally score in the 3rd inning, going on to win 7-4 over the 1st place Yankees. Veteran White Sox Starter Billy Pierce is the winner, despite giving up a moon-shot HR to Yankees CF Mickey Mantle that lands in the LF-CF bleachers. Mantle’s HR drive is measured at 478 feet.

1961-Former Yankees and MLB Pitcher George “Iron” Davis (1912) had passed away. (1890-1961)
Between 1912 and 1915, George Davis had pitched in 36 games for the Highlanders and the Braves. As a 1912 Yankees hurler, he had appeared in 10 games for the team, while posting a 1-4 record with a 6.50 ERA. In December of 1912, he was acquired by the Boston Braves along with OF Guy Zinn from the Yankees. MLB Pitchers who have thrown no-hitters, only Bumpus Jones (2) and Bobo Holloman (3) have fewer MLB career victories than Davis (7). After MLB baseball, he would return to Harvard Law School, where he was enrolled, while pitching his no-hitter for the "Miracle Braves" of 1914. Later, he would become a Real Estate Attorney in Buffalo. His final MLB pitching record was a 7-10 mark with a 4.48 ERA in 36 games.

1963-Baltimore’s Ace Steve Barber tops the Yankees by the score of 3-1. Mickey Mantle accounts for the only Bronx score with an opposite field HR shot into the RF bleachers.

1966-At Fenway Park, Jim Gosger hits a game-ending 3-run HR in the 16th inning off of Bronx Reliever Dooley Womack to give the Red Sox a 6-3 win over the visiting Yankees.

1972-In Game 2 of a doubleheader played at Comiskey Park in Chicago‚ White Sox PH Dick Allen connects with 2 on and 2 outs in the 9th inning, he drives a Sparky Lyle pitch into the LF upper deck for a dramatic 5-4 White Sox win over the Yankees. The White Sox had won the Opener by the score of 6-1.

1977-Yankees Slugger Reggie Jackson hits a pair of run-scoring doubles to highlight a 7-run 2nd inning in Yankees 8-6 victory over the White Sox. Yankees Starter Don Gullet was the winner, while Yankees Closer Sparky Lyle notched his 10th save of the 1977 AL season.

1980-The Yankees with no draft picks in Rounds 1 and 2‚ select 18-year-old Billy Cannon Jr. with their 3rd round pick in the 1980 MLB Amateur Player Draft. After protests from at least 2 other MLB teams‚ MLB Commissioner Bowie Kuhn rules that all the teams, but the Yankees had been misled by a telegram sent by Bill Cannon‚ Sr.‚ saying his son was going to play college football. A Special Draft (excluding the Yankees) in August is won by the Indians‚ who offer the young gun $275‚000. But the younger Cannon elects to play college football at Texas A&M. Following in the footsteps of his Heisman Winning Dad‚ Cannon will be the Number #1 pick of the Dallas Cowboys in 1984‚ but a neck injury curtails his NFL playing career.

1986-Yankees veteran Starter Joe Niekro no-hits the Angels for 7 2/3 innings before Angels batter Gary Pettis hits a double. Niekro combines with Yankees Reliever Al Holland for an easy 11-0 shutout, 1-hitter. AL All-Star Slugger Dave Winfield homers twice in the game for the Yankees.

1988-Yankees LF Rickey Henderson steals 2 bases in New York's 7-6 14-inning loss to the Orioles‚ giving him a franchise record of 249 stolen bases as a Yankees player, breaking former 1B Hal Chase’s club record of 248.

1990-The Yankees had traded 2 Pitchers: Lance McCullers and Clay Parker to the Tigers for Catcher Matt Nokes. Matt would hit .238 with 8 HRs and 22 RBIs in 92 games for the 1990 Yankees. He would become the Yankees starting Catcher for the 1991-1992 seasons. In 1993, he had lost his starting Catcher’s job to Mike Stanley. For the Yankees, Lance McCullers went 5-3 with a 4.42 ERA and 3 saves in 63 games. Clay Parker had posted a 5-6 record with a 3.80 ERA in 27 games for the team.

1997-For the 2nd straight night‚ Orioles Slugger Rafael Palmeiro knocks in the winning run to beat the stumbling Yankees‚ as the Birds trip the Yankees by the score of 9-7. The Yankees had tied the game at 7 apiece on Charlie Hayes' pinch-hit Grand Slam HR. The O's Chris Hoiles has 2 RBIs and Cal Ripken‚ showing no effects from signing (a major-league record?) 2200 copies of his new book after last night's game‚ hits a HR. Ripken did not get through with the autographing until 3:01 a.m. The Orioles extend their winning streak to 7 games and move 9 1/2 games ahead of the 2nd-place Yankees in the AL East.

1998-The Yankees had traded Pitcher Willie Banks to the Diamondbacks for 2 Minor League Pitchers: Scot Brow and Joe Lisio. For the Yankees, Willie Banks would post a 4-1 record with a 6.04 ERA in 14 games. The Yankees would assign Scot Brow to AAA Columbus Clippers (IL) and Joe Lisio to Class A Tampa Yankees (FSL). Neither Pitcher would appear with the Yankees at the MLB Level.

2006-At Camden Yards, the Orioles play small ball, cuffing Yankees Starter Aaron Small for 7 earned runs in 2 2/3 innings, then Reliever Scott Erickson is hit for another 4 runs. The O's win the game by the score of 11-3. The Birds hit 3 HRs off of Aaron Small, 1 by Javy Lopez, who also HRs off of Scott Erickson. The Yankees will release the veteran hurler Scott Erickson on June 19th.

2007-Former Yankees 3B and MLB Coach Clete Boyer (1959-1966) had passed away. (1937-2007)
In 1955, Clete Boyer was originally signed by the Kansas City A’s an MLB Bonus Player. It was later revealed that the A’s had signed him a favor for the Yankees with a promise to trade him after his 2-season MLB Bonus Player signing status had expired in June of 1957. He was traded to the Yankees in February of 1957 in the Bobby Shantz-Irv Noren trade. He joined the Yankees in June of 1957, when his Bonus status with the A’s had expired. Clete Boyer took over the regular Yankees 3B job from veteran Hector Lopez during the 1960 AL season. Clete would be one of finest 3B to play for the Yankees, handling the hot corner for the team from 1960-1966. He was over shadowed in the AL by the Orioles 3B Brooks Robinson. Clete had appeared in 5 World Series with the 1960-1964 Yankees. In the winter of 1966, Clete Boyer was traded by the Yankees to the Braves for Rookie OF Bill Robinson and a Minor League Pitcher. He would play for the Braves for 5 seasons. Then he finished up his pro baseball-playing career in Japan. The Yankees 3B position would not be solid again until the arrival of Graig Nettles from the Indians in the winter of 1972. He was an MLB Coach for the Oakland A’s and the Yankees under Manager Billy Martin. He was one of 3 Boyer brothers who played in the MLB, along with his older Brothers; Ken with the Cardinals, also his oldest brother Cloyd, who pitched for the Cardinals and the A’s. Cloyd would later become a Yankees MLB Pitching Coach. Boyer’s’ younger brother, Ron Boyer played in the Yankees Minor League organization during the 1960’s. After his playing days, Boyer was a Coach for the Greenwood Braves in 1978, an Oakland Athletics MLB Coach from 1980 to 1985, coach for the AAA Columbus Clippers in 1987 and a member of the New York Yankees MLB Coaching staff in 1988 and again from 1992 to 1994. He also spent 2 more years with AAA Columbus in 1990-1991. In 1989, he became Manager of the Bradenton Explorers of the Senior Professional Baseball Association; the team moved to become the Daytona Beach Explorers in 1990 and he managed the team until the league ceased operations in December. On June 4, 2007, Boyer had died from complications following a Brain Hemorrhage

