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This Week in Yankees History June 30th-July 6th

June 30th

1905-At Hill Top Park in New York City, Philadelphia A’s Starter Eddie Plank is removed with no outs in the 9th inning with the A’s leading the Yankees by the score of 7-4. Rube Waddell comes in as he retires the Yankee batters to preserve the A's victory.

1908-Veteran Red Sox Starter Cy Young’s 3rd MLB Career No-Hitter is an 8-0 win over New York. Cy almost duplicates his perfect game of 1904, walking just 1 batter -Yankees leadoff hitter Harry Niles, who is then caught stealing and the next 26 Yankee batters make outs. Young also tallies 3 hits and drives in half the Red Sox runs off of Yankees Pitcher Rube Manning. At 41 years and 3 months, Young is the oldest MLB Pitcher to turn the No-Hit trick. In 1990, Nolan Ryan will beat him at the age of 43.

1924-At Yankee Stadium, 2B Max Bishop and 3B Sammy Hale, the 1st 2 men in the A's batting order, draw 8 of the 9 walks issued by Yankee Pitchers in Philadelphia’s 10-3 win. A .271 hitter for 12 years, "Camera Eye" Bishop will draw 1,153 bases on balls, giving him a walk percentage of .204, which is higher than Babe Ruth's and just behind Ted Williams's .207.

1927-A crowd of 3,000 fans at Yankee Stadium sees the Bronx Bombers hand the Red Sox their 12th straight loss by beating the visitors by the score of 13-6 on 19 hits. Lou Gehrig takes over the AL HR lead, when he clouts his 25th HR in the 1st inning, a bounce HR off of Starter Slim Harriss, but Babe Ruth, back in the starting lineup, golf’s his 25th HR of the 1927 AL season in the 4th inning, also off of Harriss. Lou Gehrig has 3 hits, also he swipes home. The Yankees now at 49-20, win their 5th straight game, while Boston loses its 12th straight game.

1928-The Yankees would take 2 from the Red Sox to close out the month of June 1928 with having an 11 1/2 game lead in front of the 2nd place Philadelphia A's. Yankees game attendance lags, as the 1928 AL pennant race appears to be over. The Bronx Bombers will finish the 1928 AL season with a 101-53 record with 2 ½ games over of the 2nd place A’s, who would finish the season with a 98-55 record.

1934-At Griffth Stadium in Washington, D.C., Yankees 1B Lou Gehrig plays and hits 3 triples. However, the game is rained out after 4 1/2 innings, depriving Lou Gehrig of a record.

1937-Yankees Starter Lefty Gomez has another No-hit bid foiled this time in the 5th inning with a HR by A’s Ron Johnson, as Gomez settles for a 1-hitter in a 5-1 win.

1944-Former Yankees OF/1B/DH Ron “Rocky” Swoboda (1971-1973) was born.
On June 25,1971, veteran OF Ron Swoboda was traded by the Montreal Expos to the Yankees for OF Ron Woods. For the 1971-1973 Yankees, the Former Mets outfielder, Ron will hit .235 with 4 HRs and 34 RBIs in 152 games. After the 1973 AL season had ended, he would retire from MLB. He will become a local TV sports newscaster in NYC.

1945-Former Yankees INF Jerry Kenney (1967,1969-1972) was born.
Before the start of the 1964 AL Season, the Yankees had signed INF Jerry Kenney, as an MLB Amateur Free Agent. For the Yankees, he would play in 460 games, finishing with a .237 BA with 7 HRs and 101 RBIs. Jerry would miss the 1968 AL season due to military service. On November 27,1972, Jerry was traded by the Yankees along with C/1B/3B John Ellis, Outfielders Charlie Spikes and Rusty Torres to the Indians for Catcher Jerry Moses and 3B Graig Nettles. On May 4,1973, Jerry was released by the Indians. He had only appeared in 5 games with the Tribe, playing 2B, while hitting .250. On July 30,1973, he was signed as an MLB Free Agent by the Yankees. Jerry was assigned to the Yankees AAA club, the Syracuse Chiefs (IL). He never would appear with the Yankees again at the MLB level.

1950-At Fenway Park, the 2 younger DiMaggio Brothers, Joe and Dom DiMaggio, both hit HRs in a 10-2 Red Sox victory over Yankees in the nightcap of a doubleheader. It has been 15 AL seasons since the 2 brothers homered in the same game. In the Opener, the Yankees would beat the Red Sox by the score of 9-6.

1950-Former Yankees Pitcher Joe Lake (1908-1909) had passed away. (1908-1950)
Joe Lake had pitched for 6 seasons in the MLB. In 1907, he had won 25 games for AA Jersey City (IL). In his 1st MLB season, he would lead the 1908 AL in losses (9-22) by a Pitcher. In 1909, although his team was still a bit under .500, Joe would finish with a 14-11 record with a 1.88 ERA in 31 games; leading the Yankees' Starters in both wins and in ERA. Overall, as a Yankee Starter, Joe Lake would post a 23-33 record with a 2.60 ERA and 1 save in 69 games. On December 9, 1909, the Yankees would trade him along with OF Ray Demmitt to the St. Louis Browns for MLB Veteran Catcher Lou Criger.

1954-Yankees Starter Tom Morgan would hit 3 Red Sox batters in the 3rd inning of a 6-1 loss. Mickey Mantle's HR against Red Sox P Willard Nixon is the only Yankees run. Also, the game was the last MLB game that INF Bobby Brown played as a Yankees player, going 2 for 4, then retiring from baseball to practice medicine. He would become a successful Heart Specialist.

1955-With Pitcher Bob Grim being placed on the DL 30-day list, the Yankees needed another hurler to replace him on their MLB 25-man roster. The Yankees will sign MLB Free Agent Pitcher Ted Gray; he had been just released by the Indians. He made 1 start for the team, pitching 3 innings with no decision before being released by the Yankees on July 26,1955. He would be picked up the Orioles, finishing the 1955 AL season with a 1-2 record, ending his MLB Pitching career.

1960-The Yankees beat up on their cousins from Kansas City by banging out 5 HRs to win the game by a score of 10-5. Yankees 1B Bill “Moose” Skowron leads the Bronx Bombers hitting attack with 2 HRs, along with 1 each from his Bronx teammates Mickey Mantle, Roger Maris and Tony Kubek.

1961-Bronx long-time Ace Whitey Ford (14-2) tops the expansion Senators by the score of 5-1 to give the 2nd place Yankees their 22nd win of the month. Roger Maris drives in 3 runs, while teammate Mickey Mantle lines shot over Nats CF Willie Tasby's that rebounds for an Inside-the-Park HR. Whitey Ford becomes the 1st pitcher in AL history to win 8 games in 1 month.

1962-Former Yankees INF Tony Fernandez (1995) was born. (1962-2020)
On December 15,1994, the Yankees had signed former AL All-Star Shortstop Tony Fernandez as an MLB Free Agent. He had played for 1994 Reds as a 3B, hitting .279 in 104 games. He would play in 108 games for the 1995 Yankees, while batting .245. He would miss the entire 1996 AL season because of an elbow injury; he had been the starting Shortstop for the 1995 Yankees, but his injury opened the door for Rookie Shortstop Derek Jeter to take over for him. After the 1996 AL season had ended, Yankees would grant him MLB Free Agency. He would be signed by the Indians for the 1997 AL season.

1973-Former Yankees Reliever Chan Ho Park (2010) was born.
In February of 2010, the Yankees had signed veteran MLB Reliever Chan Ho Park as an MLB Free Agent. He had pitched for the 2009 Phillies, who had granted him MLB Free Agency. While working out of the 2010 Yankees bullpen, Park would post a 2-1 record with a 5.60 ERA in 27 games. On August 4,2010, Park was selected off of waivers by the Pirates from the Yankees.

1975-Former Yankees Minor League P Mike Judd was born.
The Yankees in the 9th round of the 1995 MLB Amateur Player Draft selected Pitcher Mike Judd. He would never appear with the Yankees at the MLB Level. On June 22,1996, Mike was traded by the Yankees to the Dodgers for Reliever Billy Brewer. Judd had been pitching for the Class A Yankees Greensboro (SAL), where he was 2-2 with 10 saves. The Dodgers would assign him to their Class A team in the South Atlantic League.

1975-The Brewers trip the Yankees by the score of 5-4 by scoring 2 runs in the bottom of the 9th inning. Bobby Darwin's 8th HR of the 1975 AL season is the big blow. Bill Travers (4-0) takes the win. The Brewers, winners of 15 out of their last 21 games, are now in 3rd place in the AL East.

1977-Yankees batter Cliff Johnson becomes the 2nd player in 3 days to hit a pair of HRs in an inning. He hits 3 consecutive HRs, including 2 HRs in the 8th inning, as the Yankees rout the Blue Jays by the score of 11-5. New York (42-33) are a half-game behind the Red Sox in the AL Eastern Division race. During the 1977 AL season, Cliff Johnson would hit .381 with 6 HRs against the Blue Jays pitching staff.

1984-The Yankees had traded Pitcher Shane Rawley to the Phillies for hurler Marty Bystrom and Class AA Minor League OF Keith Hughes. Rawley was a former Mariners Reliever, who was turned into a starter by the Yankees. With the 1982-1984 Yankees, Shane would post a 27-27 record with a 4.11 ERA and 4 saves in 92 games. He was 2-3 with a 6.21 ERA at the time of his trade to the Phillies. Bystrom was 4-4 with a 5.08 ERA with the 1984 Phillies. He would go 5-4 in 15 games in 2 seasons with the Yankees, before pitching arm problems ended his MLB Pitching career. Keith Hughes, who was hitting .261 for the Phillies AA Reading Phillies (EL), he was assigned to the Yankees AA team, the Nashville Sounds (SL).

1985-Former Yankees Minor League P Pat Venditte was born.
As of 2014, Pat Venditte is pro baseball's only ambidextrous pitcher. A natural right-hander, Venditte threw with both arms since he was a child, and his father encouraged it. After attending Creighton Univ., he was selected by the Yankees in the 20th round of the 2008 MLB Amateur Draft. Pat made his pro debut that summer with the Class A Staten Island Yankees (NYPL). With Staten Island, he would allow just 3 earned runs in 30 appearances, while posting a 0.83 ERA. Pat led the NYPL with 23 saves. Following the season, he was named MiLB.com Short-Season Relief Pitcher of the Year. He began the 2009 season with the Class A Charleston Riverdogs (SL); he would save 13 games and gave up only 2 earned runs in his 1st 18 outings. Venditte uses a 6-fingered glove with 2 thumbs. In 2008, the Professional Baseball Umpire Corporation created a new rule pertaining the ambidextrous pitchers stating that a "pitcher must visually indicate to the umpire, batter and runner(s) which way he will begin pitching to the batter" because of Venditte. Pat would start the 2014 season with AAA Scranton (IL), working out of their bullpen. During the winter of 2014, the Yankees would grant Pat his MLB Free Agency. He would sign with Oakland for the 2015 AL season.

1987-Former Yankees Reserve INF Cole Figueroa (2014) was born.
On December 12, 2014, INF Cole Figueroa was signed as an MLB Free Agent with the Yankees. He would appear in only 2 games for the 2014 Yankees, while hitting .250. He had spent most of the season with the Yankees AAA team in Scranton. On November 6, 2015, he was granted MLB Free Agency by the team. He would be signed by the Pirates.

2000-The Yankees tie an MLB record when 3 players (Bernie Williams, Tino Martinez and Jose Vizcaino) each hit sacrifice flies in the 4th inning against the Tigers. The MLB record was set by the White Sox on July 1,1962, in the 2nd game of a doubleheader against the Indians.

2009-The Pirates would send veteran 3B/1B Eric Hinske along with Cash to the Yankees for 2 Minor League Players: Casey Erickson and Eric Fryer. Hinske had played for part of 2009 MLB season with the Pirates, hitting .255 in 54 games with 106 at bats. He would then join the Yankees in June for the second part of the 2009 season, hitting .226 in 39 games with 84 AB. Hinske was dropped from the Yankees' October roster for the 1st 2 rounds of the 2009 MLB Postseason, as they opted to go with a faster runner (Freddy Guzman) instead, but he was reinstated in time for the 2009 World Series, where he once again faced the Phillies; making his 3rd Fall Classic appearance in 4 seasons, with his 3rd different MLB team (previously with the Red Sox and Rays). This time, he ended up on the right side of the ledger as the Yankees win the 2009 World Series in 6 games. Eric drew a walk and scored a run in his only 2009 World Series plate appearance. He would leave the Yankees for MLB Free Agency, signing with the Braves, who offered him more playing time than the Yankees could.

2010-For the 2nd straight night in a row, the Yankees' bats are stymied again by a Mariners Starter. One day after Cliff Lee's complete game victory, Felix Hernandez pitches a 2-hitter while striking out 11 Yankee batters in a 7-0 win. Michael Saunders hits 2 HRs for the Mariners.

2014-The Tampa Bay Rays set a MLB record, when Brad Boxberger strikes out Yankees batter Ichiro Suzuki in the 12th inning of a 4-3 win. Ichiro's is the 287th strikeout by a Rays’ pitcher in June, beating by 1 for the record for most K's in a month, which was set by the Cubs in August of 2002.

2017-The MLB had conclude the month of June with a record of 1,101 HRs hit during the month. This beats the previous record of 1,069 set in May 2000. The sluggers doing the most damage are Dodgers Rookie Cody Bellinger, who led all batters with 13, Astros George Springer, who hit 11 and Blue Jays Justin Smoak and Yankees Rookie OF Aaron Judge, smashing 10 HRs each. A total of 77 batters had multi-HR games, including a 4 HR game by the unlikely Reds INF Scooter Gennett on June 6th.

2019-The Yankees had completed their MLB in London Series with a 2-game sweep of the Red Sox by beating Boston by the score 12-8. On Saturday Night, they had beaten Boston by the score of 17-13. The Yankees now lead now the Red Sox in the AL East by 11 games. The Yankees hit another HR in today’s game, bringing their MLB Consecutive HR record streak to 31 games.

July 1st

1883-Former Yankees Pitcher Jack Quinn (1909-1912,1919-1921) was born. (1883-1946)
On September 1,1908, Pitcher Jack Quinn was drafted by the Highlanders from Richmond (VAL) in the 1908 MLB Rule 5 Player Draft. On August 12,1912, he was traded by the Yankees along with INF Jack Martin to AA Rochester (IL) for INF Tommy McMillan. In 1913, he would jump from the NL Braves to the Baltimore Terrapins (Federal League). He would win 15 games in 1919; then he went 18-10 for the 1920 Yankees. He would appear in 1 game of 1921 World Series, losing to the Giants. His final Yankees Pitching career record was an 81-65 mark with a 3.15 ERA in 228 games. He had completed 83 games for the Yankees along with 6 shutouts and 6 saves. He was one of few Yankees, who played with the team in its earliest days and be with the team when they played in their 1st World Series against the Giants in 1921. On December 20,1921, Quinn was traded by the Yankees along with Pitchers Rip Collins and Bill Piercy, Veteran Shortstop Roger Peckinpaugh and $100,000 Cash to the Red Sox for 2 Pitchers: Bullet Joe Bush, Sad Sam Jones and MLB Shortstop Everett “Deacon” Scott. Jack would pitch in the MLB until 1933, finishing up his long MLB pitching career with Reds. He would complete his MLB pitching career with a 247-217 record with a 3.27 ERA in 755 games. He had appeared in 3 World Series, 1 with the 1921 Yankees and 2 with the 1929-1930 Philadelphia A’s, finishing with a 0-1 record in 3 games.

1893-Former Yankees OF Howie Camp (1917) was born. (1893-1960)
On June 23,1917, OF Howie Camp was purchased along with INF Aaron Ward by the Yankees from Charleston (SA). For the 1917 Yankees, he would appear in 5 games, while hitting .286. In September 1920, Camp was traded by the Yankees along with Players to be Named Later to AA Vernon (PCL) for Shortstop Johnny Mitchell. On January 28,1921, the Yankees would send Pitchers Ernie Shore and Bob McGraw, Catcher Truck Hannah, and OF Ham Hyatt to Vernon (PCL) to complete the trade. He was a long-time Minor League star, hitting .313 in the Minors along with 2,370 hits.

