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This Week in Yankees History July 28th-August 5th
July 28th
1890-Former Yankees Reserve OF Elmer Miller (1915-1918,19221-1922) was born.(1890-1944)
On July 23,1915, OF Elmer Miller was purchased by the Yankees from the Cardinals. In between stints in the MLB, Miller had played for the 1919-1921 AA St. Paul Saints (AA). He would hit .314 for the club in 1919, leading the league with 15 HRs. The 1920 AL season, he would hit .333 for team. In 1921, he would hit .313 in 102 games before rejoining the Yankees. In his 6 seasons with the Yankees, Elmer had appeared in 357 games, while hitting .250 with 12 HRs and 132 RBIs. On July 23,1922, Miller was traded by the Yankees along with a Player to be Named Later, INF Chick Fewster, Shortstop Johnny Mitchell and $50,000 Cash to the Red Sox for veterans: INF Joe Dugan and OF Elmer Smith. On September 29,1922, the Yankees would send Pitcher Lefty O'Doul to the Red Sox to complete the trade.
1898-Former Yankees Reserve Catcher, MLB Manager and Scout Zack Taylor (1934) was born. (1898-1974)
Zack Taylor was a Reserve Catcher for the 1934 Yankees, who had only appeared in 4 games for the team, while hitting just .143. Later, he was an MLB Coach for the Dodgers, Browns and the Pirates. Taylor was the Manager for the St. Louis Browns (1946,1948-1951). Later, he was an MLB Scout for the Braves and Expos organizations.
1901-Former Yankees Minor League Manager (1956) and MLB Pitcher Freddie Fitzsimmons was born. (1901-1979)
Freddie Fitzsimmons had pitched 19 seasons in the MLB with the Giants and Dodgers. He was also a Dodgers MLB Coach in 1942. From 1943-1945, he would manage the Phillies. Later, he was a 1948 Braves MLB Coach. Fred was a member of the Giants MLB Coaching staff from 1949 to 1955. In 1956, Fred had joined the Yankees organization. He would manage the 1956 AA Binghamton Triplets (EL) to a 2nd place finish. He was a part of the Cubs MLB Coaching staff from 1957-1959. In 1960, Fred had worked for the Kansas City Athletics as an MLB Coach. In 1966, Fitzsimmons was once again a Cubs MLB Coach.
1922-The Yankees would move back into 1st place when Starter Sad Sam Jones beats Chicago starter Ray Kolp by the score of 7-3. Kolp lasts just 2 innings before White Sox Reliever Bill Bayne takes over for the final 7 innings, allows only 2 Yankee runs. Chicago Slugger Ken Williams hits his 23rd HR of the 1922 AL season, but the Yankees OF Whitey Witt counters with a 3-run HR.
1924-After scoring 10 runs in the 1st inning, the Yankees barely hang on to edge the White Sox by a score of 12-10.
1931-The White Sox record an AL-record 12 hits in the 8th inning against the Yankees. They would score 11 runs as Bob Fothergill HRs and triples to win the game by a score of 14-12.
1936-In the 6th inning of a 16-6 Yankees victory in Detroit, the Tiger's Goose Goslin drives a ball in the gap in right center. RF Joe DiMaggio and CF Myril Hoag, in for a slumping CF Jake Powell, sprint for the ball and collide, the ball bounding by for an inside the park HR. Both players are knocked unconscious but he appear unhurt: DiMaggio stays in the game though Hoag is replaced. Hoag will play tomorrow and collect a single, then he collapse in his hotel room on the 30th with a brain clot. Hoag will be operated on successfully at Harper Hospital in Detroit. He will be out the rest of the 1936 AL season, but he'll return to play 6 more years in the MLB. The Bronx Bombers win the game on 20 hits, scoring 4 runs in each of the 1st 2 innings and 3 apiece in the 4th and 5th innings. Lou Gehrig's 2 doubles, single and HR # 31 with 2-aboard pace the visitors. Detroit Starter Tommy Bridges is the loser, while Johnny Murphy, who relieves Yankees Starter Monte Pearson in the 4th inning, is credited with the win. George Selkirk adds a HR for the Yankees, who have now hit 122 HRs for the 1936 AL season. With this serious head injury to Myril Hoag, Rookie RF Joe DiMaggio will be move to Center Field, he will be coached by Yankees MLB Coach Earle Combs on how to play centerfield at Yankee Stadium.
1940-Bronx Bombers OF Charlie “King Kong” Keller clouts 3-HRs for the Yankees in a 10-9 win over the White Sox in the 1st game of a doubleheader split.
1943-Former Yankees Reserve OF Richard Simpson (1969) was born.
On December 4,1968, OF Richard Simpson was traded by the Astros to the Yankees for Veteran Reliever Dooley Womack. Dooley had pitched for the Yankees from 1966 to 1968. He had appeared in 152 games, while posting a 15-16 record with a 2.70 ERA with 24 saves for the team. Richard had only appeared in 6 games with the 1969 Yankees, while hitting .276. On May 19,1969, he was traded by the Yankees to the Seattle Pilots for OF Jose Vidal, who will never play for the Yankees at MLB level.
1958-At Kansas City’s Municipal Stadium for the 6th time in his MLB playing career, Mickey Mantle hits HRs from both sides of the plate. Yankees would beat the A’s by a score of 14-7. Also, his Yankees teammate Gil McDougald, also hits 2 HRs in the game. Yankees Rookie Starter Zack Monroe picks up the win, with Johnny Kucks getting his 2nd save of the 1958 AL season. A’s Starter Richard Tomanck would take the loss.
1959-The White Sox take over 1st place for good in the AL by toppling the Yankees by the score of 4-3 behind veteran Starter Billy Pierce. White Sox OF Al Smith hitting a 2-run HR in the 8th inning provides the winning margin for Chicago. The White Sox will go 13-9 against the Yankees this season, the 1st time since the 1925 AL season that Chicago is over .500 for the season against the Bronx Bombers. Yankees Starter Ralph Terry takes the complete game loss for the team.
1960-With relief help from veteran hurler Bobby Shantz, Bronx Ace Whitey Ford, who leaves the game with an upset stomach, picks up a 4-0 victory over the Indians. Yankee batters Tony Kubek, Mickey Mantle and Clete Boyer hit HRs for the Bombers. The Yankees sweep the doubleheader, winning the nightcap by a score of 9-2; they will take over 1st place in the AL by 3 percentage points. Tribe CF Jimmy Piersall sits behind the monuments during an Indians pitching change. The Game Umpires ask that he go back to his fielding position in Center field. He told them “I was having a conservation with the Babe. Sorry about that.”
1961-The Yankees would buy veteran 1B/OF Bob Hale from the Indians. This will make veteran 1B Earl Torgeson, who was signed on June 17th as an MLB Free Agent expendable. They'll release “Torgy” as a player in early September. Then the Yankees will sign him as an MLB 1B Coach for the rest of the 1961 AL season. For the 1961 Yankees, Reserve 1B/OF Bob Hale will appear in only 11 games , while hitting .154 with 1 HR and 1 RBI. After the 1961 World Series had ended, Bob would retire from the MLB.
1962-On 1962 Old Timers Day at Yankee Stadium, White Sox knuckle-baller Eddie Fisher loses a 3-0 shut out to the Yankees, when he surrenders 7th inning HRs to Mickey Mantle and Johnny Blanchard and loses the game by a score of 4-3.
1964-The Angels Shortstop Jim Fregosi hits for the cycle to assure a 3-1 win over the Yankees. New York's only score is a Mickey Mantle HR over the CF fence at Chavez Ravine, 1 of only 2-hits off of Angels Starter Dean Chance. It's the 1st HR given up by the Angels Starter in 69 innings.
1970-It’s a tough day for the Angels' Catcher Tom Egan as he is charged with 5 passed balls, all with different Angel pitchers. To make matters worse, the Angels backstop also commits an error allowing the winning run to score in a 6-5 loss to the Yankees.
1971-Former Yankees Reserve OF Myril Hoag (1931-1932,1934-1938) had passed away. (1908-1971).
Myril Hoag had appeared in 474 games as a Yankees Outfielder, while hitting .284 with 11 HRs and 185 RBIs. During the 1936 AL season, his outfield run-in with Rookie RF Joe DiMaggio resulted in a season ending head injury. Myril would recover from the head-injury, he would continue to play in the MLB for 6 more seasons. His best Yankees season was in 1937, when he had appeared in 106 games, while hitting .301 with 3 HRs and 46 RBIs. Myril would appear in 3 World Series with the Yankees, hitting .320 with 1 HR and 3 RBIs in 8 games. On October 26,1938, he was traded by the Yankees along with Reserve Catcher Joe Glenn to the St. Louis Browns for Pitcher Oral Hildebrand and OF Buster Mills. He would play for the Browns, White Sox and the Indians before retiring in 1945. Later, he would become a Minor League Manager.
1972-The Yankees would reacquire veteran Reliever Ron Klimkowski from Oakland for Cash. He would go 0-3 with 4.02 ERA and 1 save in 16 games for the team in his final MLB pitching season. He had originally come to the Yankees in 1967 as part of the Elston Howard trade with the Red Sox. He had appeared in 3 games with the 1969 Yankees. In 1970, he went 6-7 with a 2.65 ERA and 1 save in 45 games for the team. On April 9,1971, Ron was traded along with P Rob Gardner for A’s veteran 1B/OF Felipe Alou.
1977-At Yankee Stadium, a Thursday crowd of 40,918 fans cheer as the Yankees unleashes a 15-hit attack to down the Orioles by a score of 14-2. The Yankees hitting barrage includes HRs by Graig Nettles, Thurman Munson and Roy White.
1980-The Yankees had sold veteran P Ed Figueroa to the Rangers for $25,000 wavier price. He had never fully recovered his pitching elbow injury. He would leave the Yankees with an overall career record of 62-39 with a 3.53 ERA and 1 save in 132 games. He had appeared in 3 World Series with the team, while posting a 0-2 record.
1983-AL President Lee MacPhail decides that Royals 3B George Brett's 'Pine Tar' HR should count. The remainder of the game will played on August 18th at Yankee Stadium with the Royals beating the Yankees, 5-4.
1985-Former Cardinals, Yankees, A’s and Braves OF Enos “Country” Slaughter, Lou Brock, Arky Vaughan and MLB Relief Pitcher Hoyt Wilhelm are inducted into the Hall of Fame in a ceremony in Cooperstown, New York. Hoyt Wilhelm is the 1st pitcher to be inducted because of his role as an MLB Relief Pitcher.
1986-The Yankees had traded Catcher Ron Hassey, Class A Minor League Shortstop Carlos Martinez and a Player to be Named Later to the White Sox for OF Ron Kittle, Catcher Joel Skinner and INF Wayne Tolleson. Hassey was hitting .298 with 6 HRs and 29 RBIs in 64 games for the team. Joel Skinner became the Yankees starting Catcher, with current starting Catcher Butch Wynegar went on the DL. Ron Kittle would become the Yankees righty DH. Veteran MLB INF Wayne Tolleson would replace weak hitting Paul Zuvella at Shortstop. The Yankees Player to be Named Later would be Class AA Minor League Catcher Bill Lindsey, who was at Class A Albany (EL). On December 24,1986, the Yankees will send him to the White Sox.
1991-Former Yankees Reliever Caleb Smith (2017) was born.
Caleb Smith had been selected by the Yankees in the 14th round of the 2013 MLB Amateur Player Draft. The Brewers had selected him in the 2016 MLB Rule 5 Player Draft, then they immediately traded him to the Cubs. He failed to make the Cubs' team out of their 2017 MLB Spring Training Camp. He had to be offered back to the Yankees as a result. He began the season with the AAA Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (IL) before being called up to the Bronx when the Yankees played a 16-inning game followed by a doubleheader against the Red Sox in a span of 2 days, exhausting their bullpen corps. Caleb Smith was charged with a loss in his MLB Pitching debut for the team on July 17,2017, while facing the Twins, he had replaced Starter Bryan Mitchell in the 6th inning with the Twins leading 2-1, but the Yankees tied the game in the bottom of the frame. He had pitched a perfect 6th, then followed with a perfect 7th as well, but in the 8th inning, he gave up back-to-back singles to Joe Mauer and Miguel Sano and after 1 out, a single to Eduardo Escobar and a double to Eddie Rosario that resulted in 2 runs for a 4-2 loss. On November 20, 2017, he was traded to the Marlins by the Yankees along with 1B Garrett Cooper in return for Minor League Pitching Prospect Mike King and International Bonus Pool money.
1995-The Yankees had acquired veteran Starter David Cone from the Blue Jays in a trade for 3 Minor League hurlers: Marty Janzen, Jason Jarvis and Mike Gordon. For the 1995 Blue Jays, Cone was 9-6 with a 3.38 ERA. For the 1995 Yankees, he would post a 9-2 record with a 3.82 ERA in 13 games.
1995-The Yankees had traded veteran OF/DH Danny Tartabull to the A’s for veteran OF/DH Ruben Sierra and Minor League Pitcher Jason Beverlin. Tartabull leaves the Yankees with a .252 BA with 81 HRs and 282 RBIs in 3 seasons in Yankee pinstripes. He was only hitting .224 with 6 HRs. He had asked the Yankees front office for a trade in June. Ruben Sierra had worn out his welcome with A’s Manager Tony LaRussa with his “Me first” attitude, calling him the “Village Idiot.” In 7 seasons as an MLB Player with the Rangers and A’s, he had hit .273 with 213 HRs. He was hitting .265 with 12 HRs at the time of his trade to the Bronx. Minor League P Jason Beverlin was at Class A West Michigan (MWL), where he was 3-9 for the 1995 season. For the 1995 Yankees, Ruben Sierra will hit .260 with 7 HRs and 44 RBIs in 56 games
1996-Slugger Darryl Strawberry's 300th MLB career HR, a 2-run shot in the 9th inning, lifts the Yankees to a 3-2 win over the visiting Royals. The Yankees would now lead the AL East by 12 games.
2000-Unable to win a game in 4 months, veteran Yankees Starter David Cone is sent to the team's Minor League camp in Tampa by Yankees Team Owner George Steinbrenner. The struggling veteran will be under supervision of Billy Connors, the Yankees Vice President of Player Personnel and former MLB Pitching Coach for the team.
2002-Former Yankees INF (1946,1948) and Minor League Manager(1958-1963) Steven “Bud” Souchock had passed away. (1919-2002)
Before the start of the 1939 AL Season, Steve “Bud” Souchock was signed by the Yankees as an MLB Amateur Free Agent. In 1942, he had won the Eastern League MVP Award, while playing for the Binghamton Triplets. He would appear in 91 games for the Yankees, while hitting .245 with 5 HRs and 21 RBIs. On December 14,1948, Bud was traded by the Yankees to the White Sox for OF Jim Delsing. Later, Steve would play for the Tigers before retiring from the MLB. He was a long-time Minor League Manager for the Yankees organization (1958-1963). He had managed Yankees Instructional League teams in 1958,1965 and again in 1967-1969. Also, he was MLB Scout for the Yankees. Later, Bud would work for the Tigers organization as an MLB Scout.
2013-“Hideki Matsui Day” is celebrated at Yankee Stadium. The former Yankees All-Star AL LF/DH Hideki Matsui (2003-2003) is honored by the team. He had played for the Bronx Bombers from 2003 to 2009, while appearing in 916 games, hitting .292 with 140 HRs and 597 RBIs. He had won the 2009 World Series MVP Award. A crowd of 47,714 fans had attend the Sunday afternoon game between the Yankees and Rays. The Yankees would get a comeback win of 6-5.
2013-Former Yankees DH/1B George Scott (1979) had passed away. (1944-2013)
George Scott was a major star in the AL, hitting 271 HRs, while winning 8 Gold Gloves at 1B. Scott was in the Minor Leagues from 1962-1965, with his slugging percentage going up each season. In 1965, He won an Eastern League Triple Crown. He was the 3rd player to do so, following Joe Munson (1925) and Bob Chance (1963). He would make his MLB player debut in 1966 as an everyday player, getting into 162 games, while hitting 27 HRs. He was 3rd in the 1966 AL Rookie of the Year Award voting, behind winner White Sox OF Tommie Agee. Scott would continue to appear in over 100 games in every season of his 14-year MLB career. He was with the 1966-1970 Red Sox hitting .303 in his 2nd MLB season and appearing in the 1967 World Series. After the 1970 season, he was traded by Boston to the Brewers in a 10-player trade. He was with the Brewers from 1972-1976. In 1973, he would hit .306 with 107 RBIs. In 1975, he hit 36 HRs with 109 RBIs. He would come back to Boston in the Cecil Cooper trade. He played for them from 1977 through part of 1979 AL season, hitting 33 HRs in 1977. After being traded to Royals, then released by team in August 1979, he was signed with the 1979 Yankees. He slugged .500 with them in 16 games, hitting .318 with 1 HR and 6 RBIs. After his MLB playing days were over, he would play and manage in Mexico Leagues. An article, “George Scott is Alive and Well playing Mexico,” chronicled his life there. In 2013, Scott would pass away in his hometown of Greenville, MS, at the age of 69.
2013-It is an unusual induction ceremony at Cooperstown as the Baseball Writers did not elect a single player to the Hall of Fame and, for the 1st time since 1965, the ceremony is conducted without a single living inductee present. Instead, those present hear tributes about 3 great figures from the 19th and early 20th Century: Catcher/INF Deacon White (1876-1890), Umpire Hank O'Day (1887-1911,1915-1927) and long-time Yankees Team Owner Jacob Ruppert (1915-1939).
2015-The Rangers feel good after scoring 5 runs and chasing Yankees Starter Chris Capuano in the 1st inning, but it doesn't last as the Yankees answer back by scoring 11 times in the 2nd inning, the most by any team in an inning this season. It features 10 hits including a bases-clearing triple by Shortstop Didi Gregorius. Yankees OF Chris Young then piles on with a Grand Slam HR in the 3rd. The Yankees end up winning the game by the score of 21-5, as Yankees Reliever Diego Moreno records his 1st MLB career win by pitching 5 1/3 hitless innings in relief of Capuano.
2023-The Yankees would activate All-Star OF Aaron Judge, who had injured his foot at Dodger Stadium on June 4th. He had missed 29 games in which the team took a nosedive in the AL East Division standings. At the time of his foot injury, Judge was hitting .291 with 19 HRs for the Yankees. To clear an MLB roster spot for him, the Yankees would send down INF Oswald Peraza to AAA Scranton. Also, the team announced that Reserve OF Willie Calhoun had been designated for assignment.
July 29th
1877-Former Yankees Pitcher Earl Moore (1907) was born. (1877-1961)
Earl Moore had pitched in the MLB from 1901-1914. He would originally come up to the MLB with the 1901 Cleveland team. On May 16,1906, Earl was traded by the Cleveland Naps to the Highlanders for Pitcher Walter Clarkson and OF Frank Delahanty. The Yankees were short on pitching, they were hoping that Moore would bounce back to his successful pitching form. Instead, he went 1-4 with a 4.84 ERA in 12 games for the 1906 Yankees. On August of 1907, Earl Moore was purchased by the AA Jersey City Skeeters (EL) from the Highlanders. Earl would finish his MLB Pitching career with a 163-154 record with a 2.78 ERA with 6 saves in 388 MLB games. He pitched in the AL, NL and the Federal League during his MLB Pitching career.
1899-Former Yankees Pitcher Walter Beall (1924-1927) was born. (1899-1959)
On August 28,1924, Walter Beall was purchased by the Yankees from the AA Rochester Tribe (IL) for $50,000 Cash. Walter went 4-5 with 4.46 ERA and 1 save in 33 games for the 1924-1927 Yankees. He would finish his MLB Pitching career with the 1929 Senators.
1903-Boston Starter Cy Young goes all the way as the Red Sox loses to the Highlanders by a score of 15-14. The Highlanders had been shut out in their 2 previous matches in the series. Patsy Dougherty leads the Boston offense by hitting for the cycle, but Cy gets little defense as Boston makes 8 errors behind him. Highlanders’ Starter Jack Chesbro is lifted in the 6th inning for Harry Howell, while OF Willie Keeler has 4 hits to lead their offense. The game lasts 2 Hrs,10 minutes.
1914-Former Yankees and MLB Baseball Executive Cedric Tallis was born. (1914-1991)
In 1961, Cedric Tallis joined the new AL expansion team, the Los Angeles Angels as a Business Manager. In 1965, he would become Vice President of Operations. Tallis was then the original General Manager of the AL expansion team, the Kansas City Royals from their inception in 1968 until June 1974. He would move to the Yankees as Assistant General Manager in 1976-1977, General Manager in 1978-1979 replacing departed Gabe Paul and became the Yankees Team President from 1980-1983, replacing Al Rosen, who went to the Astros.
1919-The Yankees had traded Pitchers Bob McGraw and Allen Russell along with Cash to the Red Sox for Veteran Starter Carl Mays. Starter Carl Mays had posted a 72-51 record with Boston. He had 2 AL seasons with 20 wins or more: 1917 (22-9) and 1918 (21-13). In 1919, he was struggling with a 5-11 mark, he was unhappy with the team play and demanding a trade. The Boston front office decided to trade away Mays for another Pitcher. They turned down a deal with the White Sox. The Yankees Team Owners Ruppert and Huston offered 2 Pitchers and $40,000 Cash for Mays. The trade was made with the 2 teams. AL President Ban Johnson condemned the trade. He told the Yankees not to use Mays. The Yankees said they would pitch Mays. In the end, the Directors of the American League and the Courts, eventually upheld the legitimacy of the trade. Bob McGraw had pitched for the Yankees during the 1917-1918 AL seasons, posting a 0-2 record in 3 games. For the 1919 AL season, he had gone 1-0 with a 3.31 ERA in 6 games for the Yankees. He leaves the team with an overall record of 1-2 with a 4.14 ERA in 24 games. Allen Russell worked as Starter and Reliever for the Yankees, since the 1915 AL season with an overall mark of 26-36 with a 3.05 ERA and 13 saves in 59 games. He was 5-5 with a 3.47 ERA and 1 save in 23 games for the 1919 Yankees. Veteran Starter Carl Mays would go 80-39 in 4 ½ seasons with the Yankees, including a 26-11 record in 1920 and a 27-9 mark in 1921. Unfortunately, Carl and Yankees Manager Miller Higgins never got along, which included a fist fight on the streets of NYC, that their strained relationship, which resulted in his trade to the Reds in December of 1923.
1928-The Indians would score 8 runs in the 1st inning and 9 runs in the 2nd inning in a 24-6 win over the Yankees at home. Indians hitter Johnny Hodapp becomes the 1st AL player to get 2 hits in an inning twice in a game. As he strokes 2 singles in both the 2nd and 6th innings of the game. The Yankees' lead in the AL shrinks from 11 1/2 games to just 6 games in 1 week.
1938-In a post-game radio interview with Bob Elson in Chicago, Yankees OF Jake Powell’s will make nationwide headlines with remarks about "beating up n******s and then throwing them in jail" as part of his off-season duties as a policeman. For his public statements, MLB Commissioner Judge Landis suspends Jake Powell for 10 days. The Yankees will trade him to the Senators in 1940.
1938-Bronx starter Spud Chandler pitches 15 innings as the Yankees beat the White Sox, 7-3.
1943-The Yankees beat the Indians by the score of 11-1 on Tuesday afternoon game played at Yankee Stadium. Bronx Starter Marius Russo picks the victory, he is now 3-4 for the 1943 AL season, while Vern Kennedy takes the loss for the Tribe, he is now 4-4. Yankees hitting attack is led by HRs hit by Bud Metheny, Charlie “King Kong” Keller and Joe “Flash” Gordon. The 1943 Yankees team record is now at 54-34-1 mark.
1951-Former Yankees OF/DH Gary Thomasson (1978) was born.
On June 15,1978, OF/DH Gary Thomasson was traded by Oakland to the Yankees for Reserve OF Dell Alston, Reserve INF Mickey Klutts and $50,000 Cash. Gary had 3 game winning hits, while filling in for the injured Mickey Rivers in CF, while playing in 55 games hitting .276 with 3 HRs and 20 RBIs. On February 15,1979, Gary was traded to the Dodgers for Reserve Catcher Brad Gulden.
1951-Before a Yankee Stadium crowd of 70,972 fans, the Yankees would sweep the White Sox in a twin bill by scores of 8-3 and 2-0. In the opener, Joe DiMaggio powers 2 HRs off of Chicago P Lou Kretlow. Ex-White Sox hurler, now a Yankee Pitcher Bob Kuzava out-duels Saul Rogovin to win the nightcap. With yesterday's game rained out, the White Sox are now 6 ½ games out of 1st place in the 1951 AL pennant race.
1954-Former Yankees INF Babe Borton (1913) had passed away (1888-1954)
On June 1,1913, Babe Borton was traded by the White Sox along with INF Rollie Zeider to the Yankees for 1B Hal Chase. For the 1913 Yankees, Babe had only appeared in 33 games, while hitting just .130 with 11 RBIs and No HRs. On July 7,1913, he was traded by the Yankees along with Cash to AA Jersey City (lL) for INF John Knight. Later he would play for the 1915 St. Louis Terriers (Federal League). He would finish his MLB playing career with the 1916 St. Louis Browns.
1959-Former Yankees Pitcher Dave LaPoint (1989-1990) was born.
On December 3, 1988, the Yankees had signed veteran hurler Dave LaPoint as an MLB Free Agent. He would post a 13-19 record with a 4.74 ERA in 48 games for the Yankees. In April of 1991, he was released by the team, then he would be picked-up by the Phillies. Later, he would become a Minor League Manager in the Independent Leagues.
1963-Former Yankees Minor League P Steve Frey was born.
The Yankees in the 15th round of the 1983 MLB Amateur Player Draft had selected Pitcher Steve Frey. He would never appear with the Yankees at the MLB level. On December 11,1987, Frey was traded by the Yankees along with Catcher Phil Lombardi and OF Darren Reed to the Mets for Shortstop Rafael Santana and Minor League Player Victor Garcia.
1966-The Yankees would edge the White Sox by the score of 2-1 on Mickey Mantle's 14th HR in 24 games. Mickey Mantle moves ahead of Hall of Fame Yankees 1B Lou Gehrig into 6th place on the MLB career HR list with the blast.
1969-Yankees Reliever Jack Aker's string of 33 scoreless innings comes to an end as the A's would rally for 3 runs to top the Yankees by a score of 6-5. Vida Blue, the Oakland Rookie Starter, receives credit for his 1st MLB career victory.
1977-Bronx Starter Ron Guidry and Closer Sparky Lyle combine for a 4-0 win as the Yankees streak to their 5th win in 6 games. Cliff Johnson and Graig Nettles, each hit HRs for the Yankees.
1978-The Yankee Stadium crowd is pleasantly surprised as recently resigned Skipper Billy Martin returns to join in on the 1978 Old Timers' Day festivities. Much to their delight, the fans are informed "Billy the Kid' will return as Yankees Skipper for the 1980 AL season, while current Yankees Manager Bob Lemon will become the team’s new GM.
1991-During a game at Yankee Stadium, A’s OF Jose Canseco is bombarded with assorted objects by unruly Bronx fans. Included among the objects are an inflatable doll, a transistor radio and a head of cabbage. Oakland would escape with a 10-8 victory, as Canseco strokes a double in 4 at bats.
1997-The Blue Jays would pick up veteran INF Mariano Duncan from the Yankees for Cash and Minor League OF Angel Ramirez. For the 1996-1997 Yankees, Duncan had played in 159 games Yankees, while hitting .311 with 9 HRs and 69 RBIs. Angel Ramirez never appears with the Yankees at the MLB level.
2007-Former Yankees and MLB OF Bill Robinson (1967-1969) had passed away. (1943-2007)
During the winter of 1966, OF Bill Robinson came to the Yankees from the Braves in the Clete Boyer trade. Bill won the 1967 James P. Dawson Award for the best Yankee Rookie player in the MLB Spring Training camp. He was supposed to be the “black” Mickey Mantle, but he never adjusted to playing in New York City with all of the media pressure. His Yankees team mate Mickey Mantle try to help him out, but Bill couldn’t get settled in. For the 1967-1968 Yankees, he would hit .206 with 16 HRs with 96 RBIs in 310 games for the 1967-1968 Yankees. He was sent down to the AAA Syracuse Chiefs (IL). On December 3, 1970, the Yankees had traded OF Bill Robinson to the White Sox for Pitcher Barry Moore. Later, he would return to the MLB with the Phillies. He appeared in the 1979 World Series with the Pirates. He would later play for the Phillies and the Braves. After retiring as a player, he became an MLB Batting Coach for several MLB teams. In 1990-1991, he was an analyst on ESPN's "Baseball Tonight.” Also, he was a Minor League Manager for the Giants and the Phillies organizations. At the time of his death in 2007, he was the Batting Coach for the Dodgers AAA team at Las Vegas (PCL).
2018-The Yankees had traded MLB Reliever Chasen Shreve and Minor League P Givoanny Gallegos to the Cardinals for 1B Luke Voit and future considerations. For the Yankees, Shreve went 2-2 with a 4.26 ERA with 1 save in 40 games. With the Cardinals, he will go 1-2 with a 3.07 ERA with no saves in 20 games. Givoanny had made 4 appearances with the 2018 Yankees with no record with a 4.50 ERA and 1 save. Luke Voit will take over the starting Yankees 1B position from struggling Greg Bird, while playing in 39 games, hitting .330 with 14 HRs and 33 RBIs. In the 2018 AL Postseason, he had appeared in 5 games, while hitting .235 with No HRs and 4 RBIs. With the 2018 Cardinals, he had played in 8 games, while hitting .182 with 1 HR with 3 RBIs, he had spent most of his 2018 season, playing for the Cardinals AAA team.
2018-The Yankees had traded Minor League Reliever Caleb Frare to the White Sox for future considerations. He was drafted by the Yankees in the 11th round of the 2012 MLB June Amateur Player Draft. He had pitch for the 2018 AA Trenton Thunder (EL), while posting a 4-1 record with a 0.62 ERA with 5 saves in 31 games. Frare made 1 appearance with AAA Scranton (IL) with no record. With the 2018 White Sox, he was 0-1 with a 5.14 ERA in 11 games. He had spent time with their AAA team.