2014-Former Yankees Bench Coach, MLB Player and Long-time MLB Manager Don Zimmer had passed away. (1931-2014)
In 1949, the Dodgers had signed Shortstop Don Zimmer as an MLB Amateur Free Agent. After several seasons with the Dodgers as a Reserve Infielder. In 1960, he was traded by the team to the Cubs. Don had appeared in 1955 and 1959 World Series with the Dodgers. Also, he had played for the 1962 NL Expansion Mets, then the Reds, Dodgers and the Senators. He spent the 1966 season playing baseball in Japan with the Toei Flyers (JJPL), hitting only .182 with 9 HRs and 20 RBIs in 87 games. In 1967, Don began his Minor League Manager career working in the Minors until 1970. In 1971, he became a MLB Coach with the Expos, then with the 1972 Padres, 1974-1976 Red Sox, 1983 Yankees, 1984-1986 Cubs, 1987 Giants, 1992 Red Sox, 1993-1995 Rockies and the 1996-2003 Yankees. He was an MLB Manager with the following teams: 1972-1973 Padres, 1976-1980 Red Sox, 1981-1982 Rangers and the 1988-1991 Cubs. His 1978 Red Sox team blew a 14-game lead in the AL East Division to the Yankees, resulting in a 1 game play-off game with the Yankees winning. In 1989, Don had won NL Division Championship with the Cubs. He was named 1989 NL Manager of the Year. With the Yankees, he was Manager Joe Torre MLB Bench Coach; he served as Interim Manager, while Torre was being treated for Cancer. After the 2003 AL season, Don would leave the Yankees organization following a dispute with the Front Office. From 2004-2014, Don would work as a Special Advisor for the Tampa Bay Rays Front Office.

2018-In a doubleheader split with the Tigers, the Yankees' Aaron Judge sets a record by striking out 8 times, including 5 times in the night-cap. The twin bill is played on what was supposed to be an off day for both teams, to make up games wiped out by foul weather in April.

2018-Former Yankees Pitcher Steve Kline (1970-1974) has passed away. (1947-2018).
The Yankees in the 7th round of the 1966 MLB Amateur Player Draft had selected Pitcher Steve Kline. He would post a 40-37 record with a 2.96 ERA in 97 games for the Yankees, with 1972 being his best Yankees season, while recording a 16-9 mark. On April 26,1974, Steve was traded by the Yankees along with Pitchers Fred Beene, Tom Buskey and Fritz Peterson to the Indians for 1B Chris Chambliss, 2 hurlers: Richard Tidrow and Cecil Upshaw. Overall, as an MLB Pitcher Steve went 43-45 with a 3.26 ERA and 1 save in 129 games.

June 5th

1874-Former Yankees Pitcher Jack “Happy Jack” Chesbro (1903-1909) was born.(1874-1931)
In 1895, Pitcher Jack Chesbro began his Minor League pitching career. In 1899, he would break into the MLB with the NL Pirates by going 6-9 for the club. After posting a 15-13 record in 1900, he will win 21 games in the 1901; while leading the NL Pitchers with 6 shutouts. He began throwing a spitball during the 1902 season (spitballs were legal in the MLB until 1920). Jack would post an astonishing 28-6 record with a 2.17 ERA, leading the NL circuit in wins and shutouts. After finishing the 1902 NL season with 28 wins for the Pirates, Jack would jump to the AL, joining the new Highlanders club. Jack Chesbro still holds the MLB and Yankees team record for most wins in an MLB season with 41 wins (1904). Also, he had 48 complete games that season. From 1903-1909, Jack would win a total of 129 games as a Yankees Pitcher, while appearing in 269 games with 169 complete games, while throwing 1,953 innings with a .577 WP and 2.58 ERA with 16 shutouts and 913 strikeouts. Overall, he would finish his 11-season MLB Pitching career with a 198-132 record with a 2.68 ERA in 392 games. In 1946, Jack Chesbro was elected to the Hall of Fame.

1878-Former Yankees Reserve Catcher Fred Mitchell (1910) was born. (1878-1970)
On August 23,1909, Catcher Fred Mitchell was purchased by the Highlanders from the AA Toronto Maple Leafs (EL). The veteran catcher had appeared in 68 games for the 1910 Yankees, while hitting .230 with No HRs and 18 RBIs. Fred Mitchell, is known primarily as the Manager for the pennant-winning NL 1918 Cubs. He would play in 7 seasons in the MLB. Jack was mostly a Pitcher, but he came back in 1910 to be a Catcher for 62 games. His MLB playing career ran from 1901 to 1913; he would appear as an MLB Pitcher in 97 games. Fred would record a 31-49 record with a 4.10 ERA. At the plate, he was a .210 hitter in 572 at-bats spread across 201 games. After his active playing career had ended, Mitchell was a 1914-1916 Braves MLB Coach. He went on to manage the 1917-1920 Cubs, winning a NL pennant in 1918. Fred would pilot the Boston Braves from 1921 to 1923. He would then move to Harvard Univ., where he would coach their College Baseball team until his retirement in 1939.

1898-Former Yankees Reserve Catcher James ‘Truck” Hannah (1918-1920) was born. (1898-1982)
Catcher James “Truck” Hannah was a pro baseball player for an amazing 30 seasons, while playing in 2,267 games. In the MLB, he caught for the 1918-1920 Yankees, getting over 200 at-bats each season. “Truck” Hannah would hit .235 with 5 HRs and 66 RBIs in 244 games with the Yankees. In 1925, he later became a Manager in the PCL. He was a member of the Pacific Coast League Hall of Fame. On January 28,1921, the Yankees would send C Truck Hannah, OF/1B Ham Hyatt, Pitchers Bob McGraw and Ernie Shore to AA Vernon (PCL) to complete an earlier deal made on September,1920. In September of 1920, the Yankees would send Players to be Named Later and OF Howie Camp to AA Vernon (PCL) for Shortstop Johnny Mitchell.

1925-Veteran shortstop Everett Scott of the Yankees is benched, ending his streak of 1,307 consecutive games played that started in 1918, while playing for 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.

1926-The Indians would add insult to injury by turning a triple play against the Yankees in 15-3 win a Saturday day game played before a crowd of 20,000 fans at Cleveland’s Dunn Field. The Tribe had chased Bronx veteran Starter Herb Pennock for 7 runs and 12 hits for the loss; he is now at 10-2 mark for the 1926 AL season. Tribe Starter Garland Buckeye throws a complete game win, he is now 1-4 for the 1926 AL season.

1932-The Yankees had obtained veteran hurler Dan MacFayden from the Red Sox for 2 Pitchers: Ivy Andrews, Henry Johnson and $50,000 Cash. For the 1932-1935 Yankees, he would post a 14-10 record with a 4.68 ERA and 1 save in 64 games. Henry Johnson would post a 47-33 record along with a 4.84 ERA and 7 saves in 157 games for the 1925-1932 Yankees. With the 1931-1932 Yankees, Ivy Andrews would post a 4-1 record in 11 games

1936-At Yankee Stadium, the Bronx Bomber 1B Lou Gehrig plays in his 1,700th consecutive MLB game, as they beat the Tribe by the score of 4-3. Lou hits his 6th HR of the 1936 AL season, while Yankees Starter Lefty Gomez throws a complete game victory, bringing his season record to a 6-1 mark. Tribe Starter Lloyd Brown throws a complete a game, his pitching record is now 4-4 for the 1936 season.

