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This Week in Yankees History September 29th-October 5th

September 29th

1886-Former Yankees Pitcher Edwin “Cy” Pieh (1913-1915) was born. (1886-1945)
On August 11,1913, Pitcher Edwin “Cy” Pieh was purchased by the Yankees from Dayton (CL) for $1,500. For the 1913-1915 Yankees, Cy would post an 8-9 record with a 3.78 ERA in 43 games. After leaving the Yankees, Cy would continue to pitch in the high-level Minor Leagues from 1916 to 1919.

1901-Former Yankees Reserve Catcher Anthony “Pug’” Rensa (1933) was born. (1901-1987)
As a back-up catcher for the 1933 Yankees, Anthony “Pug” Rensa would hit .310 in 8 games. He had played in the MLB for 6 seasons with the Phillies, Tigers, White Sox and the Yankees. He would finish his MLB Playing career by hitting .261 with 7 HRs and 65 RBIs in 200 games.

1911-The Yankees would draw 13 walks and steal 15 bases in a wild 16-12 victory against the St. Louis Browns. The game also features an MLB record 6 stolen bases in 1 inning, the 2nd inning.

1914-Former Yankees Pitcher John “Swede” Johnson (1944) was born. (1914-1991)
In 1935, the Tigers had signed Pitcher John “Swede” Johnson. In March of 1940, Johnson had been signed as an MLB Free Agent by the Yankees. In 1943, Swede would post an 8-5 record with the AA Kansas City Blues (AA). His pitching performance would give him his 1st shot at the MLB in 1944. In 1944, he would pitch his 1st MLB season in a Yankees uniform. Johnny went 0-2 with a 4.05 ERA, while appearing in 22 games. On December 15,1944, he was traded to the White Sox for hurler Jake Wade. Johnson did better with the 1945 White Sox by going 3-0 with a 4.26 ERA, while appearing in 29 games.

1916-Red Sox Starter Babe Ruth defeats the Yankees by the score of 3-0. It is the Babe’s 23rd win of the season and his 9th shutout.

1920-Yankees Slugger Babe Ruth hits his MLB record 54th HR on the last day of the 1920 AL season. Only 1 other team in the AL will hit more than 44 HRs.

1921-It’s the 4th game of the crucial series with the Indians, Yankees are in 1st place in the AL by 1 1/2 games. Yankees Manager Miller Huggins asks his players to select as their starting pitcher. The team pick veteran hurler Jack Quinn. He gets rocked for 3 runs in the 1st inning. Then Waite Hoyt replaces Quinn. Babe Ruth gets the Yankees going in the 1st inning with a HR. In the 3rd inning, he gets another run with a double, later he scores. In the 5th inning, Ruth then hits a 2-run HR for the Yankees to take a lead. Bronx Reliever Carl Mays holds the Indians by striking out Catcher Steve O’Neill with runners on 2nd and 3rd with 2 outs in the 9th inning. There by enable the Yankees to virtually clinch the 1921 AL pennant.

1925-Former Yankees Minor League OF Tom Hamilton was born. (1925-1973)
On March 9,1950, OF Tom Hamilton was signed by the Philadelphia A’s as an MLB Amateur Free Agent. He had appeared in 67 games for the 1952-1953 A’s, while hitting just .197 with No HRs and 5 RBIs as a Reserve OF/Pinch-hitter. On December 16,1953, Tom was traded by the A’s along with 3B Loren Babe, Starter Harry Byrd, 1B Eddie Robinson to the Yankees for Pitcher Johnny Gray, 3B Jim Finigan, Minor League Star 1B/OF Vic Power, Outfielders Bill Renna and Carmen Mauro, Catcher Jim Robertson and $25,000 Cash. Tom would never appear with the Yankees at the MLB, the team had sent him to their AAA team, the Kansas City Blues (AA). He would play in the Minor Leagues until 1960, mostly with the Yankees organization.

1927-Yankees Slugger Babe Ruth ties his own HR record with #59 on the 1927 AL season. Ruth will break the HR record tomorrow against the Senators.

1927-Bronx Bomber Slugger Babe Ruth hits his 2nd Grand Slam HR in as many consecutive games, thereby tying the MLB record. He would repeat the Grand Slam HR performance on 8/6/29 and 8/7/29.

1928-The Yankees and Tigers combine to set AL record for most hits by both teams in a 9-inning game (45), when Detroit records 28 hits and the Bombers add another 17 hits. The Tigers won the game by a final score of 19-10.

1934-At Griffith Stadium in Washington, D. C., Yankees Slugger Babe Ruth hits his last HR as a Yankees player, Home Run #659 as a Yankee player and #708 of his MLB playing career comes off of Nats hurler Syd Cohen.

1938-Former Yankees Pitcher Mike McCormick (1970) was born. (1938-2020)
Veteran starter Mike McCormick was obtained from the Giants for Yankees Pitcher John Cumberland. The former 1950’s Giants’ bonus baby, Mike had won the 1967 NL Cy Young Award with the Giants, while posting a 22-10 record with a 2.85 ERA. In 1962, Mike was with the Giants, but he did not appear in the World Series against the Yankees. As a Yankees hurler, he would post a 2-0 record with a 6.10 ERA in 8 games before being released by the team in the spring of 1971. The Royals would pick him up briefly for the 1971 AL season. Overall, as an MLB hurler, Mike had posted a 134-128 record with a 3.73 ERA in 484 games with the Giants (twice), Orioles, Senators, Yankees and the Royals.

1953-Former Yankees Minor League Coach and Manager (1978-1995), MLB Manager Carlos Tosca was born.
Carlos Tosca joined the Yankees Minor League organization in 1978. From 1978-1980, he was a Minor League Coach. From 1980-1985, he was a Minor League Manager. In 1986, he would leave the Yankees organization. Carlos would work with the Marlins and Royals organizations before joining the Blue Jays organization as an MLB Coach. He spent 2 1/2 seasons as MLB Manager of the Blue Jays.

1961-Johnny Blanchard singles in the 9th, plating Roger Maris to give the Yankees a 2-1 walk-off victory over the Red Sox. The super-sub, playing right field today, hit his 21st HR of the season in the 4th inning off Boston's complete-game loser Bill Monbouquette, accounting for New York's other run. Whitey Ford goes 6 innings for the victory to finish the 1961 AL season with a 25-4 record. "Slick" hurls 283 innings during the campaign without allowing a stolen base.

1967-Former Yankees Reserve INF Dave Silvestri (1992-1995) was born.
On March 13,1990, INF Dave Silvestri was traded by the Astros along with a Player to be Named Later to the Yankees for Minor League INF Orlando Miller. The Astros would send Minor League player INF Dave Bond on June 11,1990 to the Yankees to complete the trade. David had played in 56 games for the Yankees as a Reserve INF, while hitting just hitting .192, before being traded on July 16,1995 to the Expos for Minor League OF Tyrone Horne.