2021-The Yankees made the 2 biggest moves ahead of the MLB trade deadline tomorrow by acquiring Slugger OF Joey Gallo and Pitcher Joely Rodriguez from the Rangers in return for 4 prospects: Ezequiel Duran, P Glenn Otto, Trevor Houver and Josh Smith. Also, they have obtained veteran 1B Anthony Rizzo from the Cubs in return for 2 Minor League players: Class A OF Kevin Alcantara and Class A+ Pitcher Alexander Vizcaíno.
2022-Bronx Bomber slugger Aaron Judge hits 2 more HRs in leading the Yankees to an 11-5 win over the Royals. He now has 41 HRs on the season, tying the AL record for most before the end of July held by Hall of Famers Babe Ruth, Jimmie Foxx and Ken Griffey Jr. Judge will set a new record with another HR tomorrow.
July 30th
1890-Former MLB player and HOF Yankees Manager Casey Stengel (1949-1960) was born. (1890-1975).
Casey Stengel was an outfielder in NL for 14 seasons with a lifetime BA of .284 with 60 HRs and 535 RBIs in 1,277 games. He would play for the Giants, Phillies, Pirates, Dodgers and finishing with the Braves in 1925. As a player with the 1923 Giants, Casey hit the 1st World Series HR at Yankee Stadium. In 3 World Series as player, he would hit .393 with 2 HRs and 6 RBIs. Casey Stengel would manage the great Yankees Dynasty teams of 1949-1960. Before joining the Yankees, Casey had managed in the NL with the Dodgers and Braves with no success at the MLB level. He had a long career as Minor League Manager with AA level teams, such as the Toledo Mud Hens, Milwaukee Millers and the 1948 Oakland Oaks (PCL). He won 5 straight World Championships with the Yankees (1949-1953). Also, he would win World Championships in 1956 and 1958. He would finish his Yankees Managing career with a record of 1,149-696, WP .619 with 10 AL Flags and 7 World Championships. He was let go by the Yankees after his Manager’s contract expired in October of 1960. That winter, he was hired as a Special Talent Consultant by Angels Team Owner Gene Autry, helping them with their AL Expansion Team Player Draft choices. In 1962, Casey would return to NYC to manage the new NL expansion team, the Mets, a position that he held until mid-1965 season, when he suffered a serious hip injury that forced him to retire from the MLB at the age of 76. Casey Stengel was elected in a special election after being injured in an auto accident by Baseball writers to the Baseball’s Hall of Fame on July 25,1966. He used his baseball earnings to buy a bank in California, and served late in life as the Bank President, deciding on loans and other banking matters.
1914-Former Yankees Pitcher Steve Peek (1941) was born. (1914-1991)
Before the start of the 1937 AL season, the Yankees had signed Steve Peek, as an Amateur Free Agent. He will spend 4 seasons in the Minors (1937-1940), having his best season in 1940 with the AA Newark Bears (IL), while posting a 14-4 record with a 2.69 ERA in 144 innings, helping his team to the International League Play-off Championship. Steve looked strong in the Yankees 1941 spring training camp workouts. He made his MLB pitching debut with the Yankees on April 16th. He had appeared in 17 games, while pitching 80 innings, posting a 4-2 record before being sent back to Newark for the balance of the 1941 baseball season. Steve went 3-1 with a 1.50 ERA for the Bears, missing his chance to play in a World Series, when the Yankees won the AL title by 17 games over the 2nd-place Red Sox. The Yankees would beat the Dodgers 4 games to 1 in the 1941 World Series. Peek did not pitch in the World Series. He never would return to the MLB. Steve will spend the next 4 years (1942-1945) with the Army during World War II. He would return from the service in time for the 1946 AL season, but at the age of 31, he would spend the rest of his pro baseball career playing in the high Minor Leagues. He would pitched for the AAA Newark Bears (IL) again before he finished out his pro pitching career in 1948 with the AAA Seattle Rainiers (PCL). Steve's 8 seasons in the Minor Leagues saw him post a 73-44 record, while appearing in 186 games and pitching 974 innings.
1922-In Chicago, the 1922 AL Pennant race heats up with the Browns move to a 1 1/2 game lead beating the Red Sox by the score of 4-1, as the White Sox beat the Yankees by the score of 6-5.
1930-Former Yankees Reserve C/1B Augustus “Gus” Triandos (1953-1954) was born. (1930-2013)
In 1948, the Yankees had signed C/1B Gus Triandos as an MLB Amateur Free Agent. He would miss the 1951-1952 MLB seasons due to military service. He had appeared in 20 games with the 1953-1954 Yankees, while just hitting .171. He was very successful in the Yankees Minor League system in 1953-1954 seasons. In 1953, while playing with the AA Birmingham Barons (SA), Gus would hit .368 with 19 HRs and 75 RBIs in 97 games. In 1954, he would hit .296 with 18 HRs and 65 RBIs for the AAA Kansas City Blues (AA). He was unable to beat out Yankees Starting Catcher Yogi Berra. On November 17,1954, Gus was traded along with Players to be Named Later, Pitchers Harry Byrd and Jim McDonald, INF Willy Miranda, Catcher Hal Smith and veteran OF Gene Woodling to the Orioles for Players to be Named Later, Pitchers Bob Turley and Don Larsen, INF Billy Hunter. Gus would become AL All-Star catcher for the Orioles during the 1957-1959 AL seasons. In 1958, he would catch Hoyt Wilhelm’s No-Hitter against the Yankees in 1958. Gus Triandos and Gene Woodling would give the Orioles some power hitters in their 1955 starting line-up. In 1955, he would hit .277 with 12 HRs and 65 RBIs. From 1953-1965, Gus would play for the Yankees, Orioles, Tigers, Phillies and the Astros.
1936-The Yankees with Jake Powell back in CF for the injured Myril Hoag, drop a 5-4 decision to the Tigers. On August 1st, Powell will go to LF with Rookie OF Joe DiMaggio playing CF for the 1st time. George Selkirk will return to RF. The Yankees lose today, when Charlie Gehringer ties the match with a 2-run HR in the 8th inning. Yankees Catcher Bill Dickey allows a ball to get by him in the 10th inning as Burns scores the winning run. The Tigers Starter “Schoolboy” Rowe pitches 10 innings for the win over Yankees Starter Johnny Broaca.
1940-Former Yankees Reserve INF Cesar “Pepi” Tovar (1976) was born. (1940-1994)
Reserve INF Cesar Tovar played in 13 games hitting .154 in September 1976 for the Yankees. He had played for Manager Billy Martin, when he was managing the Twins. After the 1976 AL season, he had retired as an active player.
1941-Former Yankees Reserve OF Howie “Hawk” Shanks (1925) had passed away. (1890-1941)
On December 10,1924, veteran OF Howie Shanks was traded by the Red Sox to the Yankees for INF Mike McNally. For the 1925 Yankees, he had appeared in 66 games, while hitting .258 with 1 HR and 18 RBIs. On December 16,1925, Howie Shanks was released by the Yankees. He had played for the Senators from 1912-1922, then for the Red Sox before being traded to the Yankees in 1924. From 1926-1929, Shanks would continue to play in the Minor Leagues.
1947-Former Yankees DH/1B Jim Spencer (1978-1981) was born. (1947-2002)
On December 12,1977, 1B Jim Spencer was traded by the White Sox along with P Bob Polinsky (Minors) and OF Tommy Cruz to the Yankees for Pitchers Stan Thomas, Ed Ricks (Minors) and Cash. Jim never hit as expected for the Yankees during his stay with the Bombers. His best Yankees season was in 1979, when he hit .279. Overall, as a Yankees player, he had appeared in 299 games, while hitting .246 with 45 HRs and 124 RBIs. On May 20,1981, Jim was traded by the Yankees along with P Tom Underwood to the Oakland A’s for 1B Dave Revering, hurlers Mike Patterson and Chuck Dougherty (Minors). After retiring from MLB, he would coach the U.S. Naval Academy Baseball team for several years. In 2002, Jim would pass away from Cancer.
1951-Yankees CF Joe DiMaggio makes a rare defensive mental error against the Tigers, catching a Steve Souchock fly ball in deep CF and, thinking it's the 3rd out of the inning, begins trotting in towards the Yankees dugout. But it's only the 2nd out and Tigers’ base runner George Kell scores from 2B to make the score 4-2 in the 8th inning. Despite the Yankee Clipper’s mental lapse, the Yankees win the game by a score of 5-4 with the Yankee Clipper knocking in the winning run in the 9th inning.
1952-At Comiskey Park in Chicago, White Sox Journeyman hurler Lou Kretlow fashions his 2nd consecutive 2-hitter, as the White Sox down the Yankees by the score of 7-0. Yankees Starter Bob Kuzava takes the lost, he is now 5-7 for the 1952 AL season.
1954-Against Yankees veteran Starter Allie Reynolds, Orioles 3B Bob Kennedy hits the 1st Grand Slam HR for the new Baltimore Orioles MLB franchise. The Orioles surpass the top season attendance that the St. Louis Browns had in their 52 seasons, as they draw 27,385 for the game, giving them 7,000 more than the 712,918 fans that St. Louis Browns drew in 1922.
1955-The Orioles had obtained veteran hurler Ed Lopat from the Yankees for Pitcher Jim “Hot Rod” McDonald and Cash. The Yankees would send Jim McDonald down to their AAA team, the Denver Bears (AA), where he would post a 1-3 record in 5 games. He had previous pitched for the 1952-1954 Yankees, while posting a 16-12 record before being traded in the 17-player trade made by the Yankees and Orioles in the winter of 1954. He was replacing hurler Don Larsen at Denver, who had been called up to the Bronx. Lopat was at the end of his fine long MLB Pitching career. Ed “The Junkman” Lopat had posted a 113-59 record with a 3.19 ERA in 217 games for the 1948-1955 Yankees. In 1948, Lopat was obtained in a trade by the Yankees with the White Sox in a trade that saw the Yankees send All-Star Catcher Aaron Robinson along with 2 Pitchers: Fred Bradley and Bill Wight to Chicago. Eddie would throw 21 shutouts, while completing 91 games for the 1948-1955 Yankees. He had pitched in 5 World Series, while posting a 4-1 record with a 2.60 ERA in 7 games. For the 1955 Orioles, Lopat would appear in 10 games, while finishing with a 3-4 record, before released by the team after the 1955 AL season was completed. In winter of 1955, he would rejoin the Yankees organization, managing their new AAA farm club at Richmond (IL).
1957-Former Yankees Pitcher Steve Trout (1987) was born.
On July 13,1987, Starter Steve Trout was traded by the Cubs to the Yankees for 3 young Pitchers: Bob Tewksbury, Rich Scheid and Dean Wilkins. Steve went 0-4 in 14 games with a 6.60 ERA for the Yankees, being a major disappointment for the team. On December 22,1987, he was traded by the Yankees along with Reserve OF Henry Cotto to the Mariners for 3 Pitchers: Lee Guetterman, Clay Parker and Wade Taylor. Steve was the son of former 1940’s Tigers AL All-Star Pitcher Dizzy Trout.
1966-White Sox lefty hurler Gary Peters shuts down the Yankees by a score of 6-0, facing just 29 Yankee batters. The efficient Peters used just 75 pitches for the complete game win, allowing only 3 Yankee hits. Yankees Starter Mel Stottlemyre takes the loss allowing only 4 White Sox runs, he is now 9-12 for the 1966 AL season.
1977-Yankees Starter Don Gullett picks up his 10th win of the 1977 AL season, a 9-3 victory over the Oakland A's. But it will prove to be his final win of the 1977 AL season, when he injures his shoulder in the 7th inning and leaves the game.
1986-Veteran Catcher Ron Hassey is traded for the 3rd time in 8 months. He is traded by the Yankees along with a Player to be Named Later, Minor League OF Carlos Martinez to the White Sox for OF/DH Ron Kittle, INF Wayne Tolleson and C Joel Skinner. The Yankees will send Minor League Catcher Bill Lindsey on December 24,1986 to the White Sox to complete the trade.
1990-In a surprisingly harsh ruling, MLB Commissioner Fay Vincent orders Yankees Team Owner George Steinbrenner to resign as the Club's General Partner by August 20th and bans him from day-to-day operation of the team for life. The ruling is a result of Steinbrenner's $40,000 payment to confessed Gambler Howie Spira for damaging information about since-traded Yankee All-Star OF Dave Winfield.
1993-The Yankees had obtained Reliever Paul Assenmacher from the Cubs in a 3-way deal, which sees Yankees Reliever John Habyan (2-1 with 4.04 ERA) go to the Royals, while the Royals would send Minor League AAA OF Karl Rhodes to the Cubs. John had lost his bullpen set-up role to Yankees Rookie P Bobby Munoz. For the 1993 Yankees, Paul would post a 2-2 record with a 3.12 ERA in 36 games. On March 21,1994, he is traded by the Yankees to the White Sox for Pitcher Brian Boehringer.
1993-Former Yankees Minor League P Ty Hensley was born.
The Yankees had selected P Ty Hensley in the 1st round, with the 30th overall selection of the 2012 MLB Amateur Player Draft. Though the Yankees and Hensley agreed on a $1.6 million signing bonus, a team physical examination discovered an abnormality in the shoulder of his pitching arm. As a result, the Yankees reduced the offered bonus to $1.2 million; Hensley agreed to the reduced bonus and signed with the Yankees rather than attend Ole Miss. After signing, Hensley made his pro pitching debut with the Gulf Coast Yankees in the Rookie Level, Gulf Coast League. He would pitch 12 innings for the Gulf Coast Yankees. He had suffered an abdominal muscle strain, while pitching winter league baseball in the Dominican Republic during the offseason. Though he rehabilitated the injury, he felt pain in his hip during spring training camp in 2013, which was diagnosed as a hip impingement.He would require surgery to repair both hip labrums and caused him to miss the entire 2013 baseball season. During the 2014 season, he would pitch for the Gulf Coast Yankees and the Staten Island Yankees of the Class A-Short Season (NYPL). Between the 2 levels, he had a 2.93 ERA in 30 2⁄3 innings pitched across 11 appearances. Hensley began experiencing discomfort in his arm during spring training camp in 2015. An MRI and arthrogram found a bone calcification inside a torn ulnar collateral ligament of the elbow. Ty Hensley would have Tommy John surgery, causing him to miss the 2015 baseball season. While rehabilitating, the Yankees would announce that Hensley would need a 2nd Tommy John surgery in May of 2016. At the 2016 MLB Winter Meetings, the Tampa Bay (AAA Durham Bulls) had selected Hensley from the Yankees in the Minor League phase of the MLB Rule 5 Player Draft. Later, Ty was released by the Rays organization. In 2018, he had pitched in the Independent Frontier League. He didn’t pitch in 2019.
1996-Darryl Strawberry's 300th MLB Career HR is a dramatic 9th inning, 2-run HR shot, which gives the Yankees a come-from-behind 3-2 victory over the Royals.
1997-Bronx Starter David Wells fires a 3-hitter as the Yankees beat the Royals by a score of 7-0. Yankees 1B Tino Martinez hits his 36th HR of the 1997 AL season, while INF Luis Sojo has 4 hits
1999-At Fenway Park, the Yankees defeat the Red Sox by a score of 13-3, as 2B Chuck Knoblauch raps out 5 hits, including a double and HR as he drives home 4 runs. Yankees Starter Hideki Irabu throws a complete victory, picking up his 8th win of the season.
2001-The Yankees had reacquired veteran Pitcher Sterling Hitchcock from the Padres by sending 2 Minor League players: P Brett Jodie and OF Darren Blakely to the Padres. He will go 4-4 with a 6.49 ERA in 10 games for the Yankees. In the 2001 World Series, he will go 1-0 in 2 appearances against the Diamondbacks.
2008-The busy Yankees had traded veteran Reliever LaTroy Hawkins to the Astros for Minor League INF Matt Cusick. Also, that day All-Star Catcher Jorge Posada underwent season-ending shoulder surgery, so the Yankees had acquired veteran AL All-Star Catcher Ivan "Pudge" Rodriguez from the Tigers for veteran MLB Reliever Kyle Farnsworth.
2010-The 2 best teams in the MLB this year, the Yankees and the Rays begin a 3-game series before a rare sold-out crowd at Tropicana Field. Two batters into the game, the Bombers lead 2-0 on a HR by Nick Swisher, but that’s all the runs the Yankees will score in the game. Tampa Bay comes back with a 3-run HR shot by Matt Joyce in the 6th inning to win by the score of 3-2. Wade Davis beats Bronx Starter Phil Hughes with Rays Closer Rafael Soriano picking up the save. Yankees All-Star 3B Alex Rodriguez, who has been sitting on 599 MLB career HRs for a week, goes 0 for 4 in the loss.
2010-The Yankees snap up veteran OF/DH Austin Kearns from the Indians, although the bigger news is that they have tentatively reached a deal with the Astros for veteran 1B Lance Berkman. He gets an agreement with the Yankees that allows him MLB Free Agency after the 2010 MLB Post season ends. Berkman will appear in 37 games for the team, while hitting .255 with 1 HR and 9 RBIs. He will be signed with the Cardinals for the 2011 NL season. In the Austin Kearns trade, the Yankees would send the Indians Minor League Pitcher Zach McAllister, who had never appeared with the team at the MLB Level.
2011-The Yankees complete a doubleheader sweep of the Orioles with a huge 1st inning in the nightcap, after winning the opener by the score of 8-3. The Bronx Bombers score 12 runs as they chase Orioles Starter Zach Britton, just back from the Minors, after only 1 out, but not before he gives up 9 Yankee runs. The Bronx Bombers roll to a 17-3 win, while accumulating 24 hits, as Yankees Starter Ivan Nova benefits from the hitting outburst; Robinson Cano goes 5 for 5 with 5 RBIs, while Nick Swisher hits a 2-run HR in each game.
2015-The Yankees would send Minor League OF Ramon Flores and P José Ramírez to the Mariners to obtain MLB INF/OF Dustin Ackley. Dustin would hit .288 with 4 HRs and 11 RBIs in 23 games for the team. In 2016, he would only .148 with No HRs and 14 RBIs in 28 games before being granted MLB Free Agency in November of 2016.
2017-The Yankees would trade 2 Minor League Pitchers: Deterich Enns and Zack Littlell to the Twins for veteran hurler Jaime Garcia, who had started the 2017 MLB season with the Braves with a 4-7 record with a 4.30 ERA in 18 games. He would go 0-3 with a 4.82 ERA in 8 games for the team. In the 2017 AL Postseason, Garcia made 1 appearance against the Indians, pitching 2 scoreless innings with no decision. On November 2, 2017, he was granted MLB Free Agency by the Yankees.
2018-The Twins had traded veteran Starter Lance Lynn and Cash to the Yankees for 1B/OF Tyler Austin and Minor League P Luis Rijo. For the 2018 Twins, the former Cardinals starter went 7-8 with a 5.10 ERA in 20 games. For the 2018 Yankees, Lynn will go 3-2 with a 4.14 ERA in 11 games. In 2018 AL Post Season, he had appeared in 2 games against the Red Sox with no record with a 11.57 ERA. He will become an MLB Free Agent at the end of the 2018 MLB Post season. For the 2018 Yankees, OF/1B Tyler Austin had appeared in 35 games, while hitting .236 with 9 HRs and 24 RBIs. With the 2018 Twins, Austin would play in 34 games, while hitting .223 with 8 HRs and 23 RBIs.
2018-The Yankees had traded Pitcher Adam Warren to the Mariners for future considerations. For the 2018 Yankees, he had posted a 0-1 record with a 2.70 ERA in 24 games. With the 2018 Mariners, he would go 3-1 with a 3.74 ERA in 23 games. Adam had 2 tours with the Yankees finishing with an overall record of 20-20 with a 3.18 ERA with 6 saves in 246 games. He would become an MLB Free Agent at the end of the 2018 MLB season. He would sign an MLB Free Agent deal with the Padres.
July 31st MLB Trade Deadline Day
1881-Former Yankees Reserve INF and MLB Manager Robert “Bob” Unglaub (1904) was born. (1881-1916)
For the 1904 Yankees, Reserve INF Bob Unglaub had appeared in 6 games, while hitting .211. On June 17,1904, Bob was traded by the Highlanders to the Boston Americans (aka Red Sox) for OF Patsy Dougherty. In 1907, he was the Manager of the Red Sox. In 1916, Bob was killed in a railroad accident.
1893-Former Yankees Pitcher Allen “Al” Russell (1915-1919) was born. (1893-1972)
For the 2018 Yankees, hurler Al Russell had appeared in 114 games, while posting a 26-36 record with a 3.05 ERA. On July 29,1919, Russell was traded by the Yankees along with Pitcher Bob McGraw and $40,000 Cash to the Red Sox for veteran starter Carl Mays.
1916-Former Yankees Minor League INF and MLB player, Manager William “Billy” Hitchcock was born. (1916-2006)
Before the start of the 1939 AL season, William “Billy” Hitchcock was signed by the Yankees as an MLB Amateur Free Agent. Billy would never play for the Yankees at the MLB level. Phil Rizzuto had blocked him at the Shortstop position in the Yankees organization. The Yankees would move him to 3B. He would play 3B for the 1939-1941 AA Kansas City Blues (AA). On September 8,1941, Billy was traded by the Yankees to the Tigers for Players to be Named Later. On December 4,1941, the Tigers would send OF Tuck Stainback and INF Boyd Perry to the Yankees to complete the trade. In 1960, Billy had managed 1 game for the Tigers. Then he was the Manager for the 1961-1962 Orioles, replacing veteran Manager Paul Richards, who had left the team to join the new NL expansion team in Houston, the Colt 45s. In mid-season of 1966, he took over the Braves. He would manage the team again in 1967, before being replace by Ken Silvestri at the end of season.
1919-Former Yankees Announcer (1949-1951) and long-time NBC Sports Announcer Curt Gowdy was born. (1919-2006)
In 1949, Curt Gowdy had started his long time MLB-broadcasting career with the New York Yankees, working along with veteran Yankees Broadcaster Mel Allen. In 1951, he would leave the Yankees to join the Boston Red Sox Broadcasting staff. Later, he was an NBC-TV’s MLB Baseball Announcer, he would cover 13 World Series for the network.
1920-Former Yankees Pitcher Fred Bradley was born. (1920-2012)
Fred Bradley had pitched in the Minor Leagues before WWII. He came back from the Navy in time for the 1946 AL season, Fred would spend the next 2 seasons with the 1946-1947 Kansas City Blues, a top AA affiliate of the Yankees. Fred would never appear with the Yankees at the MLB level. He had a 7-9 record in 1946, but he came right back the following season, putting together a 13-4 record to go with a 2.98 ERA. On February 24,1948, Fred Bradley was traded by the Yankees along with All-Star Catcher Aaron Robinson and P Bill Wight to the White Sox for Starter Eddie Lopat. He would appear in 9 games for the 1948-1949 White Sox with no decisions.
1922-Former Yankees All Star OF (1948-1959) and MLB Manager Hank Bauer was born. (1922-2007)
Before the start of the 1946 AL Season, the Yankees had signed Hank Bauer as an Amateur MLB Free Agent. Hank had served with the Marines during World War II. He was an AL All-Star RF in 1952-1954. Hank appeared in 9 World Series with the Yankees with the 1958 World Series against the Braves being his best, hitting .323 with 4 HRs and 8 RBI’s. Hank finished his Yankees playing career hitting .277 with 158 HRs and 654 RBIs in 1,406 games. On December 11, 1959, Hank was traded by the Yankees along with P Don Larsen, OF Norm Siebern and Reserve OF/1B Marv Throneberry to the Kansas City A’s for OF Roger Maris, Shortstop Joe DeMaestri and 1B Kent Hadley. Hank would finish his MLB playing career with Kansas City in 1961. He would manage the Athletics in Kansas City (1961-1962) and in Oakland (1969).
After leaving Kansas City in 1963, Hank would become an MLB Coach with the Orioles; later he would become their Team Manager in 1964. Bauer would Manage the Orioles until mid-1968 AL season, being replaced by Earl Weaver. Hank would win the 1966 World Series with the Orioles beating the Dodgers in 4 games. During September of 1969, Hank was let go by the Oakland A’s despite having an 80-69 winning record in the AL West division, ending his MLB Managing career. John McNamara would replace him with 13 games to go to finish out the season. Hank would finish with an overall MLB managing record of 594-534 record with a .527 PCT in 1,129 MLB games with 1 World Championship. In the early 1970’s, Hank would manage in the Mets farm system with the AAA Tidewater Tides (IL). Then he would become an MLB Scout for the Yankees. Bauer was very popular with the Yankee fans on Old Timer’s Day. His Yankees Teammate Bill “Moose” Skowron and he would show up with their famous 1950’s style crew cuts. On February 9, 2007, Hank had passed away from cancer.
1925-The Yankees had released veteran Catcher Steve O’Neill to the AA Reading Keystones (IL). For the Yankees as a 3rd string Catcher, Steve had had hit .286 with 1 HR and 13 RBIs in 35 games. On December 15,1924, O’Neill had been obtained by the Yankees on waivers for $4,000 from the Red Sox. Steve would return to play in the MLB with the 1927-1928 Browns.
1927-Former Yankee Reserve Catcher (1960) and Minor League Manager, MLB Player Billy Shantz was born. (1927-1993)
Catcher Billy Shantz was the brother of Yankees hurler Bobby Shantz. They were both originally signed by the Philadelphia A’s. On April 4,1959, Billy was purchased by the Yankees from the A’s. He would spend the 1959 baseball season playing at AAA Richmond (IL). During the 1960 AL season, he would appear in 1 game for the Yankees. He would spend most of the 1960 season at Richmond as back-up catcher to team’s starting Catcher Jesse Gonder. Later, he would become a Minor League Manager for the Yankees organization.
1928-Yankees Slugger Babe Ruth hits a fungo 447 FT HR in an unofficial test, beating all trial competition records.
1931-Former Yankees Pitcher Walter Lee “Rip” Coleman (1955-1956) was born. (1931-2004)
Before the start of 1952 AL season, the Yankees had signed Pitcher Rip Coleman as an Amateur MLB Free Agent. For the 1955-1956 Yankees, Rip would post a 5-6 record with a 4.07 ERA in 39 games. He had appeared in 1 game in the 1955 World Series against the Dodgers. On February 19,1957, Rip was traded by the Yankees along with a Player to be Named Later, INF Milt Graff, INF Billy Hunter, Pitchers Mickey McDermott, Tom Morgan and OF Irv Noren to Kansas City for Players to be Named Later, Pitchers Art Ditmar, Bobby Shantz, INF Jack McMahan and Wayne Belardi. On April 5,1957, the Yankees would send Minor League P Jack Urban to KC to complete the trade. In turn, they would send INF Curt Roberts on April 4,1957. On June 4,1957, Rookie INF Clete Boyer was sent to the Yankees to complete the trade. Rip Coleman would go 2-19 in his last 3 MLB seasons pitching with the A’s. Rip would finish his MLB Pitching career with the 1960 Orioles. Overall, as an MLB Pitcher, Rip had ended his MLB pitching career with 7-25 record with a 4.58 ERA in 95 games.
1936-At Cleveland’s League Park, the Yankees led by 1B Lou Gehrig, who clouts his 33rd HR of the 1936 AL season as they down the Indians by a score of 11-7. The loss snaps the Tribe's 5-game winning streak, leaving the Yankees 8 1/2 games ahead of the Tribe in the 1936 AL Pennant race. Bronx Bombers 1B Lou Gehrig and 3B Red Rolfe would clout HRs in the 5th inning to chase Tribe Starter Mel Harder, but the Indians would answer back with 3 doubles by Earl Averill and a HR by Hal Trosky. Yankees Starter Bump Hadley with relief help from Closer Johnny Murphy, hangs on for his 9th win of the 1936 AL season.
1951-The St. Louis Browns had acquired Reserve OF Cliff Mapes from the Yankees. The trade frees up an MLB roster spot for Mickey Mantle's return from the AAA Kansas City Blues as well as Mapes No. 7 Yankees player’s uniform. Rookie Mickey Mantle had started the 1951 AL season wearing Yankees Uniform #6. Reserve OF Cliff Mapes had hit .245 with 22 HRs with 119 RBIs in 317 games for the 1947-1951 Yankees. He was often used as a defensive replacement by Yankee Managers Bucky Harris and Casey Stengel. In 1948, Cliff was the last active Yankee player to wear Uniform No. 3 before it was retired by the team.
1951-The Yankees had sent down OF Jackie Jensen to the AAA Kansas City Blues (AA). Yankees Manager Casey Stengel was unhappy with his plate production. Yankees GM George Weiss would promote OF Bob Cerv and P Bob Wiesler from the Blues. Cerv had been leading the American Association with .349 BA, while hitting 26 HRs with 101 RBIs, also he had led the League in triples with 20. Pitcher Bob Wiesler had a 9-6 record for the Blues, while leading the AA in strikeouts with 142.
1951-In a separate trade with the St. Louis Browns, the Yankees had obtained 2 Pitchers: Bob Hogue and Lou Sleater, 3B Kermit Wahl and INF Tom Upton. Only hurler Bob Hogue would play at the MLB level with the Yankees. The rest of the players received in the trade from the Browns were sent down by the Yankees to their AAA club, the Kansas City Blues (AA).
1955-Bronx Starter Don Larsen wins a 5-2 decision, as the Yankees and the Athletics would collaborate for 9-Double Plays with the Yankees turning in 6 of them. The Kansas City A’s Starter Cloyd Boyer, who had 3 of his 1st 8 pitches of the game were hit for HRs by Yankee Sluggers Hank Bauer, Mickey Mantle and Yogi Berra takes the loss. Cloyd was the older brother of MLB Players Ken and Clete Boyer. He would later become a Yankees MLB Pitching Coach during the 1970’s.
1960-At Yankee Stadium, Kansas City would push over 3 unearned runs in the 11th inning on 2 throwing errors by Yankees 3B Hector Lopez to top the Bombers by a score of 5-2.