1941-Former Yankees Reserve C/DH Duane “Duke” Sims (1973-1974) was born.
On September 24,1973, the Yankees had obtained veteran C/1B/DH Duke Simms on waivers from the Tigers. On September 29,1973, Duke Simms would hit the last Yankees HR at the original Yankee Stadium. He had only appeared in 9 games for the 1973-1974 Yankees, while hitting .208. On May 8,1974, the Yankees would trade Duke Simms to the Rangers for Pitcher Larry Gura and Cash.

1946-The Yankees had sold Pitcher Charley Stanceu to the Phillies. Charley was a 1941 Yankee Rookie Pitcher, who would post a 3-3 record with a 5.63 ERA in 22 games. He would spend the next 3 seasons serving in the Army. In 1946, he had appeared in only 3 games for the Yankees with no decisions. With the Phillies, he would post a 2-4 record for the 1946 NL season. Also, in another MLB 25-player roster move, the Yankees had exchanged Catchers with their AA club, the Kansas City Blues (AA) with veteran MLB Catcher Bill Drescher going to the Blues, while bringing up Rookie Catcher Gus Niarhos.

1951-Former Yankees OF/DH Darryl Jones (1979) was born.
Darryl Jones was selected by the Yankees in the 5th round of the 1972 MLB Amateur Player Draft. He would play 18 games with the 1979 Yankees in June, then 1st part of July. He was mostly used a DH. He was 28 years old at the time. The regular DH that season for the Yankees was Jim Spencer, having his best season by far with a .593 slugging percentage in 295 at-bats. In 1977, Jones had gotten the Yankees attention by hitting .330 for the AAA Syracuse Chiefs (IL) and .322 for the 1978 AAA Tacoma Yankees (PCL). Also, he had spent the 1974-1976 seasons with the AA West Haven Yankees (EL). He was the Brother of Lynn Jones, who also made his MLB Player debut in 1979.

1955-In the 2nd game of a Sunday afternoon doubleheader played at Comiskey Park in Chicago. Yankees Slugger Mickey Mantle hits a HR off of White Sox hurler Billy Pierce that traveled an estimated 550 Feet. The HR ball would clear the Left Field Upper Deck at Chicago’s Comiskey Park. The Yankees would win the game by the score 3-2. Bronx Starter Whitey Ford gets a no decision, while Reliever Tom Morgan picks-up the victory, with Closer Jim Konstanty getting his 4th save of the 1955 AL season. Yankee Hitters 3B Andy Carey and Shortstop Billy Hunter, also hit HRs for the Yankees in the game. The Bombers lost the 1st game to the White Sox by the score of 5-3. Yankees Starter Tommy Byrne takes the loss, he is now 2-1. Meanwhile White Sox Starter Richard Donvan is the winner with a complete victory game, bringing his 1955 season pitching record to 6-2. Yankee hitters 3B Andy Carey and 2B Gil McDougald hit HRs in the game. A crowd of 37,561 fans had watched the Sunday doubleheader. The Yankees are now 35-15 for the 1955 AL season.

1957-Former Yankees Pitcher Pete Wilson (1908-1909) had passed away. (1894-1957)
On September 1,1908, Pitcher Pete Wilson was selected by the Yankees from Hartford (CT. ST.) in the 1908 MLB Rule 5 Player Draft. For the 1908-1909 Yankees, he would post a 9-8 record with a 3.26 ERA in 20 games. On December 27,1909, Pete was purchased by AA Montreal Royals (IL) from the Yankees.

1958-At Yankee Stadium, Bronx Bombers rout veteran White Sox Starter Early Wynn for a 12-5 victory in the opener of a doubleheader. In the 3rd inning, Mickey Mantle legs out his 3rd inside-the-park HR in a month. Yankees Starter Don Larsen picks-up his 4th victory of the 1958 AL season. Closer Ryne Duren finishes the game for the Yankees, picking-up his 8th save of the year. In the 2nd game, the White Sox beat the Yankees by the score of 3-2. The Yankees would rally for 2 runs in the 9th inning, but they fell short for the win. White Sox Starter Ray Moore picks-up the complete game victory, he is now at a 2-1 mark. Yankees Starter Bobby Shantz takes the loss for the Bombers, he is now 4-2 for the season. Veteran P Sal Maglie appears in relief for Shantz in the 8th inning and finishes the game. A crowd of 14,102 fans had attended this Thursday doubleheader played at Yankee Stadium.

1963-At Baltimore's Memorial Stadium, Yankees CF Mickey Mantle fractures a bone in his left foot and suffers ligament and cartilage damage to the left knee running into the chain link fence chasing down a Brooks Robinson drive. Reserve OF Jack Reed takes over for Mantle in Centerfield. Mantle will be out of the Yankees starting lineup for 61 games. Yankees Ace Whitey Ford beats Orioles Starter Milt Pappas by the score of 4-3, as the Yankees return to 1st place. Ford throws a complete game victory; he is now 7-3 for the 1963 AL season. LF Tom Tresh will take over the CF position, while Mantle is on the DL.

1977-Six Yankee batters Carlos May, Bucky Dent, Thurman Munson, Reggie Jackson, Craig Nettles and Rookie INF George Zeber, each hit a HR during the Yankees 8-6 win over the White Sox. The 6 HRs were the most the Yankees hit in 1 game in 3 seasons. Rookie INF George Zeber HR shot was the game winner.

1978-Current Yankees MLB 1B Coach and MLB Player Travis Chapman was born.
In his only MLB career at-bat, Travis Chapman pinch hit for Tomas Perez in the 7th inning of a 2003 blowout win by the Phillies against the Braves. He flew out to right field in his only plate appearance of the game, sticking around to play 3rd base for 3 innings in the game, whose final score was 18-5. Chapman had some decent seasons in the minors after being a 17th round choice out of Mississippi State in the 2000 MLB Amateur Player Draft. He would hit .307 in 96 games with the Class A Clearwater Phillies in 2001 and .301 in 136 games with the AA Reading Phillies (EL) in 2002. He merely had the bad luck and misfortune to be a 3rd baseman in the Phillies' organization, when Scott Rolen was entrenched at the position. After Rolen was traded away late in 2002, the Phillies had signed David Bell to a big MLB contract, blocking the position for a few more years. Chapman's big break should have come in 2003; in the previous December's 2002 MLB Rule 5 Player Draft, he had been picked up by the Indians, who immediately sold him to the Tigers. There was an opening at 3rd base for Detroit, given that both Craig Paquette and Chris Truby had hit below .200 the previous year. Chapman did not impress the team enough during spring training in 2003 and was returned to the Phillies, while top draft pick Eric Munson got the starting job for the Tigers. Back in the Phillies organization, Chapman would hit .272 with 36 HRs and 12 doubles for the AAA Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons, which earned him a call-up in September, but he only played the 1 game. He signed as a free agent with the Royals in 2004, but he would missed almost the entire season to injuries, playing only 44 games, none at a level higher than Class A, hitting .262. He could not play adequate enough defense and was now confined to being a DH. In 2005, he was in the Reds' organization, but it was the same story: 13 games with the Sarasota Reds, a decent batting average at .271, but an inability to play defense. In 2006, he played in the Pirates' system and made it back to AA with the Altoona Curve for 11 games, where he hit .275, but that was it. He would retire as an active player, after the 2005 season had ended. Now a civilian, Chapman became a high school teacher, he would serve as the Head Coach for the Nease High School Panthers from 2008-2011. During the summers of 2010-2012, he also worked as an Assistant Coach and Evaluator for USA Baseball. Chapman moved to the professional coaching ranks in 2013 as a Defensive Coach for the GCL Yankees 2 before managing the GCL Yankees 1 squad in 2014. He returned to the role of Defensive Coach in 2015-2016 with the Class A Charleston RiverDogs (SAL) There is some discrepancy between sources for 2017 as both Chapman and Sonder Encarnacion are named as Managers for the DSL Yankees. Perhaps Encarnacion began the season as Manager, but Chapman almost certainly finished the season as Manager. Chapman was the Defensive Coach for the AAA Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders in 2018 and Class A Charleston again in 2019. He was slated to manage the GCL Yankees East team in 2020 before the minor league season was cancelled due to COVID-19. The Yankees also had designated Chapman as the Minor League Assistant Infield coordinator that year, a role he continued into 2021.In 2022, he was named 1st base Coach and Infield Coach for the parent New York Yankees. Chapman continued as the 1st base coach in 2023.