1969-The 1969 Mayor’s Trophy Game was played at Shea Stadium. The game was originally scheduled for July 7th, but the game was rained out. The Mets had less than a week before the opening of the 1969 NL playoffs against the Braves, but they still played their regulars. The Amazin’s beat the Yankees by the score of 7-6 for their 3rd straight victory in the series. A livelier ball was used for 5 innings and all runs but 1 were scored with it. The game attendance at Shea Stadium was 32,720 fans. Mets OF Art Shamsky was the Mets hitting star. The winning pitcher for the Mets was Jim McAndrew, while Reliever Ron Klimkowski took the loss for the Yankees

1975-Former Hall of Fame Yankees Manager Casey Stengel (1949-1960) passes away.(1890-1975)
MLB Player (1912-1925): Dodgers, Pirates, Phillies, Giants and Braves), MLB Manager: 1934-1936 Dodgers,1938-1943 Braves,1949-1960 Yankees and the 1962-1965 Mets.
Former OF Casey Stengel would finish his MLB playing career with a .284 BA with 60 HRs and 535 RBIs in 1,277 games. In 1923, he hit an in-the-park HR for the Giants in the World Series at Yankee Stadium. Besides being an MLB Manager, Stengel had managed in the high Minor Leagues with the AA Milwaukee Millers (American Association) and the AAA Oakland Oaks (PCL) before joining the Yankees in 1949. He was selected by Yankees new GM George Weiss to replace Manager Bucky Harris (1947-1948). Casey Stengel would manage the great Yankees Dynasty teams of 1949-1960. He would win 5 straight World Championships (1949-1953). Also, he would win 2 more World Championships in 1956 and 1958. He would finish his Yankee 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 had expired in October of 1960. That winter, he would act as a Special Advisor to new L.A. Angels expansion Team Owner Gene Autry in the December 1960 AL Expansion Team Player Draft. He would return to New York City in 1961 to manage the new 1962 NL expansion team, the Mets. He would manage the Mets from 1962 to mid-1965, when a hip injury forced him to retire from the game. In 1966, Casey Stengel was elected to the Hall of Fame in a special writer’s election, after being seriously injured in an auto accident.

1977-Former Yankees Pitcher Jake Westbrook (2000) was born.
Hurler Jake Westbrook was obtained from the Montreal Expos in the Hideki Irabu trade. For the 2002 Yankees, he would post a 0-2 record with a 13.50 ERA in 3 games, before being traded to the Indians in the David Justice trade on June 29, 2002.

1978-Bronx starter Jim Beattie hurls 4-hit ball for 8-innings, as the Yankees scored 3 runs in the 8th inning to down the Indians by the score of 3-1. Thurman Munson, Reggie Jackson and Lou Piniella, each drove in a run. Bronx Closer Goose Gossage gains his AL leading 26th save. The Yankees lead remains 1 game in AL East.

1987-Yankees 1B Don Mattingly sets an MLB record by hitting his 6th Grand Slam HR of the 1987 AL season, as Bronx starter Charlie Hudson hurls a 4-hit shutout, 6-0 victory over the Red Sox.

2004-At Yankee Stadium, the Yankees sweep a doubleheader with the Twins. In Game 1, Starters Santana and Mussina, both leave the game after 5 innings. The Twins bullpen gives up 4 runs to the Yankees in the 7th inning. Bronx Reliever Paul Quantrill gets the win, his 7th of the 2004 season, while Closer Mo Rivera gets his 42nd save of the season as the Yankees win by the score of 5-3. In the 2nd game, the Yankees win by a score of 5-4, as A-Rod and Matsui hit HRs for the Bombers. Yankees Starter Jon Lieber picks up his 14th victory of the 2004 season, while Rivera gets save #43.

2011-Former Yankees Reserve INF Eddie Bockman (1946) had passed away. (1920-2011)
In 1939, the White Sox had signed INF Eddie Bockman. He would join the Yankees organization in 1940. He would play in Yankees Minor League system with the Joplin Miners (WL), Norfolk Tars (PL) and the AAA Kansas City Blues (AA) before joining the Yankees in 1946. He had missed the 1943-1945 seasons due to WWII military service. Eddie only appeared in 4 games with the 1946 Yankees, while hitting just .083. He spent most of the 1946 season with AAA Kansas City Blues (AA), while appearing in 144 games; hitting .303 with 12 HRs and 95 RBIs. On October 12,1946, he was traded by the Yankees to the Indians for a Player to be Named Later and Cash. On December 5,1946, the Tribe would send 2B Dutch Meyer to the Yankees to complete the trade. Later, he would become a Minor League Manager, then an MLB Scout for the Phillies, signing future MLB players Bob Boone and Larry Bowa.

2012-Orioles Rookie Manny Machado HRs off of Boston P Felix Doubront in the 7th inning to give Baltimore a 4-3 win over the Red Sox. With the Yankees 3-2 loss to the Blue Jays earlier today, the 2 teams are now tied for 1st place in the AL East. Toronto's Ricky Romero gives up 2 1st-inning Yankees runs, but the Jays come back to give Shawn Hill, who only a week ago was pitching for Team Canada in the 2013 World Baseball Classic Qualifiers in Germany, his 1st MLB victory in 2 years.

2018-The Yankees set a new record for HRs in a season with #265 hit by INF Gleyber Torres in the 5th inning against the Red Sox. It eclipses the mark set by the 1997 Seattle Mariners.

2018-Former Yankees Minor League P Ed Martel had passed away from cancer. (1969-2018)
Pitcher Ed Martel was selected in the 11th round of the 1987 MLB Amateur Player Draft by the Yankees. After pitching sparingly his 1st couple campaigns, he would win 10 games in 1989 with the Class A Fort Lauderdale Yankees (FSL). After a down season in 1990, Ed would post a 13-6 record with a 2.81 ERA in 25 games (24 starts) for the AA Albany-Colonie Yankees (EL) in 1991. Then in 1992, he was promoted to the AAA Columbus Clippers (IL), going 10-9 with a 5.56 ERA in 26 games (25 starts). After 2 years out of pro baseball, he would returned to go 2-8 with a 7.16 ERA in 15 games (14 starts) between 2 Independent League teams and the AAA Toledo Mud Hens (IL) in 1995. Overall, he went 46-47 with a 4.27 ERA in 132 games (120 starts) in 7 seasons. He died 18 years after he was 1st diagnosed with cancer.

2019-Former Yankees Reserve OF Bobby Mitchell (1970) had passed away. (1943-2019)
On December 2,1968, OF Bobby Mitchell was drafted by the Yankees from the Red Sox organization in the 1968 MLB Rule 5 Player Draft. The Yankees would send him to AAA Syracuse Chiefs (IL). He would play for the AAA Chiefs from 1969 to 1971. In 1970, Bobby hit .220 with No HRs and 4 RBIs in 10 games for the Yankees. On October 23,1969, Bobby was sent to the Braves by the Yankees as part of a conditional deal. On March 26,1970, Bobby was returned by the Braves to the Yankees as part of a conditional deal. The Yankees would send him down to the AAA Syracuse Chiefs (IL). On June 7,1971, he was traded by the Yankees along with Reserve 1B Frank Tepedino to the Brewers for OF Danny Walton. Bobby managed to stay in 1 place with Brewers until 1975. From 1976-1979, he would play pro ball in Japan with the Nippon Hamfighters (JPL).

2020-The Yankees would crush the Indians by the score of 12-3 in the 2nd Series as the vaunted duel between Ace starters Gerrit Cole and Shane Bieber turns out to be a TKO for Cole, who becomes the 1st pitcher to have 3-games of 12 or more strikeouts in the postseason, meanwhile Bieber gives up 7 Yankees runs in less than 5 innings of work.

2022-Former Yankees INF/OF Hector Lopez (1959-1966) had passed away at the age of 93. (1929-2022)
In 1952, INF Hector Lopez was purchased by the Philadelphia Athletics from Drummondville (Provincial League, Canada) for $1,500. With the A’s, he would play the INF/OF. On May 26,1959, Hector was traded by Kansas City A’s with along Pitcher Ralph Terry to the Yankees for veteran Pitchers Johnny Kucks, Tom Sturdivant and Reserve INF Jerry Lumpe. Hector would appear in in 112 games for the 1959 Yankees, while hitting .283 for with 16 HRs and 69 RBIs, while playing 3B. After the 1960 Yankees had made several position changes in their starting line-up, Hector was moved to LF, when Clete Boyer took over at 3B. His best Yankees season was in 1960, when he appeared in 131 games, while hitting .284 with 9 HRs and 42 RBIs. He had appeared in 5 World Series with Yankees (1960-1964), while hitting .286 in 15 games. On October 19,1966, after only hitting only .214 with 1 HR and 16 RBIs in 54 games during the 1966 AL season, veteran Hector Lopez was released by the team. As a Yankees player from 1959 to 1966, Hector Lopez had appeared in 864 games, while hitting .262 with 69 HRs and 322 RBIs. In 1967-1968, he would play at AAA level with Hawaii Islanders (PCL) and the Buffalo Bisons (IL) in the Senators organization. He would become a Player-Manager for their 1969 AAA Buffalo Bison’s team (IL) before retiring as an active player. Also, Hector Lopez would manage in the Minor Leagues during the 1994-1995 seasons with the Yankees Class A Gulf Coast team (FSL). In 2009, Hector would manage the Panama team in the World Baseball Classic.