1961-The 2nd 1961 MLB All-Star Game is played at Fenway Park before a crowd of 31,851 fans watch the Mid-Season Classic game. The game ends in a 1-1 tie after 9 innings, as rain forces the game to end. Mickey Mantle is the 1 of 2 Yankee players in the AL starting line-up, as he goes 0 for 3, as his Yankees teammate Catcher Elston Howard is 0 for 2. Bronx Bomber RF Roger Maris makes an appearance as Pinch-Hitter, he goes 0 for 1. Yankees 1B Bill Skowron, OF/C Yogi Berra, Pitchers Luis Arroyo and Whitey Ford are on the AL squad, but they don’t play in the game. Yankees Shortstop Tony Kubek was named to the AL team, but he was replaced due to an injury.
1962-At Washington D.C. Stadium, Yankees Slugger Mickey Mantle is on the bench with a wrenched knee, but veteran 1B Bill “Moose” Skowron supplies the Yankees power with a Grand Slam HR. The Yankees win the game by a score of 9-5.
1963-Yankees Starter Ralph Terry uses just 75 pitches in a 5-hitter, winning by a score of 3-2 over the Kansas City A's. Terry has no walks and 5 strikeouts against the A’s starting lineup.
1970-Former Yankees Reserve Catcher Mike Figga (1997-1999) was born.
On June 5,1989, Catcher Mike Figga was selected by the Yankees in the 44th round of the 1989 MLB Amateur Player Draft. For the 1997-1999 Yankees, Mike had appeared in only 5 games, while hitting just .125. On June 3,1999, Mike was selected off waivers by the Orioles from the Yankees.
1972-Former Yankees Reserve Catcher Rollie Hemsley (1942-1944) had passed away. (1907-1972)
On July 19,1942, Catcher Rollie Hemsley was signed as an MLB Free Agent by the Yankees. He would appear in 174 games as a Reserve Catcher for the 1942-1944 Yankees, while hitting .262 with 4 HRs and 65 RBIs. In 1944-1945, he would serve in the Navy. On March 25,1946, Rollie was purchased by the Phillies from the Yankees.
1977-Bronx 3B Graig Nettles scores 3 runs to lead the Yankees to a 9-2 win over the A's, the 8th win in 9 games for the Bombers. The Yankees are a half game out of 1st place in the AL East.
1978-The Yankees stop the Rangers by a score of 6-1 to move to 7 1/2 games behind Red Sox in the AL East.
1985-The Indians end Yankees Starter Ron Guidry's win streak at 12 games, beating the Yankees by a score of 6-5. Guidry and Curt Waddell, the Tribe winner, each go 6+ innings.
1994-Former NL All-Star hurler Steve Carlton, MLB Manager and Player Leo Durocher and Yankees AL MVP (1950) and All-Star Shortstop Phil Rizzuto are inducted into Baseball's Hall of Fame.
1996-At the 1996 MLB trading deadline, the Tigers had traded veteran 1B-DH Cecil Fielder, 32 to the Yankees for OF-DH Ruben Sierra and Minor League P Matt Drews. It is the 1st swap in MLB history in which 2 players with more than 220 MLB HRs are traded for one another. Fielder will hit .260, while hitting 13 HRs to help the Yankees win the 1996 AL Pennant and World Series against the Braves. For the 1996 Yankees, Ruben Sierra had hit .258 with 11 HRs and 52 RBIs in 96 games.
1996-The Yankees had obtained Pitcher David Weathers from the Marlins for hurler Mark Hutton, but they will send Weathers to the Minor Leagues in 3 weeks. With the 1995-1996 Yankees, P Mark Hutton had posted a 1-3 record with a 5.30 ERA in 21 games. Weathers comes to the Yankees with a 16-22 MLB Pitching record. He was 2-2 in 31 games with the 1996 Marlins.
1999-The Yankees bring back veteran C/DH Jim Leyritz from the Padres for Minor League P Geraldo Padua. He was 25-4 in 3 seasons in Class A League baseball, including a run of 20 straight wins. Mysteriously, Padua will lose 14 straight in the Minor Leagues in 2000; in May of 2001, he will earn a player release from AA Altoona (EL); after serving up 3 straight HRs. Jim Leyritz will appear in 31 games for the 1999 Yankees, while hitting .227 with 0 HRs and 5 RBIs. In the 1999 World Series, he will hit a HR and have 2 RBIs in 2 games for the Yankees, while batting .1000.
2002-Veteran Yankees Starter Mike Mussina became the 2nd pitcher in MLB history to give up 6 doubles in 1 inning during the Yankees 17-6 loss to the Rangers. HOF P Lefty Grove allowed that many with the 1934 Red Sox against the Senators.
2003-Veteran MLB INF Aaron Bone was traded by the Reds to the Yankees for 2 Pitchers: Brandon Claussen, Charlie Manning and Cash. For the 2003 Yankees, Aaron Boone will play in 54 games, while hitting .254 with 6 HRs and 31 RBIs. Boone will hit the game winning HR in the 2003 ALCS for the Yankees against the Red Sox.
2004-A minute before the July 31st MLB trading deadline, the Yankees would deal the talented, but underachieving former Cuban Pitching Star Jose Contreras (8-5 with a 5.64 ERA) and $3 million to the White Sox for All-Star Starter Esteban Loaiza (9-5 with a 4.86 ERA). Both hurlers are 32 years old. For the 2004 Yankees, Loaiza will go 1-2 with an 8.50 ERA in 10 games before leaving the team for MLB Free Agency.
2005-At Yankee Stadium, the Molina brothers Bengie and Jose, both hit HR off of Yankees hurler Randy Johnson. The Angel teammates join Hank and Tommie Aaron, Matty and Jesus Alou, Aaron and Bret Boone, Billy and Tony Conigliaro, Al and Tony Cuccinello, Rick and Wes Farrell, Vladimir and Wilton Guerrero, Graig and Jim Nettles, Cal and Billy Ripken, Paul and Lloyd Waner as siblings who have gone deep in the same MLB game.
2005-Among thousands of high-spirited Red Sox and Cubs fans and the 48 Hall of Famers sitting on the dais, 3B Wade Boggs and 2B Ryne Sandberg are enshrined into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Also honored are former Yankees Player, a now long-time San Diego Padres Announcer Jerry Coleman, winner of the Ford C. Frick Award and Sportswriter and Broadcast Analyst Peter Gammons, recipient of the J.G. Taylor Spink Award
2007-The 2007 Yankees tie the 1939 Yankees by hitting 8 HRs in a game, while crushing the White Sox. Hideki Matsui hits 2 HRs, along with Johnny Damon, Shelly Duncan, Bobby Abreu, Robinson Cano and Melky Cabrera each hitting HRs for the Yankees.
2008-The Yankees had finished their 2008 MLB trading deadline spree by shipping Minor League INF Alberto Gonzalez to the Nationals for Pitcher Jhonny Nunez.
2010-The Yankees had complete yesterday's rumored deal with Astros for veteran MLB player OF/1B Lance Berkman. Also, they had added veteran MLB Reliever Kerry Wood from Indians, while not giving up any MLB players in the process.
2012-The Pirates had traded 3B Casey McGehee to the Yankees for Reliever Chad Qualls. He will hit .151 in 22 games for the Yankees. The Yankees will grant him MLB Free Agency in the fall. He will sign to play baseball in Japan for the 2013 season. After a successful 2013 season in Japan, Casey will return to the MLB, signing with the Marlins for the 2014 NL season.
2014-The Yankees had acquired Pitcher Esmil Rodgers on waivers from the Blue Jays. Rogers had posted a 6.97 ERA in 16 relief appearances over 2 stints with the 2014 Blue Jays before being DFA on Sunday. He also saw time with AAA Buffalo Bisons (IL), going 2-2 with a 3.14 ERA in 12 games (7 starts). Rodgers has appeared in 174 games (42 starts) over parts of 6 MLB seasons with the 2009-2012 Rockies, 2009-2012 Indians and the 2013-2014 Blue Jays, while compiling a 16-21 MLB career record along with a 5.59 ERA.
2014-The Yankees also announced that they have unconditionally released veteran MLB INF Scott Sizemore, who was with their AAA team in Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL). Sizemore, 29, had batted .313 (5-for-16) in 6 games with the Yankees this earlier season.
2014-The Yankees had received Shortstop Stephen Drew and $500,000 Cash from the Red Sox for INF/OF Kelly Johnson. Stephen Drew had hit .176 (23-for-131) with 11R, 6 doubles, 4 HRs and 11 RBIs in 39 games with the Red Sox this season. He had signed a 1-year contract with Boston on May 29th extending through the 2014 season. In 975 MLB career games over parts of 9 seasons with Diamondbacks (2006-2012), A’s (2012) and the Red Sox (2013-2014), he has hit .261 with 94 HRs and 427 RBIs. The Diamondbacks in the 1st round of the 2004 MLB 1st-Year Player Draft originally selected the left-handed hitter. With the Yankees, Kelly Johnson had batted .219 (44-for-201) with 6 HRs and 22 RBIs in 77 games. On December 6, 2013, the Yankees had signed him as an MLB Free Agent to a 1-year contract. With the late deadline trade for Drew, the Yankees DFA veteran 2B Brian Roberts, who was a major disappointment for the team, while hitting only .237 with 5 HRs and 21 RBIs in 91 games.
2014-The Yankees had traded Minor League C/1B Pete O’Brien and a Player to be Named Later or Cash considerations to the Diamondbacks for MLB INF/OF Martin Prado. Pete O'Brien was ranked No. 9 among Yankees Prospects by MLB.com before the deal was made. He had hit a combined 33 HRs this season between Class A Advanced Tampa (FSL) and AA Trenton Thunder (EL), but he has not found a regular position to play. Veteran INF Martin Prado will play in 37 games for the Yankees, while hitting .316 with 7 HRs with 16 RBIs. On December 19, 2014, he was traded by the Yankees along with P David Phelps and Cash to the Marlins for Minor League Pitcher Domingo German, Starter Nathan Eovaldi and 1B/OF Garrett Jones.
2016-For the 2nd time in a week, the Yankees had traded a top-rank Relief Pitcher in return for 4 Minor League players. After trading Closer Aroldis Chapman to the Cubs on July 25th, today they will send MLB Reliever Andrew Miller to the Indians for 4 Minor League players: OF Clint Frazier and 3 Pitchers: J.P. Feyereisen, Ben Heller and Justus Sheffield. In a matter of a week the Yankees have acquired 8 top Minor League players to help rebuild their farm system.
2017-The Yankees had acquired Starter Sonny Gray and International Signing Bonus Pool money from Oakland in exchange for 3 Minor League Players: OF Dustin Fowler, P James Kaprielian and INF/OF Jorge Mateo. Fowler is recovering from season ending leg injury that occurred in his 1st MLB game with the Yankees in Chicago. James Kaprielian is recovering from Tommy John surgery. Jorge Mateo was a disappointing International signing for the Yankees. Sonny Gray will join the 2017 Yankees starting rotation, posting a 4-7 record with a 3.72 ERA in 11 games. In 2017 AL postseason, he will go 0-1 in 2 games.
2018-The Yankees had selected the player contract of Pitcher Ryan Bollinger from the AA Trenton Thunder (EL). He had been 8-5 with a 4.19 ERA in 17 games with the AA Thunder. He had pitched in 3 games for AAA Scranton (IL), while posting a 0-1 record with 3.60 ERA, He didn’t make any appearances at the MLB level, while he was with the Yankees. He was sent back to the Minors. After 2018 AL postseason had ended, he was granted MLB Free Agency by the team.
August 1st
1890-Former Yankees Pitcher Edward “Slim” Love (1916-1918) was born. (1890-1942)
Yankees Pitcher Edward “Slim” Love had an ERA of 2.35 in 1916 and then in 1917, he would win 13 games, 2nd highest on the Yankees Pitching staff. He was nicknamed “Slim” because of his height; he was 6’ 7”, making him one of the tallest MLB Pitchers of his playing era. His Yankees Pitching career record was 21-17 with a 3.05 ERA in 91 games. On December 18,1918, Slim Love was traded by the Yankees along with Pitcher Ray Caldwell, OF Frank Gilhooley, Catcher Roxy Walters and $15,000 Cash to the Red Sox for OF Duffy Lewis, 2 veteran MLB hurlers Dutch Leonard and Ernie Shore.
1903-Philadelphia A’s Starter Rube Waddell no-hits the Highlanders except for Kid Elberfeld, who has 4 singles. These, plus a lavish 6 walks, down the Mackmen by the score of 3-2. Waddell observes afterward, "If I would have walked him 4 times, I would have pitched a no-hitter."
1922-The Yankees had purchased Catcher Benny Bengough (1922-1930) from the AA Buffalo Bisons (IL). Benny would share catching duties with other Yankee Catchers, until the arrival of Catcher Bill Dickey in 1928. He did spend the 1925 AL season as the Yankees regular Catcher, hitting .258 with No HRs and 23 RBIs in 95 games, but Yankees Manager Miller Higgins wasn’t happy with his lack of HR power. He would remain the team’s Reserve Catcher until 1930. Also, his Yankee playing career was hampered by throwing arm injuries. Later, Benny would become a Yankees Minor League Manager.
1923-Stepping in against the Indians hurler Sherrod Smith in the 9th inning, Babe Ruth starts off batting right-handed. After taking a strike, he switches to LH and hits his 25th HR of the season. The Indians still win the game by a score of 5-3. The Babe will bat righty again 4 days later.
1925-The Yankees would buy INF Tony Lazzeri from the AA Salt Lake City Bees (PCL) team for spring delivery in 1926. Tony Lazzeri will hit 60 HRs with 222 RBIs at AA Salt Lake City in 1925. Tony will earn the nickname of "Poosh-em-up" from his legion of Italian admirers, while playing for the team at Yankee Stadium.
1928-Yankees Slugger Babe Ruth hits HR No. 42 for the 1928 AL season; he is 4 weeks ahead of his 1927 AL season pace of hitting record of 60 HRs.
1932-The Tigers successfully protest a Yankees 6-3 victory, but they gain nothing when the rematch ends in an 8-8 tie and the game is called because of darkness.
1937-Yankees 1B Lou Gehrig hits for the cycle against the Browns, as the Yankees win the game by a score of 14-5. It is the 2nd time that he has performed this feat in his MLB playing career.
1941-Yankees veteran Starter Lefty Gomez pitches a 9-0 shutout over the Browns despite walking 11 St. Louis batters, the most ever issued in a shutout. Fifteen base runners are left stranded by the Browns.
1952-The Yankees had purchased veteran hurler Johnny Schmitz from the Dodgers for Cash. He would go 1-1 with a 23.28 ERA and 1 save in 8 games with the Yankees before being sent to the Reds on a conditional basis in September of 1952. The Reds would return him to the Bronx in the spring of 1953. On May 1,1953, he would be selected off waivers by the Senators from the Yankees. In addition to the $10,000 waiver price for P Johnny Schmitz, the Yankees would transfer Minor League P Wally Hood from the AAA Kansas City Blues (AA) to the Dodgers AAA club in St. Paul (AA). Wally had appeared in 2 games for the 1949 Yankees, in his only MLB pitching experience.
1961-Former Yankees Minor League OF Todd Demeter was born. (1961-1996)
The son of former MLB OF Don Demeter, 1B/OF Todd Demeter was selected in the 2nd round of the 1979 MLB Amateur Player Draft by the Yankees. He had played in the Yankees organization from 1979 to 1983. He would spend the last 2 seasons (1984-1985) of his Minor League playing career with the Cardinals organization. He would finish his pro baseball playing career with a .243 BA with 73 HRs and 322 RBIs in 682 games.
1968-Against the Red Sox, Bronx Starter Stan Bahnsen strikes out 12 Boston batters, the most ever by a Yankee Rookie Pitcher in posting his 1st MLB shutout, winning the game by a score of 1-0. His mark will last 30 years until Orlando "El Duque" Hernandez K's 13 batters. A safe bunt by Tom Tresh, a steal and a single by Bill Robinson accounts for the only run off of Red Sox Starter Dave Morehead, who takes the loss.
1973-Catchers Thurman Munson and Carlton Fisk brawl at Fenway Park. With a 2-2 score in the top of the 9th inning, Munson, attempting to score from 3rd base on a missed bunt by Gene Michael, crashes into Fisk and they both come up swinging. Red Sox win the game by the score of 3-2 in the bottom of the 9th inning.
1978-The Yankees and the Red Sox play a 14 inning, 5-5 tie game, which is suspended by AL curfew rules. The Yankees manage to blow a 5-run lead, while the Red Sox Relievers Bob Stanley and Tom Burgmeier would stop the Yankee hitting attack.
1978-The Yankees had purchased veteran Reliever Paul Lindblad from the Rangers for $100,000 cash. Paul will appear in 7 games with no decisions for the 1978 Yankees. His purchase gives Yankees Manager Bob Lemon another lefty in the Yankees bullpen to help out veteran Closer Sparky Lyle. In an MLB roster move, the Yankees send recently acquired P Ron Davis from the Cubs to their AA club, the West Haven Yankees (EL). On November 30,1978, the Yankees will sell Paul to the Mariners. Seattle will release him during their 1979 MLB spring training camp. Paul would finish his MLB Pitching career with a 68-63 record with a 3.29 ERA and 64 saves in 655 games.
1979-Following the Yankees 9-1 win over the White Sox; members of the Yankees create a minor scandal by autographing the bare behind of a young woman, who boards the team bus outside Comiskey Park in Chicago.
1979-In an 8-player deal, the Rangers would send veteran OF/DH Oscar Gamble, Minor League OF Amos Lewis, a former 1st pick in the 1978 MLB Amateur Player Draft and 2 Players to be Named Later to the Yankees. The Rangers finally have acquired MLB OF Mickey Rivers and 3 Players to be Named Later. On October 8,1979, the Yankees would send 3 Minor League hurlers: Bob Polinsky, Neal Mersch and Mark Softy to the Rangers to complete the trade. Mickey Rivers had been traded to the Rangers in June, but the deal had fell through. Both of the Players to be Named Later that came with OF Oscar Gamble will make the MLB: Pitchers Gene Nelson and Ray Fontenot, something that can't be said for the 3 Minor League Pitchers that the Yankees had sent to the Rangers.
1980-Former Yankees Minor League C Jon-Mark Sprowl was born.
Jon Mark Sprowl was originally signed by the Cubs, later he would play in the Diamondbacks organization. Following a 2003 mid-season trade along with OF David Dellucci and P Bret Prinz to the Yankees for MLB OF Raúl Mondesí. He was assigned to the Class A Battle Creek Yankees (MWL). Between the 2 clubs, he had produced at a .321 with 30 doubles, 71 walks, 77 runs and only 39 strikeouts. He had 18 passed balls and 13 errors; he only threw out 22% of attempted base-thieves, defensive being the lone poor spot. He led the Midwest League in OBP, was 2nd in average, was 3rd in OBP and tied for the most passed balls. That offensive performance won him honors as the MWL's All-Star Catcher. Jon-Mark's would hit .256 for the 2004 Class A Tampa Yankees (FSL). He was a backup Catcher for 2005 Class A Tampa Yankees; he would fall to a .228 mark. In 2006, Jon would spend his final pro baseball season in the Cubs system; as a utility man for the Class A Daytona Cubs, hitting just .118 in 17 Games, West Tenn. Diamond Jaxx (.205 in 26 Games) and the AAA Iowa Cubs (1 for 8, 2B). Overall, Sprowl would hit .270 with 18 HRs and 200 RBIs in 505 Minor League games.
1989-Former Yankees Pitcher Nick Ramirez (2023) was born.
First baseman Nick Ramirez was drafted by the Brewers in the 4th round draft of the 2011 amateur draft. He was signed by the Brewers for a bonus of $213,300 and made his pro debut that summer. The slugger began his pro career with 11 HRs, 53 RBIs and a .271 for the Helena Brewers and Wisconsin Timber Rattlers in 2011. In 2012, he would hit .248 with 16 HRs and 70 RBIs in 96 games for Wisconsin and in 2013, he hit .258 with 19 HRs and 81 RBIs in 134 games for the Brevard County Manatees. He was a Florida State League Mid-Season All-Star that year. He began 2014 season with the AA Huntsville Stars and earned a spot on the Southern League Mid-Season All-Star team. However, that's where he topped out as a position player. He was encouraged by the Brewers to take up pitching in 2017. He had not only pitched in college, but he had made the US team for the 2010 World University Championship. He would join the Tigers organization in 2019 and was called up to the MLB as a pitcher on May 10th that year. He would make his MLB pitching debut the next day, when he would pitch 4 innings against Twins, allowing 1 earned run on 6 hits. On December 9, 2022, he was signed by the Yankees. For the 2023 AL season, he would post a 1-2 record with a 2.66 ERA and 1 save in 32 games.
On March 31, 2024, Nick was DFA by the team in a 40-man roster move. He had been pitching for the Yankees AAA Scranton club. On April 2, 2024, Nick was purchased by the Dodgers from the Yankees. In July, the Dodgers would send him down to their AAA club.
1989-Former Yankees Reserve INF (1934-1937) and MLB Manager Don “Jeep” Heffner had passed away. (1911-1989)
In 1934, the Yankees had acquired INF Don “Jeep” Heffner from the AA Baltimore Orioles (IL) for $25,000 Cash. He was a Reserve INF for the 1934-1937 Yankees. He had played in 161 games for the team, while hitting .251 with No HRs and 60 RBIs. Don didn’t appear in the 1936-1937 World Series for the Yankees. On February 15,1938, he was traded by the Yankees along with $10,000 Cash to the Browns for Reserve INF Bill Knickerbocker. St. Louis would give Heffner more playing time than the Yankees did. Later, Don was an MLB Coach for the 1962 Mets. In 1966, Don would manage the Reds for 83 games, while posting a 37-46 record before being replaced by Dave Bristol.
1993-Former Yankees, A’s, Angels and Orioles OF/DH Reggie Jackson (1977-1981) is inducted into Baseball's Hall of Fame at Cooperstown. Reggie receives 396 votes out of 423 HOF ballots issued. With the Yankees, Reggie appeared in 658 games, while hitting 144 HRs with 461 RBIs. He finished MLB playing career with 563 HRs and a .262 lifetime BA. He had originally come up with the Kansas City A’s. He would play for the A’s, Orioles, Yankees, Angels and finish up his MLB playing career with the Oakland A’s.
2010-In St. Petersburg, Rays Starter James Shields keeps the Yankees off the scoreboard for 7 innings in a 3-0 win that brings the Rays within a game of the AL East leaders.
2011-Yankees veteran Starter CC Sabathia wins his MLB-leading 16th game in the Yankees 3-2 defeat of the White Sox. The big lefthander is 9-1 over his last 10 starts of the 2011 MLB season.
2014-As the July 31st MLB trade deadline has ended, the Yankees make adjustments to their MLB 25-man roster for the new players joining the team with 2 Reserve players: OF Zolio Almonte and INF Zelous Wheeler being sent back to AAA Scranton (IL).
2016-On August 1, 2016, veteran All-Star OF/DH Carlos Beltran was traded by the Yankees to the Rangers for 3 Minor League Pitchers: Nick Green, Erik Swanson and Dillon Tate. At the time of the trade, Carlos Beltran was hitting .304 with 22 HRs and 64 RBIs in 99 games for the 2016 Yankees. The Yankees will trade away Pitchers Erik Swanson (Mariners) and Dillon Tate (Orioles), while still holding on to Pitcher Nick Green, who would pitch for the 2019 AA Trenton Thunder (EL).
2022-The Yankees have announced that they have acquired Starter Frankie Montas and Reliever Lou Trivino from the Oakland in exchange for 4 Minor League Players: P JP Sears, INF Cooper Bowman, P Luis Medina and P Ken Waldichuk. Frankie Montas, 29, has gone 4-9 with a 3.18 ERA in 19 starts this season. The starter has allowed 2ER-or-fewer in 14 of his 19 starts this year and 1ER-or-fewer in 9 starts. Montas has tossed at least 6.0 innings in 12 of his 19 starts this season. He has held opponents to a .233 (91-for-390) slash line, posting the 8th-lowest opponents’ on-base percentage in the AL. He also ranks 7th in the AL in strikeouts per 9.0 innings (9.37) and 10th in WHIP (1.14). Since the beginning of May, Montas has posted a 2.76 ERA in 14 starts. Over that same stretch, he has allowed 2ER-or-fewer in 11 of his 14 starts. Over his last 5 starts since June 23rd, he has posted a 1.96 ERA. In 7 seasons with the 2015 White Sox and the 2017-2022 Athletics, he has gone 35-32 with a 3.73 ERA in 121 career games (91 starts). His 3.49 ERA since 2018 is the 4th-lowest ERA in the AL in that span. Montas has struck out 376 batters over his last 3 seasons (since 2020), the 6th-most in the AL during that stretch. On December 14, 2009, he was originally signed by the Red Sox as a Non-Drafted Free Agent. He has been traded 4 times during his MLB career. On December 14, 2013, Montas was traded to the White Sox as part of a 3-team deal in which the White Sox acquired OF Avisaíl García from the Tigers and P J.B. Wendelken and INF Cleuluis Rondon from Boston. The Red Sox acquired P Jake Peavy from the White Sox and P Brayan Villarreal from Detroit and the Tigers had acquired INF José Iglesias from Boston. On July 30,2015, he was traded to the Dodgers with INF Micah Johnson and OF Trayce Thompson in a 3-team trade in which the Dodgers sent INF Brandon Dixon, INF José Peraza and OF Scott Schebler to the Reds and the Reds would send INF Todd Frazier to the White Sox. On August 1,2016, he was then acquired by the Oakland along with P Jharel Cotton and P Grant Holmes from the Dodgers in exchange for P Rich Hill and OF Josh Reddick. Lou Trivino, 30, is 20-23 with a 4.04 ERA in 260 appearances (1 start) over 5 MLB seasons, all with 2018-2022 Oakland A’s. Over his MLB pitching career, he has held right-handed batters to a .211 batting average, .299 on-base percentage and .319 slugging percentage (.618 OPS). In 2022, he is 1-6 with a 6.47 ERA and 10 saves in 39 relief appearances. Additionally, this season, he has allowed just 2-of-20 (10.0%) inherited runners to score, which is tied for the 3rd-lowest percentage in the MLB. In his 1st season as the A’s closer in 2021, he was 8th in the AL in saves (22) and tied for 8th in tied for 8th in games pitched (71), while posting a 7-8 record with a 3.18 ERA, while allowing just 0.61 HRs per 9.0 innings and a .310 slugging average against. In 5 career MLB postseason appearances, he has a 1.59 ERA without a decision, appearing in the 2018 WC game against the Yankees, the 2020 WC Series against Chicago-AL and the 2020 ALDS against Houston. The 6’5” Pa. native was originally selected in the 11th round of the 2013 1st-Year Player Draft from Slippery Rock Univ. Pitcher J.P. Sears, 26, made his MLB pitching debut with the Yankees this season by going 3-0 with a 2.05 ERA in 7 games, including 2 starts. With AAA Scranton/Wilkes-Barre in 2022, he went 1-1 with a 1.67 ERA in 11 games (9 starts). The left-hander has appeared in 77 games with 43 starts over 5 career minor league seasons (2017-2019, 2020-2021), while posting a 17-14 record with a 2.86 ERA. Originally, he was drafted by the Mariners in the 11th round of the 2017 1st-Year Player Draft out of The Citadel. On November 18, 2017, he was acquired by the Yankees along with R. Juan in exchange for Reliever Nick Rumbelow.
Cooper Bowman, 22, was drafted in the 4th round of the 2021 1st-Year Player Draft from the Univ. of Louisville. In 2 minor league seasons with the Yankees, the right-handed hitting So. Dakota native has batted .227 (91-for-401) with 74R, 24 doubles, 2 triples, 12 HRs, 58 RBIs, 48 SB, 66 BB and a .346 on-base percentage in 111 games at Low-A Tampa (28 G in 2021), the Florida Complex League Yankees (5G in 2021) and High-A Hudson Valley (80 G in 2022). At Single-A Hudson Valley this year, he had hit .217 (65-for-299) with 54R, 15 doubles, 1 triple, 8 HRs, 35 RBIs, 35 SB, 55BB and a .343 on-base percentage, starting 58 games at 2nd base and 16 games at shortstop. Luis Medina, 23, has gone 14-20 with a 4.46 ERA in over 6 minor league seasons (2016-2019, 2021-2022) with the Yankees organization. A right-handed starting pitcher, Medina made 17 appearances (all starts) with AA Somerset in 2022, going 4-3 with a 3.38 ERA. In 2021, he would pitch for High-A Hudson Valley and AA Somerset, combining to go 6-4 with a 3.39 ERA in 22 games (21 starts). On July 8,2015, Medina was signed by the Yankees as a Non-Drafted Free Agent. Ken Waldichuk, 24, has gone 12-8 with a 3.42 ERA over 3 minor league seasons (2019, 2021-2022) with the Yankees. In 2022, the pitcher has made 17 combined starts with AA Somerset (6 GS) and AAA Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (11GS) going a combined 6-3 with a 2.71 ERA. He had previously split the 2021 season between High-A Hudson Valley (7G/7GS) and AA Somerset (16G/14GS), combining to go 6-3 with a 3.03 ERA in 23 games (21 starts). In 2021, Waldichuk was named an MiLB.com Organization All-Star, after leading all Yankees Minor Leaguers in strikeouts and ranking 4th in ERA. The San Diego, Ca., native was selected by the Yankees in the 5th round of the 2019 1st-Year Player Draft out of St. Mary’s College of Ca.