1981-A crowd of 35,707 fans watched a Friday night game played at Yankee Stadium, as the Bombers edge the White Sox by the score of 6-5. Yankees Starter Rudy May goes 6.1 innings with no decision. Bronx Reliever Dave LaRoche comes into the game, going 5.2 innings of relief work. He would gain the victory, his season pitching record is now 2-0. Yankees Catcher Rick Cerone hits a 2-run HR in the game. Chicago Starter Britt Burns gets a no decision, while Reliever Kevin Hickey takes the loss. The Yankees are now 30-20 for the 1981 AL season.

1984-Former Yankees Minor League C Robinson Chirinos was born.
Catcher Robinson Chirinos has played in the MLB for 9 seasons. He has an MLB lifetime .231 BA with 86 HRs and 269 RBIs in 602 games. In 2020, he played briefly for the Rangers and the Mets. On February 13, 2021, he was signed as an MLB Free Agent by the Yankees. He was invited to their 2021 MLB Spring Training Camp as a non-roster player. On March 27, 2021, Robinson was released by the team. On March 28, 2021, he was resigned as an MLB Free Agent by the Yankees. Robinson would play for AAA Scranton (IL), until he was granted his player release.

1998-A crowd of 28,085 fans watched a Friday night game played at Yankee Stadium as the Bombers beat the Marlins by the score of 5-1. Yankees Starter Andy Pettitte throws a complete game victory, bringing his 1996 AL season record to a 7-5 mark. Marlins Starter Joe Fontenot takes the loss for the Fish, he is now at 0-3 mark. Yankees Slugger Daryl Strawberry hits a HR in the game. The Yankees have a 42-13 record for the 1998 AL season.

2006-Yankees hitters Jason Giambi and Andy Phillips, each hit a 3-run HR in a 7-run 2nd inning, as the host Yankees roughed up their old nemesis Red Sox starter Josh Beckett in a 13-5 rout of Boston. The Bronx Bombers had 11 hits for its 12th consecutive game with at least 10, breaking the franchise record of 11 straight games set in May of 1937.

2010-The surprising Blue Jays keep giving their main AL Eastern Division rivals trouble. In tonight's game against the Yankees, the Jays' Bullpen pitches 6 scoreless innings while Aaron Hill drives in Edwin Encarnacion with a single against Yankees Reliever Chad Gaudin in the 14th inning for a 3-2 win. Also, Vernon Wells and Alex Gonzalez had hit solo HRs, bringing Toronto's MLB-leading HR total to 96. For the Yankees, the struggling 1B Mark Teixeira goes 0 for 6 with 5 strikeouts to see his BA fall to .215.

June 6th D-day (Normandy Invasion)

1887-Former Yankees 2B/3B Del Paddock (1912) was born. (1887-1952)
On July 21,1912, INF Del Paddock was purchased by the Highlanders from Dubuque (3-I League). For the 1912 Yankees, he would play 2B/3B in 46 games, while hitting .288 with 1 HR and 14 RBIs. It was his final MLB season as a player. He had briefly appeared in 1 game with the White Sox. On December 20,1912, Del was purchased by AA Rochester (IL) from the Yankees.

1907-Former Yankees HOF Catcher, MLB Coach and Manager Bill Dickey (1928-1946) was born. (1907-1993)
Bill Dickey was the 1st great Yankees Catcher. He was a tough as nails player. Bill had a lifetime BA of .313 along with 202 HRs and 1,209 RBIs in 1,789 games for the Yankees. In World Series play for the team, he would appear in 38 games, while hitting .255 with 5 HRs and 24 RBIs. He hit .300 or better 10 times during his 13 MLB seasons as player. His best Yankees player season was in 1936, when he hit .362 with 22 HRs and 107 RBIs in 112 games. Bill had topped the 100 RBI’s mark for 4 seasons (1936-1939.) He was AL All-Star Catcher (1933-1943,1946.) Bill would lead the AL in fielding as a Catcher in 1931,1935,1937,1939 and 1941. During the 1946 AL season, he would manage the Yankees to a 57-48 record, after longtime Manager Joe McCarthy had resigned for health reasons. He would be as an MLB Coach for Yankee Manager’s Bucky Harris (1947-1948) and Casey Stengel (1949-1957,1960). In 1954, Bill Dickey was elected to Baseball’s Hall of Fame. HOF Catcher Yogi Berra credits Bill with teaching him the fundamentals of catching. Also, he would teach Yankee Catchers Elston Howard and Johnny Blanchard in the 1950’s as well. Later, he would come to the Yankees Spring Training Camps as a Special Advisor and work with the team’s organization young catchers, Jake Gibbs, Thurman Munson and Johnny Ellis.

1934-Yankees OF Myril Hoag hit a MLB record of 6 singles in the Yankees' 15-3 rout of the Red Sox, in the 1st game of a Wednesday double header played at Fenway Park. Yankees Starter Johnny Murphy picks up the complete game victory, he is now 4-2. Meanwhile Boston Ace Lefty Grove is chased for 13 Yankee hits and 8 runs in 4 innings of work. He is now 2-3 for the 1934 AL season. In the 2nd game, the Red Sox beat the Yankees by the score of 7-4. Yankees Starter Red Ruffing takes the loss for the Yankees, he is now 5-3 for the 1934 AL season. While Boston Starter Johnny Welch is the winner, improving his 1934 AL season pitching record to 6-2.

1937-Bronx hurler Red Ruffing’s pinch-hit HR leads the Yankees to a 6-5 win over the Tigers. Ruffing, who was the Ace on Yankees pitching staff, also was a dangerous hitter and frequently got the call by Yankees Manager Joe McCarthy, when the Yankees need an extra bat off the bench. He had hit .269 lifetime, including .254 as a pinch-hitter (58 pinch-hits in 228 pinch-hit bats.) Ruffing, also had hit 36 MLB Career HRs.

1944-All scheduled MLB games were canceled as the country's focus is turned towards Europe, while Allied forces invade Nazi occupied France, (Normandy Beach Invasion, D-Day).