2023-The Royals' 1st 10 batters reach base in the 1st inning, on 8 hits and 2 walks and score 9 runs against Bronx starter Carlos Rodón and Reliever Matt Bowman of the Yankees, on their way to a 12-5 win in a rare highlight in what has been a wretched season. In the 7th inning, Bobby Witt Jr. hits his 30th HR of the year for Kansas City, becoming the 3rd player to join the 30-30 club this season; he has 2 more games remaining to reach the total of 50 for the season.

September 30th

1882-Former Yankees Catcher Gabby “Old Sarge” Street (1912) was born. (1882-1951)
On February 18,1912, Catcher Gabby Street was traded by the Senators to the Yankees for a Player to be Named Later and INF John Knight. On February 22,1912, the Yankees would send Rip Williams to the Senators to complete the trade. For the 1912 Yankees, he had appeared in 29 games, while hitting just .182. Later he would become a Minor League Manager, then an MLB Manager with the 1930’s St. Louis Cardinals.

1885-Former Yankees Reserve INF Zinn Beck (1918) was born. (1885-1981)
In 1914, Zinn Beck was the regular 3B for the St. Louis Cardinals. In 1915, he would lose his regular job and became a reserve INF. In 1916, at age 30, he would back up the 20-year-old Rogers Hornsby at 3B. Beck hit .223, while Hornsby hit .313. On September 20,1917, INF Zinn Beck was drafted by the Yankees from AA Milwaukee (AA) in the 1917 MLB Rule 5 Player Draft. He would appear in 11 games with the 1918 Yankees with no hits. Later, Beck was the General Manager of the Chattanooga Lookouts. Then Beck would scout for the Senators/ Twins organizations from 1948 until his passing at 95 years of age in 1981.

1904-White Sox Left-hander Doc White pitches his 5th shutout in 18 days by defeating the Yankees. Of his 7 shutouts for the 1904 AL season, 6 of them came in the month of September.

1905-Former Yankees Pitcher Johnny Allen (1932-1935) was born. (1905-1959)
Johnny Allen was working as a bellboy in a hotel, when Yankees MLB Scout Paul Krichell discovered him. He would reach the MLB with the 1932 Yankees. He went 17-4 with a 3.70 ERA in 33 games, that season, leading the AL with a .810 winning percentage. Allen had appeared in 1 game of the 1932 World Series against the Cubs with no record. In 1933, he would post a 15-7 record with a 4.39 ERA in 25 games for the Yankees, but after holding out for a pay raise and suffering a sore arm, Johnny Allen became expendable to the club. In 1934, he had posted a 5-2 record with ERA in 13 games, then in 1935, he had a 13-6 record with a 3.61 ERA in 23 games. On December 11,1935, he was traded by the team to the Indians for 2 hurlers: Monte Pearson and Steve Sundra. As a Yankees hurler, Johnny Allen would finish with a 50-19 record with a 3.79 ERA in 94 games. In 5 seasons with the Tribe, Allen will post a 67-35 record with a 3.65 ERA and 6 saves in 150 games, including a 20-10 mark in 1936. He had a league leading 15-1 record in 1937. He would pitch for the 1941 Dodgers, going 10-6 and appearing in 3 games of the 1941 World Series against his old team the Yankees. He would finish his MLB Pitching career with the 1944 Giants, by going overall as an MLB Pitcher with a 142-75 record with a 3.75 ERA and 16 saves in 352 games. He had pitched for the Yankees, Indians, Dodgers, Browns and the Giants.

1916-Red Sox CF Tilly Walker, imitating Tris Speaker, his predecessor, dashes in for a low line drive and beats the runner back to 2B for an unassisted DP. It is an important play, as Dutch Leonard defeats Yankees Nick Cullop by the score of 1-0 in the 10th inning on Harry Hooper's sacrifice fly. The win clinches a tie for the 1916 AL pennant for Boston. The Indians will beat the White Sox tomorrow to give the 1916 AL pennant to Boston.

1922-At Fenway Park, the Yankees would clinch their 2nd AL pennant by beating the Red Sox by the score of 3-1 behind the pitching of Waite Hoyt and Joe Bush.

1926-Former Yankees Pitcher and Long-time MLB Starter Robin Roberts (1962) was born. (1926-2010)
In the winter of 1961, Robin Roberts had his MLB player contract was sold by the Phillies to the Yankees for $100,000 Cash. In 1962 Yankees MLB Spring Training Camp, the team decided to keep veteran Bob Turley over Roberts, who released him before he had made a regular AL season appearance for the team. It was a rare pitching mistake by Manager Ralph Houk and Yankees MLB Pitching Coach Johnny Sain. Turley (3-3 with 4.57 ERA) would be sold to the Angels at the end of the 1962 AL season. In April of 1962, MLB Free Agent Robin Roberts would be signed by the Orioles. Roberts put up 42 wins in 3 ½ seasons with the club. After being let go by the O's, he spent about a season with the Astros, a partial season with the Cubs. Just 14 games shy of 300 MLB career wins; the Cubs would release him. He would try to stay in the game in 1967, pitching at age 40 for the Phillies AA club, the Reading Phillies (EL). He was 5-3 with a 2.48 ERA for the club, but pitching arm troubles ended his comeback attempt. Roberts would end his MLB pitching career with 286 wins and a 3.41 ERA, while striking out 2,357 batters. He threw 305 complete games, 45 career shutouts and for a long time held an MLB record with 505 HRs allowed.

1927-With the score tie at 2-2 in the 8th inning Yankees INF Mark Koenig triples, then his Bronx teammate Babe Ruth hits HR #60 off of Senators hurler Tom Zachary for a 4-2 win. Babe breaks his old HR Career mark of 59, that was done in 1921. In the 9th inning, Walter “The Big Train” Johnson makes his final MLB appearance as a player. As he pinch-hits for Pitcher Tom Zachary and flies out to OF Babe Ruth. Yankees Slugger Ruth has hits 17 HRs in September, the highest month's HR output till Rudy York's 18 HRs in August of 1937.

1934-At Griffith Stadium in Washington, D.C.,before a crowd of 15,000 fans, who see longtime Bronx Slugger Babe Ruth is held hitless in his last game in a Yankees uniform. Babe went 0 for 3 with a walk and run scored. The Yankees would lose the game to the Senators by a score of 5-3. Yankees starter Red Ruffing takes the loss, leaving him to finish the 1934 AL season with a 19-11 record. Nats starter Orville Armbrust gets his last MLB career victory, finishing the season at 3-0. The Yankees would finish the 1934 AL season in 2nd place in the AL with a 94-60 record.

1936-In the 1936 World Series Opener played at the Polo Grounds, it draws a crowd of 39,419 fans, who see Giants Starter Carl Hubbell scatters 7 Yankees hits and limits the Bronx Bombers scoring to a solo HR by George “Twinkletoes” Selkirk. The Giants take a decisive 6-1 victory. Yankees Starter Red Ruffing takes the complete game loss, allowing 6 runs and 9 Giants hits.

1942-Down 7-0 to Yankees Starter Red Ruffing in the 1942 World Series Opener, the Cardinals storm back for 4-runs in the 9th-inning, not enough to win the game, but enough to portend the result of the World Series.