1915-The Yankees had purchased Pitcher Dan Tipple from the AA Indianapolis Indians (AA) for undisclosed amount of cash. For the 1915, Yankees Dan would post a 1-1 record with a 0.95 ERA with 2 complete games in 3 games. In 1916, Dan would return to Minor Leagues, where he would continue to pitch until the 1928 season.

1934-Giants 1B Bill Terry is the top vote getter in the MLB All-Star player balloting. Yankees Slugger Babe Ruth leads all AL outfielders.

1935-The Yankees OF George Selkirk suggests a cinder path aka “warning track,” 6 feet wide to be installed in the outfield, so a player knows when he is nearing the outfield walls. The all of MLB team owners would ignore his suggestion.

1938-Yankees Catcher Bill Dickey drives in 7 runs during an 8-0 victory over the Senators. Bill hits 3-HR in the 4th inning off of Nats Starter Harry Kelly. In the 5th inning, he strikes again with a Grand Slam HR off of Kelly. The Yankees final run was score by a HR hit by Frank Crosetti.

1941-Before a crowd of 52,832 fans at Yankee Stadium, Joe DiMaggio leads a doubleheader sweep of the Red Sox with scores of 7-2 and 9-2. The 2nd game is called after 5 innings. DiMaggio has 2 hits in the 1st game and 1 hit in the 2nd game to tie Willie Keeler's MLB Batting Streak of 44 games. The Yankees have 25 hits in the 2 games, but they fail to hit a HR in the 1st game, ending their AL streak of 25 consecutive games with at least 1 HR. The previous record set by the 1940 Tigers was 17 games.

1950-At Fenway Park, Yankees Starter Tommy Byrne takes the loss, but Rookie Reliever Whitey Ford does little to help to help the cause. In his MLB Pitching debut, Whitey Ford throws 4 2/3 innings, while allowing 7 Red Sox hits, giving up 6 walks and 5 earned runs. The Red Sox roll to a 13-4 win. Boston Rookie 1B Walt Dropo hits a Grand Slam HR for the Red Sox to dump the Yankees into 3rd place in the 1950 AL standings. Before his MLB call-up by the Yankees, Rookie Lefty White Ford, had been 6-3 for the AAA Kansas City Blues (AA). For the rest of the 1950 AL season, Ford will go 9-1 with a 2.81 ERA and 1 save in 20 games for the team. He will make 1 start in the 1950 World Series against the Phillies.

1951-Before a crowd of 58,815 fans at Yankee Stadium, the Yankees would top the Red Sox by the score of 5-2 behind veteran starter Eddie Lopat’s 6-hitter. The victory moves the Yankees ahead of the White Sox by 4% points. Yankees INF Jerry Coleman hits a HR off of Boston hurler Mel Parnell, while INF Johnny Pesky connects for the Red Sox. Bobby Doerr would hit a single for his 2,000th MLB career hit in the game.

1952-Former Yankees Reserve OF Kerry Dineen (1975-1976) was born. (1952-2015)
Kerry Dineen was selected by the Yankees in the 4th round of the 1973 MLB Amateur Player Draft. He had been a college baseball star at San Diego St. Kerry would make his pro debut that summer with the Class A Oneonta Yankees (NYPL), hitting .352 in 66 games. In 1975, he would make his MLB player debut by hitting .364 in 7 games for New York. For the 1976 Yankees, he would play in 4 games, the 1st of which was a May 21st contest against the Red Sox. In that game, just hours after being recalled from the AAA Syracuse Chiefs (IL), he drove in the game winning run off of Boston Reliever Jim Willoughby in the bottom of the 10th inning. Prior to the start of 1977 AL season, Dineen was dealt to the Phillies for Reserve INF Sergio Ferrer. Kerry’s back problems would end his pro baseball career.

1956-Yankees All-Star CF Mickey Mantle hits switch-hits HRs in the same game for the 4th time in his MLB playing career. The Yankees win the game by the score of 8-6 over the Senators.

1956-Former Yankees Baseball Executive Brian Sabean (1987-1992) was born.
Brian Sabean was the GM of the Giants from September 1996 to 2015. Also, he served the Giants as a Senior Vice-President of Player Personnel in 1995. Brian was an Assistant to the GM in Scouting/Player personnel in 1993-1995. Prior to joining the Giants, he had worked for the Yankees organization as Scouting Director in 1987-1990; then he moved up to Director of Player Development in 1991-1992. Brian was an Assistant Coach at Saint Leo Univ. in 1979 and the Univ. of Tampa in 1980-1982. Then he was the Head Coach at Tampa in 1983-1984. He would leave the Giants following the 2022 NL season, then he would return to the Yankees organization as an Executive Senior Advisor to GM Brian Cashman in 2023.

1957-Orioles' Starter George Zuverink and Catcher Frank Zupo form the 1st “Z” battery in MLB history as the Yankees still beat the Birds by a score of 3-2.

1961-The Expansion Senators stake their Rookie Starter Carl Mathias to a 3-0 lead over the Yankees, but a Mickey Mantle solo HR shot, a few feet left of the 456-ft sign in LF at Yankee Stadium, puts the Bombers on the scoreboard. The Nats run up the score to 5-1, but Mantle then bangs a 3-run HR to make it 5-4 and knock out Mathias, who in his 11 MLB games will give up 3 HRs to Mantle. In the 9th inning, Roger Maris hits a 2-run HR, his 28th of the 1961 AL season to give the Yankees, a 7-6 victory.

1962-Angels OF Albie Pearson becomes the 1st player to go hitless in 11 at bats in a double-header (both 9-inning games). The Angels split a doubleheader with the Yankees, losing the opener by a score of 6-3 before winning the nightcap by the score of 12-5. The Angels veteran Reliever Art Fowler helps himself to a win in the nightcap by driving in 4 runs on a pair of singles. The Yankees take over 1st place.

1964-It's "Taxi Day" at Yankee Stadium with nearly 5,000 cabbies and their families are on hand as the Kansas City A’s runs up the meter to win a 5-4 victory over the Yankees.

1966-In Washington, D.C., Mickey Mantle HRs in the 1st inning off of Nats Starter Phil Ortega, as Yankees edge the Senators by a score of 8-6. Mickey scores another run, when Joe Pepitone cracks a 2-run HR.

1970-The return of Tigers Starter Denny McLain following his MLB player suspension is witnessed by a gathering of 53,863 fans and 71 MLB writers. He is knocked out of the box in the 6th inning, but the Tigers rally to beat the Yankees in the 11th inning by the score of 6-5.

1979-The Yankees would hit 5 HRs off of Red Sox Starter Dennis Eckersley to win the game by the score of 6-5. The Red Sox loses speedster Jerry Remy, who is batting .304 for the 1979 AL season, when he injures a knee sliding home. He will appear in only 7 more games for the team for the 1979 AL season. Remy will never swipe more than 16 bases in a season, after averaging 35 steals in his 1st 4 MLB seasons.

1982-Former Yankees Pitcher Ray Scarborough (1952-1953) had passed away. (1917-1982).
On August 22,1952, veteran hurler Ray Scarborough was purchased by the Yankees from the Red Sox. For the 1952-1953 Yankees, Ray would post a 7-3 record with a 3.15 ERA and 2 saves in 33 games. He had appeared in 1 game in the 1952 World Series for the team against the Dodgers. On August 4,1953, Ray was released by the team. He would finish the 1953 AL season with the Tigers, retiring from the MLB at the end of the season.

1990-Yankees Starter Andy Hawkins throws the 1990 MLB season's 6th No-Hitter, but he still lose the game by the score of 4-0 to the White Sox. With 2 out in the bottom of the 8th inning, Yankees 3B Mike Blowers misplays Sammy Sosa's routine grounder for an error, then Hawkins walks 2 batters to load the bases. Yankee Outfielders Jim Leyritz and Jesse Barfield drop back-to-back fly balls to allow all 4 runs to score. Jesse Barfield loses Ivan Calderon's fly ball in the sun and the ball bounces off his glove. A’s knuckleball Starter Ken Johnson in 1964, was the last pitcher to lose a no-hitter.

1995-Current Yankees Pitcher Ron Marinaccio (2022-2024) was born.
Ron Marinaccio was drafted by the Yankees in the 19th round of the 2017 MLB June Amateur Player Draft from Univ. of Delaware (Newark, DE). In college, he was used as a reliever, while posting a 15-10 record with a 3.90 ERA and 21 saves in 137 games. He would start pitching as a Reliever in the Yankees farm system in 2017, working up to AAA and AA levels in 2021. He didn’t pitch in 2020 due to the COVIDS-19 outbreak, which canceled out the Minor League season. He did receive an invite to the Yankees 2022 MLB Spring Training Camp and made the team. Ron has a Minor League pitching record of 6-6 with a 3.42 ERA and 22 saves in 122 games. For the 2024 Yankees, he has a 1-0 record with a 2.84 ERA in 13 games. His Yankees lifetime pitching career record is a 6-5 mark with a 3.02 ERA with 2 save in 98 games.

1996-At Yankee Stadium, in a pitcher’s duel, the Key outguns the Rocket, as Yankees Starter Jimmy Key out pitches Red Sox hurler Roger Clemens by a score of 2-0. Mike Aldrete's solo HR in the 7th inning is the 1st score for the Yankees.

2003-Former Yankees Pitcher Bill “Hooks” Miller (1952-1954) had passed away (1926-2003)
Pitcher Bill Miller was originally signed by the Philadelphia A’s, then he went to the Giants organization. On August 1,1951, Bill was purchased by the Yankees from the AAA Syracuse Chiefs (IL). With the 1952-1954 Yankees, Bill would appear in 35 games, while posting a 6-7 record with a 6.35 ERA and 2 saves; before being traded to the Orioles in the big 17-player trade of December 1954. For the 1954 Orioles, he would post a 0-1 record with a 13.50 ERA in 5 games before leaving the MLB as an active player.

2005-In the game of the 2005 MLB season, the Yankees would beat the Red Sox 5-4 in 13 innings. After 9 innings, the game was tied 3-3 and both teams had to wiggle their way out of many jams to keep it that way. In the 12th inning, the Red Sox had runners on 2nd and 3rd with 2 outs, when Trot Nixon lifted a fly ball to shallow left field. Yankees Shortstop Derek Jeter raced out and caught the ball before diving headfirst into the stands and bloodying his face, forcing him to leave the game. In the top of the 13th inning, Manny Ramirez homered to give the Red Sox the lead, but the Yankees staged a 2-out rally in the bottom half of the 13th inning. Ruben Sierra singled, then he came around to score on Miguel Cairo's game-tying RBI double. Pinch-hitter John Flaherty, the last man off the Yankees' bench, followed that up with a game-winning ground-rule single to score Cairo. The Yankees 5-4 victory over the Red Sox gives the Bronx Bombers an 8 ½ game lead in the AL Eastern Division race.

2013-Bronx Starter Andy Pettitte would break Whitey Ford's record for career strikeouts by a Yankees Pitcher. Pettitte would strike out Twins’ batter Justin Morneau in the 5th inning against Minnesota on Monday night to give him 1,958 for his MLB Pitching career. Ford has held the mark since he retired in 1967 with 1,956 strikeouts. Pettitte had entered the game needing 2 strikeouts to break the club record. He had fanned Clete Thomas in the 2nd inning to tie it; Andy got Morneau swinging in the 5th inning. The 3-time All-Star had broken into the MLB with the 1995 Yankees; he has spent all but 3 of his 18 MLB seasons in pinstripes. Whitey Ford had passed Red Ruffing as the club leader with 1,526 strikeouts and Lefty Gomez with 1,468 career strikeouts as a Yankees Pitcher (1950,1953-1967).

2018-The Yankees would beat down the Red Sox by the score of 11-1 with a 6-HR barrage, including 3 HRs by Aaron Hicks and 1 HR by Reserve Catcher Kyle Higashioka that is also his 1st MLB hit. Yankees Starter Luis Severino becomes the 1st 13-game winner in the MLB, while Red Sox Starter David Price, who gives up 5 of the long balls, is the loser. The Yankees have now hit 137 HRs, setting a new club record for most before the MLB All-Star Game break.

2021-The Diamondbacks had traded OF/INF Tim Locastro to the Yankees for Minor League P Keegan Carter. This is Tim Locastro’s 2nd tour with the team, he was obtained from the Dodgers during the off-season, but then the Yankees traded him to the Diamondbacks. He didn’t appear in a game for the team. With the current Yankees Outfield injuries, the team plans to use him right way, as he can play all 3 positions in outfield, plus he has good speed in outfield and on the basepaths.

2021-The Yankees had received Minor League OF Aldenis Sanchez from Tampa Bay to complete the June 17, 2021 trade of Yankees Reserve 1B/DH Mike Ford to the Rays for a Player to be Named Later. Sanchez was assigned to the Class A Tampa Tarpons (Low A SEL).

July 2nd

1904-Highly touted Rookie hurler Walter Clarkson, who was a top college pitcher at Harvard. He was the brother of 2 MLB players, makes his MLB Pitching debut for the Highlanders. He would limit the Senators to just 8 hits, but the Highlanders manage just 4 hits, as they lose the game by the score of 3-2 in the 1st game of a doubleheader.

1912-At Hill Top Park in New York City, Red Sox batter Larry Gardner legs out 2 inside-the-park HRs, but the Red Sox still lose the game by the score of 9-7 to the Yankees.

1922-The A’s OF Tilly Walker hits 2 HRs giving him 4 HRs in 2 days, as Philadelphia loses to the Yankees by the score of 9-3. He will finish the 1922 AL season with 37 HRs, 2 HRs ahead of Yankees Slugger Babe Ruth. The A’s, with the AL's wins’ leader pitcher in Eddie Rommel (27-13) and loses leader in Slim Harriss (9-20) will lead the AL with 114 HRs and climb out of the AL cellar.

1930-At Yankee Stadium, White Sox Slugger Carl Reynolds hits 3 consecutive HR in the 2nd game of a doubleheader. Two of them are hit were Inside-the-Park HRs. His HR feat is 2nd-billed, as sports headlines tell of Yankees Slugger Babe Ruth tearing a nail off his finger on the outfield screen.

1931-Bronx Bomber Slugger Babe Ruth homers to drive in a run for the 11th consecutive game as the Yankees drub the Tigers by a score of 12-1. Ruth has 18 RBIs in the 11-game streak.

1938-Former Yankees Reliever Hal “Porky” Reniff (1961-1967) was born. (1938-2004)
In 1956, the Yankees had signed Pitcher Hal Reniff as MLB Amateur Free Agent. In the Minor Leagues, Hal was a Starter, but the Yankees would use him as a Reliever at the MLB level. An effective Reliever for the Yankees AL pennant winners of 1963-1964, Reniff would save 18 games in 1963 and 9 saves with 6 wins in 1964. In 1963, his best season in MLB, he had posted a 4-3 record with a 2.62 ERA along with 30 games finished and 18 saves, 56 strikeouts and 42 walks in 89.1 innings pitched and a WHIP of 1.175 in 48 games. Reniff is the only pitcher to have pitched for both current NY teams (Yankees and Mets), but he not pitch for any other team during his MLB pitching career. He had appeared in 247 games with Yankees, while posting an 18-20 record with a 3.26 ERA along with 41 saves out of the Yankees bullpen, before being sold to the Mets on June 28,1967. He had appeared in the 1963-1964 World Series for the team. Hal was on Yankees' Roster for their 1961 World Series win over the Reds, but he was not used in the Series by the team again in 1962 against the Giants. Hal would pitch for the Yankees AAA team the Syracuse Chiefs (IL) from 1968-1972, before retiring as an active player at the age of 34.