1949-Former Yankees Reserve Catcher Jim Deidel (1974) was born.
Catcher Jim Deidel was selected by the Yankees in the 15th round of the 1967 MLB Amateur Player Draft. He was a 3-sport athlete at Mullen HS. He had planned to play college football at Colorado State Univ. until the Yankees drafted him. In the Yankees farm system, he would play at Johnson City, Oneonta, Kinston, AA West Haven and the AAA Syracuse Chiefs (IL), where he played several seasons. He usually started ahead of teammate Rick Dempsey in the Minors during the late 1960s and early 1970s. Deidel had the misfortune to play in an era prior to the implementation of Free Agency in MLB and during a time when the Yankees had a near-Hall of Fame Catcher (Thurman Munson) on their MLB 25-man roster. When he was sent back to the Minor Leagues by the team in 1976, he asked to be released. He had found a good paying job in Denver and compared it to the lack of security and pay as a pro ballplayer.

1954-Former Yankees OF/1B Dave Bergman (1975, 1977) was born. (1954-2015)
The Yankees in the 2nd round of the 1974 MLB Amateur Player Draft had selected OF/1B Dave Bergman. He had appeared in only 12 games with the Yankees; while hitting only .048 for the team in 1975 and 1977. On June 15,1977, the Yankees would send Dave to the Houston as part of 3 Minor League player package involved in the Cliff Johnson trade with the Astros.

1955-In Detroit, a crowd of 9,528 fans watched Yankees Slugger Mickey Mantle hits the 1st HR to go over the Center Field screen at Briggs Stadium. The Yankees would defeat the Tigers by the score of 7-5. Bronx Starter Johnny Kucks picks-up his 5th victory, with help from veteran Reliever Jim Konstanty, who gets his 5th save of the 1955 AL season.

1958-Former Yankees OF Bert Daniels (1910-1913) had passed away. (1882-1958)
During the month of August 1909, OF Bert Daniels was purchased by the Yankees from Altoona (TSL). Bert would play the outfield for the 1910-1913 Yankees. He had appeared in 455 games for the team, while hitting .261 with 5 HRs and 111 RBIs. On August 8,1913, Bert was traded by the Yankees along with OF Ezra Midkiff and $12,000 Cash to the AA Baltimore Orioles (IL) for INF Fritz Maisel. Daniels would manage the 1918 St. Joseph Saints (WL). At the time the league suspended its operations in early July, his team had a 30-38 record and was in 7th place. Later, he would become Head Coach for the Manhattan College’s Baseball team from 1931-1938.

1963-Former Yankees INF Charlie Mullen (1914-1916) had passed away. (1889-1963)
INF Charlie Mullen had appeared in 192 games for the 1914-1916 Yankees, while hitting .263 with No HRs and 69 RBIs. On July 14th that year, he had the Yankees' lone hit in a 6-inning win over the Naps in the 2nd game of a doubleheader. The Yankees would not win another game in which they were limited to 1 hit for over a century, the next instance coming on May 29, 2016 against the Rays. Later, Charlie would become a Minor League Manager.

1965-In the 2nd game of a doubleheader, Yankees switch-hitter OF Tom Tresh connected for 3 consecutive HRs in the 12-0 rout of the White Sox. Tresh would hit his 1st HR right-handed off of Starter Juan Pizarro in the 1st inning, then went to the other side of the plate and hit 2 HRs against Chicago Reliever Bruce Howard in the 3rd and 5th innings. The Yankees had won the 1st game of the doubleheader by a score of 6-1.

1965-The Yankees had claimed Shortstop Bill Bethea on waivers from the Twins. He would never play for the Yankees at the MLB Level. He was sent to the Yankees AAA team, the Toledo Mud Hens (IL). He had played in 10 MLB games for the 1964 Twins, while hitting .167.

1972-The Yankees had obtained veteran NL hurler Wade Blasingame from the Astros for a Player to be Named Later. Wade’s claim to fame as Yankee Pitcher was during a start against the Tigers; when he walked the 1st batter and then he would surrender 3 consecutive HRs with the last HR being a shot over the roof in Left Center Field at Tiger Stadium. Overall, Wade went 0-1 with a 4.24 ERA in 12 games for the Yankees. On March 30,1973, he was sent to the Cardinals by the Yankees as part of a conditional deal. He never appears with the Cardinals at the MLB level.

1977-Veteran Yankees Starter Catfish Hunter comes off the DL, in his 1st start, he pitches a 6-hit, complete game 9-2 win over the Rangers. Yankees Slugger Reggie Jackson hits his 10th and 11th HRs of the 1977 AL season.

1980-At Seattle’s Kingdome, the Yankees beat the Mariners by the score of 3-0 with the complete game shutout by Bronx Veteran Starter Tommy John. He is now 8-2 for the 1980 AL season. On the losing side for Seattle, former Yankees Starter Jim Beattie takes the loss, he is now at the 3-5 mark. Yankee’s hitters Bobby Murcer and Bobby Brown would hit HRs in the game. The Yankees are now 31-18 for the 1980 AL season.

1990-Longtime Yankees Minor League Manager Stump Merrill replaces Bucky Dent as the 1990 Yankees Manager. The 1990 Yankees are currently in 7th place in the AL East with a dismal 18-31 record. Bucky Dent’s Yankees Managing career overall record was 36-53 (1989-1990).

1993-Former Yankees Minor League Reliever James Reeves was born.
James Reeves was drafted by the Yankees in the 10th round of the 2015 MLB June Amateur Player Draft from The Citadel (Charleston, SC). He had posted a 20-7 record with a 2.30 ERA and 8 saves in 137 games; while playing in the Yankees Minor League system from 2015-2019. On January 6, 2021, the Yankees would trade him to the Padres for OF Greg Allen.

1994-At the Ball Park located in Arlington, Tx, a crowd of 36,733 disappointed Texas fans see the Yankees crush the Rangers by the score of 17-6. The Bomber’s hitting attack is led by CF Bernie Williams, who hits 2 HRs, also 3B Wade Boggs and Shortstop Mike Gallego would hit HRs in the game. Yankees Starter Jimmy Key picks-up his 8th victory of the 1994 AL season. Meanwhile, Texas Starter Greg Pavlik takes the loss, lasting only 1 inning, while giving up 7 Yankees runs in the 1st inning of the game. He is now 1-3 for the 1994 season.

2001-On a Wednesday day game played at Yankee Stadium, a crowd of 25,137 fans watched the Yankees 4-run comeback beat the Orioles by the final score of 7-4. The Orioles had broken a 3-3 tie to have a 4-3 lead in the 7th inning, but the Bronx Bombers take back the game with a 4-run 8th inning featuring a 3-run HR by Yankees Pinch-Hitter Jorge Posada. The Yankees had a HR from starting Catcher Todd Greene earlier in the game. Yankees Starter Ted Lilly gets a no decision, while veteran Reliever Mike Stanton gets the win, he is now 5-1. Bronx Closer Marino Rivera picks-up his 17th save of the 2001 AL season. For the Orioles, Starter Jose Mercedes gets a no decision, while Reliever Buddy Groom takes the loss, he is now 1-1. He had given up the winning runs in the Yankees 8th inning rally. The Bronx Bombers are now 32-25 for the 2001 AL season

June 7th

1900-Former Yankees Pitcher Ed Wells (1929-1932) was born. (1900-1986)
On August 28,1928, hurler Ed Wells was purchased by the Yankees from the Class A Birmingham Barons (SA). As a Yankees hurler, Ed would post a 37-20 record with a 4.59 ERA and 4 saves in 107 games. He didn’t appear in the 1932 World Series against the Cubs. On April 14,1933, Ed was purchased by the St. Louis Browns from the Yankees. Before joining the Yankees in 1928, he had pitched for the Tigers from 1924 to 1927. He would spend the 1928 season in the Minor Leagues. In 1934, Ed would finish his MLB Pitching career with a 68-69 record along with a 4.65 ERA and 13 saves in 292 games. Wells would continue to pitch in the Minor Leagues from 1935-1937 before retiring from the game.