2022-The Yankees announced Monday that they have acquired Reliever Scott Effross from the Cubs in exchange for Minor Leaguer P Hayden Wesneski. Effross, 28, has gone 1-4 with 1 save and a 2.66 ERA in 47 games (1 start) this season. His 47 appearances are tied for the 2-most in the MLB. The right-handed pitcher has held opponents to a .220 slash line this season, including a .132 (7-for-53) mark vs. left-handers. He has stranded 24 of his 28 inherited runner this year (85.7%), the 3rd-best mark in the NL. Effross has not allowed a run in 20 of his 24 relief appearances since the beginning of June, while posting a 2.01 ERA (22.1IP, 5ER) in that span. In 2 MLB seasons with the 2021-2022 Cubs, he has gone 3-5 with 1 save and a 2.91 ERA and 1 save in 61 appearances (1 start). The Twinsburg, Ohio, native was originally selected by the Cubs in the 15th round of the 2015 1rst-Year Player Draft out of Indiana Univ. Hayden Wesneski, 24, had posted a 6-7 record with a 3.51 ERA in 19 starts with AAA Scranton/Wilkes-Barre this season. In over 3 minor league seasons in the Yankees organization (2019, 2021-2022), the right-handed pitcher has gone 18-14 with a 3.52 ERA in 62 games (43 starts). The Houston, Tx., native was selected by the Yankees in the 6th round of the 2019 1st-Year Player Draft out of Sam Houston St. Univ.
August 2nd
1893-Former Yankees Reserve OF Angel Aragon (1914,1916-1917) was born. (1893-1952)
The Cuban-born OF Angel Aragon had appeared in 32 games for the Yankees, while hitting just .118 with No HRs and 5 RBIs. After playing for the 1917 Yankees, he would play in the Minor Leagues until 1927. He is the Father of MLB Player Jack Aragon (1941). Later, Angel would become an MLB Scout for the Yankees.
1929-The A's 11-10 victory over the Tigers increases their 1929 AL led to 11 1/2 games over the Yankees, who are losers today to the Indians by the score of 9-8. They will finish the 1929 AL season in 2nd place with an 88-66 record and failing to draw a million fans to Yankee Stadium for the 1929 AL season. They will finish 1929 AL campaign with a Yankee Stadium season attendance of 960,148 fans.
1931-The Red Sox and the 3rd-place Yankees would split a Sunday doubleheader before a record crowd of 40,000 fans, being played at Braves Field because of religious restrictions involving Fenway Park. Former Red Sox Pitcher Red Ruffing wins the opener by score of 4-1 for the Yankees and Ex-Yankees Reliever Wilcy Moore blanks his former teammates by the score of 1-0 in the nightcap. Moore allows just 3 singles in topping Yankees Starter George Pipgras. The Yankees will go on to play 308 games before being shut out again.
1933-Philadelphia A's Catcher Mickey Cochrane hits for the cycle for the 2nd time in his MLB playing career against the Yankees in a 16-3 drubbing of the Bombers at Yankee Stadium. The A’s hitters had chased Yankees Starter Red Ruffing and 3 other Bronx pitchers, early in the game to score the 16 runs.
1939-At Yankee Stadium, with his back to home plate, Yankees CF Joe DiMaggio runs down Tigers Slugger Hank Greenberg’s drive, which winds up behind the flagpole in centerfield. The Detroit superstar arounds 2B and stops in his tracks. The Yankees will lose the game by the score of 7-2. The next day, the newspapers call it the greatest catch in Yankee Stadium history.
1942-At Yankee Stadium, a Negro League doubleheader is played. In the 1st game, Satchel Paige and Hilton Smith combine to pitch a 1-hit shutout over the New York Cubans (Negro League). The Monarchs win the game by a score of 9-0. In the 2nd game of the twin-bill, the Philadelphia Stars conquer the Baltimore Elite Giants by the score of 7-4. Stars Henry Spearman's Grand Slam HR sparks the Philly attack.
1951-Former Yankees Pitcher Guy “Rebel” Cooper (1914) had passed away. (1893-1951)
On August 11,1913, Pitcher Guy Cooper was purchased by the Yankees from Class C Petersburg Goobers (VAL) for $1,500 Cash. He had appeared in 1 game in relief for the 1914 Yankees with no record. On May 27,1914, he was purchased by the Red Sox from the Yankees. He had pitched in just 1 game in relief for the 1914 Yankees. With the 1914 Red Sox, he had appeared in 9 games and in 1915, just 1 game with Boston ending his MLB Pitching career with a 1-0 record with a 5.33 ERA in 11 games. He would continue to pitch in the Minor Leagues until 1926.
1961-At Yankee Stadium, the Bronx Bombers beat Kansas City by a score of 12-5 with Mickey Mantle walloping a 1st inning HR off of their former Yankees Pitching teammate, now an A’s Starter Art Ditmar, who takes the loss. Yankees Starter Ralph Terry picks up his 7th win, while Rookie Reliever Hal Reniff gets his 1st save of the season. Yankees AL All-Star Sluggers Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris are now tie both at 40 HRs mark for the 1961 AL season.
1975-Former 1950’s Yankees All-Star player Billy Martin becomes the new 1975 Yankees Manager replacing current Manager Bill Virdon. Billy Martin had recently been let go by the Rangers. Bill Virdon was saddled with an injury-plagued team (OF Elliot Maddox, Starter Mel Stottlemyre and OF Bobby Bonds) for the 1975 AL Season. The former Yankee Minor League Player had been named The Sporting News Manager of the Year for his work with the Yankees in 1974, bringing the team to 2nd place finish in the AL East. The 1975 Yankees were 53-51 under Bill Virdon. Under Billy Martin, the Yankees went 30-26 for the remainder of the 1975 AL season, finishing in 3rd place with an 83-77 record in the East Division. Bill Virdon will soon become the Astros Manager in August. Also, the Yankees let MLB Pitching Coach Mel Wright go, he is replaced by Whitey Ford. Mel will join Virdon in Houston as his MLB Pitching Coach.
1977-The Yankees had purchased Pitcher Stan Thomas from the Mariners. He was 2-6 with a 6.02 ERA for the new AL Expansion Team, the Seattle Mariners. The Yankees will send him to their AAA team, the Syracuse Chiefs (IL). He would later appear in 3 games with the 1977 Yankees; while posting a 1-0 record with a 7.11 ERA, before being traded to the White Sox in the Jim Spencer trade on December 12, 1977.
1978-The Yankees take a 5-0 lead over the Red Sox, but Boston ties it in the 8th inning on 3-wild pitches, 2 bases-loaded walks and a collection of bloop hits. The game ends in a 14-inning tie at 5-5.
1979-Yankees Captain and AL All-Star Catcher Thurman Munson, 32, (1947-1979) perishes at Canton, Ohio airport in a crash of his private jet plane, that he was piloting. A crowd of 51,151 fans will attend the memorial tribute for Thurman Munson at Yankee Stadium tomorrow.
1985-Ozzie Guillen scores from 2B on an infield hit in the 11th inning to give the White Sox a 6-5 victory over the Yankees. Salazar's slow roller down the 1B line is fielded by Yankees Reliever Mike Bordi and with no play at 1B, Guillen keeps running. In the 7th inning, when White Sox Catcher Carlton Fisk tags out 2 Yankee runners at home plate during the same play. The unusual 8-6-2-2 double play results as both Yankee base runners Bobby Meacham and Dale Berra try to score on Rickey Henderson's double in the gap.
1990-Yankees Rookie 1B Kevin Maas hits his 10th HR in just 77 at bats, the fastest any MLB player has ever reached that mark, but the Yankees lose to the Tigers by a score of 6-5 in 11 innings.
1999-MLB Commissioner Bud Selig announces that Yankees DH/OF Darryl Strawberry's reinstatement has been moved up from August 11th to August 4th. He will appear in 24 games for the 1999 Yankees, while hitting .327 with 3 HRs and 6 RBIs. In the 2009 AL playoffs and World Series, he will hit .333 for the Yankees.
2005-Former Yankees Minor League INF and MLB Executive Milt Graf had passed away. (1930-2005)
INF Milt Graf was drafted by the Yankees in the 1955 MLB Rule 5 Player Draft from the Pirates organization. He never appeared with the Yankees at the MLB level. Then Milt was traded to Kansas City in February of 1957 as part of the Bobby Shantz trade. After retiring as an active MLB player, he would work for the Pirates as an MLB Infield Coach and then he would work in their front office. Also, he was an MLB Scout for the Giants and the Reds organizations.
2007-The White Sox top the Yankees by the score of 13-9. Both teams score 8 times in the 2nd inning to set an MLB record for runs in that frame. It is the 2nd time in MLB history that this feat occurred. Chicago Slugger Jermaine Dye hits 2 HRs and double twice, including a go-ahead drive that gave the White Sox the lead to win the game.
2009-Yankees OF Melky Cabrera hits for the cycle and drives in 4 runs in the Yankees' 8-5 win over the White Sox. He is the 1st Yankee batter to have hit a cycle since Shortstop Tony Fernandez in 1995. Cabrera hit a 3-run HR in the 2nd inning, to give the Yankees a 3-0 lead. He doubled in the 4th inning. Melky had an RBI-single in the 5th inning. He completed the cycle with a triple in the 9th inning
2010-In the Bronx, the Blue Jays lash out a MLB record-tying 6 doubles in the 5th inning, including 2 by Travis Snider to beat the Yankees by the score of 8-6. Toronto Starter Brandon Morrow beats former Blue Jays Starter A.J. Burnett, while Jays Closer Kevin Gregg retires Yankees Slugger Alex Rodriguez, after giving up a solo HR to Nick Swisher to end the game and earn his 24th save of the 2010 AL season.
2011-The Yankees' 6-0 win over the White Sox is shortened to 7 innings by rain at U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago, but not before Yankees 1B Mark Teixeira sets a record by hitting a HR from both sides of the plate for the 12th time of his MLB playing career. He hits a long ball right-handed off of Starter John Danks in the 3rd inning, then 1 left-handed in the pouring rain off of Reliever Jason Frasor in the 7th inning. Teixeira had been tied with MLB Sluggers Eddie Murray and Chili Davis with 11 such games. Yankees Starter Phil Hughes is the winner in his best outing of the 2011 AL season.
2018-The Red Sox begin a 4-game series against the Yankees at home with an emphatic 15-7 win at Fenway Park. Steve Pearce homers 3 times and drives in 6 runs to lead the Boston offense, as they pound the Yankees' bullpen for 13 runs after Yankees Starter CC Sabathia leaves with a 4-2 lead after battling through the 1st 3 innings. Yankees Reliever Johnathan Holder is the worst offender, as he retires none of the 7 Boston batters that he faces and they all cross the plate as Boston scores 8 times in the 4th inning.
2022-The Yankees today announced that they have acquired OF Harrison Bader and a Player to be Named Later or Cash Considerations from the Cardinals in exchange for Starter Jordan Montgomery. Bader, 28, has hit .256 (63-for-246) with 35 Runs, 7 doubles, 3 triples, 5 HRs, 21 RBIs and 13 BB in 72 games with the 2022 Cardinals. The 2021 Gold Glove Award winner has appeared in 71 games playing CF this season and has not made an error in 177 total chances. Over parts of 6 MLB seasons with the 2017-2022 Cardinals, the right-handed batter has hit .246 (376-for-1,530) with 226 Runs, 72 doubles, 11 triples, 52 HRs, 168 RBIs, 135 BB and 55 SB in 523 MLB career games. The Bronxville, N.Y., native was originally selected by the Cardinals in the 3rd round of the 2015 1st-Year Player Draft out of the Univ. of Florida. Starter Jordan Montgomery, 29, had posted a 3-3 record with a 3.69 ERA in 21 starts with the Yankees this season. In 6 MLB seasons with the Yankees (2017-2022), he has posted a 22-20 record with a 3.94 ERA in 98 games (97 starts). The Sumter, S.C., native was originally drafted by the Yankees in the 4th round of the 2014 1st-Year Player Draft out of the Univ. of So. Carolina.
2022-The Yankees announced that they have acquired Minor League Pitcher Clayton Beeter from the Dodgers in exchange for MLB OF Joey Gallo. Clayton Beeter, 23, has gone 0-3 with a 5.75 ERA (in 18 games (16 starts) with AA Tulsa this season. His 15.33 strikeouts per 9.0 innings this season rank 2nd among all minor league pitchers who have tossed at least 50.0 innings. In 2021, he was named a MiLB.com Organization All-Star after posting a 3.44 ERA in 28 combined games (27 starts) with High-A Great Lakes and AA Tulsa. Over 2 minor league seasons in the Dodgers organization (2021-22), the right-hander has gone 0-9 with a 4.59 ERA (104.0IP, 86H, 61R/53ER, 57BB, 166K, 15HR) in 46 games (43 starts). Entering the 2022 season, he was tabbed by Baseball America as having the “best curveball” among Dodgers Minor League Pitchers, he was recently ranked by the publication as the No.15 prospect in the Dodgers organization. The Fort Worth, Tex., native was originally selected by the Dodgers in the 2nd round of the 2020 1st-Year Player Draft out of Texas Tech Univ. MLB OF Joey Gallo, 28, had batted .159 (37-for-233) with 32R, 4 doubles, 1 triple,12 HRs, 24 RBIs and 40 BB in 82 games with the Yankees this season. In parts of 8 MLB seasons with the 2015-2021 Rangers and the 2021-2022 Yankees, the left-handed batter has hit .201 (452-for-2,247) with 384 Runs, 85 doubles, 8 triples, 170 HRs, 363 RBIs and 401BB in 708 career games. Gallo was acquired by the Yankees along with Reliever Joely Rodríguez and Cash Considerations from Texas in exchange for Minor League P Glenn Otto and Infielders Ezequiel Duran, Trevor Hauver and Josh Smith. The Henderson, Nev., native was originally selected by the Rangers in the supplemental 1st round of the 2012 1st-Year Player Draft (39th overall) out of Bishop Gorman HS in Las Vegas, Nev.
August 3rd 2022 MLB Trade Deadline
1914-Yankees Catcher Les Nunamaker throws out 3 consecutive Tiger base runners in 1st inning of Yankee 4-1 lost to Detroit. Each Tigers base runner had singled; they were thrown out at 2nd while caught trying to steal.
1917-Former Yankees Minor League P Marino Candini was born. (1917-1998)
Before the start of the 1938 AL season, hurler Milo Cardini was sent from El Paso (AZ-TXL) to the Yankees in an unknown transaction. He would pitch several seasons in their Minor League System, pitching on their 2 top AA teams, the Newark Bears (IL) and the Kansas City Blues (AA). On January 29,1943, Milo was traded by the Yankees along with INF Jerry Priddy to the Senators for Pitcher Bill Zuber and Cash. He would make his MLB Pitching debut during the 1943 AL season with the Senators. He would win his 1st 7 starts for the Nats, finishing the 1943 AL season with a 11-7 record. Milo would remained with the team through 1949 season with the exception of 1945, when he served in the Army during WWII from March 1945 to February 1946. On May 24,1949, Milo was traded by the Senators to AAA Oakland Oaks (PCL) for Pitcher Lloyd Hittle. On November 17,1949, Milo was drafted by the Phillies from AAA Oakland Oaks (PCL) in the 1949 MLB Rule 5 Player Draft. He had pitched for the team for 2 seasons, while posting a 2-0 record. He did not appear with the Phillies in 1950 World Series against the Yankees. In 1952, he would return to the Minor Leagues, pitching in the PCL until his retirement from baseball in 1957. His final MLB Pitching career record was 26-21 with a 3.92 ERA and 8 saves in 174 games. After his active baseball career ended, Candini owned a liquor store in his hometown. In 1998, he had died of Prostate Cancer at age 80.
1920-Former Yankees MLB Bullpen Coach Jim Hegan (1961-1973) was born. (1920-1984)
Jim Hegan was an MLB Catcher from 1941-1960, mainly with the Indians, finishing with a .228 BA, 92 HRs and 525 RBIs in 1,666 MLB games. He was known for his outstanding defensive skills behind the plate and his handling of pitchers, especially with his time with Cleveland Indians. He had appeared in 2 World Series with the Indians (1948 and 1954) playing in 10 games, while hitting .188 with 1 HR and 5 RBIs. Jim had played for the Indians, Tigers, Phillies, Giants and the Cubs before joining the Yankees on September 2,1960, when he was signed as an MLB Free Agent. He didn’t appear in any games for the 1960 Yankees, who would release him on October 1,1960. In October of 1960, he was hired by new Yankees Manager Ralph Houk to become his new MLB Bullpen Coach for the 1961 AL season. Jim would hold his Yankees MLB Coaching position until the end of 1973 AL season. When former Yankees Manager Ralph Houk went to the Tigers in 1974, Jim Hegan would join him to be on his Tigers MLB Coaching staff. He would return to the Yankees for 2 more seasons, before becoming an MLB Scout before retiring from the game. His son, Mike Hegan had played for the Yankees (1964,1966-1967,1973-1974). They were the 1st Father-Son combination to appear in a World Series together in 1964 with the Yankees against the Cardinals.
1933-The Yankees 308-game scoring streak comes to an end when the Philadelphia A’s Starter Lefty Grove hangs a 5-hit, a 7-0 shutout win over the Yankees. They had tallied in 308 games in a row, during which they scored 1,986 runs (6.5 per game) to 1,434 runs for the opposition, which Bronx hurlers blanked 22 times. The Yankees responded by scoring at least 1 run in every game they played for the rest of the 1933 AL season.
1937-At Yankee Stadium, a Tuesday afternoon crowd of 66,767 fans watches as 1B Lou Gehrig plays his 1,900th consecutive MLB game. The Yankees would sweep a twin bill from the White Sox by the scores of 7-2 and 5-3. Yankee Pitchers Red Ruffing and Johnny Murphy pick up wins for the Bronx Bombers. Bronx hitters Lou Gehrig, Joe DiMaggio, Bill Dickey and Tony Lazzeri (2) hit HRs for the Bombers in the doubleheader.
1940-Former Yankees Reserve OF Roger Repoz (1964-1966) was born.
Before the start of 1960 AL season, OF Roger Repoz was signed by the Yankees, as an MLB Amateur Free Agent. Roger debuted in 1960 with the St. Petersburg Saints (.230, 3 HRs, 21 RBIs) and the Modesto Reds (.240, 1 HR, 4 RBIs). In 1961, Repoz was with Modesto, playing full-time, batting .287 with 5 HRs and 59 RBIs. Roger would play for the 1962 Augusta Yankees (SAL), hitting just .225 with 5 HRs and 53 RBIs. In 1963, he would hit only .221, but he began to show power with 20 HRs for Augusta, placing him 3rd in the South Atlantic League. By 1964, Repoz had made his way up to Class AA with the Columbus Confederate Yankees. He would hit .234 with 23 HRs and 76 RBIs for Columbus. He would make his MLB Player debut with a September call-up to the 1964 Yankees, where he was used almost exclusively as a defensive substitute in RF. In 1965, Repoz would hit .287 with 14 HRs and 38 RBIs for the AAA Toledo Mud Hens (IL) before joining the Yankees in late June. He would hit .220 for the 1965 Yankees, showing good pop (12 HRs in 218 AB), but striking out 57 times. At the time of his trade by the Yankees to Kansas City, he was hitting .349 off the Yankees bench, but the Bronx Front Office knew that he wasn’t in their future plans as a regular player. Overall, as a Yankee, Roger had appeared in 127 games, mostly as a Reserve Outfielder, while hitting .240 with 12 HRs and 37 RBIs. On June 10,1966, Roger was traded by the Yankees along with 2 Pitchers: Gil Blanco and Bill Stafford to Kansas City for Pitcher Fred Talbot and Catcher Billy Bryan. From 1964 to 1971, Roger would play in the MLB with the Yankees, A’s and the Angels, while appearing in 831 games; hitting .224 with 82 HRs and 268 RBIs. In 1972, he went to Japan to play pro baseball. In 5 seasons in Japan, Roger had hit .262 with 122 HRs in 526 games.
1940-Former Yankees Minor League C Willard Hershberger had passed away. (1910-1940)
Catcher Willard Hershberger had previously played for the AA Newark Bears (IL) in the Yankees organization. In 1937, he was on their team, that had won over 100 games, while hitting .325. He was 28 years old, when he broke into the MLB. He had played in the Minor Leagues during most of the 1930s, hitting over .300 at most of his stops. On December 3,1937, Willard was traded by the Yankees to the Reds for Eddie Miller and $40,000. With the Reds, he was the Reserve Catcher, backing up NL All-Star Catcher Ernie Lombardi. Willard was suffering from depression, when he took his life in his Boston Copley Hotel room. He had played 3 seasons for the Reds, while hitting .316 in 160 games. He had appeared in the 1939 World Series against his former team the Yankees as a pinch-hitter.
1947-The Yankees had sold Pitcher Al Lyons to the Pirates. He had pitch for the 1944 Yankees, while appearing in 11 games with no decisions. Then Al went into the Navy missing the 1944-1945 AL seasons. He would return to the club in 1946, pitching for their AAA team, the Kansas City Blues (AA), while posting a 7-12 record with a 3.67 ERA in 24 games. He was called up to the Bronx, where he went 0-1 with a 5.40 ERA in 2 games for the team. For the 1955-1956 Yankees, he was 1-0 with a 9.00 ERA in 6 games.
1964-Former Yankees Reserve INF Kevin Elster (1994-1995) was born.
Veteran MLB INF Kevin Elster appeared in only 17 games with the 1994-1995 Yankees hitting just .054. He had originally come up to the MLB with the 1986 Mets.
1967-The Yankees had obtained 2 hurlers: Ron Klimkowski and Pete Magrini and Cash from the Red Sox for veteran AL MVP and All-Star Catcher Elston Howard. He could no longer hit the fastball. Ellie was at the end of the line of his fine MLB playing career; he would help the Red Sox win the AL flag in 1967. He had handled their MLB Pitching staff during the 1967 AL pennant chase. He would appear in the 1967 World Series against the Cardinals. Overall, as a Yankees player, Howard had hit .279 with 161 HRs and 733 RBIs. Howard would stay on with the Red Sox until the 1968 AL season had ended. In 1969, he would return to the Yankees organization, becoming their 1st Black MLB Coach. Minor League P Ron Klimkowski and former MLB P Pete Magrini never did major anything for the Yankees.
1978-In the continuation of the previous evening’s suspended game the Red Sox score twice in the 17th inning to defeat the Yankees by a score of 7-5. Former Yankees Starter Mike Torrez defeats the Yankees by the score of 8-1 in a rain shorten regularly scheduled game. The double loss dropped the Yankees to 8 ½ games behind the Red Sox in the AL East.
1979-The Yankees had purchased veteran MLB INF Lenny Randle from the Pirates. Also, they would bring up Catcher Brad Gulden and OF Bobby Brown from the AAA Columbus Clippers (IL). Brad Gulden would share catching duties with Rookie Catcher Jerry Narron, due to the recent death of All-Star Catcher Thurman Munson in a jet plane crash. Randle will hit .179 in 20 games, playing mostly in the outfield for the team. In the off-season, he will leave the Yankees for MLB Free Agency.
1982-The White Sox sweep a doubleheader at Yankee Stadium beating the Bronx Bombers by scores of 1-0 and 14-2, prompting Yankees Team Owner George Steinbrenner to fire Yankees Manager Gene Michael, replacing him with MLB Pitching Coach Clyde King. King is the Yankees' 3rd Manager of the 1982 AL season. The Yankees had started the 1982 AL season with veteran MLB Manager Bob Lemon, who was fired after 14 games (6-8). Then Gene “Stick” Michael took over the team, he would post a 44-42 record. King would finish the 1982 AL season with a 29-33 record. Former Yankees Manager Billy Martin will take over the team for the 1983 AL season.
1983-Former Yankees Reserve INF Mark Reynolds (2013) was born.
On August 15, 2013, INF Mark Reynolds was signed as MLB Free Agent with the Yankees, who had struggled all season to find production from their corner infielders. He would bounce back to some degree with the Yankees, by hitting .236 with 6 HRs and 19 RBIs in 36 games. In October of 2013, the Yankees would grant Mark MLB Free Agency. He will sign with the Brewers for 2014 NL season.
1984-Former Yankees Reserve OF Elmer Smith (1922-1923) had passed away. (1892-1984)
On July 23,1922, veteran OF Elmer Smith was traded by the Red Sox along with veteran 3B Joe Dugan to the Yankees for INF Chick Fewster, OF Elmer Miller, Shortstop Johnny Mitchell, P/OF Lefty O’Doul and $50,000 Cash. He had appeared in 91 games for the Yankees, while hitting .290 with 8 HRs and 31 RBIs. He would play in 2 games of the 1922 World Series for the Yankees, with no hits. On January 7,1924, Elmer was traded by the Yankees along with $50,000 Cash and a Player to be Named Later to AA Louisville Colonels (AA) for future HOF CF Earle Combs. He would play the 1924 Colonels. He would return to the MLB for his final season with the 1925 Reds. He would continue to play Minor League baseball from 1926 to 1932, retiring from the game at the age of 39.
1986-At Cleveland, the Yankees set an MLB record by scoring 10 runs in the 5th inning. They have 5 walks, an HBP and 6 hits including 2 HRs to score off of Tribe hurlers. The Yankees would win the game by the score of 10-6.
1987-Tribe Starter Tom Candiotti tosses a 1-hitter as the Indians beat the Yankees by the score of 2-0. Mike Easler's leadoff single in the 8th inning is the only Yankees hit of the game
1990-The Indians Starter Tom Candiotti has his chance of a no-hitter spoiled in the 8th inning, when Yankees OF Oscar Azocar singles. Candy leaves the game then and takes the loss as the Tribe drops a 6-4 decision to the Yankees.
1995-Former Yankees Minor League Manager and MLB Player/Manager Harry Craft had passed away. (1915-1995)
After his MLB playing career had ended with the 1937-1942 Reds, OF Harry Craft would play for the Yankees Top AA team, the Kansas City Blues (AA) for the 1942,1946-1947 seasons. After his retirement as an active player, he would become a Manager in the Yankees Minor League system, managing outfielder Mickey Mantle in his 1st years of pro baseball. Craft would manage the 1949 Independence Yankees, then he would move to the 1950 Joplin Miners (WL), 1951-1952 Beaumont Roughnecks (TXL) and the 1953-1954 AAA Kansas City Blues (AA). He is credited in helping Mickey Mantle becoming a better Outfielder, after being moved from his Shortstop position, while playing at Joplin. In 1955, Harry Craft would join the Kansas City A’s MLB Coaching staff. In 1957, Harry would replace Lou Boudreau as the team's manager. He would remain with the club through the 1959 AL season, before he joined the 1960 Cubs MLB Coaching staff. He helped managed the 1961 Cubs as a member of the club's College of Coaches. He had left the Cubs in 1962, to manage the new NL expansion team, the Houston Colt .45s. Craft was fired as skipper of Colts near the end of the 1964 NL season.
He would remain in the game as an MLB Scout and Minor League Official for the Orioles and Yankees organizations before retiring from baseball in 1991. Former Yankee Sluggers Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle give Harry Craft credit in helping in their player development in their early years of their careers. Craft had helped out OF Roger Maris, while he was with the 1958-1959 Kansas City A’s.
1998-Leading off for the Yankees, 2B Chuck Knoblauch lines a hit off Mike Oquist's ribs and the Yankees continue to connect off the Oakland A’s Pitcher for 15 more hits, including 4 HRs, in 5 innings. The Yankees win the game by a score of 14-1, scoring all 14 earned runs off of Oquist, the most runs allowed since Bill Travers in August of 1977. Yankees Starter Orlando Hernandez picks up the win.
2010-The Blue Jays keeps banging out HRs by the bushel, hitting more 4 HRs in today's 8-2 win over the Yankees at New Yankee Stadium. Aaron Hill, Vernon Wells, Travis Snider and José Bautista connect for the Jays. Toronto Starter Ricky Romero gives up a 2-run HR shot to Yankees 1B Mark Teixeira in the 1st inning, then limits the Bronx Bombers to an infield single the rest of the way to take the win with a complete game 2-hitter. The Jays have now had hit MLB-leading 167 HRs.
2011-The Yankees jump to a 13-1 lead over the White Sox in the 1st 3 innings, chasing Sox Starter Gavin Floyd early, but Yankees Starter A.J. Burnett can't make it through 5 innings, departing after 1 out in the 5th inning, having allowed his team's lead to narrow to 13-7. Yankees Reliever Codey Wade steps in to shut down the White Sox and pick up the victory, with the Yankees running the final score to 18-7 with some late scoring. Robinson Cano hits a 3-run HR in the 1st inning to set the tone. Veteran 3B Eric Chavez has a 2-run HR shot in the 3rd inning, his 1st as a Yankees player.
2021-The Yankees make a series of 25-Man MLB Roster moves today due to the news that their 2 Starters: Geritt Cole and Jordan Montgomery have been placed on the COVIDS-19 List. They would bring up Pitchers Luis Gil, Brody Koerner and Stephen Ridings from the Minor Leagues. All 3 pitchers will appear in a game against the Orioles; Gil going 6 shutout innings in his 1st start, while striking 6 Orioles batters. Then Koerner and Riding would come as relievers to finish the game. Gil will be sent back to Minors, while the 2 relievers will stay in the Yankees bullpen. The Yankees announced that they have outrighted OF Ryan LaMarre to AAA Scranton, he had been DFA last week. Also, they have claimed OF Jonathan Davis on waivers from the Blue Jays; assigning him to AAA Scranton (IL). He had been in 52 games with the 2021 Blues Jays hitting .143 with 1 HR and 4 RBIs. Also, the team had announced that the Brewers had claimed P Sal Romano, who had been DFA earlier in the week. He had appeared in 2 games in relief with the Yankees, having no decisions and a 0.00 ERA. The Yankees had signed him to a Minor League deal on July 18, 2021.
2021-Former Yankees Reserve 1B/OF Duke Carmel (1965) had passed away. (1937-2021)
Duke Carmel was drafted by the Yankees from the Mets organization in the 1964 MLB Rule 5 Player Draft. In 1964, Duke had play well for the Mets AAA club, the Buffalo Bisons (IL) by hitting .271; making the International League All-Star team. In 1965, he had appeared in only 6 games for the Yankees with no hits in just 8 plate appearances. During the 1955 NL season, he had originally been signed by the Cardinals. In 1959, Duke would come up with the Cardinals. During the 1963 NL season, Carmel was traded by the Cardinals to the Mets for OF Jacke Davis and Cash. After he had left the Yankees organization in 1965, he would play at the AAA level with several different MLB organizations before retiring from the game in 1967. Duke would his MLB playing career with a .211 BA with 4 HRs and 23 RBIs in 124 games.