1945-On the final day of the 1945 AL season, Yankees 2B George Stirnweiss gets 3 hits to raise his batting average to .309. The White Sox games are washed out, depriving the veteran Tony Cuccinello of a shot at the title. The only other .300 hitter playing full time in the AL is Johnny D*i*c*k*shot. Neither Cuccinello nor D*i*c*k*shot will ever play another game in the MLB. Only Elmer Flick in 1905 and Carl Yastrzemski in 1968 ever lead the AL with a lower batting average than George Stirnweiss, but the latter also leads the AL with 195 hits, 107 runs, 22 triples, 301 SB, 33 TB and a .476 SA.

1947-In the 1st televised World Series game, Dodgers hurler Ralph Branca becomes the youngest player to start a World Series Opener. At Yankee Stadium, the 21-year (9 month) old right-hander and the Dodgers loses to the Bronx Bombers by the score of 5-3 before a crowd of 73,365 fans at Yankee Stadium. Bronx Starter Frank “Spec” Shea picks up the opening game victory for the Yankees with relief help from Closer Joe Page.

1948-Former Yankees OF Rusty Torres (1971-1972) was born.
Outfielder Rusty Torres was a 54th Round Draft selection by the Yankees in the 1966 MLB Amateur Player Draft. Rusty had appeared in 89 games for 1971-1972 Yankees, while hitting .298 with 5 HRs and 16 RBIs. He was traded by the Yankees to the Indians in the Graig Nettles trade in the winter of 1972.

1951-The triumphant Yankees beat the Red Sox by the score of 3-0 behind Starter Frank “Spec” Shea’s 9-hitter. It is the 3rd shutout in a row for the Yankees pitching staff as they sweep the visiting Red Sox in 5 games, outscoring them 29-4.

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1951-The Yankees would beat the Red Sox by the score of 3-0. It is game #154 to finish out the 1951 AL season with a 98-56 record, 5 games ahead of the Indians. The Yankees had already clinched the 1951 AL flag. It was Yankees CF Joe DiMaggio's last regular AL career game as a Yankees player (1936-1951). The winning pitcher for the Yankees was Frank "Spec "Shea, who won his 5th game (5-5) of the 1951 AL season. He had relief help from veteran hurler Johnny Sain. There wasn’t an HRs hit by either team in the game.

1953-At Yankee Stadium, the Yankees would defeat the Dodgers by the score of 9-5 in the 1st game of the 1953 World Series before a crowd of 69,374 fans. Dodgers Starter Carl Erskine is ineffective, walking the 1st 3 Yankee batters, who score on a Billy Martin triple. The Dodgers tie it up at 5-5; Clem Labine gets the loss in relief, after Joe Collins hits a HR in the 7th inning. Also, Yogi Berra would homer for the Bombers. Veteran hurler Johnny Sain picks the win in relief of veteran Starter Allie Reynolds.

1955-At Ebbets Field, Dodgers Starter Johnny Podres defeats Yankees Starter Bob Turley, who fails to last 2 innings against the Bums. Catcher Roy Campanella leads the Dodgers attack with 3 hits and 3 RBIs, as Brooklyn wins the game by the score of 8-3 behind the strong effort of lefty Johnny Podres. Mickey Mantle hits a HR for the Yankees.

1956-Bronx Bomber Slugger Mickey Mantle nips rival Red Sox Slugger Ted Williams for the 1956 AL batting Title on the final day of the 1956 AL season to win the 1956 AL Triple Crown. The Yankees lost to Boston by the score of 7-4 at Yankee Stadium. Mickey had hit .353 with 52 HRs and 130 RBIs in 150 games for the 1956 Yankees.

1960-The Yankees would beat the Red Sox by the score of 6-5. They would set a new AL record for team HRs with 192. Yankees Shortstop Tony Kubek and Reserve Catcher Jesse Gonder hit the HRs today as the Bombers win their 13th straight game. The team HR record would last for only 1 season with the 1961 Yankees setting a new AL HR record with 240 HRs.

1962-At Yankee Stadium, White Sox veteran Starter Ray Herbert tops the Bombers by a score of 8-4. Mickey Mantle, batting leadoff to give him needed at bats, he is 2-for-3 and he qualifies for 2nd place in AL hitting (.321) with 502 plate appearances. He also hits a HR, giving him 8 straight MLB seasons of 30 HRs.

1964-At his 1st MLB at bat, Tigers PH Bill Roman debuts with a HR, the only 1 of his brief MLB playing career. Even so, the Tigers lose to the Yankees by a score of 7-6 as a Mickey Mantle leadoff HR in the 2nd inning off of Starter Mickey Lolich ignites a 5-run rally. The Yankees would take the nightcap by the score of 11-8 for a doubleheader sweep.

1966-At Comiskey Park, the White Sox would tip the Yankees by a score of 6-5. The Yankees will win their next 2 games, but they will finish in 10th place in the AL; one-half game behind the 9th place Red Sox.

1970-Yankees Starter Fritz Peterson wins his 20th game of the 1970 AL season by defeating the Red Sox by the score of 4-3. Fritz will finish the 1970 AL season with a 20-11 record with 2.91 ERA, being the team’s only 20 game winner.

1971-The Senators would draw a crowd of 14,000 fans for their final MLB game played in Washington, D.C, with another 4,000 fans crashing. Nats Starter Richard Bosman gives up HRs to Yankee batters Bobby Murcer, Roy White and Rusty Torres with the Senators are down by the score of 5-1 in the 6th inning. Mike Kekich then grooves a fastball for Nats Slugger Frank Howard, who parks his 26th HR and thanks Thurman Munson as he crosses the plate. The Senators take a 7-5 lead, after Bobby Murcer makes the 2nd out in the 9th inning, fans swarm onto the field, causing the game to be forfeited to the Yankees by the score of 9-0. All records stand, but Reliever Paul Lindblad losses the win by not recording the 3rd out, Yankees batter Horace Clarke. Of the Senators players, Jeff Burroughs will be the last active MLB player to retire, finishing up his active MLB playing career in 1985.

1973-The Yankees would close out their 50th season at old Yankee Stadium by losing to the Tigers by a score of 8-5. Recently acquired Catcher/DH Duke Sims hits the last Yankee HR at the old ballpark. Tigers Ace John Hiller was the winner, while Yankees veteran Reliever Lindy Mc Daniel lost the finale game. It would be McDaniel’s last game appearance as a Yankees pitcher. He would be traded during the off-season to the Kansas City Royals for OF Lou Piniella and Pitcher Ken Wright.

1973-After 11 seasons at the helm of the Yankees (944-806 .539), long-time Manager Ralph Houk resigns as the Yankees Skipper. Houk leaves the team despite new Team Owner George Steinbrenner’s promise of spending more money on players to rebuild the team into a winner. Houk doesn’t trust George, so he leaves the organization that he has been part of since 1939. The 'Major' will manage the Tigers next season. In 1984, he will manage the Red Sox before retiring as an MLB Manager. Ralph Houk will finish out his long MLB career working as a Baseball Executive in the 1987-1989 Twins front office, working in their Player Development Department.

1977-Former Yankees 2B Del Pratt (1918-1920) had passed away. (1888-1977)
On January 22,1918, 2B Del Pratt was traded by the Browns along with veteran Starter Eddie Plank to the Yankees for Pitchers Nick Cullop and Joe Gedeon, INF Fritz Maisel, Catcher Les Nunamaker, Starter Urban Shocker and $15,000. Del Pratt would appear in 420 games with the Yankees, while hitting .295 with 10 HRs and 208 RBIs. On December 15,1920, Del was traded by the Yankees along with Catcher Muddy Ruel, P Hank Thormahlen and OF Sammy Vick to the Red Sox for 2 hurlers: Harry Harper and Waite Hoyt, INF Mike McNally and Catcher Wally Schang.