1941-On sweltering Wednesday day game in front of 52,832 fans at Yankee Stadium, Yankees CF Joe DiMaggio breaks Wee Willie Keeler's 1897's MLB record consecutive game hitting streak of 45 games with a 3-run HR off of Red Sox hurler Richard Newsome, as the Yankees would defeat Boston by the score of 8-4. Also, in the game, his Yankees teammate, Charlie “King Kong” Keller hits a HR. Yankees Starter Lefty Gomez pitches for 5 innings for the win, he is now 6-3 for the 1941 AL season. Bronx Closer Johnny Murphy comes in for the final 3 innings to earn his 5th save.

1946-Before a Yankee Stadium crowd of 69,107 fans, the Bronx Bombers nip the Red Sox by the score of 2-1. Yankees Starter Spud Chandler walks 9 Boston batters in the 1st 4 innings of the game, but he takes a no-hitter into the 9th inning before Red Sox INF Bobby Doerr hits a 1-out single.

1948-The Senators would beat the Yankees by the score of 2-1 in 12 innings as Nats Starter Walt Masterson allows only 3 Bronx hits and goes all the way for the win. Tom McBride makes 12 putouts to set the AL record for PO in LF in extra innings. The Yankees will drop 2 games behind 1st-place Indians and 1 1/2 games behind the Athletics in the 1948 AL pennant race.

1950-The Yankees would gain a split of their 4-game series at Fenway Park by trouncing the Red Sox by a score of 15-9. Veteran Johnny Mize plays 1B for the Yankees, as he contributes with a HR and a single to the team’s hitting attack against Boston pitching. Yankees batters Joe DiMaggio and Yogi Berra would hit HRs for the Bombers. Yankees Starter Allie Reynolds picks up his 7th victory by going 8 innings, Closer Joe Page who finishes the game, picks up his 11th save of the 1950 AL season.

1954-Former Yankees Bullpen Catcher Dom Scala (1976-1986) was born.
Dom Scala has been a College Coach, MLB Scout, Minor League Player for the Oakland A’s and MLB Bullpen Catcher. From 1976-1986, Scala was Bullpen Catcher for the Yankees, when they won the 1978 World Series. He was MLB Advance Scout of the Pirates from 1987-1990, including a trip to the 1990 NLCS. He was Assistant Coach at St. Mary HS, then he was appointed Head Coach at Adelphi Univ. in 2004, succeeding long-time Coach Ron Davies (1966-2003).

1961-The Yankees hit 5 HRs including HR #28 by Mickey Mantle and HRs #'s 29 and #30 by Roger Maris to easily beat the new AL Expansion Team, the Washington Senators by a score of 13-4.

1962-At Yankee Stadium, Bronx Slugger Mickey Mantle deposits a 6th inning HR halfway up the 3rd tier in RF to lead the Yankees to an 8-4 win over the Kansas City A's. Mickey would walk his other 3 times up.

1964-Former Yankees DH/OF Jose Canseco (2000) was born.
Veteran DH/OF Jose Canseco was claimed on waivers by the Yankees from the Devil Rays during the 2000 AL season. He had appeared in 37 games for the Yankees, while hitting .243 with 6 HRs and 19 RBIs. He made 1 at bat appearance for the team in the 2000 World Series. After the MLB postseason was completed, Jose was granted MLB Free Agency by the Yankees.

1964-Former Yankees Minor League Pitcher/OF Ozzie Canseco was born.
Pitcher Ozzie Canseco was signed by the Yankees as a 2nd round draft choice in 1983 MLB Player Draft. He was primarily used a Pitcher for the 1983-1985 Minor League seasons. His best performance was in 1985 in 9 games with the GCL Yankees, where his ERA was 1.57. Then the Yankees would convert him into an Outfielder. He would never appear with the team at the MLB level. Ozzie was the brother of former A’s Slugger Ozzie Canseco. On July 4,1986, he was released by the Yankees organization.

1966-Nats hitters Frank Howard, Don Lock and Ken McMullen would hit consecutive HRs with 2 outs in the 6th inning, as Senators veteran MLB Starter Mike McCormick pitches a complete game. The Senators would defeat a winless Whitey Ford and the Yankees by a score of 10-4. Mike McCormick is the winner for the Nats, while giving up only 5 Yankee hits including a Mickey Mantle HR, his 14th of the AL season in the 9th inning.

1970-Tigers Starter Joe Niekro no-hits the Yankees until 2B Horace Clarke singles in the 9th inning. The Tigers would win the game by the score of 5-0. This is the 3rd time in the month that Yankees 2B Horace Clarke has broken up a no-hitter, previously having spoiled bids by the Royals Jim Rooker (June 4th) and Boston's Sonny Siebert (June 19th)

1974-Former Yankees MLB Hitting Coach (2023) and former MLB Player Sean Casey was born.
Sean Casey had played 12 seasons in the MLB, hitting .302 with 130 HRs and 735 RBIs in a 1,405 games career. He would finished 3 times in the top 10 in the league in batting average, scored 100-plus runs twice; although, he never had 100-plus RBIs, he twice had 99 RBIs. Spending much of his career manning 1st base for the Reds, Casey would never win a Gold Glove but he was a member of 3 All-Star teams: 1999 (.332 with 25 HRs, 99 RBIs and 103 runs scored), 2001 (.310, 13 HRs and 89 RBIs) and in 2004 (.324, 24 HRs, 99 RBIs and 101 runs scored). Also in 1999, he was the recipient of the Hutch Award. Nicknamed "The Mayor" for his reputation for chatting with any and everybody that landed on 1st base, Casey was at the Univ. of Richmond from 1993-1995, and then he would hit well over .300 each year in the minors until he became a MLB regular. He was one of the best hitters when the lights shone brightest; he would hit .367 with RISP in 2000, .356 in 2001 and .336 in 2003. With the Tigers in his 1st postseason run in 2006, he would hit over .300 in the 1st 2 rounds, then he would chipped in at .529 with 2 doubles, 2 HRs and 5 RBIs in the 2006 World Series, a loss to the Cardinals. Casey is the only player to record the 1st-ever hit at 2 MLB ballparks, turning the trick within 3 days in 2001. At the Milwaukee Brewers new home, Miller Park, he would single off of P Jeff D'Amico in the 2nd inning on April 6th. On April 9th, at the Pittsburgh Pirates' christening of PNC Park, Sean would homered off of P Todd Ritchie in the top of the 1st, as part of a 4-for-4, 5 RBIs day. In 2012, Sean was inducted into the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame, alongside fellow 1st basemen Dan Driessen and John Reilly. In his 1st year of eligibility for the Cooperstown Hall of Fame in 2014, he failed to receive a single vote; he was dropped off the HOF voting ballot. Along with late night TV talk show host Conan O'Brien, Casey is the founder of Labels Are For Jars, an anti-hunger organization based in Lawrence, MA. In late 2013/early 2014, he had suffered a blood clot, which split and went into both lungs; while almost everybody, who has this happen usually dies, Casey had miraculously survived. Later, Sean would work as an analyst with the MLB Network. On July 10, 2023, he was hired by the Yankees to be their new MLB Hitting Coach after Dillon Lawson had been abruptly fired just before the MLB All-Star break. Yankees OF Aaron Judge gave Casey high praise of Casey’s work with the team hitters during the remainder of the 2023 AL season. Sean would not return to the Yankees for 2024 season, citing that he wanted to spend more time his 2 daughters. He is currently working for the MLB network.

1978-Yankees Starter Ron Guidry wins his 13th consecutive game, the best start in Yankees team pitching history by beating the Tigers by a score of 3-2. With the Yankees down 2-0, Mickey Rivers long drive to right is caught by a fan reaching down to take it away from Detroit's Mickey Stanley. The fan drops the ball and Stanley, waiting for an interference call from the Umpires, fails to retrieve the ball. “Mick the Quick” motors for an Inside-the-Park HR and the Yankees tie the game at 2-2, eventually winning it.

1986-The Yankees had purchased INF Bryan Little from the White Sox. He was playing for the White Sox AAA team, the Buffalo Bisons (IL). The Yankees would assign him to the AAA Columbus Clippers (IL). Later in 1986, he would appear with the Yankees, while playing in 14 games, while hitting just .194. The Yankees would release him in October of 1986, ending his MLB playing career,

1989-Brewers veteran OF Robin Yount, now 33 years old, collects his 2,500th MLB hit in a 10-2 win over the Yankees. Ty Cobb, Rogers Hornsby, Hank Aaron and Mel Ott are the only players to reach that milestone at a younger age.

1994-Seattle OF Ken Griffey Jr. leads the Mariners to a 12-6 win over the Yankees by getting 5 singles.

1996-Current Yankees Pitcher Caleb Ferguson (2024) was born.
On July 3, 2014, Caleb Ferguson was drafted by the Dodgers in the 38th round of the 2014 MLB Amateur Player Draft. In 5 seasons with the Dodgers, he has posted a 18-9 record with a 3.43 ERA and 5 saves in 201 games. On February 5, 2024, Caleb was traded by the Dodgers to the Yankees for 2 Pitchers; Christian Zazueta (minors) and Matt Gage.

1996-At Yankee Stadium, the Yankees would beat the Red Sox by the score of 7-5. Bernie Williams leads the Yankee hitting attack with a HR, while Mariano Duncan and Gerald Williams hit doubles. Bronx Starter Kenny Rogers goes 5 innings. Reliever Jeff Nelson picks up the win, when the Yankees score 3 runs in the 7th inning. Yankees Set-up Man Marino Rivera and Closer John Wetteland shut down the Red Sox hitters. Wetteland picks up his 27th save of the 1996 AL season. Reliever Joe Hudson takes the lost for the Red Sox.

2002-The Yankees had obtained veteran OF Raul Mondesi from the Blue Jays in exchange for Minor League P Scott Wiggins. For the Yankees, he would play in 169 games, while hitting .250 with 27 HRs and 92 RBIs. On July 29, 2003, the Yankees would trade Raul along with Cash to the Diamondbacks for INF/OF David Dellucci, P Bret Prinz and Minor League Player Jon-Mark Sprowl.

2007-Yankees veteran Starter Roger Clemens allows only 2 Twins hits in 8 innings against the Minnesota in route to his 350th win in the MLB. The last pitcher to reach 350 victories mark in MLB was veteran NL hurler Warren Spahn in 1963.

2011-The Mets' Jose Reyes, leading the MLB with a .354 BA, injures his hamstring in the 2nd inning of today's MLB Inter-League game with the Yankees. He is headed for the DL at a time when MLB trade rumors are swirling around the soon-to-be MLB Free Agent. Also, the Mets lose the game by the score of 5-2, as veteran Yankees Starter Bartolo Colon wins in his 1st start since returning from a hamstring injury of his own. Yankees CF Curtis Granderson hits a HR for the team.

2019-The Yankees' record streak of consecutive games with at least 1 HR ends at 31 in a 4-2 loss to the Mets that coincides with 1B Luke Voit, one of the major contributors to the streak, going on the IL with an abdominal strain. Michael Conforto is the hero for the Mets, with a go-ahead 2-run double off of Yankees Reliever Zack Britton in the 8th inning.

2023-Former Yankees Minor League INF Mario Guerrero had passed away. (1949-2023)
In 1968, the Yankees had signed INF Mario Guerrero, as an MLB Amateur Free Agent. Mario would never appear with the Yankees at the MLB level. He work his way up to the AAA level, while playing in the Yankees farm system. On June 30,1972, Mario was sent by the team to the Red Sox to complete an earlier deal that was made on March 22,1972. The Yankees had sent a Player to be Named Later and 1B Danny Cater to the Red Sox for Reliever Sparky Lyle. On June 30,1972, the Yankees would send Minor League INF Mario Guerrero, who was playing at AAA Syracuse Chiefs (IL) to Boston to complete the trade. He would play in the MLB with the Red Sox, Angels, A’s and the Cardinals during his MLB playing career.

July 3rd

1896-Former Yankee PH William “Curt” Walker (1919) was born. (1896-1955)
Curt Walker had appeared in just 1 game with the 1919 Yankees as a Pinch-Hitter with no hits.

1911-At Shibe Park in Philadelphia, A's 3B Frank “Home Run” Baker hits for the cycle in a 5-1 victory over the Yankees in 2nd game of a doubleheader.

1912-Washington Starter Walter “The Big Train” Johnson picks up a win and is given a rare rest in the 6th inning as the Senators would coast to a 10-2 win over the Yankees. Johnson will rack up an AL record 16 straight wins, before he is defeated.

1914-Philadelphia A’s Starters Chief Bender and Bob Shawkey whitewash the Yankees by the scores of 2-0 and 1-0 for an A's doubleheader sweep.

1914-Former Yankees All Star Catcher Buddy Rosar (1939-1942) was born. (1914-1994).
For the 1939-1942, Yankees Buddy Rosar was a Reserve Catcher. He had hit .387 with the 1938 AA Newark Bears to win the International League Batting Crown, despite missing several weeks, after being hit on the head by a pitched ball. In 1939, he would join the Yankees. During the 1940 AL season, Buddy would hit for the cycle against the Indians. In 1942-1943, Buddy was selected to AL All-Star team. He would play 4 seasons with the Yankees, while hitting .273 with 7 HRs and 119 RBIs in 252 games. On December 17,1942, he was traded by the Yankees along with OF Roy Cullenbine to the Indians for OF Roy Weatherly and INF Oscar Grimes. He would later play for the A’s and Red Sox during his 13-season MLB Playing career.

1922-Former Yankees MLB Pitching Coach (1975-1978) and MLB Pitcher Art Fowler was born. (1922-2007)
Art Fowler was longtime MLB Pitching Coach for MLB Manager Billy Martin. He had stints with the 1971-1973 Tigers and the 1973-1975 Rangers. He became the Yankees MLB Pitching Coach in 1977, after Bob Lemon left to manage the White Sox. He would remain with the team through the 1979 AL season. Then He would follow Billy Martin to the 1980-1982 A’s. Then he would return to the Yankees as Pitching Coach in 1983 and again in 1988; both times with Billy Martin as the Team's Manager. Art had been an MLB Reliever for the Reds, Cubs, Dodgers and the Expansion Angels during his MLB Pitching career (1954-1964). He would finish his MLB pitching career with a 54-51 record with a 4.03 ERA and 32 saves in 362 games.

1922-Yankees OF Bob Meusel hits for the cycle for the 2nd time in his MLB playing career to pace the Bronx Bombers to a 12-1 whipping of the Philadelphia A’s. Meusel and Ruth go back-to-back in the 7th inning as Bronx Starter Carl Mays cruises to his 22nd straight win over the A’s. As noted by Baseball Historian Ted Farmer, all of Carl Mays wins against the A’s have been complete games.

1923-For the 2nd time of the 1923 AL season, Yankees Slugger Babe Ruth hits a 15th inning game-winning-HR, as Yankees Starter Joe Bush going all 15 innings gets a 2-1 victory over the Senators. Besides the complete game victory for Bush, he helps his own cause at the plate with an 8th inning HR to tie the game. Nats Starter George Mogridge takes the complete game loss. Bush is now 11-7 for the 1923 AL season, while Mogridge drops to a 3-5 record.

1925-The Yankees had released veteran Reserve OF/INF Whitey Witt (1922-1925).
On April 17,1922, veteran OF/INF Whitey Witt was purchased by the Yankees from the Philadelphia Athletics for $16,000 Cash. He would be a lead-off hitter and play CF for the Yankees until the 1925 AL season, when he was released by the team. Witt was hitting just .200 in 31 games at the time of his player release. He had appeared in 464 games for the Yankees, while hitting .300 with 11 HRs and 132 RBIs. Whitey had appeared in the 1922-1923 World Series for the team, while hitting .233 in 11 games. He would finish his MLB playing career with the 1926 Brooklyn Robins (aka Dodgers). He would play in the Minor Leagues from 1927-1929 before retiring from the game.