July 28th
1890-Former Yankees Reserve OF Elmer Miller (1915-1918,19221-1922) was born.(1890-1944)
On July 23,1915, OF Elmer Miller was purchased by the Yankees from the Cardinals. In between stints in the MLB, Miller had played for the 1919-1921 AA St. Paul Saints (AA). He would hit .314 for the club in 1919, leading the league with 15 HRs. The 1920 AL season, he would hit .333 for team. In 1921, he would hit .313 in 102 games before rejoining the Yankees. In his 6 seasons with the Yankees, Elmer had appeared in 357 games, while hitting .250 with 12 HRs and 132 RBIs. On July 23,1922, Miller was traded by the Yankees along with a Player to be Named Later, INF Chick Fewster, Shortstop Johnny Mitchell and $50,000 Cash to the Red Sox for veterans: INF Joe Dugan and OF Elmer Smith. On September 29,1922, the Yankees would send Pitcher Lefty O'Doul to the Red Sox to complete the trade.
1898-Former Yankees Reserve Catcher, MLB Manager and Scout Zack Taylor (1934) was born. (1898-1974)
Zack Taylor was a Reserve Catcher for the 1934 Yankees, who had only appeared in 4 games for the team, while hitting just .143. Later, he was an MLB Coach for the Dodgers, Browns and the Pirates. Taylor was the Manager for the St. Louis Browns (1946,1948-1951). Later, he was an MLB Scout for the Braves and Expos organizations.
1901-Former Yankees Minor League Manager (1956) and MLB Pitcher Freddie Fitzsimmons was born. (1901-1979)
Freddie Fitzsimmons had pitched 19 seasons in the MLB with the Giants and Dodgers. He was also a Dodgers MLB Coach in 1942. From 1943-1945, he would manage the Phillies. Later, he was a 1948 Braves MLB Coach. Fred was a member of the Giants MLB Coaching staff from 1949 to 1955. In 1956, Fred had joined the Yankees organization. He would manage the 1956 AA Binghamton Triplets (EL) to a 2nd place finish. He was a part of the Cubs MLB Coaching staff from 1957-1959. In 1960, Fred had worked for the Kansas City Athletics as an MLB Coach. In 1966, Fitzsimmons was once again a Cubs MLB Coach.
1922-The Yankees would move back into 1st place when Starter Sad Sam Jones beats Chicago starter Ray Kolp by the score of 7-3. Kolp lasts just 2 innings before White Sox Reliever Bill Bayne takes over for the final 7 innings, allows only 2 Yankee runs. Chicago Slugger Ken Williams hits his 23rd HR of the 1922 AL season, but the Yankees OF Whitey Witt counters with a 3-run HR.
1924-After scoring 10 runs in the 1st inning, the Yankees barely hang on to edge the White Sox by a score of 12-10.
1931-The White Sox record an AL-record 12 hits in the 8th inning against the Yankees. They would score 11 runs as Bob Fothergill HRs and triples to win the game by a score of 14-12.
1936-In the 6th inning of a 16-6 Yankees victory in Detroit, the Tiger's Goose Goslin drives a ball in the gap in right center. RF Joe DiMaggio and CF Myril Hoag, in for a slumping CF Jake Powell, sprint for the ball and collide, the ball bounding by for an inside the park HR. Both players are knocked unconscious but he appear unhurt: DiMaggio stays in the game though Hoag is replaced. Hoag will play tomorrow and collect a single, then he collapse in his hotel room on the 30th with a brain clot. Hoag will be operated on successfully at Harper Hospital in Detroit. He will be out the rest of the 1936 AL season, but he'll return to play 6 more years in the MLB. The Bronx Bombers win the game on 20 hits, scoring 4 runs in each of the 1st 2 innings and 3 apiece in the 4th and 5th innings. Lou Gehrig's 2 doubles, single and HR # 31 with 2-aboard pace the visitors. Detroit Starter Tommy Bridges is the loser, while Johnny Murphy, who relieves Yankees Starter Monte Pearson in the 4th inning, is credited with the win. George Selkirk adds a HR for the Yankees, who have now hit 122 HRs for the 1936 AL season. With this serious head injury to Myril Hoag, Rookie RF Joe DiMaggio will be move to Center Field, he will be coached by Yankees MLB Coach Earle Combs on how to play centerfield at Yankee Stadium.
1940-Bronx Bombers OF Charlie “King Kong” Keller clouts 3-HRs for the Yankees in a 10-9 win over the White Sox in the 1st game of a doubleheader split.
1943-Former Yankees Reserve OF Richard Simpson (1969) was born.
On December 4,1968, OF Richard Simpson was traded by the Astros to the Yankees for Veteran Reliever Dooley Womack. Dooley had pitched for the Yankees from 1966 to 1968. He had appeared in 152 games, while posting a 15-16 record with a 2.70 ERA with 24 saves for the team. Richard had only appeared in 6 games with the 1969 Yankees, while hitting .276. On May 19,1969, he was traded by the Yankees to the Seattle Pilots for OF Jose Vidal, who will never play for the Yankees at MLB level.
1958-At Kansas City’s Municipal Stadium for the 6th time in his MLB playing career, Mickey Mantle hits HRs from both sides of the plate. Yankees would beat the A’s by a score of 14-7. Also, his Yankees teammate Gil McDougald, also hits 2 HRs in the game. Yankees Rookie Starter Zack Monroe picks up the win, with Johnny Kucks getting his 2nd save of the 1958 AL season. A’s Starter Richard Tomanck would take the loss.
1959-The White Sox take over 1st place for good in the AL by toppling the Yankees by the score of 4-3 behind veteran Starter Billy Pierce. White Sox OF Al Smith hitting a 2-run HR in the 8th inning provides the winning margin for Chicago. The White Sox will go 13-9 against the Yankees this season, the 1st time since the 1925 AL season that Chicago is over .500 for the season against the Bronx Bombers. Yankees Starter Ralph Terry takes the complete game loss for the team.
1960-With relief help from veteran hurler Bobby Shantz, Bronx Ace Whitey Ford, who leaves the game with an upset stomach, picks up a 4-0 victory over the Indians. Yankee batters Tony Kubek, Mickey Mantle and Clete Boyer hit HRs for the Bombers. The Yankees sweep the doubleheader, winning the nightcap by a score of 9-2; they will take over 1st place in the AL by 3 percentage points. Tribe CF Jimmy Piersall sits behind the monuments during an Indians pitching change. The Game Umpires ask that he go back to his fielding position in Center field. He told them “I was having a conservation with the Babe. Sorry about that.”
1961-The Yankees would buy veteran 1B/OF Bob Hale from the Indians. This will make veteran 1B Earl Torgeson, who was signed on June 17th as an MLB Free Agent expendable. They'll release “Torgy” as a player in early September. Then the Yankees will sign him as an MLB 1B Coach for the rest of the 1961 AL season. For the 1961 Yankees, Reserve 1B/OF Bob Hale will appear in only 11 games , while hitting .154 with 1 HR and 1 RBI. After the 1961 World Series had ended, Bob would retire from the MLB.
1962-On 1962 Old Timers Day at Yankee Stadium, White Sox knuckle-baller Eddie Fisher loses a 3-0 shut out to the Yankees, when he surrenders 7th inning HRs to Mickey Mantle and Johnny Blanchard and loses the game by a score of 4-3.
1964-The Angels Shortstop Jim Fregosi hits for the cycle to assure a 3-1 win over the Yankees. New York's only score is a Mickey Mantle HR over the CF fence at Chavez Ravine, 1 of only 2-hits off of Angels Starter Dean Chance. It's the 1st HR given up by the Angels Starter in 69 innings.
1970-It’s a tough day for the Angels' Catcher Tom Egan as he is charged with 5 passed balls, all with different Angel pitchers. To make matters worse, the Angels backstop also commits an error allowing the winning run to score in a 6-5 loss to the Yankees.
1971-Former Yankees Reserve OF Myril Hoag (1931-1932,1934-1938) had passed away. (1908-1971).
Myril Hoag had appeared in 474 games as a Yankees Outfielder, while hitting .284 with 11 HRs and 185 RBIs. During the 1936 AL season, his outfield run-in with Rookie RF Joe DiMaggio resulted in a season ending head injury. Myril would recover from the head-injury, he would continue to play in the MLB for 6 more seasons. His best Yankees season was in 1937, when he had appeared in 106 games, while hitting .301 with 3 HRs and 46 RBIs. Myril would appear in 3 World Series with the Yankees, hitting .320 with 1 HR and 3 RBIs in 8 games. On October 26,1938, he was traded by the Yankees along with Reserve Catcher Joe Glenn to the St. Louis Browns for Pitcher Oral Hildebrand and OF Buster Mills. He would play for the Browns, White Sox and the Indians before retiring in 1945. Later, he would become a Minor League Manager.
1972-The Yankees would reacquire veteran Reliever Ron Klimkowski from Oakland for Cash. He would go 0-3 with 4.02 ERA and 1 save in 16 games for the team in his final MLB pitching season. He had originally come to the Yankees in 1967 as part of the Elston Howard trade with the Red Sox. He had appeared in 3 games with the 1969 Yankees. In 1970, he went 6-7 with a 2.65 ERA and 1 save in 45 games for the team. On April 9,1971, Ron was traded along with P Rob Gardner for A’s veteran 1B/OF Felipe Alou.
1977-At Yankee Stadium, a Thursday crowd of 40,918 fans cheer as the Yankees unleashes a 15-hit attack to down the Orioles by a score of 14-2. The Yankees hitting barrage includes HRs by Graig Nettles, Thurman Munson and Roy White.
1980-The Yankees had sold veteran P Ed Figueroa to the Rangers for $25,000 wavier price. He had never fully recovered his pitching elbow injury. He would leave the Yankees with an overall career record of 62-39 with a 3.53 ERA and 1 save in 132 games. He had appeared in 3 World Series with the team, while posting a 0-2 record.
1983-AL President Lee MacPhail decides that Royals 3B George Brett's 'Pine Tar' HR should count. The remainder of the game will played on August 18th at Yankee Stadium with the Royals beating the Yankees, 5-4.
1985-Former Cardinals, Yankees, A’s and Braves OF Enos “Country” Slaughter, Lou Brock, Arky Vaughan and MLB Relief Pitcher Hoyt Wilhelm are inducted into the Hall of Fame in a ceremony in Cooperstown, New York. Hoyt Wilhelm is the 1st pitcher to be inducted because of his role as an MLB Relief Pitcher.
1986-The Yankees had traded Catcher Ron Hassey, Class A Minor League Shortstop Carlos Martinez and a Player to be Named Later to the White Sox for OF Ron Kittle, Catcher Joel Skinner and INF Wayne Tolleson. Hassey was hitting .298 with 6 HRs and 29 RBIs in 64 games for the team. Joel Skinner became the Yankees starting Catcher, with current starting Catcher Butch Wynegar went on the DL. Ron Kittle would become the Yankees righty DH. Veteran MLB INF Wayne Tolleson would replace weak hitting Paul Zuvella at Shortstop. The Yankees Player to be Named Later would be Class AA Minor League Catcher Bill Lindsey, who was at Class A Albany (EL). On December 24,1986, the Yankees will send him to the White Sox.
1991-Former Yankees Reliever Caleb Smith (2017) was born.
Caleb Smith had been selected by the Yankees in the 14th round of the 2013 MLB Amateur Player Draft. The Brewers had selected him in the 2016 MLB Rule 5 Player Draft, then they immediately traded him to the Cubs. He failed to make the Cubs' team out of their 2017 MLB Spring Training Camp. He had to be offered back to the Yankees as a result. He began the season with the AAA Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (IL) before being called up to the Bronx when the Yankees played a 16-inning game followed by a doubleheader against the Red Sox in a span of 2 days, exhausting their bullpen corps. Caleb Smith was charged with a loss in his MLB Pitching debut for the team on July 17,2017, while facing the Twins, he had replaced Starter Bryan Mitchell in the 6th inning with the Twins leading 2-1, but the Yankees tied the game in the bottom of the frame. He had pitched a perfect 6th, then followed with a perfect 7th as well, but in the 8th inning, he gave up back-to-back singles to Joe Mauer and Miguel Sano and after 1 out, a single to Eduardo Escobar and a double to Eddie Rosario that resulted in 2 runs for a 4-2 loss. On November 20, 2017, he was traded to the Marlins by the Yankees along with 1B Garrett Cooper in return for Minor League Pitching Prospect Mike King and International Bonus Pool money.
1995-The Yankees had acquired veteran Starter David Cone from the Blue Jays in a trade for 3 Minor League hurlers: Marty Janzen, Jason Jarvis and Mike Gordon. For the 1995 Blue Jays, Cone was 9-6 with a 3.38 ERA. For the 1995 Yankees, he would post a 9-2 record with a 3.82 ERA in 13 games.
1995-The Yankees had traded veteran OF/DH Danny Tartabull to the A’s for veteran OF/DH Ruben Sierra and Minor League Pitcher Jason Beverlin. Tartabull leaves the Yankees with a .252 BA with 81 HRs and 282 RBIs in 3 seasons in Yankee pinstripes. He was only hitting .224 with 6 HRs. He had asked the Yankees front office for a trade in June. Ruben Sierra had worn out his welcome with A’s Manager Tony LaRussa with his “Me first” attitude, calling him the “Village Idiot.” In 7 seasons as an MLB Player with the Rangers and A’s, he had hit .273 with 213 HRs. He was hitting .265 with 12 HRs at the time of his trade to the Bronx. Minor League P Jason Beverlin was at Class A West Michigan (MWL), where he was 3-9 for the 1995 season. For the 1995 Yankees, Ruben Sierra will hit .260 with 7 HRs and 44 RBIs in 56 games
1996-Slugger Darryl Strawberry's 300th MLB career HR, a 2-run shot in the 9th inning, lifts the Yankees to a 3-2 win over the visiting Royals. The Yankees would now lead the AL East by 12 games.
2000-Unable to win a game in 4 months, veteran Yankees Starter David Cone is sent to the team's Minor League camp in Tampa by Yankees Team Owner George Steinbrenner. The struggling veteran will be under supervision of Billy Connors, the Yankees Vice President of Player Personnel and former MLB Pitching Coach for the team.
2002-Former Yankees INF (1946,1948) and Minor League Manager(1958-1963) Steven “Bud” Souchock had passed away. (1919-2002)
Before the start of the 1939 AL Season, Steve “Bud” Souchock was signed by the Yankees as an MLB Amateur Free Agent. In 1942, he had won the Eastern League MVP Award, while playing for the Binghamton Triplets. He would appear in 91 games for the Yankees, while hitting .245 with 5 HRs and 21 RBIs. On December 14,1948, Bud was traded by the Yankees to the White Sox for OF Jim Delsing. Later, Steve would play for the Tigers before retiring from the MLB. He was a long-time Minor League Manager for the Yankees organization (1958-1963). He had managed Yankees Instructional League teams in 1958,1965 and again in 1967-1969. Also, he was MLB Scout for the Yankees. Later, Bud would work for the Tigers organization as an MLB Scout.
2013-“Hideki Matsui Day” is celebrated at Yankee Stadium. The former Yankees All-Star AL LF/DH Hideki Matsui (2003-2003) is honored by the team. He had played for the Bronx Bombers from 2003 to 2009, while appearing in 916 games, hitting .292 with 140 HRs and 597 RBIs. He had won the 2009 World Series MVP Award. A crowd of 47,714 fans had attend the Sunday afternoon game between the Yankees and Rays. The Yankees would get a comeback win of 6-5.
2013-Former Yankees DH/1B George Scott (1979) had passed away. (1944-2013)
George Scott was a major star in the AL, hitting 271 HRs, while winning 8 Gold Gloves at 1B. Scott was in the Minor Leagues from 1962-1965, with his slugging percentage going up each season. In 1965, He won an Eastern League Triple Crown. He was the 3rd player to do so, following Joe Munson (1925) and Bob Chance (1963). He would make his MLB player debut in 1966 as an everyday player, getting into 162 games, while hitting 27 HRs. He was 3rd in the 1966 AL Rookie of the Year Award voting, behind winner White Sox OF Tommie Agee. Scott would continue to appear in over 100 games in every season of his 14-year MLB career. He was with the 1966-1970 Red Sox hitting .303 in his 2nd MLB season and appearing in the 1967 World Series. After the 1970 season, he was traded by Boston to the Brewers in a 10-player trade. He was with the Brewers from 1972-1976. In 1973, he would hit .306 with 107 RBIs. In 1975, he hit 36 HRs with 109 RBIs. He would come back to Boston in the Cecil Cooper trade. He played for them from 1977 through part of 1979 AL season, hitting 33 HRs in 1977. After being traded to Royals, then released by team in August 1979, he was signed with the 1979 Yankees. He slugged .500 with them in 16 games, hitting .318 with 1 HR and 6 RBIs. After his MLB playing days were over, he would play and manage in Mexico Leagues. An article, “George Scott is Alive and Well playing Mexico,” chronicled his life there. In 2013, Scott would pass away in his hometown of Greenville, MS, at the age of 69.
2013-It is an unusual induction ceremony at Cooperstown as the Baseball Writers did not elect a single player to the Hall of Fame and, for the 1st time since 1965, the ceremony is conducted without a single living inductee present. Instead, those present hear tributes about 3 great figures from the 19th and early 20th Century: Catcher/INF Deacon White (1876-1890), Umpire Hank O'Day (1887-1911,1915-1927) and long-time Yankees Team Owner Jacob Ruppert (1915-1939).
2015-The Rangers feel good after scoring 5 runs and chasing Yankees Starter Chris Capuano in the 1st inning, but it doesn't last as the Yankees answer back by scoring 11 times in the 2nd inning, the most by any team in an inning this season. It features 10 hits including a bases-clearing triple by Shortstop Didi Gregorius. Yankees OF Chris Young then piles on with a Grand Slam HR in the 3rd. The Yankees end up winning the game by the score of 21-5, as Yankees Reliever Diego Moreno records his 1st MLB career win by pitching 5 1/3 hitless innings in relief of Capuano.
2023-The Yankees would activate All-Star OF Aaron Judge, who had injured his foot at Dodger Stadium on June 4th. He had missed 29 games in which the team took a nosedive in the AL East Division standings. At the time of his foot injury, Judge was hitting .291 with 19 HRs for the Yankees. To clear an MLB roster spot for him, the Yankees would send down INF Oswald Peraza to AAA Scranton. Also, the team announced that Reserve OF Willie Calhoun had been designated for assignment.
July 29th
1877-Former Yankees Pitcher Earl Moore (1907) was born. (1877-1961)
Earl Moore had pitched in the MLB from 1901-1914. He would originally come up to the MLB with the 1901 Cleveland team. On May 16,1906, Earl was traded by the Cleveland Naps to the Highlanders for Pitcher Walter Clarkson and OF Frank Delahanty. The Yankees were short on pitching, they were hoping that Moore would bounce back to his successful pitching form. Instead, he went 1-4 with a 4.84 ERA in 12 games for the 1906 Yankees. On August of 1907, Earl Moore was purchased by the AA Jersey City Skeeters (EL) from the Highlanders. Earl would finish his MLB Pitching career with a 163-154 record with a 2.78 ERA with 6 saves in 388 MLB games. He pitched in the AL, NL and the Federal League during his MLB Pitching career.
1899-Former Yankees Pitcher Walter Beall (1924-1927) was born. (1899-1959)
On August 28,1924, Walter Beall was purchased by the Yankees from the AA Rochester Tribe (IL) for $50,000 Cash. Walter went 4-5 with 4.46 ERA and 1 save in 33 games for the 1924-1927 Yankees. He would finish his MLB Pitching career with the 1929 Senators.
1903-Boston Starter Cy Young goes all the way as the Red Sox loses to the Highlanders by a score of 15-14. The Highlanders had been shut out in their 2 previous matches in the series. Patsy Dougherty leads the Boston offense by hitting for the cycle, but Cy gets little defense as Boston makes 8 errors behind him. Highlanders’ Starter Jack Chesbro is lifted in the 6th inning for Harry Howell, while OF Willie Keeler has 4 hits to lead their offense. The game lasts 2 Hrs,10 minutes.
1914-Former Yankees and MLB Baseball Executive Cedric Tallis was born. (1914-1991)
In 1961, Cedric Tallis joined the new AL expansion team, the Los Angeles Angels as a Business Manager. In 1965, he would become Vice President of Operations. Tallis was then the original General Manager of the AL expansion team, the Kansas City Royals from their inception in 1968 until June 1974. He would move to the Yankees as Assistant General Manager in 1976-1977, General Manager in 1978-1979 replacing departed Gabe Paul and became the Yankees Team President from 1980-1983, replacing Al Rosen, who went to the Astros.
1919-The Yankees had traded Pitchers Bob McGraw and Allen Russell along with Cash to the Red Sox for Veteran Starter Carl Mays. Starter Carl Mays had posted a 72-51 record with Boston. He had 2 AL seasons with 20 wins or more: 1917 (22-9) and 1918 (21-13). In 1919, he was struggling with a 5-11 mark, he was unhappy with the team play and demanding a trade. The Boston front office decided to trade away Mays for another Pitcher. They turned down a deal with the White Sox. The Yankees Team Owners Ruppert and Huston offered 2 Pitchers and $40,000 Cash for Mays. The trade was made with the 2 teams. AL President Ban Johnson condemned the trade. He told the Yankees not to use Mays. The Yankees said they would pitch Mays. In the end, the Directors of the American League and the Courts, eventually upheld the legitimacy of the trade. Bob McGraw had pitched for the Yankees during the 1917-1918 AL seasons, posting a 0-2 record in 3 games. For the 1919 AL season, he had gone 1-0 with a 3.31 ERA in 6 games for the Yankees. He leaves the team with an overall record of 1-2 with a 4.14 ERA in 24 games. Allen Russell worked as Starter and Reliever for the Yankees, since the 1915 AL season with an overall mark of 26-36 with a 3.05 ERA and 13 saves in 59 games. He was 5-5 with a 3.47 ERA and 1 save in 23 games for the 1919 Yankees. Veteran Starter Carl Mays would go 80-39 in 4 ½ seasons with the Yankees, including a 26-11 record in 1920 and a 27-9 mark in 1921. Unfortunately, Carl and Yankees Manager Miller Higgins never got along, which included a fist fight on the streets of NYC, that their strained relationship, which resulted in his trade to the Reds in December of 1923.
1928-The Indians would score 8 runs in the 1st inning and 9 runs in the 2nd inning in a 24-6 win over the Yankees at home. Indians hitter Johnny Hodapp becomes the 1st AL player to get 2 hits in an inning twice in a game. As he strokes 2 singles in both the 2nd and 6th innings of the game. The Yankees' lead in the AL shrinks from 11 1/2 games to just 6 games in 1 week.
1938-In a post-game radio interview with Bob Elson in Chicago, Yankees OF Jake Powell’s will make nationwide headlines with remarks about "beating up n******s and then throwing them in jail" as part of his off-season duties as a policeman. For his public statements, MLB Commissioner Judge Landis suspends Jake Powell for 10 days. The Yankees will trade him to the Senators in 1940.
1938-Bronx starter Spud Chandler pitches 15 innings as the Yankees beat the White Sox, 7-3.
1943-The Yankees beat the Indians by the score of 11-1 on Tuesday afternoon game played at Yankee Stadium. Bronx Starter Marius Russo picks the victory, he is now 3-4 for the 1943 AL season, while Vern Kennedy takes the loss for the Tribe, he is now 4-4. Yankees hitting attack is led by HRs hit by Bud Metheny, Charlie “King Kong” Keller and Joe “Flash” Gordon. The 1943 Yankees team record is now at 54-34-1 mark.
1951-Former Yankees OF/DH Gary Thomasson (1978) was born.
On June 15,1978, OF/DH Gary Thomasson was traded by Oakland to the Yankees for Reserve OF Dell Alston, Reserve INF Mickey Klutts and $50,000 Cash. Gary had 3 game winning hits, while filling in for the injured Mickey Rivers in CF, while playing in 55 games hitting .276 with 3 HRs and 20 RBIs. On February 15,1979, Gary was traded to the Dodgers for Reserve Catcher Brad Gulden.
1951-Before a Yankee Stadium crowd of 70,972 fans, the Yankees would sweep the White Sox in a twin bill by scores of 8-3 and 2-0. In the opener, Joe DiMaggio powers 2 HRs off of Chicago P Lou Kretlow. Ex-White Sox hurler, now a Yankee Pitcher Bob Kuzava out-duels Saul Rogovin to win the nightcap. With yesterday's game rained out, the White Sox are now 6 ½ games out of 1st place in the 1951 AL pennant race.
1954-Former Yankees INF Babe Borton (1913) had passed away (1888-1954)
On June 1,1913, Babe Borton was traded by the White Sox along with INF Rollie Zeider to the Yankees for 1B Hal Chase. For the 1913 Yankees, Babe had only appeared in 33 games, while hitting just .130 with 11 RBIs and No HRs. On July 7,1913, he was traded by the Yankees along with Cash to AA Jersey City (lL) for INF John Knight. Later he would play for the 1915 St. Louis Terriers (Federal League). He would finish his MLB playing career with the 1916 St. Louis Browns.
1959-Former Yankees Pitcher Dave LaPoint (1989-1990) was born.
On December 3, 1988, the Yankees had signed veteran hurler Dave LaPoint as an MLB Free Agent. He would post a 13-19 record with a 4.74 ERA in 48 games for the Yankees. In April of 1991, he was released by the team, then he would be picked-up by the Phillies. Later, he would become a Minor League Manager in the Independent Leagues.
1963-Former Yankees Minor League P Steve Frey was born.
The Yankees in the 15th round of the 1983 MLB Amateur Player Draft had selected Pitcher Steve Frey. He would never appear with the Yankees at the MLB level. On December 11,1987, Frey was traded by the Yankees along with Catcher Phil Lombardi and OF Darren Reed to the Mets for Shortstop Rafael Santana and Minor League Player Victor Garcia.
1966-The Yankees would edge the White Sox by the score of 2-1 on Mickey Mantle's 14th HR in 24 games. Mickey Mantle moves ahead of Hall of Fame Yankees 1B Lou Gehrig into 6th place on the MLB career HR list with the blast.
1969-Yankees Reliever Jack Aker's string of 33 scoreless innings comes to an end as the A's would rally for 3 runs to top the Yankees by a score of 6-5. Vida Blue, the Oakland Rookie Starter, receives credit for his 1st MLB career victory.
1977-Bronx Starter Ron Guidry and Closer Sparky Lyle combine for a 4-0 win as the Yankees streak to their 5th win in 6 games. Cliff Johnson and Graig Nettles, each hit HRs for the Yankees.
1978-The Yankee Stadium crowd is pleasantly surprised as recently resigned Skipper Billy Martin returns to join in on the 1978 Old Timers' Day festivities. Much to their delight, the fans are informed "Billy the Kid' will return as Yankees Skipper for the 1980 AL season, while current Yankees Manager Bob Lemon will become the team’s new GM.
1991-During a game at Yankee Stadium, A’s OF Jose Canseco is bombarded with assorted objects by unruly Bronx fans. Included among the objects are an inflatable doll, a transistor radio and a head of cabbage. Oakland would escape with a 10-8 victory, as Canseco strokes a double in 4 at bats.
1997-The Blue Jays would pick up veteran INF Mariano Duncan from the Yankees for Cash and Minor League OF Angel Ramirez. For the 1996-1997 Yankees, Duncan had played in 159 games Yankees, while hitting .311 with 9 HRs and 69 RBIs. Angel Ramirez never appears with the Yankees at the MLB level.
2007-Former Yankees and MLB OF Bill Robinson (1967-1969) had passed away. (1943-2007)
During the winter of 1966, OF Bill Robinson came to the Yankees from the Braves in the Clete Boyer trade. Bill won the 1967 James P. Dawson Award for the best Yankee Rookie player in the MLB Spring Training camp. He was supposed to be the “black” Mickey Mantle, but he never adjusted to playing in New York City with all of the media pressure. His Yankees team mate Mickey Mantle try to help him out, but Bill couldn’t get settled in. For the 1967-1968 Yankees, he would hit .206 with 16 HRs with 96 RBIs in 310 games for the 1967-1968 Yankees. He was sent down to the AAA Syracuse Chiefs (IL). On December 3, 1970, the Yankees had traded OF Bill Robinson to the White Sox for Pitcher Barry Moore. Later, he would return to the MLB with the Phillies. He appeared in the 1979 World Series with the Pirates. He would later play for the Phillies and the Braves. After retiring as a player, he became an MLB Batting Coach for several MLB teams. In 1990-1991, he was an analyst on ESPN's "Baseball Tonight.” Also, he was a Minor League Manager for the Giants and the Phillies organizations. At the time of his death in 2007, he was the Batting Coach for the Dodgers AAA team at Las Vegas (PCL).
2018-The Yankees had traded MLB Reliever Chasen Shreve and Minor League P Givoanny Gallegos to the Cardinals for 1B Luke Voit and future considerations. For the Yankees, Shreve went 2-2 with a 4.26 ERA with 1 save in 40 games. With the Cardinals, he will go 1-2 with a 3.07 ERA with no saves in 20 games. Givoanny had made 4 appearances with the 2018 Yankees with no record with a 4.50 ERA and 1 save. Luke Voit will take over the starting Yankees 1B position from struggling Greg Bird, while playing in 39 games, hitting .330 with 14 HRs and 33 RBIs. In the 2018 AL Postseason, he had appeared in 5 games, while hitting .235 with No HRs and 4 RBIs. With the 2018 Cardinals, he had played in 8 games, while hitting .182 with 1 HR with 3 RBIs, he had spent most of his 2018 season, playing for the Cardinals AAA team.
2018-The Yankees had traded Minor League Reliever Caleb Frare to the White Sox for future considerations. He was drafted by the Yankees in the 11th round of the 2012 MLB June Amateur Player Draft. He had pitch for the 2018 AA Trenton Thunder (EL), while posting a 4-1 record with a 0.62 ERA with 5 saves in 31 games. Frare made 1 appearance with AAA Scranton (IL) with no record. With the 2018 White Sox, he was 0-1 with a 5.14 ERA in 11 games. He had spent time with their AAA team.