1978-The Yankees would top the Indians by a score of 7-0 behind Starter Ed Figueroa's 20th win of the 1978 AL season. The Yankees have clinched a tie for the 1978 AL East Division pennant.

1980-In a 12-9 Indians win over the Yankees, the Tribe's Ron Hassey has a double and HR in the 8-run 2nd inning. There are 4 HRs hit in the game, including the Yankees Reggie Jackson's 38th HR of the 1980 AL season.

1984-In the dramatic race for the 1984 AL Batting title, Don Mattingly goes 4-for-5 in the Yankees season-ending 4-2 win over the Tigers to edge out his Yankees teammate Dave Winfield .343 to .340. Dave Winfield would go 1-for-4 in the game.

1997-The Indians would score 5 runs in the 1st inning, but the Yankees will come back to win the game with 5 runs of their own in the 6th inning to defeat the Indians in Game 1 of their 1997 AL playoff series by a score of 8-6. Yankee hitters Tim Raines, Derek Jeter and Paul O'Neill would hit consecutive HRs in the decisive inning, giving Bronx hurler Ramiro Mendoza the victory.

1998-Yankees lefty Starter Andy Pettitte's strong pitching gives the Bronx Bombers, a 2-0 lead in their playoff series with a 3-1 victory over the Rangers. Rookie OF Shane Spencer and 3B Scott Brosius would hit HRs for the Yankees

2004-The Yankees would clinch their 7th straight AL East title, beating the play-off bound Twins by the score of 6-4 for their 100th victory of the 2004 AL season.

2008-Former Yankees Reserve INF Ed Brinkman (1975) had passed away. (1941-2008)
On June 13,1975, veteran INF Ed Brinkman was purchased by the Yankees from the Rangers. Ed came to the Yankees at the end of his fine MLB playing career, he would appear in 44 games for the 1975 Yankees, while hitting just .175. On March 29,1976, Ed was released by the Yankees. He would retire as an active player.

2011-The opening game of the 2011 ALDS between the Yankees and Tigers at New Yankee Stadium is suspended by rain in the middle of the 2nd inning with the score tied at 1-1 with the teams’ Aces Justin Verlander and CC Sabathia on the mound. The game will be continued tomorrow.

2012-The Yankees would defeat the Blue Jays by the score of 9-6 to clinch a 2012 AL Postseason Playoff spot.

2020-In the 2nd Series, the Yankees' bats once again put up runs in double figures thanks to 3 HRs, including a Grand Slam HR by 3B Giovanny Urshela off of Tribe hurler James Karinchak, but it's a sacrifice fly by Gary Sanchez followed by a single by D.J. LeMahieu off of Indians Closer Brad Hand in the 9th that gives them their wild, 10-9 win in a game that takes 4 hours and 50 minutes, not including rain delays totaling another 76 minutes.

October 1st

1889-Former Yankees OF/INF/C Charles “Dutch’ Sterrett (1912-1913) was born. (1889-1965)
A former Princeton Univ. baseball player, Dutch Sterrett would hit .253 with 1 HR and 35 RBIs in 87 games for the 1912-1913 Yankees. During the 1913 AL season, the Yankees would send him to the AA Venice Tigers (PCL).

1904-Former Reserve INF Yankees Jimmy Reese (1930-1931) was born. (1901-1994)
On August 12, 1927, the Yankees had obtained INF Jimmy Reese and INF Larry Lynn from the AA Oakland Oaks (PCL). Debuting with the 1930 Yankees, Jimmy would hit .346 with 3 HRs and 18 RBIs in 77 games, while backing up 2B Tony Lazzeri. He was assigned as Babe Ruth's roommate and famously joked that in reality, that he really roomed with Ruth's suitcase. He said that Babe Ruth treated him "like a son." In 1931, Reese returned to earth, hitting only .241 with 3 HRs and 28 RBIs, while playing in 65 games for the team. Then in 1932, he was picked up on waivers by the Cardinals from the Yankees, the club had sent him to play every day with the AA St. Paul Saints (AA). He would play in 90 games filling in for Cardinals injured 2B Frankie Frisch, while hitting .314 with 2 HRs and 26 RBIs for the team. From 1933 to 1937, he would play for several AA teams in the PCL. After retiring as active player, Jimmy would become a Coach and Manager in the Minor Leagues. In 1973, he would become the long-time Conditioning Coach for the Angels, until his death in 1994. The Angels would honor Jimmy Reese for his service by retiring his uniform number.

1908-Veteran Yankees Starter Jack Chesbro notches his final victory in a Yankees uniform, a 5-hit win against the Senators Starter Walter Johnson beating the Nats by the score of 2-1. Jack would finish his Yankees pitching career with 126 wins, including an MLB record season of 41 wins in 1904.

1912-At Shibe Park in Philadelphia, the Yankees would lose their 100th game of the 1912 AL season, in a 4-3 loss to the A’s. The Yankees would finish the 1912 AL season with a 50-102 mark, 55 games behind the 1st place Red Sox, the worst finish in the team’s franchise history.

1921-After clinching their 1st AL pennant by defeating Philadelphia Athletics by the score of 5-3 in the 1st game of a doubleheader. Yankees slugger Babe Ruth comes in to pitch in the 8th inning of the nightcap and comes out the winner. Then Ruth took the mound in the top of the 8th inning, he promptly allowed the Mackmen to score 6 A’s runs to tie the game at 6-6, but then he settles down and holds them scoreless until the Yankees won the game with a run in the 11th inning.

1931-Former Yankees Pitcher Fred Kipp (1960) was born.
In 1953, Dodgers had originally had signed Pitcher Fred Kipp as MLB Amateur Player. For the 1957-1959 Dodgers, he would post a 6-6 record with a 5.04 ERA and 1 save in 43 games. On April 5,1960, Fred was traded by the team to the Yankees for Reserve OF Gordon Windhorn and Minor League INF Dick Sanders. For the 1960 Yankees, Fred would post a 0-1 record with a 6.23 ERA in 4 games. He would spend the rest of his time with the Yankees, pitching for their AAA Richmond team (IL), before retiring as an active player after the 1962 baseball season had ended.

1932-Yankees Slugger Babe Ruth as baseball legend has it, called his HR off of Cubs Starter Charlie Root in the 5th inning of Game 3 of the 1932 World Series played at Wrigley Field. The Yankees win the game by a score of 7-5 before a Wrigley Park crowd of 49,986 fans. Ruth’s Yankees teammate Lou Gehrig hits 2 HRs for the Yankees. Yankees Starter George Pipgras is the winning pitcher, meanwhile veteran hurler Herb Pennock picks-up the save.

1933-With the Yankees already eliminated from the 1933 AL Pennant race, the Yankees try to attract fans to see Babe Ruth, who is named the starting pitcher for today’s game. He responds by beating the Red Sox by the score of 6-5. He would allow 11 Red Sox hits, no walks, along with 3-strikeouts. As a hitter, Ruth goes 1 for 3, as he hits the game-winning HR. It would be the last time that he would ever pitch in his MLB playing career. The final game of the 1933 AL season did attract 25,000 fans to Yankee Stadium. The Yankees would finish the 1933 AL season in 2nd place with a 91-59 record.

1943-MLB statistics show the 1943 pitchers' marks are topped by Yankees Spud Chandler's 1.64 ERA, the best since 1919. Also, Chandler has the best winning percentage at .833 with a 20-4 won-lost mark.

1944-The Yankees drop their 4th straight game to the St. Louis Browns by a score of 5-2. This win gives the Browns their only AL pennant in their franchise history while playing in St. Louis

1949-On “Joe DiMaggio Day”, some 69,551 fans would jam Yankee Stadium to watch the Yankees and Red Sox battle to a 5-4, come-from-behind Bronx victory on a Johnny Lindell 8th inning HR. The Yankees had entered the game trailing the Red Sox by 1 game with 2 games to go, both games are against the Red Sox.