1907-The Yankees had sold Veteran MLB Catcher Deacon McGuire to the Red Sox. McGuire had played for the Yankees from 1904 to 1908, appearing in 225 games, while hitting .230 with No HRs and 67 RBIs. The Red Sox had acquired him from the Yankees to become their new Manager for the 1907 AL season.

1909-The Yankees had sold INF Joe Ward to the Phillies. In 1908, the team had purchased him from the Altoona Mountaineers (TSL). He had appeared in 9 games for the 1909 Yankees, while only hitting .179.

1911-Former Yankees Reliever Ralph “Buck” Buxton (1949) was born. (1911-1988)
On July 22,1949, P Ralph “Buck” Buxton was traded by the AA Oakland Oaks (PCL) to the Yankees for a Player to be Named Later, Minor League P George Toolson and Cash. On August 23,1949, the Yankees had sent Minor League P Ernest Groth, who was with the AA Kansas City Blues (AA) to the AA Oakland Oaks (PCL) to complete the trade. In 1949, 38-yearold Ralph “Buck” Buxton went 0-1 with a 4.05 ERA and 2 saves in 14 games for the Yankees. He had originally come up to the MLB in 1938 with the Philadelphia A’s. Later, he would pitch in the Minor Leagues from 1939-1948.

1913-At the Polo Grounds, the Yankees finally win a game over the White Sox by the score of 3-2. The Yankees would end their 13-game winless streak (12 loses,1 tie.) It was the club’s longest winless streak ever. The 1913 Yankees are now 10-34 for the season. They will finish the 1913 AL season in 7th place with a 57-94 record.

1927-At Yankee Stadium, Bronx Bomber Sluggers Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig hit back-to-back HR’s in the 4th inning off of Chicago P Tommy Thomas to beat the White Sox by the score of 4-1; increasing the Yankees' lead over Chicago in the AL to 2 games. Also, Yankees Catcher Pat Collins hits a HR for the team, while Bud Clancy matches HRs for the White Sox.

1936-A HR hit by Yankees OF George Selkirk in the 16th inning, gives Bronx Starter Red Ruffing and the Yankees; a 5-4 win over Indians P Oral Hildebrand. At the plate, Red Ruffing has 3 hits, including a HR. In creditably, there are no strikeouts in the 16-inning game.

1939-At Comiskey Park in Chicago, his 1st at bat for the Yankees since April 29th, Joe DiMaggio hit a triple to pace the Bronx Bombers to a 5-2 victory over the White Sox.

1944-The MLB returns to full action after shutting down for Monday for “D-Day,” June 6, 1944. In Boston, the Yankees would play the Red Sox for Wednesday afternoon game at Fenway Park. A small crowd of 4,237 fans are on hand to watch the game. The Red Sox would beat the Yankees by the score of 8-1. Boston had chased Yankees Starter Hank Borowy for 9 hits and 6 runs; his 1944 pitching record is now 7-2. Red Sox Starter Tex Hughson throws a complete game victory. He is now 7-2 for the 1944 AL season. The Yankees are now at the 22-19 mark for the 1944 AL season.

1945-Former Yankees MLB Coach George Mitterwald (1988) was born.
Catcher George Mitterwald spent all of his MLB playing career with the Twins and Cubs, playing for 11 seasons. On April 17,1974 in only his 5th game as a member of the Cubs, he had the best day of his MLB playing career in leading the Cubbies to an 18-9 win over the Pirates; he went 4 for 4 with a walk, a double and 3 HRs; while driving in 8 runs. He would be the last Cubs Catcher to have a 3-HR game until Dioner Navarro on May 29, 2013. George was a 1988 Yankees MLB Coach.

1947-Former AL All-Star Yankees Catcher and Team Captain Thurman Munson (1969-1979) was born. (1947-1979)
Catcher Thurman Munson was selected in the 1st round (4th Pick) of the 1968 MLB Amateur Player Draft by the Yankees. He was signed by former Yankees OF Gene Woodling, who was now an MLB Scout for the team. He was a graduate of Kent State Univ., where he had played College Baseball. Munson would finish his Yankees playing career with a lifetime BA of .292 with 113 HRs and 701 RBIs in 1,423 games. He was named the 1970 AL Rookie of Year. In 1976, he had won the AL MVP Award. He was named Yankee Team Captain. Munson was an AL All-Star Catcher in 1971,1973-1978. He had won AL Golden Glove as a Catcher from 1973-1975. Thurman was a modern-day version of Bill Dickey. His World Series lifetime BA was .373 with 1 HR and 12 RBIs in 16 games; while in the AL Playoffs Series his BA was .339 with 2 HRs and 10 RBIs in 14 games. In August of 1979, he was killed in a private jet aircraft crash in Ohio.

1967-The last-place Yankees have the 1st pick in the 1967 MLB Free-Agent Player Draft, they use it to select 1B Ron Blomberg from Atlanta, Ga. In April of 1973, Ron “Boomer” Blomberg will become the 1st Designated Hitter in MLB history.

1968-The Yankees had selected Kent State Univ. Catcher Thurman Munson in the 1st round (4th selection) of the 1968 MLB Amateur Player Draft. Yankees MLB Scout Gene Woodling would sign him.

1971-The Yankees had obtained OF Danny Walton from the Brewers for 2 Reserve Players: INF/OF Frank Tepedino and OF Bobby Mitchell. For the 1971 Brewers, Dan was hitting .203 with 2 HRs, but he had fanned 22 times. Walton never turned out to be the power hitter, that the Yankees were hoping for; because he struck out too much. In the fall of 1972, he would be traded to the Twins for Reserve Catcher Rick Dempsey. Tepedino was drafted by the Yankees in the MLB Rule 5 Player Draft from the Orioles organization. He had appeared with the team during the 1967,1969-1970 AL seasons. In 1971, he was recalled from AAA Syracuse Chiefs (IL). Frank had gone 0 for 6 for the Yankees. OF Bobby Mitchell had appeared in 10 games with the 1970 Yankees, he had been an MLB Rule 5 Player Draft pick from the Red Sox organization.

1972-The Yankees had purchased veteran MLB Pitcher Wade Blasingame from the Astros. He had no record for the 1972 Astros. He went 0-1 with a 4.24 ERA in 12 games for the team. On March 30,1973, Wade was sent to the Cardinals by the Yankees as part of a conditional deal. He never appeared in an MLB game again.

1973-In 2 separate MLB player transactions; Yankees would purchase veteran Starter “Sudden Sam” McDowell from the Giants for $100,000 Cash. Then they would obtain veteran Starter Pat Dobson from Braves for 2 Reserve players: 1B/OF Wayne Nordhagen, OF/1B Frank Tepedino, 2 Minor League Pitchers David Cheadle and Alan Closter. Former AL All-Star hurler Sam McDowell was still batting serious drinking problems; he was a major disappointment for the Yankees. Meanwhile, Pat Dobson would post a 9-8 record in 1973. Then, he would have a 19-15 record in 1974, before fading in 1975, that resulted in his being traded in November to White Sox for OF/DH Oscar Gamble. The 4 Yankee players that were sent to the Braves did nothing as MLB players.