2021-The Yankees made the 2 biggest moves ahead of the MLB trade deadline tomorrow by acquiring Slugger OF Joey Gallo and Pitcher Joely Rodriguez from the Rangers in return for 4 prospects: Ezequiel Duran, P Glenn Otto, Trevor Houver and Josh Smith. Also, they have obtained veteran 1B Anthony Rizzo from the Cubs in return for 2 Minor League players: Class A OF Kevin Alcantara and Class A+ Pitcher Alexander Vizcaíno.
2022-Bronx Bomber slugger Aaron Judge hits 2 more HRs in leading the Yankees to an 11-5 win over the Royals. He now has 41 HRs on the season, tying the AL record for most before the end of July held by Hall of Famers Babe Ruth, Jimmie Foxx and Ken Griffey Jr. Judge will set a new record with another HR tomorrow.
July 30th
1890-Former MLB player and HOF Yankees Manager Casey Stengel (1949-1960) was born. (1890-1975).
Casey Stengel was an outfielder in NL for 14 seasons with a lifetime BA of .284 with 60 HRs and 535 RBIs in 1,277 games. He would play for the Giants, Phillies, Pirates, Dodgers and finishing with the Braves in 1925. As a player with the 1923 Giants, Casey hit the 1st World Series HR at Yankee Stadium. In 3 World Series as player, he would hit .393 with 2 HRs and 6 RBIs. Casey Stengel would manage the great Yankees Dynasty teams of 1949-1960. Before joining the Yankees, Casey had managed in the NL with the Dodgers and Braves with no success at the MLB level. He had a long career as Minor League Manager with AA level teams, such as the Toledo Mud Hens, Milwaukee Millers and the 1948 Oakland Oaks (PCL). He won 5 straight World Championships with the Yankees (1949-1953). Also, he would win World Championships in 1956 and 1958. He would finish his Yankees Managing career with a record of 1,149-696, WP .619 with 10 AL Flags and 7 World Championships. He was let go by the Yankees after his Manager’s contract expired in October of 1960. That winter, he was hired as a Special Talent Consultant by Angels Team Owner Gene Autry, helping them with their AL Expansion Team Player Draft choices. In 1962, Casey would return to NYC to manage the new NL expansion team, the Mets, a position that he held until mid-1965 season, when he suffered a serious hip injury that forced him to retire from the MLB at the age of 76. Casey Stengel was elected in a special election after being injured in an auto accident by Baseball writers to the Baseball’s Hall of Fame on July 25,1966. He used his baseball earnings to buy a bank in California, and served late in life as the Bank President, deciding on loans and other banking matters.
1914-Former Yankees Pitcher Steve Peek (1941) was born. (1914-1991)
Before the start of the 1937 AL season, the Yankees had signed Steve Peek, as an Amateur Free Agent. He will spend 4 seasons in the Minors (1937-1940), having his best season in 1940 with the AA Newark Bears (IL), while posting a 14-4 record with a 2.69 ERA in 144 innings, helping his team to the International League Play-off Championship. Steve looked strong in the Yankees 1941 spring training camp workouts. He made his MLB pitching debut with the Yankees on April 16th. He had appeared in 17 games, while pitching 80 innings, posting a 4-2 record before being sent back to Newark for the balance of the 1941 baseball season. Steve went 3-1 with a 1.50 ERA for the Bears, missing his chance to play in a World Series, when the Yankees won the AL title by 17 games over the 2nd-place Red Sox. The Yankees would beat the Dodgers 4 games to 1 in the 1941 World Series. Peek did not pitch in the World Series. He never would return to the MLB. Steve will spend the next 4 years (1942-1945) with the Army during World War II. He would return from the service in time for the 1946 AL season, but at the age of 31, he would spend the rest of his pro baseball career playing in the high Minor Leagues. He would pitched for the AAA Newark Bears (IL) again before he finished out his pro pitching career in 1948 with the AAA Seattle Rainiers (PCL). Steve's 8 seasons in the Minor Leagues saw him post a 73-44 record, while appearing in 186 games and pitching 974 innings.
1922-In Chicago, the 1922 AL Pennant race heats up with the Browns move to a 1 1/2 game lead beating the Red Sox by the score of 4-1, as the White Sox beat the Yankees by the score of 6-5.
1930-Former Yankees Reserve C/1B Augustus “Gus” Triandos (1953-1954) was born. (1930-2013)
In 1948, the Yankees had signed C/1B Gus Triandos as an MLB Amateur Free Agent. He would miss the 1951-1952 MLB seasons due to military service. He had appeared in 20 games with the 1953-1954 Yankees, while just hitting .171. He was very successful in the Yankees Minor League system in 1953-1954 seasons. In 1953, while playing with the AA Birmingham Barons (SA), Gus would hit .368 with 19 HRs and 75 RBIs in 97 games. In 1954, he would hit .296 with 18 HRs and 65 RBIs for the AAA Kansas City Blues (AA). He was unable to beat out Yankees Starting Catcher Yogi Berra. On November 17,1954, Gus was traded along with Players to be Named Later, Pitchers Harry Byrd and Jim McDonald, INF Willy Miranda, Catcher Hal Smith and veteran OF Gene Woodling to the Orioles for Players to be Named Later, Pitchers Bob Turley and Don Larsen, INF Billy Hunter. Gus would become AL All-Star catcher for the Orioles during the 1957-1959 AL seasons. In 1958, he would catch Hoyt Wilhelm’s No-Hitter against the Yankees in 1958. Gus Triandos and Gene Woodling would give the Orioles some power hitters in their 1955 starting line-up. In 1955, he would hit .277 with 12 HRs and 65 RBIs. From 1953-1965, Gus would play for the Yankees, Orioles, Tigers, Phillies and the Astros.
1936-The Yankees with Jake Powell back in CF for the injured Myril Hoag, drop a 5-4 decision to the Tigers. On August 1st, Powell will go to LF with Rookie OF Joe DiMaggio playing CF for the 1st time. George Selkirk will return to RF. The Yankees lose today, when Charlie Gehringer ties the match with a 2-run HR in the 8th inning. Yankees Catcher Bill Dickey allows a ball to get by him in the 10th inning as Burns scores the winning run. The Tigers Starter “Schoolboy” Rowe pitches 10 innings for the win over Yankees Starter Johnny Broaca.
1940-Former Yankees Reserve INF Cesar “Pepi” Tovar (1976) was born. (1940-1994)
Reserve INF Cesar Tovar played in 13 games hitting .154 in September 1976 for the Yankees. He had played for Manager Billy Martin, when he was managing the Twins. After the 1976 AL season, he had retired as an active player.
1941-Former Yankees Reserve OF Howie “Hawk” Shanks (1925) had passed away. (1890-1941)
On December 10,1924, veteran OF Howie Shanks was traded by the Red Sox to the Yankees for INF Mike McNally. For the 1925 Yankees, he had appeared in 66 games, while hitting .258 with 1 HR and 18 RBIs. On December 16,1925, Howie Shanks was released by the Yankees. He had played for the Senators from 1912-1922, then for the Red Sox before being traded to the Yankees in 1924. From 1926-1929, Shanks would continue to play in the Minor Leagues.
1947-Former Yankees DH/1B Jim Spencer (1978-1981) was born. (1947-2002)
On December 12,1977, 1B Jim Spencer was traded by the White Sox along with P Bob Polinsky (Minors) and OF Tommy Cruz to the Yankees for Pitchers Stan Thomas, Ed Ricks (Minors) and Cash. Jim never hit as expected for the Yankees during his stay with the Bombers. His best Yankees season was in 1979, when he hit .279. Overall, as a Yankees player, he had appeared in 299 games, while hitting .246 with 45 HRs and 124 RBIs. On May 20,1981, Jim was traded by the Yankees along with P Tom Underwood to the Oakland A’s for 1B Dave Revering, hurlers Mike Patterson and Chuck Dougherty (Minors). After retiring from MLB, he would coach the U.S. Naval Academy Baseball team for several years. In 2002, Jim would pass away from Cancer.
1951-Yankees CF Joe DiMaggio makes a rare defensive mental error against the Tigers, catching a Steve Souchock fly ball in deep CF and, thinking it's the 3rd out of the inning, begins trotting in towards the Yankees dugout. But it's only the 2nd out and Tigers’ base runner George Kell scores from 2B to make the score 4-2 in the 8th inning. Despite the Yankee Clipper’s mental lapse, the Yankees win the game by a score of 5-4 with the Yankee Clipper knocking in the winning run in the 9th inning.
1952-At Comiskey Park in Chicago, White Sox Journeyman hurler Lou Kretlow fashions his 2nd consecutive 2-hitter, as the White Sox down the Yankees by the score of 7-0. Yankees Starter Bob Kuzava takes the lost, he is now 5-7 for the 1952 AL season.
1954-Against Yankees veteran Starter Allie Reynolds, Orioles 3B Bob Kennedy hits the 1st Grand Slam HR for the new Baltimore Orioles MLB franchise. The Orioles surpass the top season attendance that the St. Louis Browns had in their 52 seasons, as they draw 27,385 for the game, giving them 7,000 more than the 712,918 fans that St. Louis Browns drew in 1922.
1955-The Orioles had obtained veteran hurler Ed Lopat from the Yankees for Pitcher Jim “Hot Rod” McDonald and Cash. The Yankees would send Jim McDonald down to their AAA team, the Denver Bears (AA), where he would post a 1-3 record in 5 games. He had previous pitched for the 1952-1954 Yankees, while posting a 16-12 record before being traded in the 17-player trade made by the Yankees and Orioles in the winter of 1954. He was replacing hurler Don Larsen at Denver, who had been called up to the Bronx. Lopat was at the end of his fine long MLB Pitching career. Ed “The Junkman” Lopat had posted a 113-59 record with a 3.19 ERA in 217 games for the 1948-1955 Yankees. In 1948, Lopat was obtained in a trade by the Yankees with the White Sox in a trade that saw the Yankees send All-Star Catcher Aaron Robinson along with 2 Pitchers: Fred Bradley and Bill Wight to Chicago. Eddie would throw 21 shutouts, while completing 91 games for the 1948-1955 Yankees. He had pitched in 5 World Series, while posting a 4-1 record with a 2.60 ERA in 7 games. For the 1955 Orioles, Lopat would appear in 10 games, while finishing with a 3-4 record, before released by the team after the 1955 AL season was completed. In winter of 1955, he would rejoin the Yankees organization, managing their new AAA farm club at Richmond (IL).
1957-Former Yankees Pitcher Steve Trout (1987) was born.
On July 13,1987, Starter Steve Trout was traded by the Cubs to the Yankees for 3 young Pitchers: Bob Tewksbury, Rich Scheid and Dean Wilkins. Steve went 0-4 in 14 games with a 6.60 ERA for the Yankees, being a major disappointment for the team. On December 22,1987, he was traded by the Yankees along with Reserve OF Henry Cotto to the Mariners for 3 Pitchers: Lee Guetterman, Clay Parker and Wade Taylor. Steve was the son of former 1940’s Tigers AL All-Star Pitcher Dizzy Trout.
1966-White Sox lefty hurler Gary Peters shuts down the Yankees by a score of 6-0, facing just 29 Yankee batters. The efficient Peters used just 75 pitches for the complete game win, allowing only 3 Yankee hits. Yankees Starter Mel Stottlemyre takes the loss allowing only 4 White Sox runs, he is now 9-12 for the 1966 AL season.
1977-Yankees Starter Don Gullett picks up his 10th win of the 1977 AL season, a 9-3 victory over the Oakland A's. But it will prove to be his final win of the 1977 AL season, when he injures his shoulder in the 7th inning and leaves the game.
1986-Veteran Catcher Ron Hassey is traded for the 3rd time in 8 months. He is traded by the Yankees along with a Player to be Named Later, Minor League OF Carlos Martinez to the White Sox for OF/DH Ron Kittle, INF Wayne Tolleson and C Joel Skinner. The Yankees will send Minor League Catcher Bill Lindsey on December 24,1986 to the White Sox to complete the trade.
1990-In a surprisingly harsh ruling, MLB Commissioner Fay Vincent orders Yankees Team Owner George Steinbrenner to resign as the Club's General Partner by August 20th and bans him from day-to-day operation of the team for life. The ruling is a result of Steinbrenner's $40,000 payment to confessed Gambler Howie Spira for damaging information about since-traded Yankee All-Star OF Dave Winfield.
1993-The Yankees had obtained Reliever Paul Assenmacher from the Cubs in a 3-way deal, which sees Yankees Reliever John Habyan (2-1 with 4.04 ERA) go to the Royals, while the Royals would send Minor League AAA OF Karl Rhodes to the Cubs. John had lost his bullpen set-up role to Yankees Rookie P Bobby Munoz. For the 1993 Yankees, Paul would post a 2-2 record with a 3.12 ERA in 36 games. On March 21,1994, he is traded by the Yankees to the White Sox for Pitcher Brian Boehringer.
1993-Former Yankees Minor League P Ty Hensley was born.
The Yankees had selected P Ty Hensley in the 1st round, with the 30th overall selection of the 2012 MLB Amateur Player Draft. Though the Yankees and Hensley agreed on a $1.6 million signing bonus, a team physical examination discovered an abnormality in the shoulder of his pitching arm. As a result, the Yankees reduced the offered bonus to $1.2 million; Hensley agreed to the reduced bonus and signed with the Yankees rather than attend Ole Miss. After signing, Hensley made his pro pitching debut with the Gulf Coast Yankees in the Rookie Level, Gulf Coast League. He would pitch 12 innings for the Gulf Coast Yankees. He had suffered an abdominal muscle strain, while pitching winter league baseball in the Dominican Republic during the offseason. Though he rehabilitated the injury, he felt pain in his hip during spring training camp in 2013, which was diagnosed as a hip impingement.He would require surgery to repair both hip labrums and caused him to miss the entire 2013 baseball season. During the 2014 season, he would pitch for the Gulf Coast Yankees and the Staten Island Yankees of the Class A-Short Season (NYPL). Between the 2 levels, he had a 2.93 ERA in 30 2⁄3 innings pitched across 11 appearances. Hensley began experiencing discomfort in his arm during spring training camp in 2015. An MRI and arthrogram found a bone calcification inside a torn ulnar collateral ligament of the elbow. Ty Hensley would have Tommy John surgery, causing him to miss the 2015 baseball season. While rehabilitating, the Yankees would announce that Hensley would need a 2nd Tommy John surgery in May of 2016. At the 2016 MLB Winter Meetings, the Tampa Bay (AAA Durham Bulls) had selected Hensley from the Yankees in the Minor League phase of the MLB Rule 5 Player Draft. Later, Ty was released by the Rays organization. In 2018, he had pitched in the Independent Frontier League. He didn’t pitch in 2019.
1996-Darryl Strawberry's 300th MLB Career HR is a dramatic 9th inning, 2-run HR shot, which gives the Yankees a come-from-behind 3-2 victory over the Royals.
1997-Bronx Starter David Wells fires a 3-hitter as the Yankees beat the Royals by a score of 7-0. Yankees 1B Tino Martinez hits his 36th HR of the 1997 AL season, while INF Luis Sojo has 4 hits
1999-At Fenway Park, the Yankees defeat the Red Sox by a score of 13-3, as 2B Chuck Knoblauch raps out 5 hits, including a double and HR as he drives home 4 runs. Yankees Starter Hideki Irabu throws a complete victory, picking up his 8th win of the season.
2001-The Yankees had reacquired veteran Pitcher Sterling Hitchcock from the Padres by sending 2 Minor League players: P Brett Jodie and OF Darren Blakely to the Padres. He will go 4-4 with a 6.49 ERA in 10 games for the Yankees. In the 2001 World Series, he will go 1-0 in 2 appearances against the Diamondbacks.
2008-The busy Yankees had traded veteran Reliever LaTroy Hawkins to the Astros for Minor League INF Matt Cusick. Also, that day All-Star Catcher Jorge Posada underwent season-ending shoulder surgery, so the Yankees had acquired veteran AL All-Star Catcher Ivan "Pudge" Rodriguez from the Tigers for veteran MLB Reliever Kyle Farnsworth.
2010-The 2 best teams in the MLB this year, the Yankees and the Rays begin a 3-game series before a rare sold-out crowd at Tropicana Field. Two batters into the game, the Bombers lead 2-0 on a HR by Nick Swisher, but that’s all the runs the Yankees will score in the game. Tampa Bay comes back with a 3-run HR shot by Matt Joyce in the 6th inning to win by the score of 3-2. Wade Davis beats Bronx Starter Phil Hughes with Rays Closer Rafael Soriano picking up the save. Yankees All-Star 3B Alex Rodriguez, who has been sitting on 599 MLB career HRs for a week, goes 0 for 4 in the loss.
2010-The Yankees snap up veteran OF/DH Austin Kearns from the Indians, although the bigger news is that they have tentatively reached a deal with the Astros for veteran 1B Lance Berkman. He gets an agreement with the Yankees that allows him MLB Free Agency after the 2010 MLB Post season ends. Berkman will appear in 37 games for the team, while hitting .255 with 1 HR and 9 RBIs. He will be signed with the Cardinals for the 2011 NL season. In the Austin Kearns trade, the Yankees would send the Indians Minor League Pitcher Zach McAllister, who had never appeared with the team at the MLB Level.
2011-The Yankees complete a doubleheader sweep of the Orioles with a huge 1st inning in the nightcap, after winning the opener by the score of 8-3. The Bronx Bombers score 12 runs as they chase Orioles Starter Zach Britton, just back from the Minors, after only 1 out, but not before he gives up 9 Yankee runs. The Bronx Bombers roll to a 17-3 win, while accumulating 24 hits, as Yankees Starter Ivan Nova benefits from the hitting outburst; Robinson Cano goes 5 for 5 with 5 RBIs, while Nick Swisher hits a 2-run HR in each game.
2015-The Yankees would send Minor League OF Ramon Flores and P José Ramírez to the Mariners to obtain MLB INF/OF Dustin Ackley. Dustin would hit .288 with 4 HRs and 11 RBIs in 23 games for the team. In 2016, he would only .148 with No HRs and 14 RBIs in 28 games before being granted MLB Free Agency in November of 2016.
2017-The Yankees would trade 2 Minor League Pitchers: Deterich Enns and Zack Littlell to the Twins for veteran hurler Jaime Garcia, who had started the 2017 MLB season with the Braves with a 4-7 record with a 4.30 ERA in 18 games. He would go 0-3 with a 4.82 ERA in 8 games for the team. In the 2017 AL Postseason, Garcia made 1 appearance against the Indians, pitching 2 scoreless innings with no decision. On November 2, 2017, he was granted MLB Free Agency by the Yankees.
2018-The Twins had traded veteran Starter Lance Lynn and Cash to the Yankees for 1B/OF Tyler Austin and Minor League P Luis Rijo. For the 2018 Twins, the former Cardinals starter went 7-8 with a 5.10 ERA in 20 games. For the 2018 Yankees, Lynn will go 3-2 with a 4.14 ERA in 11 games. In 2018 AL Post Season, he had appeared in 2 games against the Red Sox with no record with a 11.57 ERA. He will become an MLB Free Agent at the end of the 2018 MLB Post season. For the 2018 Yankees, OF/1B Tyler Austin had appeared in 35 games, while hitting .236 with 9 HRs and 24 RBIs. With the 2018 Twins, Austin would play in 34 games, while hitting .223 with 8 HRs and 23 RBIs.
2018-The Yankees had traded Pitcher Adam Warren to the Mariners for future considerations. For the 2018 Yankees, he had posted a 0-1 record with a 2.70 ERA in 24 games. With the 2018 Mariners, he would go 3-1 with a 3.74 ERA in 23 games. Adam had 2 tours with the Yankees finishing with an overall record of 20-20 with a 3.18 ERA with 6 saves in 246 games. He would become an MLB Free Agent at the end of the 2018 MLB season. He would sign an MLB Free Agent deal with the Padres.
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1881-Former Yankees Reserve INF and MLB Manager Robert “Bob” Unglaub (1904) was born. (1881-1916)
For the 1904 Yankees, Reserve INF Bob Unglaub had appeared in 6 games, while hitting .211. On June 17,1904, Bob was traded by the Highlanders to the Boston Americans (aka Red Sox) for OF Patsy Dougherty. In 1907, he was the Manager of the Red Sox. In 1916, Bob was killed in a railroad accident.
1893-Former Yankees Pitcher Allen “Al” Russell (1915-1919) was born. (1893-1972)
For the 2018 Yankees, hurler Al Russell had appeared in 114 games, while posting a 26-36 record with a 3.05 ERA. On July 29,1919, Russell was traded by the Yankees along with Pitcher Bob McGraw and $40,000 Cash to the Red Sox for veteran starter Carl Mays.
1916-Former Yankees Minor League INF and MLB player, Manager William “Billy” Hitchcock was born. (1916-2006)
Before the start of the 1939 AL season, William “Billy” Hitchcock was signed by the Yankees as an MLB Amateur Free Agent. Billy would never play for the Yankees at the MLB level. Phil Rizzuto had blocked him at the Shortstop position in the Yankees organization. The Yankees would move him to 3B. He would play 3B for the 1939-1941 AA Kansas City Blues (AA). On September 8,1941, Billy was traded by the Yankees to the Tigers for Players to be Named Later. On December 4,1941, the Tigers would send OF Tuck Stainback and INF Boyd Perry to the Yankees to complete the trade. In 1960, Billy had managed 1 game for the Tigers. Then he was the Manager for the 1961-1962 Orioles, replacing veteran Manager Paul Richards, who had left the team to join the new NL expansion team in Houston, the Colt 45s. In mid-season of 1966, he took over the Braves. He would manage the team again in 1967, before being replace by Ken Silvestri at the end of season.
1919-Former Yankees Announcer (1949-1951) and long-time NBC Sports Announcer Curt Gowdy was born. (1919-2006)
In 1949, Curt Gowdy had started his long time MLB-broadcasting career with the New York Yankees, working along with veteran Yankees Broadcaster Mel Allen. In 1951, he would leave the Yankees to join the Boston Red Sox Broadcasting staff. Later, he was an NBC-TV’s MLB Baseball Announcer, he would cover 13 World Series for the network.
1920-Former Yankees Pitcher Fred Bradley was born. (1920-2012)
Fred Bradley had pitched in the Minor Leagues before WWII. He came back from the Navy in time for the 1946 AL season, Fred would spend the next 2 seasons with the 1946-1947 Kansas City Blues, a top AA affiliate of the Yankees. Fred would never appear with the Yankees at the MLB level. He had a 7-9 record in 1946, but he came right back the following season, putting together a 13-4 record to go with a 2.98 ERA. On February 24,1948, Fred Bradley was traded by the Yankees along with All-Star Catcher Aaron Robinson and P Bill Wight to the White Sox for Starter Eddie Lopat. He would appear in 9 games for the 1948-1949 White Sox with no decisions.
1922-Former Yankees All Star OF (1948-1959) and MLB Manager Hank Bauer was born. (1922-2007)
Before the start of the 1946 AL Season, the Yankees had signed Hank Bauer as an Amateur MLB Free Agent. Hank had served with the Marines during World War II. He was an AL All-Star RF in 1952-1954. Hank appeared in 9 World Series with the Yankees with the 1958 World Series against the Braves being his best, hitting .323 with 4 HRs and 8 RBI’s. Hank finished his Yankees playing career hitting .277 with 158 HRs and 654 RBIs in 1,406 games. On December 11, 1959, Hank was traded by the Yankees along with P Don Larsen, OF Norm Siebern and Reserve OF/1B Marv Throneberry to the Kansas City A’s for OF Roger Maris, Shortstop Joe DeMaestri and 1B Kent Hadley. Hank would finish his MLB playing career with Kansas City in 1961. He would manage the Athletics in Kansas City (1961-1962) and in Oakland (1969).
After leaving Kansas City in 1963, Hank would become an MLB Coach with the Orioles; later he would become their Team Manager in 1964. Bauer would Manage the Orioles until mid-1968 AL season, being replaced by Earl Weaver. Hank would win the 1966 World Series with the Orioles beating the Dodgers in 4 games. During September of 1969, Hank was let go by the Oakland A’s despite having an 80-69 winning record in the AL West division, ending his MLB Managing career. John McNamara would replace him with 13 games to go to finish out the season. Hank would finish with an overall MLB managing record of 594-534 record with a .527 PCT in 1,129 MLB games with 1 World Championship. In the early 1970’s, Hank would manage in the Mets farm system with the AAA Tidewater Tides (IL). Then he would become an MLB Scout for the Yankees. Bauer was very popular with the Yankee fans on Old Timer’s Day. His Yankees Teammate Bill “Moose” Skowron and he would show up with their famous 1950’s style crew cuts. On February 9, 2007, Hank had passed away from cancer.
1925-The Yankees had released veteran Catcher Steve O’Neill to the AA Reading Keystones (IL). For the Yankees as a 3rd string Catcher, Steve had had hit .286 with 1 HR and 13 RBIs in 35 games. On December 15,1924, O’Neill had been obtained by the Yankees on waivers for $4,000 from the Red Sox. Steve would return to play in the MLB with the 1927-1928 Browns.
1927-Former Yankee Reserve Catcher (1960) and Minor League Manager, MLB Player Billy Shantz was born. (1927-1993)
Catcher Billy Shantz was the brother of Yankees hurler Bobby Shantz. They were both originally signed by the Philadelphia A’s. On April 4,1959, Billy was purchased by the Yankees from the A’s. He would spend the 1959 baseball season playing at AAA Richmond (IL). During the 1960 AL season, he would appear in 1 game for the Yankees. He would spend most of the 1960 season at Richmond as back-up catcher to team’s starting Catcher Jesse Gonder. Later, he would become a Minor League Manager for the Yankees organization.
1928-Yankees Slugger Babe Ruth hits a fungo 447 FT HR in an unofficial test, beating all trial competition records.
1931-Former Yankees Pitcher Walter Lee “Rip” Coleman (1955-1956) was born. (1931-2004)
Before the start of 1952 AL season, the Yankees had signed Pitcher Rip Coleman as an Amateur MLB Free Agent. For the 1955-1956 Yankees, Rip would post a 5-6 record with a 4.07 ERA in 39 games. He had appeared in 1 game in the 1955 World Series against the Dodgers. On February 19,1957, Rip was traded by the Yankees along with a Player to be Named Later, INF Milt Graff, INF Billy Hunter, Pitchers Mickey McDermott, Tom Morgan and OF Irv Noren to Kansas City for Players to be Named Later, Pitchers Art Ditmar, Bobby Shantz, INF Jack McMahan and Wayne Belardi. On April 5,1957, the Yankees would send Minor League P Jack Urban to KC to complete the trade. In turn, they would send INF Curt Roberts on April 4,1957. On June 4,1957, Rookie INF Clete Boyer was sent to the Yankees to complete the trade. Rip Coleman would go 2-19 in his last 3 MLB seasons pitching with the A’s. Rip would finish his MLB Pitching career with the 1960 Orioles. Overall, as an MLB Pitcher, Rip had ended his MLB pitching career with 7-25 record with a 4.58 ERA in 95 games.
1936-At Cleveland’s League Park, the Yankees led by 1B Lou Gehrig, who clouts his 33rd HR of the 1936 AL season as they down the Indians by a score of 11-7. The loss snaps the Tribe's 5-game winning streak, leaving the Yankees 8 1/2 games ahead of the Tribe in the 1936 AL Pennant race. Bronx Bombers 1B Lou Gehrig and 3B Red Rolfe would clout HRs in the 5th inning to chase Tribe Starter Mel Harder, but the Indians would answer back with 3 doubles by Earl Averill and a HR by Hal Trosky. Yankees Starter Bump Hadley with relief help from Closer Johnny Murphy, hangs on for his 9th win of the 1936 AL season.
1951-The St. Louis Browns had acquired Reserve OF Cliff Mapes from the Yankees. The trade frees up an MLB roster spot for Mickey Mantle's return from the AAA Kansas City Blues as well as Mapes No. 7 Yankees player’s uniform. Rookie Mickey Mantle had started the 1951 AL season wearing Yankees Uniform #6. Reserve OF Cliff Mapes had hit .245 with 22 HRs with 119 RBIs in 317 games for the 1947-1951 Yankees. He was often used as a defensive replacement by Yankee Managers Bucky Harris and Casey Stengel. In 1948, Cliff was the last active Yankee player to wear Uniform No. 3 before it was retired by the team.
1951-The Yankees had sent down OF Jackie Jensen to the AAA Kansas City Blues (AA). Yankees Manager Casey Stengel was unhappy with his plate production. Yankees GM George Weiss would promote OF Bob Cerv and P Bob Wiesler from the Blues. Cerv had been leading the American Association with .349 BA, while hitting 26 HRs with 101 RBIs, also he had led the League in triples with 20. Pitcher Bob Wiesler had a 9-6 record for the Blues, while leading the AA in strikeouts with 142.
1951-In a separate trade with the St. Louis Browns, the Yankees had obtained 2 Pitchers: Bob Hogue and Lou Sleater, 3B Kermit Wahl and INF Tom Upton. Only hurler Bob Hogue would play at the MLB level with the Yankees. The rest of the players received in the trade from the Browns were sent down by the Yankees to their AAA club, the Kansas City Blues (AA).
1955-Bronx Starter Don Larsen wins a 5-2 decision, as the Yankees and the Athletics would collaborate for 9-Double Plays with the Yankees turning in 6 of them. The Kansas City A’s Starter Cloyd Boyer, who had 3 of his 1st 8 pitches of the game were hit for HRs by Yankee Sluggers Hank Bauer, Mickey Mantle and Yogi Berra takes the loss. Cloyd was the older brother of MLB Players Ken and Clete Boyer. He would later become a Yankees MLB Pitching Coach during the 1970’s.
1960-At Yankee Stadium, Kansas City would push over 3 unearned runs in the 11th inning on 2 throwing errors by Yankees 3B Hector Lopez to top the Bombers by a score of 5-2.