1955-In Game 4 of 1955 World Series is played at Ebbet’s Field, a crowd of 36,796 fans watched the Dodgers defeat the Yankees by a score of 8-5. Dodgers’ Reliever Clem Labine is the winner, while Yankees Starter Don Larsen takes the loss. Dodgers’ hitters Roy Campanella, Gil Hodges and Duke Snider led the Brooklyn hitting attack with HRs. Meanwhile Gil McDougald hits a HR for the Yankees.

1955-Former Yankees Reliever Jeff Reardon (1994) was born.
After signing as an MLB Free Agent with the Yankees, veteran reliever Jeff Reardon would post a 1-0 record with an 8.38 ERA and 2 saves in 11 games for the 1994 Yankees.

1961-At Yankee Stadium, Roger Maris hits his 61st HR of the 1961 AL season against Red Sox Starter Tracy Stallard. The homer eclipsed Babe Ruth’s 34-year-old single-season MLB 60 HR record. The Yankees win the game by a score of 1-0. Yankees Starter Bill Stafford picks up the win for the Yankees with relief help from the Yankees bullpen. The historic HR is hit before a crowd of only 23,000 fans at Yankee Stadium.

"As a ballplayer, I would be delighted to do it again. As an individual, I doubt if I could possibly go through it again."-ROGER MARIS, commenting about his historic 1961 season with the Yankees.

1962-Former Yankees Minor League P Darin Cloninger was born.
The Padres in the 11th round of the 1983 MLB Amateur Player Draft had selected P Darin Cloninger. He was 0-3 with a 3.54 ERA for the AAA Spokane Indians that summer, but he averaged over a strikeout per inning. In 1984, Darin had pitched 3 games for the Marlins, then he was sent along with P Dennis Rasmussen to the Yankees for veteran All-Star 3B Graig Nettles. Cloninger was 4-9 with a 2.85 ERA between Miami and the Class A Fort Lauderdale Yankees (FSL) for the season. He was 4th in the FSL in ERA. He would split his last pro season, in 1985 between Class A Fort Lauderdale (4-4, 3.70 ERA) and the AA Albany-Colonie Yankees (1-3, 5.35 ERA). Overall, his Minor League Pitching record was 9-19 mark with a 3.50 ERA in 3 seasons in pro baseball. He would retire from baseball to became a teacher; later he would become a HS Principal in California.

1964-Former Yankees All Star OF Roberto Kelly (1987-1992, 2000) was born.
In 1982, OF Roberto Kelly was signed by the Yankees as an MLB Free Agent. He was an AL All-Star team member in 1992-1993. When the Yankees front office asked Roberto to move to RF to let Rookie Bernie Williams to play CF, but he would refused. Then Kelly was traded by the Yankees to the Reds by the Yankees for OF Paul O’Neill. His final Yankees player career totals were a .278 BA, 57 HRs and 259 RBIs with 151 stolen bases. He would hit over .300 with 4 different teams and appeared in post-season play 4 times with 3 different teams.

1968-Former Yankees Pitcher Jeff Patterson (1995) was born.
On November 8,1994, Jeff Patterson was sent by the Phillies to the Yankees to complete an earlier deal made on February 9,1994. The Phillies had sent a Player to be Named Later and P Terry Mulholland to the Yankees for 2 Minor League players: INF Kevin Jordan, P Ryan Karp and MLB P Bobby Munoz. Jeff had appeared in 4 games for the 1995 Yankees with no record.

1973-As the renovations begin at Yankee Stadium, home plate and 1st base from the old ballpark are presented respectively to Mrs. Babe Ruth and Mrs. Lou Gehrig. The Bronx Bombers will play their home games at Shea Stadium during the next 2 AL seasons (1974-1975).

1975-Former Yankees Pitcher Brandon Knight (2001-2002) was born.
On December 13,1999, Brandon Knight was traded by the Rangers along with P Sam Marsonek to the Yankees for OF/DH Chad Curtis. On December 11, 2000, Brandon was drafted by the Twins from the Yankees in the 2000 MLB Rule 5 Player Draft. On March 28, 2001, he was returned (earlier draft pick) by the Twins to the Yankees. Brandon will appear in 11 games for the Yankees with no decisions and a 10.71 ERA before being released by the team in 2002.

1975-Former Yankees President and Team Co-Owner, Larry MacPhail (1946-1947) had passed away. (1890-1975)
Larry MacPhail was part of the Ownership group (Dan Topping and Del Webb) that bought the Yankees from the Jacob Ruppert Estate in January of 1945. MacPhail had previously worked with the Reds and Dodgers in NL. He had replaced Edward Barrow as the Yankees General Manager. As Yankees GM, Mac Phail started signing black players for the Yankees organization. When he had sold his interest in the Yankees in the fall of 1947, MacPhail was replaced by Minor League Director George Weiss; as the new Yankees General Manager. He would be elected into the Hall of Fame as a Baseball Executive in 1978. Larry MacPhail and his son, Lee MacPhail are the only father-son baseball executives elected into to the Hall of Fame. Lee had worked for the Yankees and Orioles front offices before becoming the AL President in the early 1970’s.

1977-While the Yankees and Tigers sit out a 2:42 rain delay. The Orioles would defeat the Red Sox by a score of 8-7 at Fenway Park, thereby hand the Yankees their 2nd consecutive AL Eastern Division Championship. The Yankees added insult to injury by losing the game by the score of 10-7, after the rain delay had ended, but the Yankees will win the final game of the 1977 AL season.

1978-On the last day of the 1978 AL season, the Indians would beat the Yankees by the score of 9-2 behind Starter Rick Waits to force a 1-game playoff between the Yankees and the Red Sox. The Red Sox had won their 8th straight game, a 5-0 victory over the Blue Jays. The AL play-off game would be played on October 2nd at Fenway Park in Boston.

1995-The Yankees would become the 1st Wild Card winner in the American League.

1998-Current Yankees Reliever Lou Trivino (2022-2024) was born.
In 2013, Lou Trivino was signed by the Oakland A’s. In 2022, he had a 1-6 record with 10 saves for Oakland. His MLB pitching career record was 20-25 with 4.04 ERA in 260 games. On August 2, 2022, Lou was traded by the Oakland Athletics along with Starter Frankie Montas to the Yankees for INF Cooper Bowman (minors), P Luis Medina (minors), Pitcher JP Sears and Minor League Starter Ken Waldichuk. He has been working out of the Yankees bullpen with all of injuries that have occurred this season. For the 2022 Yankees, he would post a 1-2 record with a 1.66 ERA and 1 save in 25 games, before having Tommy John arm surgery. He didn’t pitch for the club during the 2023-2024 AL seasons.

2000-Former Yankees Minor League P Drew Thorpe was born.
Pitcher Drew Thorpe was the 2nd round selection of the Yankees in the 2020 MLB Amateur Player Draft, out of Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo. In his senior season there, he had gone 10-1, 2.32 ERA in 15 starts. He had also played as an outfielder in summer collegiate baseball, but he was viewed strictly as a pitcher by the Yankees. His 1st pro season was delayed until 2023, when he had posted a combined 14-2 record, 2.52 ERA between the Hudson Valley Renegades in the Class A (SAL) and the Somerset Patriots in the AA (EL). He also struck out 182 batters in 139 1/3 innings, a figure that led all of the minor leagues that season. He was considered the top pitching prospect in the Yankees' system, and a top 100 prospect by mlb.com. On December 6, 2023, he was the sole player without major league experience to be included in a blockbuster trade with the Padres. In the deal, the Yankees had acquired OFs Juan Soto and Trent Grisham and had to give up 5 players to do so, including Thorpe, Catcher Kyle Higashioka and 3 Pitchers Jhony Brito, Michael King and Randy Vásquez. He did not stay a Padre for long, only making a few appearances for them during the 1st few weeks of spring training in 2024, before he was included in another blockbuster trade on March 13th. This time, the Padres were the buyers, getting ace pitcher Dylan Cease from the White Sox, while Thorpe headed the other way accompanied by Jairo Iriarte, Steven Wilson and Samuel Zavala. He would begin the 2024 season with the Birmingham Barons of the AA Southern League, where he dominated, going 7-1, 1.35 in 11 starts. He was clearly too good for the level, but instead of moving him up to AAA, the White Sox brought him straight to the majors to make his debut as the starting pitcher against the Mariners on June 11th. Even though he ended up with a no-decision, he was excellent, giving his team 5 innings of 3-hit ball, allowing 2 runs, only 1of which was earned. The Sox went on to lose the game, 4-3, but had been up, 3-2, when he left the mound

2005-In the 161st game of the 2005 AL season, the Yankees prevail over the Red Sox at Fenway Park, clinching their 8th straight AL East crown title.