1930-Former Yankees Minor League OF Al Pilarcik was born. (1930-2010)
Before the start of the 1948 AL season, OF Al Pilarcik would begin his pro playing career in the Yankees organization, when he signed as an MLB Amateur Free Agent. The lefty-hitting outfielder had great speed and a strong throwing arm. Al once raced Mickey Mantle. "We had a match race in training camp which he said he beat me by 10 feet, but it was more like 10 inches," recalled Pilarcik. Al would spend 7 active seasons in the Minor Leagues (1948-1956). He would spend 1953-1954 seasons in the military. Pilarcik had 3 good seasons out of the 7; his 1st was in 1949 with the Class C Joplin Miners (WA), when he hit .304 in 107 games. The year before he served in the military in 1952, he would hit .305 for the AA Beaumont Roughnecks (TXL) in 137 games. In October of 1955, he was sent to the Kansas City A’s by the Yankees as part of a conditional agreement, playing for their 1956 AAA Columbus Jets team (IL). Later, Al would later play in the MLB with the A’s, Orioles and the White Sox, while hitting .256 with 22 HRs and 143 RBIs playing in 668 games.

1932-With a Boston Law restricting games within 1,000 feet of a Church on Sundays is no longer in effect, the 1st Sunday game is played at Fenway Park with a crowd of 9,000 fans, watching the Red Sox losing to the Yankees by a score of 13-2. Yankees hitters Earle Combs and Lyn Lary each hit a pair of doubles in 1 inning (6th), thereby tying the AL record for most players hitting more than 1 double in the same inning. Also, Bronx Slugger Babe Ruth hits a double in the game. Yankees Starter George Pipgras hit 2 singles in the 6th inning as the Yankees scored 9 runs in the inning. He pitches a complete game victory, allowing only 5 Boston hits. He is now 9-5 for the 1932 AL season; Red Sox losing hurler Ivy Andrews drops to a 3-5 record.

1940-Former Yankee Reserve INF Cesar Tovar (1976) was born. (1940-1994)
On September 1,1976, veteran INF Cesar Tovar was signed as an MLB Free Agent with the Yankees. He was only in 13 games for the Yankees, while hitting just .154. He had played for Billy Martin, when he managed the Twins and Rangers. On December 17,1976, he was released by the team.

1941-Former Yankees Reliever Casey Cox (1972-1973) was born. (1941-2023)
On August 30,1972, veteran MLB Reliever Casey Cox was traded by the Rangers to the Yankees for P Jim Roland. Casey appeared in 6 games for the 1972-1973 Yankees, while posting a 0-1 record along with a 4.91 ERA. On April 17,1973, the Yankees would release him. In 8 MLB seasons with Senators, Rangers and the Yankees, Casey Cox had posted a 39-42 record with a 3.70 ERA and 20 saves in 308 games

1950-With Yankees Rookie 1B Joe Collins was not hitting well, along with veteran OF/1B Tommy Henrich, who is still injured. Yankees Co-Team Owner Dan Topping asks Veteran CF Joe DiMaggio to play 1B in an experiment. In a 7-2 Yankees loss, he handles 13 plays cleanly, but he is clearly not happy with the move. He goes back into outfield, when RF Hank Bauer sprains his ankle. After this 1-game experiment, Joe returns to the outfield. Yankees Manager Casey Stengel was hoping the new position for Joe DiMaggio would extend his MLB playing career with the team. Joe never forgave Casey Stengel for not asking him to his face to play 1B in a game for the team. Fortunately for the Yankees, veteran Tommy Henrich returns from his injury, he would play an excellent 1B for the 1950 Yankees.

1951-Former Yankees and Dodgers Reliever Hugh Casey (1949) shoots himself in a hotel room in Atlanta, GA. (1913-1951)
Veteran MLB Reliever Hugh Casey was 37-years old at the time of his death, he was pitching for the AAA Atlanta Crackers, a Minor League team. Hugh Casey spent most of his MLB Pitching career with the Brooklyn Dodgers. On September 4,1949, Hugh was signed as an MLB Free Agent by the Yankees. He had appeared in 4 games with 1-0 record for team. On October 13,1949, Hugh Casey was released by the Yankees. He would never pitch in the MLB again.

1953-Former Yankees Pitcher Frank Tanana (1993) was born.
On September 17,1993, Veteran MLB Starter Frank Tanana was traded by the Mets to the Yankees for Minor League P Kenny Greer. Frank would post a 0-2 record with a 3.20 ERA in 3 games for the 1993 Yankees. He would retire from baseball at the end of the 1993 AL season with a lifetime 246-236 record with a 3.66 ERA in 638 games. He never had won 20 games in an MLB
season.

1955-Former Yankees and MLB Pitcher, MLB Executive Matt Keough (1983) was born. (1955-2020)
On June 15,1983, hurler Matt Keough was traded by Oakland to the Yankees for 2 Minor Leaguer Players: P Ben Callahan and 1B/DH Marshall Brant. Matt was a former A’s Starter, who was now being used as a Reliever by the A’s Manager Steve Boros. Matt had 2-3 record with a 5.52 ERA in 14 games this season. When Billy Martin led the A’s, Matt had become a successful starter for the team. He was the son of former MLB Player Marty Keough. Matt went 3-4 with a 5.17 ERA in 12 games for the 1983 Yankees. He continued to struggle, putting up a 5.33 ERA in 99 2/3 innings. In 1984, he voluntarily went down to the Yankees AA team, the Nashville Sounds (SL) in the spring, in an unsuccessful attempt to learn a knuckleball and finally succumbed to the shoulder pain. Matt was placed on the DL with a strained rotator cuff; the Yankees would release Matt at the end of the 1984 AL season. Matt had posted a 2-4 record with the AA Nashville Sounds (SL). He would later pitch in the MLB for the Cardinals, Cubs and the Astros before retiring, finishing with a 58-84 record with a 4.17 ERA in 215 games. Later, Matt would pitch in Japan for 3 seasons, posting 45-44 record with a 3.73 ERA in 107 games. After retiring as an active player, he would work with for Oakland as a Special Assistant to the team’s GM Billy Beane.

1960-Before a crowd of 50,556 fans at Yankee Stadium, the Yankees would sweep 2 games from the Tigers, winning by scores of 7-6 and 6-2. In the opener, Yankees Closer Ryne Duren fans Tigers OF Charlie Maxwell with the bases loaded and 2 outs in the 9th inning. Detroit is ahead by the score of 2-1 in the nightcap, when Norm Cash argues at length with the Umpires about a call at 1B, he finally gets tossed from the game. When play resumes, Tigers Reliever Pete Burnside serves up a 3-run HR to Mickey Mantle, who is batting righty. The Yankees are 23-5 since June 5th; now lead the AL by 3 games.

1962-The Yankees need all 5 HRs, 2 each by Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris, plus 1 by 2B Bobby Richardson to edge Kansas City by the score of 8-7. Mantle's 2nd HR, in the 8th inning, is the tiebreaker in the game.

1965-Former Yankees Pitcher Hank Robinson (1918) had passed away. (1887-1965)
On June 20,1918, Pitcher Hank Robinson was purchased by the Yankees from Little Rock Travelers (SA). For the 1918 Yankees, he had posted a 2-4 record with a 3.00 ERA in 11 games. In 1919, he would return to Little Rock, pitching for them until 1928. He would finish his last pro season pitching for the 1929 Atlanta Crackers (SA).

1966-Yankees Slugger Mickey Mantle hits a 1st inning HR, and for the 2nd time this week, he has hit 3 HRs in consecutive times at bat. Yankees would blow a 5-0 lead in the 8th inning as the Senators storm back. Bobby Richardson HRs in the 11th inning to give the Bombers, a 6-5 lead. In the bottom of the 9th inning, Paul Casanova goes is on 1B, when a sac bunt moves him to 2B. He overruns the bag and decides to head to 3B, where he knocks the ball away from INF Tom Tresh. He then continues on to home plate, where he is thrown out by a mile.

1967-Current Yankees General Manager Brian Cashman (1998-2023) was born.
Brian Cashman has been the Yankees General Manager since 1998. Under his leadership, the Yankees have won 3 World Series championships and 5 AL pennants. He had previously served as the Yankees Assistant General Manager from 1995-1997, while working for Yankees GM Bob Watson. In 1998, when Bob Watson would leave the Yankees organization, Brian was named to replaced him.

1975-Former Yankees Pitcher Christian Parker (2001) was born.
For the 2001 Yankees, Pitcher Christian Parker went 0-1 with a 21.00 ERA in 1 game. On March 22, 2000, he was sent by the Montreal Expos to the Yankees to complete an earlier deal made on December 22,1999. The Expos had sent Players to be Named Later and P Jake Westbrook to the Yankees for MLB Starter Hideki Irabu. On March 17, 2000, the Expos will send Pitcher Ted Lilly to the Bronx. On March 22, 2000, they will send P Christian Parker to the Yankees to complete the trade

1977-Yankees Starter Ron Guidry pitches his 2nd consecutive shutout of the 1977 AL season, a 6-hit, 2-0 win over the Tigers. Yankees Roy White broke up the scoreless duel with a run-scoring double in the 8th inning.

1978-At Fenway Park, Carl Yastrzemski strokes a run-scoring double in the 3rd inning, for his 2,800th MLB career hit, as the Red Sox pummel the Yankees by the score of 9-5. Yaz would add 2 singles to Boston's 12-hit attack, as Red Sox Starter Dennis Eckersley (9-2) tops Yankees Starter Ed Figueroa. The victory moves Red Sox ahead of 2nd place Brewers by 7 1/2 games with the Yankees now trailing by 8 games in the AL East Division race.

1980-At Cleveland Stadium, the MLB's largest crowd in 7 years (73,096 fans) watches Tribe Starter Wayne Garland 2-hit the Yankees in a 7-0 victory.

1987-Former Yankees INF Yangervis Solarte (2014) was born.
INF Yangervis Solarte was signed as an MLB Free Agent by the Yankees. Solarte would make the Yankees' MLB 25-man roster out of their 2014 MLB Spring Training Camp beating out Eduardo Nunez out of a Reserve INF job. He made his MLB Player debut in the team's 2nd game of the season, pinch-hitting for 3B Kelly Johnson in the 7th inning with the Astros ahead by the score of 2-0 with runners on 1st and 3rd with no outs. Facing Kevin Chapman, he grounded into a double play, scoring 1 run, but also killing the budding Yankees rally. He would stay in the game at 3rd base. Solarte had another at-bat in the 9th, popping out to 1st base against Houston Reliever Josh Fields to end the game as the Astros won by the final score of 3-1. He then made his 1st start the next day at 3B. He had 3 hits and a walk, scored 2 runs and drove in 1 to lead the Yankees to its 1st win of the year, 4-2 over Houston. His 1st MLB hit came off of Astros P Brett Oberholtzer. When 1B Mark Teixeira went on the DL the next day, it gave Yangervis more opportunity to play, as 3B Kelly Johnson was moved to 1st and he took over at the hot corner. He put up back-to-back 2-hit games on April 4-5th for a red hot 7 for 13 start to his MLB playing career. He continued to hit very well through the next couple of months while getting a lot of playing time. On June 8th, his average was still at .299, but he went through a dry stretch after that, hitting .073, even though he was still getting regular playing time as the starting 3rd baseman. On July 3rd, he was hitting .260 with 6 HRs and 30 RBIs in 71 games, when he was sent down to the AAA Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (IL) as the Yankees had called up INF Zelous Wheeler to take his roster spot. He had hit an amazing .600 (12 for 20) in 5 games to earn a quick call-back from AAA. On July 22nd, he was traded to the Padres along with P Rafael De Paula in return for veteran MLB 3B Chase Headley. It was a move that showed that the Yankees were willing to make a postseason push, that they considered that Solarte was a flash in the pan. He was hitting .254 in 75 games, having gone only 1 for 10 since his return from AAA Scranton.

1994-The Yankees had signed veteran MLB hurler Greg Harris as an MLB Free Agent. He had been released by the Red Sox last week. With Boston, he had a 3-4 record with an 8.28 ERA in 35 games with Boston. Also, the Yankees would make several other MLB roster moves, they would send down P Sterling Hitchcock to AAA Columbus (IL), then they would release former Pitching prospect Sam Militello, who had been dealing with pitching arm problems. For the 1992-1993 Yankees, he had posted a 4-4 record with 3.89 ERA in 12 games. Veteran Greg Harris would appear in 3 games in relief with 1 loss for the Yankees, then the team would release him on July 13th.

1996-The Yankees had signed Venezuelan OF Jackson Melian, who had just turned 16, to a player contract for $1.6 million. His bonus is a record for Latino ball players. He never reaches the MLB as a player, despite playing for several MLB organizations after leaving the Yankees organization.

1999-The Yankees had signed veteran MLB Reliever Allen Watson. He had posted a 2-3 record in 17 games for the1999 Mariners and Mets. The Yankees will send him to their AAA club, the Columbus Clippers (IL). To add him to their MLB roster, the Yankees would move P Mike Jerzembeck to the 60-day DL.

2010-The Yankees would score all 11 of their runs in the 3rd inning as they defeat the Blue Jays by the score of 11-3. Yankees OF Brett Gardner hits his 1st MLB career Grand Slam HR in the outburst

2013-The Yankees had signed MLB Free Agent INF Luis Cruz. He had appeared in 45 games with the 2013 Dodgers before being DFA on June 28th, while batting .127 (15-for-118) with 2 doubles, 1 HR and 6 RBIs. He had made 30 starts (20 at 3B and 10 at shortstop), committing just 3 errors in 136 total chances in all games played. A right-handed batter, Cruz is a career .240 hitter with 26 doubles, 1 triple, 7 HRs and 52 RBIs in 179 games over parts of 5 MLB seasons with the 2006-2009 Pirates, 2010 Brewers and the 2012-2013 Dodgers. In 2012, he set career highs in BA (.297), runs (26), at-bats (283), hits (84), doubles (20), HRs (6), RBI (40), on-base percentage (.322) and slugging percentage (.431). Originally signed by Red Sox as a non-drafted free agent on August 23, 2000, Cruz was acquired by Padres on December 16, 2002 in exchange for INF Cesar Crespo. Cruz had played 5 seasons in the Padres' Minor League system from 2003-2007. In a corresponding move to make room on the 25-man active roster, INF Jayson Nix was placed on the 15-day DL (retroactive to July 2nd) with a right hamstring strain. Luis will appear in just 16 games for the 2013 Yankees, while hitting only .182 with No HRs and 5 RBIs before being released by the team on August 17, 2013.

2016-Yankees 1B Mark Texeira becomes the 9th player to hit his 400th MLB Career HR as a Yankees player. He joins fellow Yankee players: OF Babe Ruth, 1B Lou Gehrig, CF Mickey Mantle, RF/DH Reggie Jackson, OF/DH Gary Sheffield, 3B A-Rod and OF/DH Carlos Beltran.

2021-The Yankees had released Former MLB INF Derek Dietrich from his Minor League contract, making him an MLB Free Agent. During the winter of 2020, he had signed a Minor League deal with the team with an invite to the Yankees 2021 MLB Spring Training Camp. The Yankees would assign him to AAA Scranton to start the 2021 season. On July 9, 2021, Derek will be signed as a Minor League Free Agent with the Nationals. They will assign him to their AAA club in Rochester (AAA-EL). In May of 2022, Derek was resigned by the Yankees as a Minor League Free Agent.

2021-The Yankees continued to release following former MLB Players from their 2021 Minor League contracts, Catcher Robinson Chirinos and P Nick Goody, who were playing for AAA Scranton. Chirinos will get an MLB contract with the Cubs. On July 6, 2021, Nick Goody will be signed as a Minor League Free Agent with the Nationals. They will assign him to their AAA club in Rochester (AAA-EL). Nick had a 4-1 record with a 2.86 ERA and 1 save in 17 games for the Yankees AAA club at Scranton (IL).