1961-The 2nd 1961 MLB All-Star Game is played at Fenway Park before a crowd of 31,851 fans watch the Mid-Season Classic game. The game ends in a 1-1 tie after 9 innings, as rain forces the game to end. Mickey Mantle is the 1 of 2 Yankee players in the AL starting line-up, as he goes 0 for 3, as his Yankees teammate Catcher Elston Howard is 0 for 2. Bronx Bomber RF Roger Maris makes an appearance as Pinch-Hitter, he goes 0 for 1. Yankees 1B Bill Skowron, OF/C Yogi Berra, Pitchers Luis Arroyo and Whitey Ford are on the AL squad, but they don’t play in the game. Yankees Shortstop Tony Kubek was named to the AL team, but he was replaced due to an injury.
1962-At Washington D.C. Stadium, Yankees Slugger Mickey Mantle is on the bench with a wrenched knee, but veteran 1B Bill “Moose” Skowron supplies the Yankees power with a Grand Slam HR. The Yankees win the game by a score of 9-5.
1963-Yankees Starter Ralph Terry uses just 75 pitches in a 5-hitter, winning by a score of 3-2 over the Kansas City A's. Terry has no walks and 5 strikeouts against the A’s starting lineup.
1970-Former Yankees Reserve Catcher Mike Figga (1997-1999) was born.
On June 5,1989, Catcher Mike Figga was selected by the Yankees in the 44th round of the 1989 MLB Amateur Player Draft. For the 1997-1999 Yankees, Mike had appeared in only 5 games, while hitting just .125. On June 3,1999, Mike was selected off waivers by the Orioles from the Yankees.
1972-Former Yankees Reserve Catcher Rollie Hemsley (1942-1944) had passed away. (1907-1972)
On July 19,1942, Catcher Rollie Hemsley was signed as an MLB Free Agent by the Yankees. He would appear in 174 games as a Reserve Catcher for the 1942-1944 Yankees, while hitting .262 with 4 HRs and 65 RBIs. In 1944-1945, he would serve in the Navy. On March 25,1946, Rollie was purchased by the Phillies from the Yankees.
1977-Bronx 3B Graig Nettles scores 3 runs to lead the Yankees to a 9-2 win over the A's, the 8th win in 9 games for the Bombers. The Yankees are a half game out of 1st place in the AL East.
1978-The Yankees stop the Rangers by a score of 6-1 to move to 7 1/2 games behind Red Sox in the AL East.
1985-The Indians end Yankees Starter Ron Guidry's win streak at 12 games, beating the Yankees by a score of 6-5. Guidry and Curt Waddell, the Tribe winner, each go 6+ innings.
1994-Former NL All-Star hurler Steve Carlton, MLB Manager and Player Leo Durocher and Yankees AL MVP (1950) and All-Star Shortstop Phil Rizzuto are inducted into Baseball's Hall of Fame.
1996-At the 1996 MLB trading deadline, the Tigers had traded veteran 1B-DH Cecil Fielder, 32 to the Yankees for OF-DH Ruben Sierra and Minor League P Matt Drews. It is the 1st swap in MLB history in which 2 players with more than 220 MLB HRs are traded for one another. Fielder will hit .260, while hitting 13 HRs to help the Yankees win the 1996 AL Pennant and World Series against the Braves. For the 1996 Yankees, Ruben Sierra had hit .258 with 11 HRs and 52 RBIs in 96 games.
1996-The Yankees had obtained Pitcher David Weathers from the Marlins for hurler Mark Hutton, but they will send Weathers to the Minor Leagues in 3 weeks. With the 1995-1996 Yankees, P Mark Hutton had posted a 1-3 record with a 5.30 ERA in 21 games. Weathers comes to the Yankees with a 16-22 MLB Pitching record. He was 2-2 in 31 games with the 1996 Marlins.
1999-The Yankees bring back veteran C/DH Jim Leyritz from the Padres for Minor League P Geraldo Padua. He was 25-4 in 3 seasons in Class A League baseball, including a run of 20 straight wins. Mysteriously, Padua will lose 14 straight in the Minor Leagues in 2000; in May of 2001, he will earn a player release from AA Altoona (EL); after serving up 3 straight HRs. Jim Leyritz will appear in 31 games for the 1999 Yankees, while hitting .227 with 0 HRs and 5 RBIs. In the 1999 World Series, he will hit a HR and have 2 RBIs in 2 games for the Yankees, while batting .1000.
2002-Veteran Yankees Starter Mike Mussina became the 2nd pitcher in MLB history to give up 6 doubles in 1 inning during the Yankees 17-6 loss to the Rangers. HOF P Lefty Grove allowed that many with the 1934 Red Sox against the Senators.
2003-Veteran MLB INF Aaron Bone was traded by the Reds to the Yankees for 2 Pitchers: Brandon Claussen, Charlie Manning and Cash. For the 2003 Yankees, Aaron Boone will play in 54 games, while hitting .254 with 6 HRs and 31 RBIs. Boone will hit the game winning HR in the 2003 ALCS for the Yankees against the Red Sox.
2004-A minute before the July 31st MLB trading deadline, the Yankees would deal the talented, but underachieving former Cuban Pitching Star Jose Contreras (8-5 with a 5.64 ERA) and $3 million to the White Sox for All-Star Starter Esteban Loaiza (9-5 with a 4.86 ERA). Both hurlers are 32 years old. For the 2004 Yankees, Loaiza will go 1-2 with an 8.50 ERA in 10 games before leaving the team for MLB Free Agency.
2005-At Yankee Stadium, the Molina brothers Bengie and Jose, both hit HR off of Yankees hurler Randy Johnson. The Angel teammates join Hank and Tommie Aaron, Matty and Jesus Alou, Aaron and Bret Boone, Billy and Tony Conigliaro, Al and Tony Cuccinello, Rick and Wes Farrell, Vladimir and Wilton Guerrero, Graig and Jim Nettles, Cal and Billy Ripken, Paul and Lloyd Waner as siblings who have gone deep in the same MLB game.
2005-Among thousands of high-spirited Red Sox and Cubs fans and the 48 Hall of Famers sitting on the dais, 3B Wade Boggs and 2B Ryne Sandberg are enshrined into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Also honored are former Yankees Player, a now long-time San Diego Padres Announcer Jerry Coleman, winner of the Ford C. Frick Award and Sportswriter and Broadcast Analyst Peter Gammons, recipient of the J.G. Taylor Spink Award
2007-The 2007 Yankees tie the 1939 Yankees by hitting 8 HRs in a game, while crushing the White Sox. Hideki Matsui hits 2 HRs, along with Johnny Damon, Shelly Duncan, Bobby Abreu, Robinson Cano and Melky Cabrera each hitting HRs for the Yankees.
2008-The Yankees had finished their 2008 MLB trading deadline spree by shipping Minor League INF Alberto Gonzalez to the Nationals for Pitcher Jhonny Nunez.
2010-The Yankees had complete yesterday's rumored deal with Astros for veteran MLB player OF/1B Lance Berkman. Also, they had added veteran MLB Reliever Kerry Wood from Indians, while not giving up any MLB players in the process.
2012-The Pirates had traded 3B Casey McGehee to the Yankees for Reliever Chad Qualls. He will hit .151 in 22 games for the Yankees. The Yankees will grant him MLB Free Agency in the fall. He will sign to play baseball in Japan for the 2013 season. After a successful 2013 season in Japan, Casey will return to the MLB, signing with the Marlins for the 2014 NL season.
2014-The Yankees had acquired Pitcher Esmil Rodgers on waivers from the Blue Jays. Rogers had posted a 6.97 ERA in 16 relief appearances over 2 stints with the 2014 Blue Jays before being DFA on Sunday. He also saw time with AAA Buffalo Bisons (IL), going 2-2 with a 3.14 ERA in 12 games (7 starts). Rodgers has appeared in 174 games (42 starts) over parts of 6 MLB seasons with the 2009-2012 Rockies, 2009-2012 Indians and the 2013-2014 Blue Jays, while compiling a 16-21 MLB career record along with a 5.59 ERA.
2014-The Yankees also announced that they have unconditionally released veteran MLB INF Scott Sizemore, who was with their AAA team in Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL). Sizemore, 29, had batted .313 (5-for-16) in 6 games with the Yankees this earlier season.
2014-The Yankees had received Shortstop Stephen Drew and $500,000 Cash from the Red Sox for INF/OF Kelly Johnson. Stephen Drew had hit .176 (23-for-131) with 11R, 6 doubles, 4 HRs and 11 RBIs in 39 games with the Red Sox this season. He had signed a 1-year contract with Boston on May 29th extending through the 2014 season. In 975 MLB career games over parts of 9 seasons with Diamondbacks (2006-2012), A’s (2012) and the Red Sox (2013-2014), he has hit .261 with 94 HRs and 427 RBIs. The Diamondbacks in the 1st round of the 2004 MLB 1st-Year Player Draft originally selected the left-handed hitter. With the Yankees, Kelly Johnson had batted .219 (44-for-201) with 6 HRs and 22 RBIs in 77 games. On December 6, 2013, the Yankees had signed him as an MLB Free Agent to a 1-year contract. With the late deadline trade for Drew, the Yankees DFA veteran 2B Brian Roberts, who was a major disappointment for the team, while hitting only .237 with 5 HRs and 21 RBIs in 91 games.
2014-The Yankees had traded Minor League C/1B Pete O’Brien and a Player to be Named Later or Cash considerations to the Diamondbacks for MLB INF/OF Martin Prado. Pete O'Brien was ranked No. 9 among Yankees Prospects by MLB.com before the deal was made. He had hit a combined 33 HRs this season between Class A Advanced Tampa (FSL) and AA Trenton Thunder (EL), but he has not found a regular position to play. Veteran INF Martin Prado will play in 37 games for the Yankees, while hitting .316 with 7 HRs with 16 RBIs. On December 19, 2014, he was traded by the Yankees along with P David Phelps and Cash to the Marlins for Minor League Pitcher Domingo German, Starter Nathan Eovaldi and 1B/OF Garrett Jones.
2016-For the 2nd time in a week, the Yankees had traded a top-rank Relief Pitcher in return for 4 Minor League players. After trading Closer Aroldis Chapman to the Cubs on July 25th, today they will send MLB Reliever Andrew Miller to the Indians for 4 Minor League players: OF Clint Frazier and 3 Pitchers: J.P. Feyereisen, Ben Heller and Justus Sheffield. In a matter of a week the Yankees have acquired 8 top Minor League players to help rebuild their farm system.
2017-The Yankees had acquired Starter Sonny Gray and International Signing Bonus Pool money from Oakland in exchange for 3 Minor League Players: OF Dustin Fowler, P James Kaprielian and INF/OF Jorge Mateo. Fowler is recovering from season ending leg injury that occurred in his 1st MLB game with the Yankees in Chicago. James Kaprielian is recovering from Tommy John surgery. Jorge Mateo was a disappointing International signing for the Yankees. Sonny Gray will join the 2017 Yankees starting rotation, posting a 4-7 record with a 3.72 ERA in 11 games. In 2017 AL postseason, he will go 0-1 in 2 games.
2018-The Yankees had selected the player contract of Pitcher Ryan Bollinger from the AA Trenton Thunder (EL). He had been 8-5 with a 4.19 ERA in 17 games with the AA Thunder. He had pitched in 3 games for AAA Scranton (IL), while posting a 0-1 record with 3.60 ERA, He didn’t make any appearances at the MLB level, while he was with the Yankees. He was sent back to the Minors. After 2018 AL postseason had ended, he was granted MLB Free Agency by the team.
August 1st
1890-Former Yankees Pitcher Edward “Slim” Love (1916-1918) was born. (1890-1942)
Yankees Pitcher Edward “Slim” Love had an ERA of 2.35 in 1916 and then in 1917, he would win 13 games, 2nd highest on the Yankees Pitching staff. He was nicknamed “Slim” because of his height; he was 6’ 7”, making him one of the tallest MLB Pitchers of his playing era. His Yankees Pitching career record was 21-17 with a 3.05 ERA in 91 games. On December 18,1918, Slim Love was traded by the Yankees along with Pitcher Ray Caldwell, OF Frank Gilhooley, Catcher Roxy Walters and $15,000 Cash to the Red Sox for OF Duffy Lewis, 2 veteran MLB hurlers Dutch Leonard and Ernie Shore.
1903-Philadelphia A’s Starter Rube Waddell no-hits the Highlanders except for Kid Elberfeld, who has 4 singles. These, plus a lavish 6 walks, down the Mackmen by the score of 3-2. Waddell observes afterward, "If I would have walked him 4 times, I would have pitched a no-hitter."
1922-The Yankees had purchased Catcher Benny Bengough (1922-1930) from the AA Buffalo Bisons (IL). Benny would share catching duties with other Yankee Catchers, until the arrival of Catcher Bill Dickey in 1928. He did spend the 1925 AL season as the Yankees regular Catcher, hitting .258 with No HRs and 23 RBIs in 95 games, but Yankees Manager Miller Higgins wasn’t happy with his lack of HR power. He would remain the team’s Reserve Catcher until 1930. Also, his Yankee playing career was hampered by throwing arm injuries. Later, Benny would become a Yankees Minor League Manager.
1923-Stepping in against the Indians hurler Sherrod Smith in the 9th inning, Babe Ruth starts off batting right-handed. After taking a strike, he switches to LH and hits his 25th HR of the season. The Indians still win the game by a score of 5-3. The Babe will bat righty again 4 days later.
1925-The Yankees would buy INF Tony Lazzeri from the AA Salt Lake City Bees (PCL) team for spring delivery in 1926. Tony Lazzeri will hit 60 HRs with 222 RBIs at AA Salt Lake City in 1925. Tony will earn the nickname of "Poosh-em-up" from his legion of Italian admirers, while playing for the team at Yankee Stadium.
1928-Yankees Slugger Babe Ruth hits HR No. 42 for the 1928 AL season; he is 4 weeks ahead of his 1927 AL season pace of hitting record of 60 HRs.
1932-The Tigers successfully protest a Yankees 6-3 victory, but they gain nothing when the rematch ends in an 8-8 tie and the game is called because of darkness.
1937-Yankees 1B Lou Gehrig hits for the cycle against the Browns, as the Yankees win the game by a score of 14-5. It is the 2nd time that he has performed this feat in his MLB playing career.
1941-Yankees veteran Starter Lefty Gomez pitches a 9-0 shutout over the Browns despite walking 11 St. Louis batters, the most ever issued in a shutout. Fifteen base runners are left stranded by the Browns.
1952-The Yankees had purchased veteran hurler Johnny Schmitz from the Dodgers for Cash. He would go 1-1 with a 23.28 ERA and 1 save in 8 games with the Yankees before being sent to the Reds on a conditional basis in September of 1952. The Reds would return him to the Bronx in the spring of 1953. On May 1,1953, he would be selected off waivers by the Senators from the Yankees. In addition to the $10,000 waiver price for P Johnny Schmitz, the Yankees would transfer Minor League P Wally Hood from the AAA Kansas City Blues (AA) to the Dodgers AAA club in St. Paul (AA). Wally had appeared in 2 games for the 1949 Yankees, in his only MLB pitching experience.
1961-Former Yankees Minor League OF Todd Demeter was born. (1961-1996)
The son of former MLB OF Don Demeter, 1B/OF Todd Demeter was selected in the 2nd round of the 1979 MLB Amateur Player Draft by the Yankees. He had played in the Yankees organization from 1979 to 1983. He would spend the last 2 seasons (1984-1985) of his Minor League playing career with the Cardinals organization. He would finish his pro baseball playing career with a .243 BA with 73 HRs and 322 RBIs in 682 games.
1968-Against the Red Sox, Bronx Starter Stan Bahnsen strikes out 12 Boston batters, the most ever by a Yankee Rookie Pitcher in posting his 1st MLB shutout, winning the game by a score of 1-0. His mark will last 30 years until Orlando "El Duque" Hernandez K's 13 batters. A safe bunt by Tom Tresh, a steal and a single by Bill Robinson accounts for the only run off of Red Sox Starter Dave Morehead, who takes the loss.
1973-Catchers Thurman Munson and Carlton Fisk brawl at Fenway Park. With a 2-2 score in the top of the 9th inning, Munson, attempting to score from 3rd base on a missed bunt by Gene Michael, crashes into Fisk and they both come up swinging. Red Sox win the game by the score of 3-2 in the bottom of the 9th inning.
1978-The Yankees and the Red Sox play a 14 inning, 5-5 tie game, which is suspended by AL curfew rules. The Yankees manage to blow a 5-run lead, while the Red Sox Relievers Bob Stanley and Tom Burgmeier would stop the Yankee hitting attack.
1978-The Yankees had purchased veteran Reliever Paul Lindblad from the Rangers for $100,000 cash. Paul will appear in 7 games with no decisions for the 1978 Yankees. His purchase gives Yankees Manager Bob Lemon another lefty in the Yankees bullpen to help out veteran Closer Sparky Lyle. In an MLB roster move, the Yankees send recently acquired P Ron Davis from the Cubs to their AA club, the West Haven Yankees (EL). On November 30,1978, the Yankees will sell Paul to the Mariners. Seattle will release him during their 1979 MLB spring training camp. Paul would finish his MLB Pitching career with a 68-63 record with a 3.29 ERA and 64 saves in 655 games.
1979-Following the Yankees 9-1 win over the White Sox; members of the Yankees create a minor scandal by autographing the bare behind of a young woman, who boards the team bus outside Comiskey Park in Chicago.
1979-In an 8-player deal, the Rangers would send veteran OF/DH Oscar Gamble, Minor League OF Amos Lewis, a former 1st pick in the 1978 MLB Amateur Player Draft and 2 Players to be Named Later to the Yankees. The Rangers finally have acquired MLB OF Mickey Rivers and 3 Players to be Named Later. On October 8,1979, the Yankees would send 3 Minor League hurlers: Bob Polinsky, Neal Mersch and Mark Softy to the Rangers to complete the trade. Mickey Rivers had been traded to the Rangers in June, but the deal had fell through. Both of the Players to be Named Later that came with OF Oscar Gamble will make the MLB: Pitchers Gene Nelson and Ray Fontenot, something that can't be said for the 3 Minor League Pitchers that the Yankees had sent to the Rangers.
1980-Former Yankees Minor League C Jon-Mark Sprowl was born.
Jon Mark Sprowl was originally signed by the Cubs, later he would play in the Diamondbacks organization. Following a 2003 mid-season trade along with OF David Dellucci and P Bret Prinz to the Yankees for MLB OF Raúl Mondesí. He was assigned to the Class A Battle Creek Yankees (MWL). Between the 2 clubs, he had produced at a .321 with 30 doubles, 71 walks, 77 runs and only 39 strikeouts. He had 18 passed balls and 13 errors; he only threw out 22% of attempted base-thieves, defensive being the lone poor spot. He led the Midwest League in OBP, was 2nd in average, was 3rd in OBP and tied for the most passed balls. That offensive performance won him honors as the MWL's All-Star Catcher. Jon-Mark's would hit .256 for the 2004 Class A Tampa Yankees (FSL). He was a backup Catcher for 2005 Class A Tampa Yankees; he would fall to a .228 mark. In 2006, Jon would spend his final pro baseball season in the Cubs system; as a utility man for the Class A Daytona Cubs, hitting just .118 in 17 Games, West Tenn. Diamond Jaxx (.205 in 26 Games) and the AAA Iowa Cubs (1 for 8, 2B). Overall, Sprowl would hit .270 with 18 HRs and 200 RBIs in 505 Minor League games.
1989-Former Yankees Pitcher Nick Ramirez (2023) was born.
First baseman Nick Ramirez was drafted by the Brewers in the 4th round draft of the 2011 amateur draft. He was signed by the Brewers for a bonus of $213,300 and made his pro debut that summer. The slugger began his pro career with 11 HRs, 53 RBIs and a .271 for the Helena Brewers and Wisconsin Timber Rattlers in 2011. In 2012, he would hit .248 with 16 HRs and 70 RBIs in 96 games for Wisconsin and in 2013, he hit .258 with 19 HRs and 81 RBIs in 134 games for the Brevard County Manatees. He was a Florida State League Mid-Season All-Star that year. He began 2014 season with the AA Huntsville Stars and earned a spot on the Southern League Mid-Season All-Star team. However, that's where he topped out as a position player. He was encouraged by the Brewers to take up pitching in 2017. He had not only pitched in college, but he had made the US team for the 2010 World University Championship. He would join the Tigers organization in 2019 and was called up to the MLB as a pitcher on May 10th that year. He would make his MLB pitching debut the next day, when he would pitch 4 innings against Twins, allowing 1 earned run on 6 hits. On December 9, 2022, he was signed by the Yankees. For the 2023 AL season, he would post a 1-2 record with a 2.66 ERA and 1 save in 32 games.
On March 31, 2024, Nick was DFA by the team in a 40-man roster move. He had been pitching for the Yankees AAA Scranton club. On April 2, 2024, Nick was purchased by the Dodgers from the Yankees. In July, the Dodgers would send him down to their AAA club.
1989-Former Yankees Reserve INF (1934-1937) and MLB Manager Don “Jeep” Heffner had passed away. (1911-1989)
In 1934, the Yankees had acquired INF Don “Jeep” Heffner from the AA Baltimore Orioles (IL) for $25,000 Cash. He was a Reserve INF for the 1934-1937 Yankees. He had played in 161 games for the team, while hitting .251 with No HRs and 60 RBIs. Don didn’t appear in the 1936-1937 World Series for the Yankees. On February 15,1938, he was traded by the Yankees along with $10,000 Cash to the Browns for Reserve INF Bill Knickerbocker. St. Louis would give Heffner more playing time than the Yankees did. Later, Don was an MLB Coach for the 1962 Mets. In 1966, Don would manage the Reds for 83 games, while posting a 37-46 record before being replaced by Dave Bristol.
1993-Former Yankees, A’s, Angels and Orioles OF/DH Reggie Jackson (1977-1981) is inducted into Baseball's Hall of Fame at Cooperstown. Reggie receives 396 votes out of 423 HOF ballots issued. With the Yankees, Reggie appeared in 658 games, while hitting 144 HRs with 461 RBIs. He finished MLB playing career with 563 HRs and a .262 lifetime BA. He had originally come up with the Kansas City A’s. He would play for the A’s, Orioles, Yankees, Angels and finish up his MLB playing career with the Oakland A’s.
2010-In St. Petersburg, Rays Starter James Shields keeps the Yankees off the scoreboard for 7 innings in a 3-0 win that brings the Rays within a game of the AL East leaders.
2011-Yankees veteran Starter CC Sabathia wins his MLB-leading 16th game in the Yankees 3-2 defeat of the White Sox. The big lefthander is 9-1 over his last 10 starts of the 2011 MLB season.
2014-As the July 31st MLB trade deadline has ended, the Yankees make adjustments to their MLB 25-man roster for the new players joining the team with 2 Reserve players: OF Zolio Almonte and INF Zelous Wheeler being sent back to AAA Scranton (IL).
2016-On August 1, 2016, veteran All-Star OF/DH Carlos Beltran was traded by the Yankees to the Rangers for 3 Minor League Pitchers: Nick Green, Erik Swanson and Dillon Tate. At the time of the trade, Carlos Beltran was hitting .304 with 22 HRs and 64 RBIs in 99 games for the 2016 Yankees. The Yankees will trade away Pitchers Erik Swanson (Mariners) and Dillon Tate (Orioles), while still holding on to Pitcher Nick Green, who would pitch for the 2019 AA Trenton Thunder (EL).
2022-The Yankees have announced that they have acquired Starter Frankie Montas and Reliever Lou Trivino from the Oakland in exchange for 4 Minor League Players: P JP Sears, INF Cooper Bowman, P Luis Medina and P Ken Waldichuk. Frankie Montas, 29, has gone 4-9 with a 3.18 ERA in 19 starts this season. The starter has allowed 2ER-or-fewer in 14 of his 19 starts this year and 1ER-or-fewer in 9 starts. Montas has tossed at least 6.0 innings in 12 of his 19 starts this season. He has held opponents to a .233 (91-for-390) slash line, posting the 8th-lowest opponents’ on-base percentage in the AL. He also ranks 7th in the AL in strikeouts per 9.0 innings (9.37) and 10th in WHIP (1.14). Since the beginning of May, Montas has posted a 2.76 ERA in 14 starts. Over that same stretch, he has allowed 2ER-or-fewer in 11 of his 14 starts. Over his last 5 starts since June 23rd, he has posted a 1.96 ERA. In 7 seasons with the 2015 White Sox and the 2017-2022 Athletics, he has gone 35-32 with a 3.73 ERA in 121 career games (91 starts). His 3.49 ERA since 2018 is the 4th-lowest ERA in the AL in that span. Montas has struck out 376 batters over his last 3 seasons (since 2020), the 6th-most in the AL during that stretch. On December 14, 2009, he was originally signed by the Red Sox as a Non-Drafted Free Agent. He has been traded 4 times during his MLB career. On December 14, 2013, Montas was traded to the White Sox as part of a 3-team deal in which the White Sox acquired OF Avisaíl García from the Tigers and P J.B. Wendelken and INF Cleuluis Rondon from Boston. The Red Sox acquired P Jake Peavy from the White Sox and P Brayan Villarreal from Detroit and the Tigers had acquired INF José Iglesias from Boston. On July 30,2015, he was traded to the Dodgers with INF Micah Johnson and OF Trayce Thompson in a 3-team trade in which the Dodgers sent INF Brandon Dixon, INF José Peraza and OF Scott Schebler to the Reds and the Reds would send INF Todd Frazier to the White Sox. On August 1,2016, he was then acquired by the Oakland along with P Jharel Cotton and P Grant Holmes from the Dodgers in exchange for P Rich Hill and OF Josh Reddick. Lou Trivino, 30, is 20-23 with a 4.04 ERA in 260 appearances (1 start) over 5 MLB seasons, all with 2018-2022 Oakland A’s. Over his MLB pitching career, he has held right-handed batters to a .211 batting average, .299 on-base percentage and .319 slugging percentage (.618 OPS). In 2022, he is 1-6 with a 6.47 ERA and 10 saves in 39 relief appearances. Additionally, this season, he has allowed just 2-of-20 (10.0%) inherited runners to score, which is tied for the 3rd-lowest percentage in the MLB. In his 1st season as the A’s closer in 2021, he was 8th in the AL in saves (22) and tied for 8th in tied for 8th in games pitched (71), while posting a 7-8 record with a 3.18 ERA, while allowing just 0.61 HRs per 9.0 innings and a .310 slugging average against. In 5 career MLB postseason appearances, he has a 1.59 ERA without a decision, appearing in the 2018 WC game against the Yankees, the 2020 WC Series against Chicago-AL and the 2020 ALDS against Houston. The 6’5” Pa. native was originally selected in the 11th round of the 2013 1st-Year Player Draft from Slippery Rock Univ. Pitcher J.P. Sears, 26, made his MLB pitching debut with the Yankees this season by going 3-0 with a 2.05 ERA in 7 games, including 2 starts. With AAA Scranton/Wilkes-Barre in 2022, he went 1-1 with a 1.67 ERA in 11 games (9 starts). The left-hander has appeared in 77 games with 43 starts over 5 career minor league seasons (2017-2019, 2020-2021), while posting a 17-14 record with a 2.86 ERA. Originally, he was drafted by the Mariners in the 11th round of the 2017 1st-Year Player Draft out of The Citadel. On November 18, 2017, he was acquired by the Yankees along with R. Juan in exchange for Reliever Nick Rumbelow.
Cooper Bowman, 22, was drafted in the 4th round of the 2021 1st-Year Player Draft from the Univ. of Louisville. In 2 minor league seasons with the Yankees, the right-handed hitting So. Dakota native has batted .227 (91-for-401) with 74R, 24 doubles, 2 triples, 12 HRs, 58 RBIs, 48 SB, 66 BB and a .346 on-base percentage in 111 games at Low-A Tampa (28 G in 2021), the Florida Complex League Yankees (5G in 2021) and High-A Hudson Valley (80 G in 2022). At Single-A Hudson Valley this year, he had hit .217 (65-for-299) with 54R, 15 doubles, 1 triple, 8 HRs, 35 RBIs, 35 SB, 55BB and a .343 on-base percentage, starting 58 games at 2nd base and 16 games at shortstop. Luis Medina, 23, has gone 14-20 with a 4.46 ERA in over 6 minor league seasons (2016-2019, 2021-2022) with the Yankees organization. A right-handed starting pitcher, Medina made 17 appearances (all starts) with AA Somerset in 2022, going 4-3 with a 3.38 ERA. In 2021, he would pitch for High-A Hudson Valley and AA Somerset, combining to go 6-4 with a 3.39 ERA in 22 games (21 starts). On July 8,2015, Medina was signed by the Yankees as a Non-Drafted Free Agent. Ken Waldichuk, 24, has gone 12-8 with a 3.42 ERA over 3 minor league seasons (2019, 2021-2022) with the Yankees. In 2022, the pitcher has made 17 combined starts with AA Somerset (6 GS) and AAA Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (11GS) going a combined 6-3 with a 2.71 ERA. He had previously split the 2021 season between High-A Hudson Valley (7G/7GS) and AA Somerset (16G/14GS), combining to go 6-3 with a 3.03 ERA in 23 games (21 starts). In 2021, Waldichuk was named an MiLB.com Organization All-Star, after leading all Yankees Minor Leaguers in strikeouts and ranking 4th in ERA. The San Diego, Ca., native was selected by the Yankees in the 5th round of the 2019 1st-Year Player Draft out of St. Mary’s College of Ca.