2011-The suspended game in the opener of the other ALDS, between Tigers and Yankees resumes with the score tied 1-1 in the middle of the 2nd inning. Doug Fister and Ivan Nova take over on the mound for starters Justin Verlander and CC Sabathia, who had originally started the game that was rained out. The Yankees break-through for a run in the 5th and 6 runs in the 6th inning to take a 9-3 win. Yankees 2B Robinson Cano drives in 6 runs, including a Grand Slam HR off of Tigers Reliever Al Alburquerque in New York's big inning.

2011-Former Yankees Pitcher Johnny “Bear Tracks” Schmitz (1952-1953) had passed away. (1920-2011)
On August 1,1952, hurler Johnny Schmitz was selected off waivers from the Dodgers by the Yankees. He would end up posting a 3.60 ERA in 5 games with the 1952 Bombers before being traded along with OF Jim Greengrass, OF Bob Marquis and P Ernie Nevel to the Reds for veteran starter Ewell “The Whip” Blackwell on August 28, 1952. He gave up 0 runs in 5 innings of work (in 3 games total) for the Reds that season. Shoulder and arm problems would result in him playing less and less. Suring the 1952-1953 off-season, the Yankees had purchased him. He only appeared in 3 regular season games in 1953 with them before being picked up by the Senators off waivers on May 12th. His time with the 1953 Nats was quite similar to the last few seasons, when he had posted an overall 2-7 record.

2015-At Yankee Stadium, the Yankees have clinched a 2015 ALWC spot, ending a 2-season absence from the MLB postseason by beating their rivals the Red Sox by the score of 4-1. Yankees veteran Slugger Carlos Beltran and Rookies 1B Greg Bird and 2B Rob Refsnyder, all homered for the Yankees in the franchise’s 10,000th regular-season win. Yankees veteran starter CC Sabathia goes 5 innings for the victory with bullpen help from Adam Warren and Dellin Betances, who gains his 9th save of the 2015 AL season.

2015-Former Yankees Minor League C Cal Neeman had passed away. (1925-2015)
In 1949, the Yankees had signed Catcher Cal Neeman as an MLB Amateur Free Agent. The Yankees organization had assigned Cal to the Class C Joplin Miners (WA), where he spent both the 1949-1950 baseball seasons. He would hit .292 for the 1950 Miners in 95 games to help them win the league pennant (with help from teammate Mickey Mantle). Then Neeman was called up by the military to serve during the Korean War, returning in time for the start of the 1953 baseball season. Cal would spend the next 4 seasons in the Minor Leagues with his best season coming in 1955, when he caught in 122 games, while hitting .294 for the Birmingham Barons (SA.) In 1956, he would split time between the Yankees 2 AAA farm clubs: Richmond Virginians (IL) and the Denver Bears (AA), he played well. Cal never appeared with the Yankees at the MLB level; he did attend several Yankees MLB Spring Training Camps during his time in the organization. On December 3,1956, Cal Neeman was drafted by the Cubs from the Yankees organization in the MLB Rule 5 Player Draft. His MLB numbers showed that he had 7 active seasons behind the plate, where he had a good .988 fielding percentage, but he wound up with only a lifetime .224 BA, hitting 30 HRs and 97 RBIs, while appearing in 376 MLB games. Cal would play in the MLB as a Reserve Catcher for the 1957-1960 Cubs, 1961 Phillies, 1962 Pirates, 1963 Indians and finishing up his playing career with the 1963 Senators. Cal had also spent time in all or parts of 9 Minor League seasons finishing with a .261 BA with 30 HRs, while playing in 719 games.

2020-In the 2nd Series, the Yankees' bats once again put up runs in double figures thanks to 3 HRs, including a Grand Slam HR by 3B Giovanny Urshela off of hurler James Karinchak, but it's a sacrifice fly by Catcher Gary Sanchez followed by a single by D.J. LeMahieu off of Reliever Brad Hand in the 9th inning that gives them their wild 10-9 win in a game that takes 4 HRs and 50 minutes, not including the rain delays totaling another 76 minutes.

October 2nd

1905-The Yankees had signed MLB Free Agent Shortstop Rube Oldring, they would immediately sell him to the Philadelphia A’s.

1919-Former Yankees Shortstop Joe Buzas (1945) was born. (1919-2003)
The Opening Day Shortstop for the 1945 Yankees, Joe Buzas badly injured his shoulder, ending his MLB playing career. Joe appeared in only 30 games for the 1945 Yankees, while hitting .262 with No HRs with 6 RBIs. He would later become a successful Minor League Team Owner for 47 years, owning over 82 teams during his baseball business career.

1920-Former Yankees Pitcher Frank “Spec” Shea (1947,1949-1951) was born. (1920-2002)
Frank “Spec” Shea would post a 29-21 record in 100 games for the Yankees. He was nicknamed “The Naugatuck Nugget.” When he burst onto the MLB scene in 1947 as a 26-year-old Rookie, winning 14 games for the 1947 Yankees, while leading the AL in winning percentage. He was a member of 1947 All-Star squad. In the 1947 World Series, he won 2 games (Game 1 and Game 5), also he hit .400. He started the decisive 7th game against the Dodgers but he was taken out after only an inning and a third: Bill Bevens replaced him; the Yankees eventually won the game and the 1947 World Series. Spec spent 1949-1950 seasons pitching at AA level. In 1951, he returned to the Bronx, posting a 5-5 mark with a 4.33 ERA in 25 games, but he did not appear in 1951 World Series against the Giants. On May 3,1952, he was traded by the Yankees to the Senators in the Irv Noren-Jackie Jensen trade. With the Nats, he had 2 good seasons despite pitching for very poor Nats teams, posting 11-7 and 12-7 records before retiring from MLB in 1955.

1921-Bronx Slugger Babe Ruth slams his record 59th HR in the last game of the 1921 AL season, as the Yankees nip the Red Sox by the score of 7-6. Also, Yankees Shortstop Everett “Deacon” Scott plays in a Yankee team record 832nd consecutive game.

1930-Former Yankees Pitcher John Gabler (1959-1960) was born. (1930-2009)
In 1949, the Yankees had signed Pitcher John Gabler to an MLB Free Agent contract. He was sent to the Class D Belleville Stags (MOVL). The 18-year-old rookie would spend his 1st season with a last-place team under 4 different managers. John ended up with a 5-7 record with a 4.75 ERA. He had appeared in 18 games, while pitching 91 innings. It would be 1959, before Gabler got his 1st chance to pitch with the Yankees. He had spent most of the season with the AAA Denver Bears (AA), where he had a 14-8 record with a 3.39 ERA. In late season, he got into 3 games with the Yankees, he would post a 1-1 record with a 2.79 ERA, while pitching 19 innings. John was rewarded for his good effort in 1959; when he started the 1960 season with the Yankees. He had appeared in 21 games, while posting a 3-3 record, but he went to a 4.15 ERA, while pitching 52 innings. Then he was then sent down to the AAA Richmond Virginians (IL), where he would finish out the 1960 season with a 4-4 record with a 2.71 ERA, thus missing a chance to play in the 1960 World Series against the Pirates. Overall, for the 1959-1960 Yankees, he would post a 4-4 record with a 3.79 ERA and 1 save in 24 games before being drafted by the new expansion Senators in the MLB Rule 5 Player Draft in December of 1960. He was with the 1961 expansion Senators for the entire season, while recording a 3-8 record with a 4.86 ERA, while appearing in 29 games. He would pitch 93 innings, while giving up 104 base hits, 37 walks and 61 runs. In 1962, the Senators would send him down to AAA to pitch. After the 1962 season was over, John would retire as an active player.