2022-The Yankees have traded Reliever Manny Banuelos to the Pirates for Cash Considerations. Working out of the Yankees bullpen, he had appeared in 4 games for the team with no decisions with a 2.16 ERA and 1 save. He will work out of the Bucs bullpen.

July 4th Happy Birthday America!

1884-Former Yankees Pitcher John “Jack” Warhop (1908-1915) was born. (1884-1960)
Pitcher Jack Warhop had joined the Yankees in 1908, quickly became a mainstay in the New York rotation, but he was often plagued by a lack of offensive support, when he was on the mound. In 1912, he had posted a 2.86 ERA, but he only had a 10-19 record. In 1914, he was 8-15 with an even-better 2.36 ERA mark. Also, during the 1914 AL season, he had shut the White Sox out for 12 innings only to lose the game 1-0 in the 13th inning. During the 1915 AL season, his last season in the MLB, Warhop was taken deep by a young Red Sox hurler named Babe Ruth for his 1st 2 MLB career HRs, on May 6th and June 2nd. Warhop also is one of only 4 pitchers to steal home twice during their MLB playing careers. Overall, for the 1908-1915 Yankees, Jack Warhop would post a 69-93 record with 3.12 ERA and 7 saves in 221 games.

1904-Jack Chesbro, the Highlanders Spitball Starter, wins his 14th game in a row, an AL pitching record until the Senators Walter “The Big Train” Johnson wins 16 straight games in 1912. The A’s lost both of their games today, as the Highlanders sweep the 3-game series.

1925-Philadelphia A’s starter Lefty Grove battles the Yankees' Herb Pennock for 15 innings before taking a 1-0 loss. Yankees Starter Pennock is a model of control, issuing no walks, while giving up only 4 A’s hits. A’s Starter Lefty Grove would fall to a 7-8 record, meanwhile Herb Pennock is now 8-9 for the 1925 AL season. Yankees Reserve Catcher Steve O’Neill knocks in the winning run

1927-At Yankee Stadium, a crowd of 74,000 fans watched the Yankees sweep the Senators in a 4th of July doubleheader, winning the 2 games by scores of 12-1 and 21-1. In the 1st game, Bronx Starter George Pipgras throws a complete game; he is now at 2-0 mark for the 1927 AL season. While Nats Sloppy Thurston takes the loss, dropping to his season record to a 10-7 mark. The Bronx Bombers hitters 1B Lou Gehrig and Catcher Pat Collins hit HRs in the game. In the 2nd game, Wilcy Moore throws a complete game victory. He allows just 10 Nats hits and 1 run. He is now 9-4 for the 1927 AL season. Yankees hitting attack is led by HRs by 1B Lou Gehrig, INF Tony Lazzeri and Reserve INF Julius Wera.

1930-Former Yankees Team Owner George Steinbrenner (1973-2010) was born. (1930-2010).
George Steinbrenner became Owner of the New York Yankees, when he and a group of investors bought the team from CBS, Inc. for $10 million. Steinbrenner is well known for his love of firing managers. He hired and fired Billy Martin 5 times. In more recent times, he has changed that reputation sticking with Joe Torre as Manager from 1996-2007. Since he has owned the club, the Yankees have won the World Series 6 times. Steinbrenner was routinely parodied on the hit TV show “Seinfeld.” The show’s co-creator Larry David portrayed his voice. Also, in 1990, MLB Commissioner Fay Vincent had banned him from MLB baseball for associating with gamblers to damage the reputation of former Yankees player All-Star OF Dave Winfield. In 1993, he was re-instated by MLB. After the 2008 AL season, he would step down and handed control of the team to his son Hal Steinbrenner. Also, George Steinbrenner was an Assistant Football Coach at both Northwestern Univ. and Purdue Univ. before buying the Yankees.

1932-Yankees Catcher Bill Dickey punches and breaks Senators OF Carl Reynolds's jaw after the player collides with him on a close play at home plate. The AL would suspend the Yankees Catcher for 30 days and fines him $1,000 for his 1-punch fight.

1933-At Yankee Stadium, the Senators will widen their lead over the 2nd-place Yankees to 2 1/2 games with a double-bill victory before a crowd of 77,365 holiday fans. In the 1st game, a 6-5 victory in 10 innings and the in the nightcap is a 3-2 Nats win. The Yankees would finish in 2nd place in 1933 AL pennant race with a 90-59 record.

1934-The 1934 AL pennant race has seesawed between the Yankees and Tigers with the Bronx Bombers only 1 game ahead. The improved Red Sox are 6 1/2 games behind and the Senators, last year's AL Champions are 7 games back and dropping fast in the 1934 AL pennant race. The Yankees would finish in 2nd place in the 1934 AL pennant race with a 94-60 record.

1937-After the July 4th AL games are finished; the Yankees have opened a 3 1/2 game lead over the White Sox in the 1937 AL pennant race. The Yankees will finish the 1937 AL season with a 102-52 record, winning the AL pennant for the 2nd season in a row.

1939-It's “Lou Gehrig Appreciation Day” at Yankee Stadium with "The Iron Horse's” Yankees Uniform Number 4 will be the 1st MLB uniform ever to be retired. After emcee Sid Mercer informs the sell-out crowd the man of the hour is too moved to speak, then Lou Gehrig changes his mind, when Yankee Manager Joe McCarthy encourages him and he delivers the keynote address history describing himself as "the luckiest man on the face of the earth." The Yankees would play a doubleheader with the Senators, losing the Opener by the score of 3-2, then they would bounce back to take the nightcap by the score of 11-1 with Bronx Starter “Smokey” Steve Sundra picking up a complete game victory.

1942-Former Yankees Reserve INF and MLB Manager Hal Lanier (1972-1973) was born.
On February 2,1972, veteran INF Hal Lanier was obtained by the Yankees from the Giants for Cash. Hal was a good fielding INF with very a weak bat. He was son of former 1940’s NL Pitching Star Max Lanier. He would appear in 95 games for the Yankees, while hitting just .213 with 0 HRs and 11 RBIs. On December 10, 1973, the team would release Hal, ending his MLB active playing career (1964-1973). From 1986-1988, Hal was the Manager of the Astros. In 1986, he had won the NL Manager of the Year Award. Also, he was an MLB Coach with the Cardinals and the Phillies.

1948-Former Yankees Minor League player OF/DH/C Wayne Nordhagen was born.
On June 7,1968, Wayne Nordhagen was selected by the Yankees in the 7th round of the 1968 MLB Amateur Player Draft. He never would appear with the team at the MLB level. On June 7,1973, he was traded by the Yankees along with Players to be Named Later and OF/1B Frank Tepedino to the Braves for Veteran MLB Starter Pat Dobson. On August 15,1973, the Yankees would send P Dave Cheadle on August 15,1973. On September 5,1973, Minor League P Al Closter to the Braves to complete the trade.

1954-The Yankees had purchased veteran hurler Marlin Stuart from the Orioles on waivers. He would post a 3-0 record with a 5.40 ERA and 1 save in 10 games for the 1954 Yankees. On August 22,1954, he was released by the team; when they purchased Veteran NL hurler Jim Konstanty from the Phillies. Marlin would never pitch in the MLB again. He would finish his MLB Pitching career with a 23-17 record with 4.65 ERA and 12 saves in 196 games, while pitching for the Tigers, Browns, Orioles and the Yankees.

1954-Former Yankees Pitcher (1978-1979) and MLB Baseball Executive Jim Beattie was born.
The Yankees in the 4th round of the 1975 MLB Amateur Player Draft had selected Pitcher Jim Beattie. He was a graduate of Dartmouth College. In 1978 ALCS, he won a game against the Royals. In the 1978 World Series, Jim picked up a complete game victory in Game 5 over the Dodgers. In 1979, he started out the season with the AAA Columbus Clippers, going 5-1 with a 1.36 ERA in 8 games, before rejoining the Yankees MLB pitching staff, going 3-6 with a 5.21 ERA in 15 games. He went 9-15 in 40 games with the 1978-1979 Yankees. On November 1,1979, Jim was traded by the Yankees along with P Rick Anderson, OF Juan Beniquez and C Jerry Narron to the Mariners for OF Ruppert Jones and Minor League P Jim Lewis. His MLB Pitching career would end due to shoulder tendonitis and rotator cuff problems. Overall, he was 52-87 with a 4.17 ERA, while pitching with the 1978-1979 Yankees and the 1980-1986 Mariners. After his active MLB Pitching career had ended, Jim Beattie went on to serve as Farm Director and Director of Player Development for the Mariners from 1990-1995. Then he would move on as General Manager of the Expos from October 1995-2001. Next, he was Executive Vice President/Co-GM of the Orioles beginning in 2003. After the 2005 AL season, the O’s Owner removed him from his position. In 2007, he was a Marlins MLB Bullpen Coach. Since the 2010 MLB season, Jim has been working as an MLB Scout for the Blue Jays organization.

1956-In on September 5,1956, the July 4th Edition of The Sporting News, Baseball Writer Dan Daniel wrote, “The annual game for the Mayor’s Trophy has not yet been scheduled for this season. August 13th seems to be the only open date. Perhaps the clubs plan to skip a year and wet the appetites of the customers.” In the August 15th edition of The Sporting News, Daniel’s colleague Joe King confirmed that no suitable date could be found.

1959-The Yankees and the Senators would play 4th of July Saturday doubleheader at Yankee Stadium before a crowd of 31,126 fans, who watch the 2 teams split the games. In the Opener, the Nats would beat the Yankees by the score of 10-6 with Senators Starter Pedro Ramos picking up the win, as while Yankees Starter Art Ditmar takes the lost, going only 2 innings of work: while giving up 5 runs and 7 hits to the Nats batting line-up. Senators Sluggers Harmon Killebrew and Roy Sievers hit HRs in the game. Veteran OF Enos Slaughter hits a HR for the Bronx Bombers. In the 2nd game, Yankees Starter Bob Turley turns in another 1-hit masterpiece along with 9 Nats strikeouts. A lazy fly ball in the 9th inning hit by Nats Pinch-Hitter Julio Becquer drops in front of Yankees 1958 AL Golden Glove winner LF Norm Siebern for the only Senators hit. Yankees Shortstop Tony Kubek goes 8-for-10 in the doubleheader. The Yankees hitting attack features doubles by Tony Kubek, Mickey Mantle, Hector Lopez and Yogi Berra.

1960-Mickey Mantle's 3-run 1st-inning HR off of Nats Pitcher Hal Woodeshick is the 300th HR of his MLB Playing career. Mantle becomes the 18th MLB player to join the 300 HR MLB club, but the Yankees would drop a 9-8 decision to the Senators.

1961-Before a crowd of 74,246 fans, the largest crowd at Yankee Stadium since the 1947 AL season, see the Yankees split a 4th of July Tuesday double-header with the Tigers, by winning the opener by the score of 6-2, before losing the nightcap 4-3 in 10 innings. In 1st game, the Yankees beat Detroit by score of 6-2. Bronx Ace Whitey Ford picks up his 15th victory of the 1961 AL season, allowing the Tigers, only 2 runs with 5 hits, while striking 11 Detroit batters. Veteran hurler Don Mossi takes the lost for Tigers, dropping to a 9-2 mark. In the 2nd game, the Tigers edge the Yankees by the score of 4-3. Roger Maris hits his 31st HR of the season off of Yankees killer Frank Larry in the 8th inning to tie the game. With relief help from Reliever Terry Fox, he gets his 12th victory; while Fox pickups his 6th save. The Yankees used 6 pitchers in the extra inning game; Reliever Bill Stafford takes lost dropping to a 6-4 record for the 1961 season.

1964-At Yankee Stadium, the Twins are leading the Yankees by a score of 5-4, when Mickey Mantle parks a 3-run HR shot off of Minnesota Reliever Al Worthington in the 8th inning to win the game by a score of 7-5.

1967-At Metropolitan Stadium in Minnesota, Twins Starter Jim “Mudcat” Grant stops the Yankees to give the Twins, an 8-3 victory. Yankees slugger Mickey Mantle drives in all 3 Yankees runs with 2 HRs.

1967-The Yankees had obtained veteran AL Starter Steve Barber from the Orioles for 1B Ray “Buddy” Barker and Minor League Players to be Named Later (INF Chet Trail and OF Joe Brody). Steve Barber was washed up, never fully recovering from his pitching arm problems with the Orioles. He would post a 12-14 record with a 3.58 ERA in 37 games for the 1967-1968 Yankees before being selected by the Seattle Pilots in the 1968 AL Expansion Team Player Draft. Neither of the Yankees Minor League Players that were traded would appear in the MLB with the Orioles.

1974-Former Yankees Co-Team Owner and Real Estate Builder Del Webb (1945-1964) had passed away. (1899-1974).
Del Webb became part Team Owner of the New York Yankees in 1945, when he was part of a business group that purchased the team from the Jacob Ruppert Estate for 2.8 million dollars. This business group included Dan Topping Sr. and MLB Baseball Executive Larry MacPhail. After the 1947 World Series victory over the Dodgers, Dan Topping and Del Webb bought out Larry McPhail’s share of the team. Del Webb was a successful businessman in the Real Estate and the Construction Business. He is known for founding and developing the retirement community of Sun City, Arizona and for many other works of his building firm, Del E. Webb Construction Company. After Larry MacPhail left the team in October of 1947, he would let Dan Topping Sr. oversee the baseball operations of the team along with George Weiss as the Yankees General Manager. Dan Topping and Del Webb would sell the club to CBS, Inc. in November of 1964. Topping would be a Minority Owner of the team and Team President until the Fall of 1966, when he sold his remaining 10% interest in the team to CBS, Inc.

1977-Yankees stay 1 game ahead of the Red Sox by edging the Indians by a score of 7-5. The Yankees get key HRs from Bronx hitters Chris Chambliss, Roy White, Lou Piniella and Graig Nettles.

1978-Former Yankees Pitcher Joe “Sandy” Vance (1937-1938) had passed away.(1905-1978)
For the 1937-1938 Yankees, hurler Joe “Sandy” Vance would post a 1-0 record with a 4.78 ERA in 5 games. He didn’t make any World Series appearances for the team. In 1939, he would spend the season with the Yankees AA club, the Kansas City Blues (AA), while posting a 10-4 record with a 4.32 ERA in 32 games. In 1940, he was traded by the Yankees to the Reds organization.

1979-Former Yankees Pitcher Amaury Sanit (2011) was born.
Amaury Sanit had pitched for 7 seasons in Cuba. He went 25-25 with 58 saves and a 4.11 ERA in 226 games. He was 3rd all-time in the Cuban Serie Nacional in saves behind Euclides Rojas and Orestes González through 2003-2004. Sanit led the league in games pitched (39) in 1998-1999. Amaury would leave Cuba in 2003. In 2008, he was signed with the Yankees. He would toss 2 shutout innings for the DSL Yankees that year, while saving a game. He had a 5.19 ERA in 7 relief stints for the Licey Tigers (Dominican League) that winter. In 2009, Sanit would pitch for 3 Yankees farm teams – the Class A Tampa Yankees (0 R, 6 IP), the AA Trenton Thunder (1-2, 10 Saves, 2.95 ERA, 13 H in 21 IP) and the AAA Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees (IL), while posting 0-3 record with a 4.12 ERA in 19 games. In 2010, he was suspended for 50 games for failing a PED test. When he did pitch, he was hit hard, putting up a 7.75 ERA in 33 2/3 innings, during which he gave up 47 hits. In 2011, he was back with AAA Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL) putting up a 4.96 ERA over his 1st 16 1/3 innings. Then he would replace Ramiro Pena on the Yankees 25-man team roster to give them more pitching depth. On May 12, 2011, he would make his MLB Pitching debut with the Yankees, coming in relief of Starter Ivan Nova with the Yankees down 8-0 to the Royals in the 4th inning. He managed to stop the bleeding and pitched into the 8th inning, although he tired at the end and gave up 3 runs altogether in his 4 2/3 innings of work. Still, his effort gave the Yankees' bullpen a much-needed respite. After the 2011 AL season had ended, Sanit would leave the Yankees organization to pitch in the Mexican Leagues (2012-2015).