1982-In the 1982 MLB Free Agent Player Draft, the Yankees would select 2-Sport Star Bo Jackson in the 2nd round, but Bo instead opts to attend Auburn College to play College Football rather than pro baseball. Later, he will sign an MLB player contract with the Kansas City Royals in 1986.

1990-At Fenway Park in Boston, 2 Red Sox Pitchers: Starter Greg Harris and Closer Jeff Reardon combine to hurl a 1-hitter beating the Yankees by a score of 3-0.

1998-Yankees veteran Starter David Cone strikes out 14 Florida batters, as he hurls a 2-hitter to lead the Yankees to a 4-1 decision over the Marlins.

1998-Former Yankees Pitcher Tom Buskey (1973-1974) had passed away in Harrisburg, PA from injuries involving an auto accident. (1947-1998)
In 1969, the Yankees had signed Pitcher Tom Buskey as an MLB Amateur Free Agent. His Yankees Pitching record was 0-2 with 5.64 ERA and 2 saves in 12 games. Tom was a short relief man out of the 1973-1974 Yankees bullpen. On April 27,1974, he was traded by the team to the Indians in the Chris Chambliss deal.

2007-Recording his 2,000th MLB Manager career victory with a 10-3 win over the White Sox, Yankees Manager Joe Torre becomes only the 10th MLB Manager to reach that mark. Also, Torre becomes the 1st to have 2,000 or more hits as an MLB player and 2,000 or more wins as an MLB Manager.

2008-Outfielder Johnny Damon goes 6 for 6 in the Yankees 12-1 victory vs the Royals matching the franchise record for hits in a 9-inning game (on June 6,1934, OF Myril Hoag: had hit 6 singles) becoming the only Yankee in the original Yankee Stadium history to record 6 hits in a game of any length. Damon’s final hit in the game is a “walk-off” single.

2011-On the day he is handed a 3-game suspension for losing his cool with an Umpire on June 4th, Red Sox Closer Jonathan Papelbon notches the 200th save of his MLB Pitching career in Boston's 6-4 win over the Yankees. He has needed only 259 MLB appearances to reach the milestone, beating Yankees Closer Mariano Rivera, who had been fastest, by doing it in 382 games.

June 8th

1887-Former Yankees Reserve INF/OF Delmar “Del” Paddock (1912) was born. (1887-1952)
In 1911, Del Paddock had played for the Dubuque Hustlers (3-I League). The White Sox had purchased him from the Hustlers, they tried him for 1 game and then the team would return him to Dubuque; who had sold him during the same season to the Highlanders. Paddock showed that he could use the bat, hitting .288 in 46 games, also adding 23 walks for a .393 on-base percentage. That would have been good enough for 7th in the AL in on-base percentage, if he had had enough plate appearances. His .378 slugging percentage was also 44 points above the team average. However, on the field at 3rd base, he would make 14 errors in 41 games. Roy Hartzell was the Yankees regular 3rd baseman, a decent hitter, who would make 20 errors in 56 games at the position; while also playing quite a bit at other positions (Hartzell would play more outfield in his MLB career than 3B). In December of 1912, the Yankees will sell Del Paddock to the AA Rochester Hustlers (IL).

1899-Long-time Yankees MLB Scout Lou Majuolo was born. (1899-1977)
Lou Majuolo was a MLB Scout for the St. Louis Browns and the Yankees, he was best known for signing Yankee greats: 1B Bill Skowron, INF/OF Tony Kubek, Pitchers Fritz Peterson, Jim Bouton and Catcher Elston Howard. He is credited with signing at least 40 athletes, who eventually played in the MLB, 10 of them for the Browns, including P Al LaMacchia, INF/OF Don Lenhardt, P Marlin Stuart, OF/PH Fuzz White, INF Jackie Juelich, OF/INF/C Babe Martin, INF George Hausmann and OF/1B Roy Sievers. Other players that he signed for the Yankees included: OF Whitey Herzog, C Cal Neeman, OF Norm Siebern, OF Lee Thomas, C Jim Robertson, OF Jay Ward, P Bob Keegan, INF Herb Plews, INF Lou Skizas, P Bob Wiesler, OF Al Pilarcik, 1B Bud Zipfel, P Paul Hinrichs, P Zach Monroe, P Lloyd Merritt, P Steve Kraly, P Tom Metcalf, P Mike Jurewicz, P Hal Stowe, OF Jim Finigan, P John Gabler, P/OF Joe Pactwa, OF Larry Murray, INF Jerry Lumpe, INF Jerry Kenney, 1B Dave Bergman and INF Dennis Werth. Maguolo was Head MLB Scout for the Browns and Chief Midwest MLB Scout for the Yankees. His territory usually covered the St. Louis area of Missouri, all of Illinois and Wisconsin, the western half of Kentucky and western half of Indiana. He was based out of St. Louis, Missouri. Though only 5'5" tall and 112 pounds, Maguolo made the all-city team in St. Louis as an Outfielder at Yeatman HS; where he also Quarterbacked the football team. He had played both Baseball and Football for Washington Univ. in St. Louis. He was named to the All-Missouri Valley Conference Baseball team in 1921,1922 and 1923.

His father, however, often told him, "Baseball is a bum's game, and so is football," and withheld his allowance in High School and financial assistance for college. Maguolo helped pay for college on barnstorming baseball teams with other college players, including future MLB Player and Manager Eddie Dyer. Maguolo performed under the name "Meyers" to avoid losing his college athletic eligibility. He would graduate from Washington Univ. with a Degree in Civil Engineering, but he would pursue a baseball career instead, at first as Baseball Coach for McKinley and Beaumont HS in St. Louis. While coaching, he began working as a "bird dog" or Assistant Scout for the Brooklyn Dodgers. At the urging of his childhood friend Andy High, an infielder for the Dodgers and St. Louis Cardinals, he became an MLB Scout for the St. Louis Browns in 1936. Soon after, the Browns made him Head MLB Scout, a position that he held until 1942; when he went into the Army for World War II. During World War II, Maguolo served in the Army in the Pacific Northwest. His duties were primarily in Special Services Recreation, he would attain the rank of Major. In 1947, the Yankees had hired him as an MLB Scout. The Yankees' mandatory retirement policy required him to step down as Chief Midwest MLB Scout in 1970, but he continued to Scout part-time for the Yankees until October 1975. The son of a furniture maker, Maguolo spent his off seasons working at Century Skilcraft Co., the family furniture factory in St. Louis, where he built back bars, stools, lamps, chairs, and stairways out of broken bats and other types of sports equipment. In the 1950s, Maguolo had hired and trained legendary Yankee MLB Scout Art Stewart. He reportedly gave Stewart this advice: "Keep your eyes open. Keep your ears open. Keep your mouth shut." Then, the story goes, Maguolo zipped his mouth, for emphasis.

1927-Yankees 2B Tony Lazzeri hits 3 HR’s during the Yankees come from behind win against the White Sox 12-11 in 11 innings. Tony had hit 2 HR’s off of White Sox Starter Red Faber; then he would hit a game tying 2-run HR in the 9th inning off of White Sox Reliever George Connally.