2022-The Yankees announced Monday that they have acquired Reliever Scott Effross from the Cubs in exchange for Minor Leaguer P Hayden Wesneski. Effross, 28, has gone 1-4 with 1 save and a 2.66 ERA in 47 games (1 start) this season. His 47 appearances are tied for the 2-most in the MLB. The right-handed pitcher has held opponents to a .220 slash line this season, including a .132 (7-for-53) mark vs. left-handers. He has stranded 24 of his 28 inherited runner this year (85.7%), the 3rd-best mark in the NL. Effross has not allowed a run in 20 of his 24 relief appearances since the beginning of June, while posting a 2.01 ERA (22.1IP, 5ER) in that span. In 2 MLB seasons with the 2021-2022 Cubs, he has gone 3-5 with 1 save and a 2.91 ERA and 1 save in 61 appearances (1 start). The Twinsburg, Ohio, native was originally selected by the Cubs in the 15th round of the 2015 1rst-Year Player Draft out of Indiana Univ. Hayden Wesneski, 24, had posted a 6-7 record with a 3.51 ERA in 19 starts with AAA Scranton/Wilkes-Barre this season. In over 3 minor league seasons in the Yankees organization (2019, 2021-2022), the right-handed pitcher has gone 18-14 with a 3.52 ERA in 62 games (43 starts). The Houston, Tx., native was selected by the Yankees in the 6th round of the 2019 1st-Year Player Draft out of Sam Houston St. Univ.
August 2nd
1893-Former Yankees Reserve OF Angel Aragon (1914,1916-1917) was born. (1893-1952)
The Cuban-born OF Angel Aragon had appeared in 32 games for the Yankees, while hitting just .118 with No HRs and 5 RBIs. After playing for the 1917 Yankees, he would play in the Minor Leagues until 1927. He is the Father of MLB Player Jack Aragon (1941). Later, Angel would become an MLB Scout for the Yankees.
1929-The A's 11-10 victory over the Tigers increases their 1929 AL led to 11 1/2 games over the Yankees, who are losers today to the Indians by the score of 9-8. They will finish the 1929 AL season in 2nd place with an 88-66 record and failing to draw a million fans to Yankee Stadium for the 1929 AL season. They will finish 1929 AL campaign with a Yankee Stadium season attendance of 960,148 fans.
1931-The Red Sox and the 3rd-place Yankees would split a Sunday doubleheader before a record crowd of 40,000 fans, being played at Braves Field because of religious restrictions involving Fenway Park. Former Red Sox Pitcher Red Ruffing wins the opener by score of 4-1 for the Yankees and Ex-Yankees Reliever Wilcy Moore blanks his former teammates by the score of 1-0 in the nightcap. Moore allows just 3 singles in topping Yankees Starter George Pipgras. The Yankees will go on to play 308 games before being shut out again.
1933-Philadelphia A's Catcher Mickey Cochrane hits for the cycle for the 2nd time in his MLB playing career against the Yankees in a 16-3 drubbing of the Bombers at Yankee Stadium. The A’s hitters had chased Yankees Starter Red Ruffing and 3 other Bronx pitchers, early in the game to score the 16 runs.
1939-At Yankee Stadium, with his back to home plate, Yankees CF Joe DiMaggio runs down Tigers Slugger Hank Greenberg’s drive, which winds up behind the flagpole in centerfield. The Detroit superstar arounds 2B and stops in his tracks. The Yankees will lose the game by the score of 7-2. The next day, the newspapers call it the greatest catch in Yankee Stadium history.
1942-At Yankee Stadium, a Negro League doubleheader is played. In the 1st game, Satchel Paige and Hilton Smith combine to pitch a 1-hit shutout over the New York Cubans (Negro League). The Monarchs win the game by a score of 9-0. In the 2nd game of the twin-bill, the Philadelphia Stars conquer the Baltimore Elite Giants by the score of 7-4. Stars Henry Spearman's Grand Slam HR sparks the Philly attack.
1951-Former Yankees Pitcher Guy “Rebel” Cooper (1914) had passed away. (1893-1951)
On August 11,1913, Pitcher Guy Cooper was purchased by the Yankees from Class C Petersburg Goobers (VAL) for $1,500 Cash. He had appeared in 1 game in relief for the 1914 Yankees with no record. On May 27,1914, he was purchased by the Red Sox from the Yankees. He had pitched in just 1 game in relief for the 1914 Yankees. With the 1914 Red Sox, he had appeared in 9 games and in 1915, just 1 game with Boston ending his MLB Pitching career with a 1-0 record with a 5.33 ERA in 11 games. He would continue to pitch in the Minor Leagues until 1926.
1961-At Yankee Stadium, the Bronx Bombers beat Kansas City by a score of 12-5 with Mickey Mantle walloping a 1st inning HR off of their former Yankees Pitching teammate, now an A’s Starter Art Ditmar, who takes the loss. Yankees Starter Ralph Terry picks up his 7th win, while Rookie Reliever Hal Reniff gets his 1st save of the season. Yankees AL All-Star Sluggers Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris are now tie both at 40 HRs mark for the 1961 AL season.
1975-Former 1950’s Yankees All-Star player Billy Martin becomes the new 1975 Yankees Manager replacing current Manager Bill Virdon. Billy Martin had recently been let go by the Rangers. Bill Virdon was saddled with an injury-plagued team (OF Elliot Maddox, Starter Mel Stottlemyre and OF Bobby Bonds) for the 1975 AL Season. The former Yankee Minor League Player had been named The Sporting News Manager of the Year for his work with the Yankees in 1974, bringing the team to 2nd place finish in the AL East. The 1975 Yankees were 53-51 under Bill Virdon. Under Billy Martin, the Yankees went 30-26 for the remainder of the 1975 AL season, finishing in 3rd place with an 83-77 record in the East Division. Bill Virdon will soon become the Astros Manager in August. Also, the Yankees let MLB Pitching Coach Mel Wright go, he is replaced by Whitey Ford. Mel will join Virdon in Houston as his MLB Pitching Coach.
1977-The Yankees had purchased Pitcher Stan Thomas from the Mariners. He was 2-6 with a 6.02 ERA for the new AL Expansion Team, the Seattle Mariners. The Yankees will send him to their AAA team, the Syracuse Chiefs (IL). He would later appear in 3 games with the 1977 Yankees; while posting a 1-0 record with a 7.11 ERA, before being traded to the White Sox in the Jim Spencer trade on December 12, 1977.
1978-The Yankees take a 5-0 lead over the Red Sox, but Boston ties it in the 8th inning on 3-wild pitches, 2 bases-loaded walks and a collection of bloop hits. The game ends in a 14-inning tie at 5-5.
1979-Yankees Captain and AL All-Star Catcher Thurman Munson, 32, (1947-1979) perishes at Canton, Ohio airport in a crash of his private jet plane, that he was piloting. A crowd of 51,151 fans will attend the memorial tribute for Thurman Munson at Yankee Stadium tomorrow.
1985-Ozzie Guillen scores from 2B on an infield hit in the 11th inning to give the White Sox a 6-5 victory over the Yankees. Salazar's slow roller down the 1B line is fielded by Yankees Reliever Mike Bordi and with no play at 1B, Guillen keeps running. In the 7th inning, when White Sox Catcher Carlton Fisk tags out 2 Yankee runners at home plate during the same play. The unusual 8-6-2-2 double play results as both Yankee base runners Bobby Meacham and Dale Berra try to score on Rickey Henderson's double in the gap.
1990-Yankees Rookie 1B Kevin Maas hits his 10th HR in just 77 at bats, the fastest any MLB player has ever reached that mark, but the Yankees lose to the Tigers by a score of 6-5 in 11 innings.
1999-MLB Commissioner Bud Selig announces that Yankees DH/OF Darryl Strawberry's reinstatement has been moved up from August 11th to August 4th. He will appear in 24 games for the 1999 Yankees, while hitting .327 with 3 HRs and 6 RBIs. In the 2009 AL playoffs and World Series, he will hit .333 for the Yankees.
2005-Former Yankees Minor League INF and MLB Executive Milt Graf had passed away. (1930-2005)
INF Milt Graf was drafted by the Yankees in the 1955 MLB Rule 5 Player Draft from the Pirates organization. He never appeared with the Yankees at the MLB level. Then Milt was traded to Kansas City in February of 1957 as part of the Bobby Shantz trade. After retiring as an active MLB player, he would work for the Pirates as an MLB Infield Coach and then he would work in their front office. Also, he was an MLB Scout for the Giants and the Reds organizations.
2007-The White Sox top the Yankees by the score of 13-9. Both teams score 8 times in the 2nd inning to set an MLB record for runs in that frame. It is the 2nd time in MLB history that this feat occurred. Chicago Slugger Jermaine Dye hits 2 HRs and double twice, including a go-ahead drive that gave the White Sox the lead to win the game.
2009-Yankees OF Melky Cabrera hits for the cycle and drives in 4 runs in the Yankees' 8-5 win over the White Sox. He is the 1st Yankee batter to have hit a cycle since Shortstop Tony Fernandez in 1995. Cabrera hit a 3-run HR in the 2nd inning, to give the Yankees a 3-0 lead. He doubled in the 4th inning. Melky had an RBI-single in the 5th inning. He completed the cycle with a triple in the 9th inning
2010-In the Bronx, the Blue Jays lash out a MLB record-tying 6 doubles in the 5th inning, including 2 by Travis Snider to beat the Yankees by the score of 8-6. Toronto Starter Brandon Morrow beats former Blue Jays Starter A.J. Burnett, while Jays Closer Kevin Gregg retires Yankees Slugger Alex Rodriguez, after giving up a solo HR to Nick Swisher to end the game and earn his 24th save of the 2010 AL season.
2011-The Yankees' 6-0 win over the White Sox is shortened to 7 innings by rain at U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago, but not before Yankees 1B Mark Teixeira sets a record by hitting a HR from both sides of the plate for the 12th time of his MLB playing career. He hits a long ball right-handed off of Starter John Danks in the 3rd inning, then 1 left-handed in the pouring rain off of Reliever Jason Frasor in the 7th inning. Teixeira had been tied with MLB Sluggers Eddie Murray and Chili Davis with 11 such games. Yankees Starter Phil Hughes is the winner in his best outing of the 2011 AL season.
2018-The Red Sox begin a 4-game series against the Yankees at home with an emphatic 15-7 win at Fenway Park. Steve Pearce homers 3 times and drives in 6 runs to lead the Boston offense, as they pound the Yankees' bullpen for 13 runs after Yankees Starter CC Sabathia leaves with a 4-2 lead after battling through the 1st 3 innings. Yankees Reliever Johnathan Holder is the worst offender, as he retires none of the 7 Boston batters that he faces and they all cross the plate as Boston scores 8 times in the 4th inning.
2022-The Yankees today announced that they have acquired OF Harrison Bader and a Player to be Named Later or Cash Considerations from the Cardinals in exchange for Starter Jordan Montgomery. Bader, 28, has hit .256 (63-for-246) with 35 Runs, 7 doubles, 3 triples, 5 HRs, 21 RBIs and 13 BB in 72 games with the 2022 Cardinals. The 2021 Gold Glove Award winner has appeared in 71 games playing CF this season and has not made an error in 177 total chances. Over parts of 6 MLB seasons with the 2017-2022 Cardinals, the right-handed batter has hit .246 (376-for-1,530) with 226 Runs, 72 doubles, 11 triples, 52 HRs, 168 RBIs, 135 BB and 55 SB in 523 MLB career games. The Bronxville, N.Y., native was originally selected by the Cardinals in the 3rd round of the 2015 1st-Year Player Draft out of the Univ. of Florida. Starter Jordan Montgomery, 29, had posted a 3-3 record with a 3.69 ERA in 21 starts with the Yankees this season. In 6 MLB seasons with the Yankees (2017-2022), he has posted a 22-20 record with a 3.94 ERA in 98 games (97 starts). The Sumter, S.C., native was originally drafted by the Yankees in the 4th round of the 2014 1st-Year Player Draft out of the Univ. of So. Carolina.
2022-The Yankees announced that they have acquired Minor League Pitcher Clayton Beeter from the Dodgers in exchange for MLB OF Joey Gallo. Clayton Beeter, 23, has gone 0-3 with a 5.75 ERA (in 18 games (16 starts) with AA Tulsa this season. His 15.33 strikeouts per 9.0 innings this season rank 2nd among all minor league pitchers who have tossed at least 50.0 innings. In 2021, he was named a MiLB.com Organization All-Star after posting a 3.44 ERA in 28 combined games (27 starts) with High-A Great Lakes and AA Tulsa. Over 2 minor league seasons in the Dodgers organization (2021-22), the right-hander has gone 0-9 with a 4.59 ERA (104.0IP, 86H, 61R/53ER, 57BB, 166K, 15HR) in 46 games (43 starts). Entering the 2022 season, he was tabbed by Baseball America as having the “best curveball” among Dodgers Minor League Pitchers, he was recently ranked by the publication as the No.15 prospect in the Dodgers organization. The Fort Worth, Tex., native was originally selected by the Dodgers in the 2nd round of the 2020 1st-Year Player Draft out of Texas Tech Univ. MLB OF Joey Gallo, 28, had batted .159 (37-for-233) with 32R, 4 doubles, 1 triple,12 HRs, 24 RBIs and 40 BB in 82 games with the Yankees this season. In parts of 8 MLB seasons with the 2015-2021 Rangers and the 2021-2022 Yankees, the left-handed batter has hit .201 (452-for-2,247) with 384 Runs, 85 doubles, 8 triples, 170 HRs, 363 RBIs and 401BB in 708 career games. Gallo was acquired by the Yankees along with Reliever Joely Rodríguez and Cash Considerations from Texas in exchange for Minor League P Glenn Otto and Infielders Ezequiel Duran, Trevor Hauver and Josh Smith. The Henderson, Nev., native was originally selected by the Rangers in the supplemental 1st round of the 2012 1st-Year Player Draft (39th overall) out of Bishop Gorman HS in Las Vegas, Nev.
August 3rd 2022 MLB Trade Deadline
1914-Yankees Catcher Les Nunamaker throws out 3 consecutive Tiger base runners in 1st inning of Yankee 4-1 lost to Detroit. Each Tigers base runner had singled; they were thrown out at 2nd while caught trying to steal.
1917-Former Yankees Minor League P Marino Candini was born. (1917-1998)
Before the start of the 1938 AL season, hurler Milo Cardini was sent from El Paso (AZ-TXL) to the Yankees in an unknown transaction. He would pitch several seasons in their Minor League System, pitching on their 2 top AA teams, the Newark Bears (IL) and the Kansas City Blues (AA). On January 29,1943, Milo was traded by the Yankees along with INF Jerry Priddy to the Senators for Pitcher Bill Zuber and Cash. He would make his MLB Pitching debut during the 1943 AL season with the Senators. He would win his 1st 7 starts for the Nats, finishing the 1943 AL season with a 11-7 record. Milo would remained with the team through 1949 season with the exception of 1945, when he served in the Army during WWII from March 1945 to February 1946. On May 24,1949, Milo was traded by the Senators to AAA Oakland Oaks (PCL) for Pitcher Lloyd Hittle. On November 17,1949, Milo was drafted by the Phillies from AAA Oakland Oaks (PCL) in the 1949 MLB Rule 5 Player Draft. He had pitched for the team for 2 seasons, while posting a 2-0 record. He did not appear with the Phillies in 1950 World Series against the Yankees. In 1952, he would return to the Minor Leagues, pitching in the PCL until his retirement from baseball in 1957. His final MLB Pitching career record was 26-21 with a 3.92 ERA and 8 saves in 174 games. After his active baseball career ended, Candini owned a liquor store in his hometown. In 1998, he had died of Prostate Cancer at age 80.
1920-Former Yankees MLB Bullpen Coach Jim Hegan (1961-1973) was born. (1920-1984)
Jim Hegan was an MLB Catcher from 1941-1960, mainly with the Indians, finishing with a .228 BA, 92 HRs and 525 RBIs in 1,666 MLB games. He was known for his outstanding defensive skills behind the plate and his handling of pitchers, especially with his time with Cleveland Indians. He had appeared in 2 World Series with the Indians (1948 and 1954) playing in 10 games, while hitting .188 with 1 HR and 5 RBIs. Jim had played for the Indians, Tigers, Phillies, Giants and the Cubs before joining the Yankees on September 2,1960, when he was signed as an MLB Free Agent. He didn’t appear in any games for the 1960 Yankees, who would release him on October 1,1960. In October of 1960, he was hired by new Yankees Manager Ralph Houk to become his new MLB Bullpen Coach for the 1961 AL season. Jim would hold his Yankees MLB Coaching position until the end of 1973 AL season. When former Yankees Manager Ralph Houk went to the Tigers in 1974, Jim Hegan would join him to be on his Tigers MLB Coaching staff. He would return to the Yankees for 2 more seasons, before becoming an MLB Scout before retiring from the game. His son, Mike Hegan had played for the Yankees (1964,1966-1967,1973-1974). They were the 1st Father-Son combination to appear in a World Series together in 1964 with the Yankees against the Cardinals.
1933-The Yankees 308-game scoring streak comes to an end when the Philadelphia A’s Starter Lefty Grove hangs a 5-hit, a 7-0 shutout win over the Yankees. They had tallied in 308 games in a row, during which they scored 1,986 runs (6.5 per game) to 1,434 runs for the opposition, which Bronx hurlers blanked 22 times. The Yankees responded by scoring at least 1 run in every game they played for the rest of the 1933 AL season.
1937-At Yankee Stadium, a Tuesday afternoon crowd of 66,767 fans watches as 1B Lou Gehrig plays his 1,900th consecutive MLB game. The Yankees would sweep a twin bill from the White Sox by the scores of 7-2 and 5-3. Yankee Pitchers Red Ruffing and Johnny Murphy pick up wins for the Bronx Bombers. Bronx hitters Lou Gehrig, Joe DiMaggio, Bill Dickey and Tony Lazzeri (2) hit HRs for the Bombers in the doubleheader.
1940-Former Yankees Reserve OF Roger Repoz (1964-1966) was born.
Before the start of 1960 AL season, OF Roger Repoz was signed by the Yankees, as an MLB Amateur Free Agent. Roger debuted in 1960 with the St. Petersburg Saints (.230, 3 HRs, 21 RBIs) and the Modesto Reds (.240, 1 HR, 4 RBIs). In 1961, Repoz was with Modesto, playing full-time, batting .287 with 5 HRs and 59 RBIs. Roger would play for the 1962 Augusta Yankees (SAL), hitting just .225 with 5 HRs and 53 RBIs. In 1963, he would hit only .221, but he began to show power with 20 HRs for Augusta, placing him 3rd in the South Atlantic League. By 1964, Repoz had made his way up to Class AA with the Columbus Confederate Yankees. He would hit .234 with 23 HRs and 76 RBIs for Columbus. He would make his MLB Player debut with a September call-up to the 1964 Yankees, where he was used almost exclusively as a defensive substitute in RF. In 1965, Repoz would hit .287 with 14 HRs and 38 RBIs for the AAA Toledo Mud Hens (IL) before joining the Yankees in late June. He would hit .220 for the 1965 Yankees, showing good pop (12 HRs in 218 AB), but striking out 57 times. At the time of his trade by the Yankees to Kansas City, he was hitting .349 off the Yankees bench, but the Bronx Front Office knew that he wasn’t in their future plans as a regular player. Overall, as a Yankee, Roger had appeared in 127 games, mostly as a Reserve Outfielder, while hitting .240 with 12 HRs and 37 RBIs. On June 10,1966, Roger was traded by the Yankees along with 2 Pitchers: Gil Blanco and Bill Stafford to Kansas City for Pitcher Fred Talbot and Catcher Billy Bryan. From 1964 to 1971, Roger would play in the MLB with the Yankees, A’s and the Angels, while appearing in 831 games; hitting .224 with 82 HRs and 268 RBIs. In 1972, he went to Japan to play pro baseball. In 5 seasons in Japan, Roger had hit .262 with 122 HRs in 526 games.
1940-Former Yankees Minor League C Willard Hershberger had passed away. (1910-1940)
Catcher Willard Hershberger had previously played for the AA Newark Bears (IL) in the Yankees organization. In 1937, he was on their team, that had won over 100 games, while hitting .325. He was 28 years old, when he broke into the MLB. He had played in the Minor Leagues during most of the 1930s, hitting over .300 at most of his stops. On December 3,1937, Willard was traded by the Yankees to the Reds for Eddie Miller and $40,000. With the Reds, he was the Reserve Catcher, backing up NL All-Star Catcher Ernie Lombardi. Willard was suffering from depression, when he took his life in his Boston Copley Hotel room. He had played 3 seasons for the Reds, while hitting .316 in 160 games. He had appeared in the 1939 World Series against his former team the Yankees as a pinch-hitter.
1947-The Yankees had sold Pitcher Al Lyons to the Pirates. He had pitch for the 1944 Yankees, while appearing in 11 games with no decisions. Then Al went into the Navy missing the 1944-1945 AL seasons. He would return to the club in 1946, pitching for their AAA team, the Kansas City Blues (AA), while posting a 7-12 record with a 3.67 ERA in 24 games. He was called up to the Bronx, where he went 0-1 with a 5.40 ERA in 2 games for the team. For the 1955-1956 Yankees, he was 1-0 with a 9.00 ERA in 6 games.
1964-Former Yankees Reserve INF Kevin Elster (1994-1995) was born.
Veteran MLB INF Kevin Elster appeared in only 17 games with the 1994-1995 Yankees hitting just .054. He had originally come up to the MLB with the 1986 Mets.
1967-The Yankees had obtained 2 hurlers: Ron Klimkowski and Pete Magrini and Cash from the Red Sox for veteran AL MVP and All-Star Catcher Elston Howard. He could no longer hit the fastball. Ellie was at the end of the line of his fine MLB playing career; he would help the Red Sox win the AL flag in 1967. He had handled their MLB Pitching staff during the 1967 AL pennant chase. He would appear in the 1967 World Series against the Cardinals. Overall, as a Yankees player, Howard had hit .279 with 161 HRs and 733 RBIs. Howard would stay on with the Red Sox until the 1968 AL season had ended. In 1969, he would return to the Yankees organization, becoming their 1st Black MLB Coach. Minor League P Ron Klimkowski and former MLB P Pete Magrini never did major anything for the Yankees.
1978-In the continuation of the previous evening’s suspended game the Red Sox score twice in the 17th inning to defeat the Yankees by a score of 7-5. Former Yankees Starter Mike Torrez defeats the Yankees by the score of 8-1 in a rain shorten regularly scheduled game. The double loss dropped the Yankees to 8 ½ games behind the Red Sox in the AL East.
1979-The Yankees had purchased veteran MLB INF Lenny Randle from the Pirates. Also, they would bring up Catcher Brad Gulden and OF Bobby Brown from the AAA Columbus Clippers (IL). Brad Gulden would share catching duties with Rookie Catcher Jerry Narron, due to the recent death of All-Star Catcher Thurman Munson in a jet plane crash. Randle will hit .179 in 20 games, playing mostly in the outfield for the team. In the off-season, he will leave the Yankees for MLB Free Agency.
1982-The White Sox sweep a doubleheader at Yankee Stadium beating the Bronx Bombers by scores of 1-0 and 14-2, prompting Yankees Team Owner George Steinbrenner to fire Yankees Manager Gene Michael, replacing him with MLB Pitching Coach Clyde King. King is the Yankees' 3rd Manager of the 1982 AL season. The Yankees had started the 1982 AL season with veteran MLB Manager Bob Lemon, who was fired after 14 games (6-8). Then Gene “Stick” Michael took over the team, he would post a 44-42 record. King would finish the 1982 AL season with a 29-33 record. Former Yankees Manager Billy Martin will take over the team for the 1983 AL season.
1983-Former Yankees Reserve INF Mark Reynolds (2013) was born.
On August 15, 2013, INF Mark Reynolds was signed as MLB Free Agent with the Yankees, who had struggled all season to find production from their corner infielders. He would bounce back to some degree with the Yankees, by hitting .236 with 6 HRs and 19 RBIs in 36 games. In October of 2013, the Yankees would grant Mark MLB Free Agency. He will sign with the Brewers for 2014 NL season.
1984-Former Yankees Reserve OF Elmer Smith (1922-1923) had passed away. (1892-1984)
On July 23,1922, veteran OF Elmer Smith was traded by the Red Sox along with veteran 3B Joe Dugan to the Yankees for INF Chick Fewster, OF Elmer Miller, Shortstop Johnny Mitchell, P/OF Lefty O’Doul and $50,000 Cash. He had appeared in 91 games for the Yankees, while hitting .290 with 8 HRs and 31 RBIs. He would play in 2 games of the 1922 World Series for the Yankees, with no hits. On January 7,1924, Elmer was traded by the Yankees along with $50,000 Cash and a Player to be Named Later to AA Louisville Colonels (AA) for future HOF CF Earle Combs. He would play the 1924 Colonels. He would return to the MLB for his final season with the 1925 Reds. He would continue to play Minor League baseball from 1926 to 1932, retiring from the game at the age of 39.
1986-At Cleveland, the Yankees set an MLB record by scoring 10 runs in the 5th inning. They have 5 walks, an HBP and 6 hits including 2 HRs to score off of Tribe hurlers. The Yankees would win the game by the score of 10-6.
1987-Tribe Starter Tom Candiotti tosses a 1-hitter as the Indians beat the Yankees by the score of 2-0. Mike Easler's leadoff single in the 8th inning is the only Yankees hit of the game
1990-The Indians Starter Tom Candiotti has his chance of a no-hitter spoiled in the 8th inning, when Yankees OF Oscar Azocar singles. Candy leaves the game then and takes the loss as the Tribe drops a 6-4 decision to the Yankees.
1995-Former Yankees Minor League Manager and MLB Player/Manager Harry Craft had passed away. (1915-1995)
After his MLB playing career had ended with the 1937-1942 Reds, OF Harry Craft would play for the Yankees Top AA team, the Kansas City Blues (AA) for the 1942,1946-1947 seasons. After his retirement as an active player, he would become a Manager in the Yankees Minor League system, managing outfielder Mickey Mantle in his 1st years of pro baseball. Craft would manage the 1949 Independence Yankees, then he would move to the 1950 Joplin Miners (WL), 1951-1952 Beaumont Roughnecks (TXL) and the 1953-1954 AAA Kansas City Blues (AA). He is credited in helping Mickey Mantle becoming a better Outfielder, after being moved from his Shortstop position, while playing at Joplin. In 1955, Harry Craft would join the Kansas City A’s MLB Coaching staff. In 1957, Harry would replace Lou Boudreau as the team's manager. He would remain with the club through the 1959 AL season, before he joined the 1960 Cubs MLB Coaching staff. He helped managed the 1961 Cubs as a member of the club's College of Coaches. He had left the Cubs in 1962, to manage the new NL expansion team, the Houston Colt .45s. Craft was fired as skipper of Colts near the end of the 1964 NL season.
He would remain in the game as an MLB Scout and Minor League Official for the Orioles and Yankees organizations before retiring from baseball in 1991. Former Yankee Sluggers Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle give Harry Craft credit in helping in their player development in their early years of their careers. Craft had helped out OF Roger Maris, while he was with the 1958-1959 Kansas City A’s.
1998-Leading off for the Yankees, 2B Chuck Knoblauch lines a hit off Mike Oquist's ribs and the Yankees continue to connect off the Oakland A’s Pitcher for 15 more hits, including 4 HRs, in 5 innings. The Yankees win the game by a score of 14-1, scoring all 14 earned runs off of Oquist, the most runs allowed since Bill Travers in August of 1977. Yankees Starter Orlando Hernandez picks up the win.
2010-The Blue Jays keeps banging out HRs by the bushel, hitting more 4 HRs in today's 8-2 win over the Yankees at New Yankee Stadium. Aaron Hill, Vernon Wells, Travis Snider and José Bautista connect for the Jays. Toronto Starter Ricky Romero gives up a 2-run HR shot to Yankees 1B Mark Teixeira in the 1st inning, then limits the Bronx Bombers to an infield single the rest of the way to take the win with a complete game 2-hitter. The Jays have now had hit MLB-leading 167 HRs.
2011-The Yankees jump to a 13-1 lead over the White Sox in the 1st 3 innings, chasing Sox Starter Gavin Floyd early, but Yankees Starter A.J. Burnett can't make it through 5 innings, departing after 1 out in the 5th inning, having allowed his team's lead to narrow to 13-7. Yankees Reliever Codey Wade steps in to shut down the White Sox and pick up the victory, with the Yankees running the final score to 18-7 with some late scoring. Robinson Cano hits a 3-run HR in the 1st inning to set the tone. Veteran 3B Eric Chavez has a 2-run HR shot in the 3rd inning, his 1st as a Yankees player.
2021-The Yankees make a series of 25-Man MLB Roster moves today due to the news that their 2 Starters: Geritt Cole and Jordan Montgomery have been placed on the COVIDS-19 List. They would bring up Pitchers Luis Gil, Brody Koerner and Stephen Ridings from the Minor Leagues. All 3 pitchers will appear in a game against the Orioles; Gil going 6 shutout innings in his 1st start, while striking 6 Orioles batters. Then Koerner and Riding would come as relievers to finish the game. Gil will be sent back to Minors, while the 2 relievers will stay in the Yankees bullpen. The Yankees announced that they have outrighted OF Ryan LaMarre to AAA Scranton, he had been DFA last week. Also, they have claimed OF Jonathan Davis on waivers from the Blue Jays; assigning him to AAA Scranton (IL). He had been in 52 games with the 2021 Blues Jays hitting .143 with 1 HR and 4 RBIs. Also, the team had announced that the Brewers had claimed P Sal Romano, who had been DFA earlier in the week. He had appeared in 2 games in relief with the Yankees, having no decisions and a 0.00 ERA. The Yankees had signed him to a Minor League deal on July 18, 2021.
2021-Former Yankees Reserve 1B/OF Duke Carmel (1965) had passed away. (1937-2021)
Duke Carmel was drafted by the Yankees from the Mets organization in the 1964 MLB Rule 5 Player Draft. In 1964, Duke had play well for the Mets AAA club, the Buffalo Bisons (IL) by hitting .271; making the International League All-Star team. In 1965, he had appeared in only 6 games for the Yankees with no hits in just 8 plate appearances. During the 1955 NL season, he had originally been signed by the Cardinals. In 1959, Duke would come up with the Cardinals. During the 1963 NL season, Carmel was traded by the Cardinals to the Mets for OF Jacke Davis and Cash. After he had left the Yankees organization in 1965, he would play at the AAA level with several different MLB organizations before retiring from the game in 1967. Duke would his MLB playing career with a .211 BA with 4 HRs and 23 RBIs in 124 games.