1980-Former Yankees INF Jack Martin (1912) had passed away. (1887-1980)
For the 1912 Yankees, INF Jack Martin had appeared in 71 games, while hitting .225 with No HRs and 17 RBIs. On August 12,1912, Jack was traded by the Yankees along with Pitcher Jack Quinn to AA Rochester (IL) for Shortstop Tommy McMillan. He would return to play in the MLB in 1914, playing for the Braves and Phillies.

1983-Lefty Starter Dave Righetti pitches the Yankees' 1st No-Hitter since Don Larsen's Perfect Game in the 1956 World Series against the Brooklyn Dodgers, handcuffing the Red Sox by a score of 4-0 before a 4th of July holiday crowd of 41,077 fans at Yankee Stadium. It's the 1st No-Hitter by a Yankee lefty Starter since George Mogridge in 1917.

1983-Former Yankees Pitcher Sergio Santos (2015) was born.
After being released by the Dodgers during the 2015 NL season, Reliever Sergio Santos was signed as an MLB Free Agent by the Yankees. He had pitched in 12 games for the 2015 Dodgers with no record with a 4.73 ERA; when the club had released him on June 6th. The Yankees would sign him 3 days later on June 9th, but after only 2 MLB appearances with the team, his 2015 MLB season ended, as he had to undergo Tommy John surgery. On November 2,2015, the Yankees would activate Sergio Santos from the 60-day DL; Santos elects to take MLB Free Agency.

1984-Yankees Veteran Starter Phil Niekro strikes out 5 Ranger batters in the Yankees 5-0 win over Texas to become the 9th pitcher in MLB history to record 3,000 MLB career strikeouts.

1986-At Comiskey Park in Chicago with the score tied at 1-1 in the bottom of the 8th inning, White Sox OF John Cangelosi leads off with a drive to the RF corner. A fan leans out of the stands and appears to touch the ball as he tumbles onto the field. Anticipating an interference call, Yankees OF Claudell Washington slows down, meanwhile the speedy Cangelosi easily makes it to 3B. The Umpires don't see any interference and John remains on 3B, then he scores on a sac fly. White Sox would win the game by a score of 2-1.

1986-Former Yankee P/INF Oscar Roettger (1923-1924) had passed away. (1900-1986)
Although a Pitcher, he had appeared in 6 games as a Pinch-Hitter for the Yankees. On June 16,1924, Oscar was traded by the Yankees to AA St. Paul Saints (AA) for Pitcher Cliff Markle. On May 29,1925, he was traded by the Yankees along with a Player to be Named Later, Catcher Fred Hofmann and $50,000 Cash to the AA St. Paul Saints (AA) for INF Mark Koenig. On October 28,1925, the Yankees would send Reserve INF Ernie Johnson to the Saints to complete the trade.

1988-Rangers veteran MLB knuckleball Starter Charlie Hough strikes out 4 Yankee batters in the 1st inning of a 13-2 loss to the Yankees.

1989-Former Yankees Reserve OF Jabari Blash (2018) was born.
On December 12, 2017, OF Jabari Blash was traded to the Yankees by the Padres in return for 3B Chase Headley and Pitcher Bryan Mitchell. With 2017 Padres, he had hit .213 with 5 HRs and 16 RBIs in 61 games. It was a deal conceived to allow the Yankees to shed payroll (Headley’s contract) in the wake of having acquired the mega-contract of former Marlins NL All-Star OF Giancarlo Stanton the day before and it appeared that Blash would not get a chance to be more that someone, who provides organizational depth at the AAA level. On February 21, 2018, before he had had a chance to show anything in the Yankees MLB Spring Training Camp, he was sent to the Angels in return for Future Considerations, in order to free up a spot on the Yankees MLB 40-man roster. He has played 7 games as Reserve OF/PH for the 2018 Angels, spending bulk of the season playing for their AAA club at Salt Lake City (PCL).

1992-Former Yankees Reserve INF/OF Tim Locastro (2021-2023) was born.
On June 7, 2013, OF Tim Locastro was drafted by the Blue Jays in the 13th round of the 2013 MLB Amateur Player Draft. On July 2, 2015, he was traded by the Blue Jays along with P Chase De Jong to the Dodgers for 2 International Bonus Slots. On November 21,2018, the Yankees had acquired INF/OF Tim Locastro from the Dodgers for Minor League P Drew Finley and Cash. He’s a .283 hitter through 626 AA plate appearances. With the 2017-2018 Dodgers, he has appeared in 21 games, while hitting only .167. On January 16, 2019, the Yankees would trade Tom to the Diamondbacks for Minor League P Ronald Roman and Cash. In 2021, he would return to the Bronx, playing in 9 games while hitting .199 with 1 HR and 2RBIs before his 2021 season would end with a torn ALCS. In November, he was placed on waivers by the Yankees. On November 4, 2021, he was claimed by the Red Sox. On November 30, 2021, Tom was granted Free Agency by Boston. On March 13, 2022, Tom was signed as an MLB Free Agent by the Yankees. He would appear in 15 games for the team, while hitting .231 with 1 HR and 2 RBIs as a Reserve OF, before was sent down to AAA Scranton. He is currently playing in the 2024 Padres farm system.

1992-Former Yankees 1B/DH Mike Ford (2019-2021) was born.
From 2011 to 2013, Mike Ford would play college baseball at Princeton Univ. He would play 2 positions for the team, a 1st Baseman and Pitcher. In 2013, he became the 1st player in Ivy League history to be named both the Player and Pitcher of the Year, after batting .320 and ranking in the top 10 in the Ivy League in walks (#1, with 31), HRs (#2, with 6), RBIs (#3, with 38), and on-base percentage (#4, at .443), while going 6-0 on the mound with a league-leading 0.98 ERA. After going undrafted in the 2012 Major League Baseball draft, Ford would be signed by the Yankees as an undrafted free agent. He made his pro debut in 2013 with the short-season Class A Staten Island Yankees (NYPL), he would spend the whole season there, batting .235 with 3 HRs and 17 RBIs in 33 games. Ford would start the 2014 season with the Class A Charleston RiverDogs (SAL). In May, he would hit 4 HRs in 1 game against the Hickory Crawdads. Then he was promoted to the Class A Tampa Yankees (FSL) in August, as he would finish the season there. In 105 total games between, both teams he would hit .292 with 13 HRs and 56 RBIs. He was named a South Atlantic League Mid-Season All Star. In 2015, he would play for the Class A Tampa Yankees (FSL), where he would hit .260 with 62 runs (10th in the FSL), 6 HRs, 55 RBIs, and 60 walks (4th) in 123 games. Mike was named a FSL Mid-Season All Star. In 2016, he would play with the short season Class A Staten Island Yankees (NYPL), Class A Tampa and the AA Trenton Thunder (EL), where he slashed .289 with 8 HRs, 43 RBIs, and 41 walks (while striking out only 29 times) in 56 games between the 3 teams. In the 2017 MLB Rule 5 Player Draft, the Mariners had selected Ford from the Yankees. On March 24th, they would return him to the Yankees. He would spend the 2017 season with the AA Trenton Thunder (EL) and the AAA Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (IL), where he led the Eastern League with 76 walks (while striking out only 56 times). Mike was 2nd in the league in OBP, as he batted a combined .270 with 20 HRs and 86 RBIs in 126 games. He was named an MiLB Yankees Organization All-Star and an Eastern League Mid-Season All Star. He would spend almost all of 2018 season with AAA Scranton, while batting .253 with 15 HRs and 52 RBIs in 102 games. In total, Ford has a .269 average with 71 HR and 328 RBIs in 561 Minor League games. The Yankees had invited Ford to their 2019 MLB Spring Training Camp as a non-roster player. They would assign him to AAA Scranton/Wilkes-Barre to start the 2019 season. The Yankees would promoted Ford to the MLB, when 1B Greg Bird went on the IL on April 16th. He made his MLB player debut on April 18th. After going 0 for 6 at bat in his 1st 2 games, on April 21st, Ford got his 1st MLB hit; a double to left-center field off of Royals P Jorge Lopez in a 7-6 win against the Royals. On April 23rd, he hit his 1st MLB HR off of Angels P Chris Stratton. He had appeared in 10 games for the team, while hitting .179 with 1 HR and 2 RBIs before being returned to AAA Scranton. Mike was by recalled the team again, he would finish the 2019 AL season appearing 50 games for the club, while hitting .259 with 12 HRs and 25 RBIs. Also, he would pitch in 2 games for the team, he had been a successful college pitcher at Princeton Univ. On June 17, 2021, Mike Ford was traded by the Yankees to the Tampa Bay for cash considerations and a Player to be Named Later (Minors). He had finished his Yankees playing career with a .199 BA with 17 HRs and 41 RBIs in 101 games. The Rays would assign him to their AAA club, the Durham Bulls. On July 1st, the Yankees would receive Minor League OF Aldenis Sanchez as the Player to be Named Later to complete the trade. Mike is currently playing for the 2024 Reds, as a 1B/DH. The Reds have DFA him. Mike has signed a deal to play in Japan for the rest of 2024 season.

1996-The Yankees will provide the fireworks by signing MLB Free Agent OF Darryl Strawberry. On June 24th, Yankee GM Bob Watson said 5 times to the NYC sports media that Strawberry "doesn't fit" with the Yankees. Strawberry will be assigned to the AAA Columbus Clippers (IL).

1996-Current Yankees Minor League INF Kevin Smith (2024) was born.
Kevin Smith was selected by the Blue Jays in the 4th round of the 2017 1st-Year Player Draft out of the Univ. of Maryland. In parts of 3 MLB seasons with 2021 Blue Jays and the 2022-2023 Athletics, he has hit .173 with 8 HRs and 25 RBIs in 114 MLB games. On January 8, 2024, Smith was signed by the Yankees as a Minor League free agent. On April 11, 2024, the Yankees would acquire his minor league contract from AAA Scranton (IL). The team would DFA him, he is was resigned by the team. He is currently playing for AAA Scranton.

2002-The Yankees would defeat the Indians by a score of 7-1. Tribe Slugger Jim Thome has his streak of consecutive games hitting a HR stopped at 7 games, 1 short of the MLB record.

2003-In a 10-3 victory over the Yankees, the Red Sox score all their runs with the long ball hitting a record 7 HR’s off of the Yankees pitchers. Prior to today's Independence Day fireworks, the Bronx Bombers had given up 6 HRs in a game 4 times including 2 to Boston (1997 and 1977) and the Indians (1970).

2004-AL Manager Joe Torre selects 7 of his Yankees players for the 2004 MLB All-Star Game to played in Houston. He selects the following Yankees Players to the AL All-Star team roster; Starters Roger Clemens and Andy Pettitte, Relievers Mariano Rivera and Mike Stanton, Shortstop Derek Jeter, CF Bernie Williams and Catcher Jorge Posada.

2006-Indians’ batter Victor Martinez went 5 for 6 with teammates Jhonny Peralta and Travis Hafner each hit 2 of the Indian’s 6 HRs, giving Cleveland a 19-1 rout over the Yankees. The win was Cleveland’s largest at home in more than 56 years, since their 21-2 victory over Philadelphia Athletics on June 18, 1950.

2011-Yankees All-Star Shortstop Derek Jeter resumes his quest for 3,000 MLB career hits, after missing 3 weeks being on the DL with a strained calf muscle. However, the Indians' hurler Josh Tomlin keeps him hitless, while defeating the Yankees by the score of 6-3. Jeter is still 6 hits away from the magic MLB Career hit number.

2014-The Yankees 2B Brian Roberts hits 3 doubles and a triple while leading the Yankees to a 6-5 win over the Twins.

July 5th

1896-Former Yankees Pitcher Hank “Lefty” Thormahlen (1917-1920) was born. (1896-1955)
For the Yankees, hurler Hank Thormahlen would post a 28-20 record with a 3.06 ERA in 76 games for the Yankees. His best Yankees season was in 1919, when he went 12-8 with a 2.62 ERA in 30 games. On December 15,1920, he was traded by the Yankees along with 2B Del Pratt, Catcher Muddy Ruel and OF Sammy Vick to the Red Sox for Pitchers Harry Harper, Waite Hoyt, INF Mike McNally and Catcher Wally Schang.

1904-Former Yankees Pitcher Irving “Bump” Hadley (1936-1940) was born. (1904-1963)
On January 17,1936, the Yankees had traded hurler Jimmie DeShong and OF Jesse Hill to the Senators for 2 veteran players; P Irving “Bump” Hadley and OF Roy Johnson. Hadley had been in AL since 1926, pitching for the Senators, White Sox, the Browns before returning to Nats in January of 1935. He had posted a 10-15 record for the 1935 Nats, bringing a lifetime MLB Pitching record of 107-128 to the Yankees. For the Yankees Veteran Starter “Bump” Hadley would post a 47-31 record with a 4.28 ERA and 6 saves in 140 games. His best Yankees season was in 1936, by going 14-4 with a 4.35 ERA in 31 games. During the 1937 AL season, Bump Hadley threw a pitch that struck Tigers Catcher Mickey Cochrane, leaving him unconscious for 10 days and later ending his fine MLB playing career. For the 1939 Yankees, he had posted a 12-6 mark with a 2.98 ERA in 26 games. Bump had appeared in 3 World Series with the team, while posting a 2-1 record in 3 games. In 1940, he was sold to the Giants for the waiver price of $7,500 Cash. He would finish his MLB Pitching career with the 1941 Philadelphia A’s. Later, he would become an MLB Baseball TV announcer.

1906-At Fenway Park, the Yankees would exploit 9 Boston errors to beat the Red Sox by a score of 8-3.

1917-In the 2nd game of a doubleheader played at the Polo Grounds, Yankees 3B Frank “Home Run” Baker hits a 13th inning Inside-the-Park HR off of Senators Reliever Walter Johnson to give the Yankees, a 5-4 win. It is Baker's 5th HR off of Senators Ace Walter Johnson. Both team Starters, Bronx P Slim Love and Nats Bert Gallia went 10 innings without a decision. Yankees Reliever Allen Russell picks up the victory, bringing his 1917 AL record to a 3-5 mark. In the Opener, Nats Starter Jim Shaw (8-6) outduels Yankees Ray Fisher (2-5) in a 2-1 game.

1930-The New York Lincoln Giants and the Baltimore Black Sox split a doubleheader played before 20,000 fans at Yankee Stadium. It is the 1st time that the Negro League teams would play there. Baltimore's Rap Dixon has 3 HRs and the Giants' Chino Smith has 2 HRs and a triple.

1934-Yankees 1B Lou Gehrig hits an Inside-the-Park Grand Slam HR, as the Yankees beat the Senators by a score of 8-3. It is his 4th Grand Slam HR of the 1934 AL season, his 17th MLB career Grand Slam HR overall, passing Babe Ruth's MLB career total. Lou Gehrig will eventually set an MLB career record of 23 Grand Slam HRs. Lou Gehrig now has 321 MLB career HRs to Babe Ruth's 698 MLB Career HRs.

1937-Yankees CF Joe DiMaggio hits his 1st MLB career Grand Slam HR in the 6th inning off of Red Sox Pitcher Rube Walberg to lead the Yankees to an 8-4 win in the 2nd game of a doubleheader. The Yankees had won the 1st game by a score of 15-0.

1939-At Yankee Stadium, before a Wednesday day game crowd of 3,874 fans, Yankees Rookie Starter Atley Donald wins his 10th game of the 1939 AL season without a loss. He throws a complete game win over the Senators, beating them by the score of 6-4. At the plate, he hits a triple. Joe DiMaggio hits a 2-run HR, he finishes the game with 3 RBIs. The Yankees are now 53-17 for the 1939 AL season. Donald will finish the season with a 13-3 record with .813 WP and a 3.73 ERA in 41 games for the Yankees.