1933-Philadelphia A’s Slugger Jimmie Foxx hits 3 HRs in his 1st 3 at-bats as the A’s outscore the Yankees by a score of 14-10. Foxx had homered his last time up the previous day to give him 4 consecutive HRs.

1935-Yankees 1B Lou Gehrig collides with Red Sox base-runner Carl Reynolds on a play at 1B. Lou leaves the game with arm and shoulder injuries. His MLB consecutive game-playing streak is preserved in part by a rainout of the next day's game and an open date in the 1935 Yankees AL season schedule.

1941-At Sportsman Park in St. Louis, Yankees Catcher Bill Dickey makes unassisted double play in the 1st game of a doubleheader again the Browns and thereby ties the MLB record for unassisted double plays in 1 game by a Catcher. The Yankees would sweep the Browns in a doubleheader by the scores of 9-3 and 8-3 to bring their 1941 AL season record to 28-22-2. Yankees Starter Red Ruffing and Reliever Marv Breuer pick-up wins in the twin bill sweep, while Browns Starters Elden Auker and Bob Harris take the losses. The Yankees Sluggers Joe DiMaggio, Charlie Keller, Joe Gordon and Tommy Henrich each hit HRs in the Sunday doubleheader played in St. Louis that drew only 10,546 fans.

1954-Former Yankees Reserve INF Lenn Sakata (1987) was born.
The Yankees had signed veteran MLB INF Lenn Sakata as an MLB Free Agent. Lenn had previously played in the AL for the Brewers and Orioles. He would appear in 19 games for the team, while hitting .267 with 2 HRs and 4 RBIs as a Reserve Infielder during the 1987 AL season. On November 2,1987, he was released by the Yankees. Later, he became a Minor League Manager for the Giants organization.

1959-Former Yankees Pitcher Britt Burns (1986) was born.
On December 12,1985, Starter Britt Burns was traded by the White Sox along with 2 Minor League Players: OF Glen Braxton and Shortstop Mike Soper to the Yankees for P Joe Cowley and C/DH/1B Ron Hassey. He would never pitch for the Yankees due to a serious hip injury that ended his MLB Pitching career. Burns would later become a Minor League Pitching Coach for several MLB organizations.

1969-New York Yankees' Uniform No. 7 is officially retired on “Mickey Mantle Day.” A crowd of 60,096 fans come to Yankee Stadium to honor Mickey Mantle and watched the Yankees sweep the White Sox in a doubleheader by scores of 3-1 and 11-2. Yankees Hall Of Fame CF Joe DiMaggio is present to the wall plaque to his former Yankees teammate. In turn Mantle surprises the Yankee Clipper with a wall plaque to celebrate Joe’s being named “Greatest Living Player in Baseball History” as part of MLB’s 100th Anniversary season (1869-1969). The surprised Joe DiMaggio remarks ‘I’m out here in great company.”

1975-Former Yankees Pitcher Ownie Carroll (1930) had passed away. (1902-1975)
On May 30,1930, veteran Pitcher Ownie Carroll was traded by the Tigers along with OF Harry Rice and Reserve INF Yats Wuestling to the Yankees for veteran P Waite Hoyt and INF Mark Koenig. Ownie would appear in only 10 games for the 1930 Yankees, while posting a 0-1 record. On September 13,1930, he was purchased by the Reds from the Yankees. He would finish MLB pitching career with the 1934 Dodgers. Carroll had been a star HS Baseball player in New Jersey, then he had attended Holy Cross College; while posting a 50-2 record college pitching record before signing with the Tigers. Overall, he would post a 65-89 record with a 4.43 ERA in 248 games in 9 seasons (1925,1927-1934) as an MLB Pitcher. From 1948-1972, he was the Head Baseball Coach at Seton Hall Univ. located in New Jersey.

1977-Yankees Starter Mike Torrez’s 5-hit, 9-2 victory against the Brewers, puts the Yankees into 1st place in the AL East, the 1st time since May 20th.

1981-The Yankees use their 1st round player draft pick to select College Football QB John Elway, who will only play 1 season of Minor League Baseball with the Class A Oneonta Yankees (NYPL) for the Yankees before going on to a long successful NFL playing career.

1986-In the longest 9-inning game by time in AL history, the Orioles would beat the Yankees by a score of 18-9. The game features a total of 9 pitchers, who allowed 36 hits and 16 walks. It takes 4-hours,16-minutes to complete the game.

1997-Former Yankees Reserve OF Ken Hunt (1959-1960) had pass away (1934-1997)
In 1952, the Yankees would sign OF Ken Hunt as an MLB Amateur Free Agent. He had appeared in 32 games for the 1959-1960 Yankees, while batting .294 with No HRs and 2 RBIs. He was unable to crack the regular Yankees starting outfield of Mantle, Bauer, Siebern, later Maris, Lopez and Berra. He had played for the Yankees 1960 AAA Richmond team (IL), while appearing in 113 games, hitting .272 with 23 HRs and 60 RBIs. In December of 1960, Ken Hunt was drafted by the Los Angeles Angels in 1960 AL Expansion Team Player Draft. Former Yankees Manager Casey Stengel, who helped the Angels Front Office with MLB Scouting Reports on the AL players placed in the draft, had recommend him to the Angels. In 1961, Ken Hunt would hit .255 with 25 HRs and 84 RBIs in 149 games with the Angels. In 1962, he would miss playing time with a collar bone injury, playing in only 13 games for the team. In 1963, the Angels would trade him to the Senators. Ken had never fully recovered from his injuries. He would finish out MLB playing career with the 1964 Senators. As an MLB Player OF Ken Hunt had appeared in 310 games, while hitting .226 with 33 HRs and 111 RBIs. He didn’t play in 1965. In 1966, Ken finished his active playing career playing for the Cubs AAA team, the Tacoma Cubs (PCL). Ken Hunt was the stepfather of Butch Patrick, who played Eddie Munster on the classic 1960s CBS-TV sitcom “The Munsters.” He was a close friend to his former Yankees teammate OF Roger Maris; the 2 players are buried next to each other at Holy Cross Trinity Cemetery in Fargo, ND.

2005-Yankees 3B Alex Rodriguez became the youngest member of the 400-HR MLB Career club, when he hit a solo HR in the 8th inning of Bomber’s 12-3 victory over the Brewers.

2011-The Red Sox take over 1st place in the AL East by dropping the Yankees by the score of 11-6 at New Yankee Stadium. Veteran Red Sox Pitcher Tim Wakefield continues to do well in filling for injured members of the Boston starting rotation by picking up his 3rd win; after being staked an early 7-0 lead. David Ortiz, Carl Crawford and J.D. Drew all hit HRs as Yankees Starter A.J. Burnett takes the loss. But not all is rosy for Boston: 2B Dustin Pedroia heads home after the game to have his ailing right knee examined, but the problem turns out to be only a bone bruise. The Yankees are not so lucky as they place P Joba Chamberlain on the DL before the game with what turns out to be a torn ligament in his pitching elbow, requiring season-ending Tommy John surgery; Boston Reliever Bobby Jenks also goes on the DL, but his outlook is not as dire as Joba's.

2013-On the day, when his son Josh is selected by the Yankees in the 37th round of the MLB Amateur Player Draft, Yankees veteran Starter Andy Pettitte wins the 250th game of his MLB Pitching career by beating the Mariners by the score of 3-1.

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