1943-Former Yankees OF/INF/C Curt “Clank” Blefary (1970-1971) was born. (1943-2001)
Before the start of the 1962 AL season, the Yankees had signed OF Curt Blefary as an MLB Amateur Free Agent. Curt was removed from the 40-man Yankees roster, when they had acquired veteran INF Harry Bright from the Reds in April of 1963. The Orioles immediately claimed him. He had been playing for Yankees Class A team at Greensboro. In 1965, he won the AL Rookie of the Year Award as a player for the Orioles. Also, in 1965, he was a Topps All-Star Rookie Team member. He played in the 1966 World Series for the Orioles against the Dodgers. On December 4,1969, Curt was traded by the Astros to the Yankees for All-Star 1B/OF Joe Pepitone. He played in 120 games for the 1970-1971 Yankees, while hitting just .210 with 10 HRs and 39 RBIs. On May 26,1971, he was traded by the Yankees to the A’s for 2 Pitchers: Rob Gardner and Darrell Osteen. Overall, as an MLB Player, Curt had appeared in 974 games, while hitting .237 with 112 HRs and 382 RBIs. He would play for the Orioles, Astros, A’s, Padres and the Yankees during his 8-season MLB playing career.

1948-Despite a hitless day at the plate by AL All-Star Slugger Ted Williams, the Red Sox would sweep a doubleheader from the Yankees, winning the twin-bill by scores of 6-5 and 8-7. Denny Galehouse wins the Opener for the Red Sox; he saves the win in Game 2. But his 9th inning sac bunt results in his tripping over 1B, he will be out of action for 3 weeks.

1950-In a sloppy game that features 18 walks, OF Cliff Mapes drives in 5 runs with a HR and single to pace the Yankees to an 11-8 win over the Philadelphia A’s. Tommy Byrne (9-3) is the winner despite giving up 6 A’s hits and 6 walks in 5 innings (he walks 2 in the 6th inning). He also hits 4 batters to tie the MLB Pitching record. A’s Starter Alex Kellner pitches 4 innings, giving up 6 Yankee runs in the loss. In the 7th inning, Philadelphia loses veteran INF Eddie Joost, who tears ligaments in his left knee in a collision with Yankee base runner Cliff Mapes at 2B.

1951-Former Yankees HOF Closer Rich “Goose” Gossage (1978-1983,1989) was born.
On November 22,1977, MLB Reliever Rich “Goose” Gossage was signed by the Yankees as an MLB Free Agent to a 6-year MLB Player deal worth $3.6 million. For the 1977 Pirates, he had posted a 11-9 record with a 1.62 ERA and 26 saves in 72 games. His arrival and success in 1978 made the Yankees Current Cy Young Award Closer Sparky Lyle expendable; leading to the 1978 off-season trade of Lyle to the Rangers. In 1978, Lyle had gone 9-3 with 9 saves, while Goose taking over the Yankees Closer spot, went 10-11 with a 2.01 ERA in 63 games with an AL leading 27 saves. Goose would win the 1978 AL Rolaids Award. Goose was named to the AL All-Star teams in 1978,1980-1982. Rich “Goose” Gossage would post a 53-37 record with a 2.14 ERA and 151 saves in 319 games for the Yankees. He had appeared in 2 World Series for the Bombers; he had posted a 1-0 record in 6 games. After the 1983 AL season had ended, Rich left the Yankees for MLB Free Agency, signing with the Padres. He helped the Padres win the 1984 NL Pennant and trip to the 1984 World Series. He would be named to the 1984-1985 NL All-Star teams. He would pitch for several MLB teams; also, he pitched for the Daiei Hawks in Japan for 1 season. On August 10,1989, Gossage was selected off waivers by the Yankees from the Giants. He had appeared in 11 games for the 1989 team, while posting a 1-0 record with a 3.77 ERA and 1 save. In the Fall, Rich was granted MLB Free agency by the Yankees; he would be signed by the Rangers for the 1990 AL season. In 1994, Gossage would finish with MLB Pitching career with the Mariners. He would end his MLB pitching career with an overall 124-107 record with a 3.01 ERA and 310 saves in 1,002 MLB games. In 2008, Rich was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.

1961-At Yankee Stadium, Roger Maris cracks a 7th inning solo HR against the Indians, also he is credited erroneously, as it turns out with a 3rd inning RBI on a single. The 2 RBIs are officially recorded, though just 1 appears in the game's box score, and the error will not be noted until 1995. With the correction, Roger Maris and the Orioles 1B Jim Gentile become Co-Leaders in RBIs for the 1961 AL season.

1966-Former Yankees Pitcher (1988,1991,1995) and MLB Pitching Coach (2008-2010) Dave Eiland was born.
The Yankees in the 7th round of the 1987 MLB Player Amateur Player Draft had selected Pitcher Dave Eiland. He was successful pitcher in the Minor Leagues, but Dave couldn’t repeat that success in the MLB with the Yankees. In 1990, he had won the International League Pitcher of Year Award with the AAA Columbus Clippers posting a 16-5 record with a 2.87 ERA in 27 games. For the Yankees, he had posted a 6-10 record with a 5.23 ERA in 36 games. The team would release him in 1992. Then he would later pitch for the Padres and the Rays. Overall, as an MLB pitcher, Dave would post a 12-27 record with 5.74 ERA in 92 games. Eiland appeared in the baseball movie “For the Love of the Game,” playing the fitting role of “Yankees Relief Pitcher." After retiring as an active player in 2000, Dave worked in the Yankees organization; as a Pitching Coach for the 2003 GCL Yankees. Then he was the Pitching coach for 2004 Staten Island Yankees. In 2005-2006, Dave was the AA Pitching coach for the 2005-2006 Trenton Thunder (EL), then he moved up to become the Pitching Coach with the 2007 AAA Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees (IL). Eiland would replace Ron Guidry as the Yankees MLB Pitching Coach in 2008. It was speculated that his relationships with many of the young pitchers contributed to him being chosen as the new Pitching Coach for the Yankees. He took a personal leave of absence from the Yankees beginning on June 4, 2010, he would return to the team on June 29th. "Besides being in my home, this is the most comfortable place in the world for me," he said upon returning. "This is what I do; this is what I have a passion for.” On October 25, 2010, Eiland was fired by the Yankees front office. In 2011, Dave was a Special Assistant to the GM Tampa Bay Rays. From 2012-2017, he was the MLB Pitching Coach for the Royals. Dave had been the 2019 MLB Pitching Coach for the Mets, until he was fired.

1971-The Yankees and Red Sox, each collect 16 hits, but for the 2nd day in a row the Red Sox hit 4 HRs to win the game by a score of 12-7. The Red Sox score 6 runs in the 6th inning, when 3B Rico Petrocelli hits a bases loaded triple, the next 2 Red Sox batters 1B George Scott and OF Joe Lahoud follow up with HRs.

1980-At Cleveland Stadium, the Yankees edge the Indians by the score of 3-2. Yankee runs are scored on 2 Bronx HRs, a solo HR shot by Rookie OF Joe Lefebvre and a 2-run HR shot by veteran OF Bobby Murcer. Bronx Starter Tommy John goes 8 innings, while giving up only 4 Tribe hits while allowing only 2 runs. Yankees Closer Goose Gossage picks up his 13th save of the 1980 AL season. Indians Starter Dan Spillner takes the loss.

1987-Former Yankees Minor League Manager (2022-2023) Rachel Balkovec was born.
In 2012, Rachel Balkovec began her pro baseball would career as a temporary Contract Strength and Conditioning Coach for the Cardinals' Johnson City, Tenn., minor-league affiliate. In that role, she won the Appalachian League's Award for Strength Coach of the Year. In 2014, she assumed a full-time role as the Johnson City affiliate's Strength and Conditioning Coordinator, the 1st time a woman had held that role in pro baseball. In 2016, Balkovec was hired by the Astros to be their Latin American Strength and Conditioning Coordinator. She had learned Spanish for the position, so she could better communicate with players. She was the 1st woman in that role in MLB. In 2018, she was promoted to be the Class AA Corpus Christi Hooks' Strength and Conditioning coach. After moving to the Netherlands to pursue a 2nd Master's degree at Vrije Univ., Balkovec would work for the Dutch baseball and softball programs as an Assistant Hitting Coach. After graduating, she would return to the U.S. to work at a fellowship at Driveline Baseball, researching Hitters' eye tracking and Pitchers' hip movement. In November 2019, Balkovec was announced as the Yankees' newest Hitting Coach, to start in spring training 2020, again the 1st woman to hold such a position full-time. She also had interviewed for a position as a Quality Control Coach with the Giants in fall 2019, but she had decided to take the Yankees' role. Since the COVID-19 pandemic had canceled the 2020 Minor League Baseball season, she would Coach in the Australian Baseball League. She was part of the coaching staff of the 2021 All-Star Futures Game. On January 11, 2022, the Yankees had announced that Balkovec will manage the Low-A Tampa Tarpons in 2022, making her the 1st woman to manage in affiliated baseball. After the 2023 minor league season had ended, Rachel would leave the Yankees organization to take a baseball position with the Marlins organization.

1998-After defeating the Orioles by the score of 1-0, the 1998 Yankees would improve their team record to 61-20 equaling the best 81-game start in MLB history. The mark matches the MLB record of the 1902 Pirates and the 1907 Cubs.

2002-The Yankees had obtained Starter Jeff Weaver from the Tigers in a 3-team deal. Yankees would send Starter Ted Lilly to Oakland, while the A’s will send INF Carlos Pena to Detroit. The Tigers also had acquired P Franklin German and a Player to be Named Later from Oakland, while the A's will get 2 Yankees Minor League players: OF John Ford Griffin and P Jason Arnold. The A’s will send Minor League P Jeremy Bonderman on August 22, 2002 to the Tigers to complete the trade. Jeff Weaver will be a major disappointment for the Yankees. The 2 Yankee Minor League players that were traded to the A’s, do not find success at the MLB level.

2023-Yankees Reliever Jimmy Cordero has accepted a suspension for the remainder of the 2023 regular season and the 2023 postseason under MLB’s domestic violence, sexual assault and child abuse policy, per a league announcement. He’s been placed on the restricted list. Cordero will not be paid and will not count against the team’s 40-man roster, while he is on the restricted list. The Yankees had signed the now-31-year-old Cordero to a minor league deal in March, 2022. He’s appeared in 31 games this season and posted 32 2/3 innings of 3.86 ERA ball, striking out 25.8% of his opponents against a 7.8% walk rate. He will be released by the Yankees at the end of the MLB season.

July 6th

1881-Former Yankees INF/OF Roy Hartzell (1911-1916) was born. (1881-1961)
On February 11,1911, INF Roy Hartzell was traded by the St. Louis Browns along with Cash to the Yankees for 3B Jimmy Austin and INF/OF Frank La Porte. Roy had played every position for the Yankees except for Catcher and Pitcher. He would appear in 699 games for the team, while hitting .261 with 8 HRs and 266 RBIs. In 1916, Roy would split playing time with the Yankees and AA Baltimore Orioles (IL). In 1917, he played his last active season as a player with 2 teams: AA Toledo Iron Men (AA) and the Class A Denver Bears (WL). During the 1917 season, he would become the Manager for the Class A Denver Bears (WL).

1891-Former Yankees Reserve Catcher and MLB Manager Steve O’Neill (1925) was born. (1891-1962)
On December 15,1924, veteran MLB Catcher Steve O’Neill was selected off $4,000 waivers by the Yankees from the Red Sox. As the team’s 3rd-string Catcher Steve would appear in 36 games for the team, while hitting .286 before being released on July 31,1925. After retiring as an active MLB player, he will become an MLB Manager for the Indians, Tigers, Red Sox and the Phillies. His Detroit Tigers team won the 1945 World Series beating the Cubs.

1914-The Philadelphia A's will sell hurler Carroll “Boardwalk” Brown, who had a 17-13 record last season to the Yankees. For the Yankees, Brown will record a 9-11 record with a 3.62 ERA in 39 games. Also, the Bombers would bring back veteran OF Birdie Cree by sending OF Bill Holden and Cash to the AA Baltimore Orioles (IL). Birdie had hit .348 in 1911 and .332 (1912) before injuring his leg. He had slumped to .272 in 1913, he was sold by the Yankees to the AA Orioles (IL), but this season, for the 1914 Yankees, he will hit .309 with No HRs and 40 RBIs in 77 games.

1914-The Yankees continue to make several team roster moves beside the “Boardwalk” Brown purchase from the A’s. They would send 2 Players and Cash to the Class A Lincoln Tigers (WL). The 2 Yankee Players that were traded to Lincoln were Harry Williams, a .192 hitter in 84 games for the 1913-1914 Yankees and Harry Kingman, who was hitless in 3 games for the 1914 Yankees. Both players would never return to MLB again. Also, coming to the Yankees was INF/OF Charlie Mullens, who would play in 192 games for the team from 1914-1916, while hitting .263 with No HRs and 69 RBIs. Also, the team had signed 21-year old Catcher Pi Schwert, who will play in 11 games as a Reserve Catcher for the 1914-1915 Yankees.

1917-Former Yankees Reserve Catcher Kenneth “Ziggy” Sears (1943) was born. (1917-1968)
For the 1943 Yankees, Ken “Ziggy” Sears would hit .278 with 2 HRs and 28 RBIs in 60 games as a Reserve Catcher. Afterwards, he would return to the Minor Leagues, he briefly came back to the MLB in 1946 with the St. Louis Browns for 7 games; while hitting .333. He would return to the Minor Leagues in 1947 before retiring from the game in 1949.

1920-On a Tuesday afternoon game played at Griffith Stadium in Washington, D.C., the Yankees would score 14 runs in the 5th inning of the game beating the Senators by a final score of 17-0. It's the biggest inning ever until the Red Sox score 17 runs in a 1953 AL season game. Yankees Starter Carl Mays throws a complete game shutout, bringing his 1920 pitching record to a 10-7 mark. In the 5th inning with the Yankees scoring 14 runs, only 1 HR is hit by the Bombers; Bronx 2B Del Pratt hits a 3-run HR. Nats Starter Erick Erickson takes the loss by allowing 8 Yankee hits, 8 runs, 4 walks and 1 strikeout in 4.1 innings of work, he is now 7-6 for the 1920 AL season

1928-Veteran Yankees hurler Urban Shocker (1916-1917,1925-1928), who is in very poor health, resulting from a swollen heart condition; he is released by the team after 1 appearance on the mound. He would retire as an active MLB player. On September 9,1928, Shocker will pass away from his heart condition at the age of 38. His Yankees Pitching career record was a 61-37 record with a 3.14 ERA in 152 games. His overall MLB Pitching career record was 187-117 with a 3.17 ERA with 25 saves in 412 games (13 seasons): with the Yankees and Browns. His trade in 1918 by the Yankees to the St. Louis Browns was considered to be one of the worst mistakes made by the Yankees front office in the club’s history.

1929-After watching the Tigers belt 8 HRs on the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th innings of a game, the Browns use the off-day to erect a screen in front of the RF pavilion at Sportsman Park in St. Louis. The screen stretches 156 feet from the foul pole toward CF, 310 feet down the line from home-plate. In the next day' game, the Browns Heinie Manush will hit 3 balls off the screen against the Yankees veteran Starter Waite Hoyt, while Bronx Bomber Slugger Babe Ruth will hit 2 off it in the series. This screen will remain in place into the 1940s, the only MLB stadium with extended OF seating, where it is impossible to catch a HR ball.

1932-Yankees Catcher Bill Dickey is suspended for 30 days and fined $1,000 by the AL for assaulting Senators OF Carl Reynolds and breaking his jaw. Reynolds has bowled over on a successful squeeze play to score the tying run in 2nd game of a doubleheader. Dickey got up and attacked Reynolds, breaking his jaw with 1 punch. Technically, the suspension was until Reynolds recovered. The Yankees lose the doubleheader to the Senators by scores of 5-3 and 12-6.

1933-The 1st MLB All-Star Game is played at Comiskey Park in Chicago, Yankees OF Babe Ruth is the hitting star for the AL team. His 2-run HR is the margin of victory in the AL squad’s 4-2 win over the NL team. Yankees Starter Lefty Gomez is the winning pitcher for the AL squad.

1934-Former Yankees Pitcher Ray Francis (1925) had passed away. (1893-1934)
On August 13,1924, Pitcher Ray Francis was traded by Atlanta Crackers (SA) to the Yankees for 4 players and $50,000 Cash. For the 1925 Yankees, Ray will appear in only 4 games, while posting a 0-0 record along with a 7.71 ERA. On May 5,1925, he was traded by the Yankees along with $9,000 Cash to the Red Sox for Pitcher Alex Ferguson and OF Bobby Veach.

1938-At Crosley Field in Cincinnati, Ohio, Yankees' hurler Lefty Gomez is defeated for the 1st time in 4 All-Star Game starts as the NL team wins the MLB All-Star game by a score of 4-1. NL Shortstop and former Yankees INF Leo Durocher becomes the 1st Dodger to start in an All-Star Game and gets a “bunt” home run.

1941-A Center Field monument dedicated to Lou Gehrig is unveiled by the team at Yankee Stadium. The memorial is a tribute by his Yankees teammates of their beloved team captain, who had died last month of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) disease

1944-The Yankees would sell Reserve OF Larry Rosenthal (1944) to the Philadelphia Athletics for Cash. For the 1944 Yankees, Larry was hitting just .198 in 36 games.

1954-Former Yankees All-Star 2B, MLB Coach and MLB Manager Willie Randolph(1976-1988) was born.
Infielder Willie Randolph was drafted by the Pirates in the 7th round of the 1972 MLB June Amateur Player Draft from Tilden HS (Brooklyn, NY). He would reach the MLB with the Pirates during the 1975 NL season, appearing in 30 games, while hitting just .164. His path to being a full-time 2B for the team, was blocked by the presence of NL All-Star Rennie Stennett. Rookie 2B Willie Randolph was obtained on December 11,1975 from the Pirates along with 2 MLB hurlers: Ken Brett and Dock Ellis to the Yankees for Starter George “Doc” Medich. Willie was the Yankees regular starting 2B until the 1988 AL season. Willie would finish his Bronx playing career with a lifetime BA of .275, while hitting 48 HRs and 549 RBIs in 1,694 games. In 1980, he had won the Silver Award for AL 2B. He would appear on 5 AL All-Star teams as 2B for the Yankees. In 1988, He will leave the Yankees for MLB Free Agency, signing with the Dodgers. He was on the 1989 NL All-Star team. Willie would spend 18 seasons playing in MLB staring with 1975 Pirates followed by the Yankees, Dodgers, A’s, Brewers and finishing up his MLB playing career with the 1992 Mets. In 2005, Willie became the MLB Manager of the Mets. He was Manager of the Mets until his firing in June of 2008. Since then, Willie has been an MLB Coach for several MLB teams.

1962-At Metropolitan Stadium in Bloomington, Minnesota, the Yankees would edge the Twins by a score of 7-5, as Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris, each hitting a pair of HRs. The M&M boys hit back-to-back HRs in the 1st inning, off of Twins veteran Starter Camilo Pascual (12-4), the 3rd time in 4 games that they've hit back-to-back HR shots. For Mantle, who hit HRs in his 1st 2 at bats in the game, when combined with 2 consecutive HRs in his last 2 bats in the last game the he played, he had tied the MLB record of 4 consecutive HRs. Yankees are now, a half-game in back of the Indians in the 1962 AL pennant race.

1966-Former Yankees Minor League OF and Manager Bill Masse was born.
Outfielder Bill Masse was signed by the Yankees Scout Jeff Taylor as the 7th round pick in the June MLB 1989 Amateur Player Draft. Billy was assigned to the 1989 Prince William Cannons, where he batted .239 with a league-high 89 walks. He split the 1990 season between the Class A Fort Lauderdale Yankees (FSL) hitting .274 and the AA Albany Yankees (EL) hitting only .188. Getting a full season with Albany in 1991, Masse solved AA Pitching with a .295 year, and leading the Eastern League in OBP. In 1992, Bill was promoted to the AAA Columbus Clippers (IL). In 1992, he would hit .266 for the Clippers, but he found himself stuck behind International League All-Stars Gerald Williams and Bernie Williams and fellow OF prospect Mike Humphreys in the outfield. He was used at DH often to get his bat into the lineup. Masse did a fine job, while playing at AAA level in 1993. With the 1993 Clippers, he would hit .316, while he had scored 81 runs, drove in 91, while hitting 19 HRs and 35 doubles. Billy had stolen 17 bases in 24 tries and led the IL with 82 walks. He was 4th in the IL in average and presumably 2nd to Jim Thome in OBP. He would make the IL All-Star team as an Outfielder, but the 27-year-old was stuck at AAA as the Yankees MLB OF included Bernie Williams, Paul O'Neill, Danny Tartabull and a red-hot Dion James. In 1994, Masse would slip to .258 BA in his 3rd season with Columbus and in his 4th season as a Clipper, his hitting decline continued to .224. Nearing age 30, he was no longer considered a prospect and was past his prime. Thanks to the franchise's depth, he had missed out on a shot at the MLB. After his player release by the Yankees, he would return to Wake Forest Univ. for 2 years as an Assistant Baseball Coach. Then he would spend 4 years as a Minor League Coach and Manager in the Montreal Expos farm system. In 1997, he was a Coach for the AA Vermont Expos (EL) and the 1998 AAA Ottawa Lynx (IL). In 2001, he would rejoin the Yankees organization as Coach for the Class A Tampa Yankees (FSL). Then he would manage the 2002 Class A Greensboro Bats (SAL) and the 2003-2004 Class A Tampa Yankees (FSL). In 2005 and 2006, he was Manager of the AA Trenton Thunder (EL). Re-joining the Expos organization in 2007, Masse would managed the 2007 AA New Hampshire Fisher Cats (EL) and the San Antonio Missions in 2008. In 2009, Masse was Hitting Coach of the AA Bingham Mets (EL) before being moved up to the Mets AAA club, the Buffalo Bisons (IL). In 2010, Masse was an MLB Scout for the Mariners. In 2011-2013, he moved up to the position of Eastern Supervisor of Pro Scouting for the Mariners.

1966-Former Yankees Pitcher Sam “Sad Sam” Jones (1922-1926) had passed away.(1892-1966)
On December 20,1921, veteran Starter Sam Jones was traded by the Red Sox along with Pitcher Joe Bush and Shortstop Everett “Deacon” Scott to the Yankees for Pitchers Rip Collins, Bill Percy, Jack Quinn and Shortstop Roger Peckinpaugh. Sam would post a 67-56 record with a 4.06 ERA and 22 saves in 202 games for the Yankees. His best Yankee season was in 1923, when he posted a 21-8 mark with 3.83 ERA in 39 games. Jones would appear in 3 World Series with the Yankees, while posting a 0-1 record in 5 games. He played in the 1918 World Series with the Red Sox. On February 8,1927, Sam was traded by the Yankees to the St. Louis Browns for OF Cedric Durst and Pitcher Joe Giard. In 22 MLB seasons, Sam would post a 229-217 record with a 3.84 ERA in 647 games.

1966-The Red Sox sweep a pair from the Yankees with veteran MLB Reliever Don McMahon picking up both wins. He pitches 1 2/3 innings in the Opener and another 2 innings in the Nightcap. The only other AL Pitcher to win a doubleheader from the Yankees was the St. Louis Brown’s Dave Davenport in 1916, in which he had thrown 2 complete game victories.

1970-Former Yankees OF/Pitcher Harold “Harry” Wolter (1910-1913) had passed away. (1884-1970)
On January 18,1910, OF/Pitcher Harry Wolter was selected off waivers by the Yankees from the Red Sox for $1,500 Cash. For 1910-1913 Yankees, Harry will hit .277 with 10 HRs and 122 RBIs in 396 games. Even though he was a Pitcher, the Yankees never used him as one in his 4 seasons with the team. After playing for the Yankees, Harry would return to the Minor Leagues, playing in the Pacific Coast League, before returning to the MLB, finishing out his playing career with the 1917 Cubs. Overall, as an MLB Player with the Reds, Pirates, Cardinals, Red Sox, Yankees and the Cubs, Harry had played in 588 games, while hitting .270 with 12 HRs and 67 RBIs.

1971-At Detroit, the Tigers 1B Norm Cash belts a pair of 3-run HRs to power the Tigers to a 12-7 victory over the Yankees. Bengals’ Starter Mickey Lolich goes all the way for the win for his 13th victory of the 1971 AL season. Yankees Starter Stan Bahnsen had given up 7 runs in 1st inning. Roy White and Ron Hansen would hit HRs in the game for the Yankees.

1990-In his 1st start since losing a No-Hitter in Chicago, Yankees Starter Andy Hawkins pitches 11 2/3 innings of shutout ball only to lose in the 12th inning by a score of 2-0 to the Twins. Andy Hawkins is now 1-6 as a Yankees Starter.

1991-Former Yankees Reliever Nick Goody (2015-2016) was born.
The Yankees had selected Pitcher Nick Goody in 6th round of the 2012 MLB Amateur Player Draft. He had pitched college baseball at LSU. He made his MLB Pitching debut with the 2015 Yankees as a Reliever, while appearing 7 games with no record with a 4.70 ERA. For the 2016 AL season, Nick went 0-0 with a 4.66 ERA in 27 games. On December 20, 2016, Nick was traded by the Yankees to the Indians for a Player to be Named Later. The Indians would send Minor League P/C Yoiben Marquina on May 5, 2017 to the Yankees to complete the trade. From 2017-2019, Goody would pitch for the Tribe. Then in 2020, he would join the Rangers, going 0-2 with a 9.00 ERA in 17 games. In 2021, he signed a Minor League deal with the Yankees, along with an invite to the team’s MLB Spring Training camp. In July of 2021, the Yankees would release Nick from his Minor League contract, becoming a free agent. He would be signed by the Nationals. As an MLB pitcher, Nick has a 4-8 record with a 4.19 ERA in 158 MLB games.

1994-Former Yankees OF Andrew Benintendi (2022) was born.
On July 27, 2022, the Yankees had traded 3 Minor League pitching prospects for Royals OF Andrew Benintendi: Beck Way, Chandler Champlain and T.J. Sikkema. The Yankees had been a juggernaut all season, but one of their few concerns was lack of production from veteran OFs Joey Gallo and Aaron Hicks, something the trade was meant to address. Benintendi played 33 games for the Bronx Bombers, hitting .254 with 2 HRs and 12 RBIs: then he had to go on the IL on September 4th with a broken hamate bone in his right wrist; an injury sustained while swinging the bat 2 days earlier. He was likely to require surgery, but was optimistic he would be able to return by then end of the month, based on his experience with a similar injury in college. However, he was unable to return to play, missing the remainder of the 2022 AL season and the MLB 2022 postseason as well. Following the 2022 MLB season, Andrew Benintendi became an MLB free agent. It was often reported that the Yankees were very interested in bringing him back as soon as they dealt with the pesky issue of re-signing All-Star Slugger Aaron Judge, but when the dust settled; Benintendi had signed instead with the Chicago White Sox on December 16, 2022. The 5-year deal was reported to be worth $75 million. Surprisingly, in the age of contracts reaching multiple of a hundred million dollars, this made it the largest contract ever granted by the White Sox, surpassing the $73 million given out to Catcher Yasmani Grandal.

1996-During the Yankees 2-0 win over the Brewers, the team announces the purchasing of veteran OF Darryl Strawberry's Minor League player contract from the AAA Columbus Clippers (IL). Yankees Closer John Wetteland preserves Bronx Starter Jimmy Key's win with a save in his 20th consecutive appearance, breaking Lee Smith's MLB Reliever record.

1997-Toronto Starter Roger Clemens becomes the AL 1st 13-game winner, pitching a 4-hitter as the Blue Jays beat the Bronx Bombers by a score of 2-0. Clemens has 10 Yankee strikeouts and issued 1 walk in his 1st shutout of the 1997 AL season. Ramiro Mendoza takes the loss for the Yankees.

2002-The Yankees would clip the Orioles by a score of 13-9, by scoring 8 runs in the 2nd inning to come back from a 7-run deficit. Orioles Starter Sidney Ponson helps with 4 straight walks in the inning. The Yankees 3B Scott Brosius ties the MLB fielding record for 3B by starting 4 Double Plays in the game.

2010-Bronx 3B Alex Rodriguez hits the 21st Grand Slam HR of his MLB Playing career and adds a solo HR to bring his MLB HR career total to 597. The Yankees defeat Oakland by the score of 6-1. Yankees Starter CC Sabathia wins his 7th consecutive start to improve to 11-3 for the 2010 AL season. A-Rod's Grand Slam HR ties him with Manny Ramirez for 2nd place on the MLB All-Time list, 2 behind Yankees Hall Of Fame Legend Lou Gehrig.

2014-The Yankees announced they have acquired veteran Starter Brandon McCarthy and Cash considerations from the Diamondbacks in exchange for Pitcher Vidal Nuno. McCarthy has a 45-60 record with a 4.21 ERA in 193 games (139 starts) in over 9 MLB seasons with the White Sox (2005-2006), Rangers (2007-2009), the A’s (2011-2012) and the Diamondbacks (2013-2014). In 2002, the White Sox had selected McCarthy in the 17th round of the MLB 1st-Year Player Draft. He had a 3-10 record with a 5.01 ERA in 18 starts for the 2014 Diamondbacks. With the 2014 Yankees, McCarthy will post a 7-5 record with a 2.89 ERA in 14 games before leaving the team in the fall for MLB Free Agency. Brandon would sign an MLB Free Agent player contract with the Dodgers for $48 million for 4 years. Vidal Nuno was 3-7 with a 4.78 ERA in 22 games (17 starts) over 2 seasons with the 2013-2014 Yankees. In 2011, the Yankees had signed Nuno as a Minor League Free Agent.

2022-Yankees RF Aaron Judge hits his 30th HR of the season, a Grand Slam HR in the Yankees' 16-0 demolition of the Pirates. He is the 4th Yankees hitter to reach the mark before the MLB All-Star Game, following Roger Maris in 1961, Alex Rodriguez in 2007 and himself in 2017.

2022-The Yankees make several MLB 25-man roster moves today. Reliever Ryan Weber is DFA, he had appeared in 1 game with 4 2/3 innings pitched, while allowing 1 earned run and no decisions. The team has announced that they have signed former MLB Reliever Richard Rodriguez to a Minor League deal. He has a 16-14 lifetime MLB record along with a 3.25 ERA and 19 saves in 228 games. In 2021, he had pitched for the Pirates (4-2 with a 2.87 ERA in 37 games) and ended the season with the Braves, posting a 1-2 record with a 3.12 ERA in 21 games. He will report to the Yankees training complex in Tampa to get himself into pitching shape before reporting to AAA Scranton. On the Minor League front, the Yankees announce that they have release Pitcher Trevor Lane. He had pitched in their farm system for 6 seasons, while posting a 19-12 record with a 2.32 ERA and 9 saves in 171 games.

2023-The Yankees have announced that they have claimed left-hand Reliever Anthony Misiewicz off waivers from the Tigers, according to announcements from both clubs. The Yankees had an open 40-man MLB roster spot due to Pitcher Jimmy Cordero’ recent season ending MLB player suspension. Misiewicz has been optioned by the club to their AAA club at Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. In 4 MLB seasons, Anthony has a 7-9 record with a 4.74 ERA and no saves in 127 games. On September 16th, while pitching in relief against the Pirates, he was hit by a comebacker in the head, he would suffer a head concussion, which would end his 2023 season with the Yankees. For the 2023 Bronx Bombers, he had a 1-0 record with a 3.38 ERA in 3 games.

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