1936-In game 2 of the 1936 World Series is played at the Polo Grounds, Tony Lazzeri becomes the 1st Yankee (and 2nd player in MLB history) to hit a Grand Slam HR in a World Series game. His Grand Slam HR drive capped a 7-run 3rd inning during the Yankees 18-4 shellacking of their cross-river rivals the Giants. A crowd of 43,543 fans watched Yankees Starter Lefty Gomez throw a complete game win.

1947-Game #3 of the 1947 World Series is played at Ebbets Field, Yankees Rookie Catcher Yogi Berra becomes the 1st player in MLB history to hit a pinch-hit HR in a World Series game against the Dodgers, but the Yankees still lose the game by the score of 9-8. A crowd of 33,098 fans had attended the game.

1949-At Yankee Stadium, the Yankees would win the 1949 AL pennant by defeating the Red Sox by the score of 5-3. Yankees Jerry Coleman’s 3-run triple provides the winning runs to give Yankee Starter Vic Raschi, the victory. The game had started with both teams tied for 1st place in the AL.

1949-Former Yankees Minor League INF Greg Pryor was born.
On February 17,1977, INF Greg Pryor was traded by the Rangers along with INF Brian Doyle and cash to the Yankees for veteran INF Sandy Alomar Sr. Greg never played for the Yankees at the MLB level.

1953-At Ebbets Field in Brooklyn with 35,270 fans watching, Dodgers Starter Carl Erskine sets a new World Series record with 14 strikeouts in Game 3 against the Yankees. The Dodgers would win the game by the score of 3-2 behind Erskine’s 6-hit pitching performance. Yankees starter Vic Raschi takes the complete game loss. The new World Series strikeout record will stand until 1963, when Dodgers Ace Sandy Koufax fans 15 Yankee batters in Game 1 of the World Series.

1955-Surprise Brooklyn Dodgers rookie starter Roger Craig would pitched 6-innings for the 5-3 win to even the 1955 World Series. Two HRs by Duke Snider and one by Sandy Amoros prove too much for the Yankees.

1957-At Yankee Stadium before a crowd of 69,476 fans, the Yankees would defeat the Braves by the score of 3-1 in the Opener of the 1957 World Series. Yankees Ace Whitey Ford pitches a complete game, allowing only 1 run on 5 Braves hits. Veteran starter Warren Spahn takes the loss for the Braves, lasting only 6 innings.

1957-Former Yankees INF Andre Robertson (1981-1985) was born.
On December 10,1979, INF Andre Robertson was purchased by the Yankees from the Blue Jays. He would play for 5 seasons with the Yankees, while hitting .251 with 5 HRs and 54 RBIs in 254 games. A serious late-night auto accident ruined his promising MLB playing career with the Yankees. On June 30,1986, he was traded by the Yankees along with veteran OF/1B/DH Ken Griffey Sr. to the Braves for OF Claudell Washington and Minor League INF Paul Zuvella.

1958-The Braves would erupt for 7 runs in the 1st and go on to defeat the Yankees by the score of 13-5. Braves Starter Lew Burdette is shaky but he still beats the Bronx Bombers for the 4th consecutive time in the World Series. He also chips in with a 3-run HR.

1963-In Game 1 of 1963 World Series against New York, Dodgers Starter Sandy Koufax sets a new World Series record by striking out 15 Yankee batters in Game 1 against New York. Yankees batter Harry Bright was Koufax’s 15th strikeout victim. The Dodgers would win the game by the score of 5-2 behind Sandy Koufax's 6-hit pitching. Veteran starter Whitey Ford takes the loss for the Yankees. Tom Tresh hits a HR for the Yankees.

1963-Former Yankees Reserve Catcher Cy Perkins (1931) had passed away. (1896-1963)
For the 1931 Yankees, Reserve Catcher Cy Perkins would hit .255 in 16 games. He was an MLB Coach for the 1932 Yankees. Cy would spend most of his MLB playing career with the Philadelphia A’s.

1965-At Fenway Park, Yankees Starter Mel Stottlemyre wins his 20th game of the 1965 AL season by beating the Red Sox by the score of 6-1. Mel finishes the 1965 AL season with a 20-9 record with a 2.63 ERA in 37 games.

1966-The Yankees end the season with a 2-0 victory over the White Sox, but the team will still finish in last place, a half-game behind the Red Sox. The 10th-place Bronx Bombers, who had compiled a 70-89 record, 26 1/2 games behind the Orioles, become the 1st club in franchise history to finish in the AL cellar since 1912.

1966-Former Yankees Pitcher Walter “Jumbo” George Brown (1932-1936) had passed away. (1907-1966)
For the 1932-1936 Yankees, Jumbo Brown would post a 19-16 record with a 4.74 ERA and 2 saves in 80 games. On June 6,1937, the Yankees would sell him to the Reds. He would finish the 1937 MLB season with the Giants. Over all, Brown had pitched in the MLB from 1925-1941, finishing with a 33-31 record with a 4.07 ERA in 249 games. Jumbo’s MLB player weight was listed at 300 Lbs. He had pitched for the Cubs, Indians, Yankees, Reds before finishing up with the 1941 Giants.

1977-The Yankees would beat the Tigers by the score of 8-7 to finish the season as AL Eastern Division Champs.

1978-At Fenway Park, Yankees Shortstop Bucky Dent’s unlikely HR helps the Yankees defeat the Red Sox dramatic 1-game playoff. Trailing by 2 runs in the 6th inning, Bucky Dent smacks a 3-run HR shot against former Yankees Starter Mike Torrez the screen above the Green Monster. The Yankees would hold on for a 5-4 victory en route to face the Royals in the AL Championship Series, then the Dodgers in the 1978 World Series.

1986-Breaking Earle Combs’ team record of 231 hits set in 1927, Don Mattingly notches his 232nd hit of the 1986 AL season in a 6-1 win over the Red Sox.

1989-Former Yankees Reliever Ryan Dull (2019) was born.
On August 14, 2019, Reliever Ryan Dull was elected off waivers by Yankees from the Giants. For the 2019 Yankees, he went 0-0 with a 19.23 ERA in 3 games. On September 18, 2019, he was selected off waivers by the Blue Jays from the Yankees.

1989-Former Yankees OF Aaron Hicks (2015-2023) was born.
In 2008, Aaron Hicks was selected by the Twins in the 1st round of the MLB Amateur Player Draft as the 14th overall selection. On June 22, 2008, Hicks would make his pro debut for the GCL Twins against the GCL Red Sox as he went 2 for 4 at the plate. He would hit .318 in 45 games that 1st season. In 2009, he hit .251 in 67 games for the Class A Beloit Snappers (ML). He repeated that level in 2010 and improved to .279 in 115 games. In 2011, he played for the Class A Fort Myers Miracle (FSL). He hit .242 in 122 games with 31 doubles. Over his 1st 4 seasons, he played mainly centerfield, displaying good on-base skills, with a high of 88 walks in 2010, and has a good number of doubles, but his personal high was 8 HRs. He stole a good number of bases, but with a mediocre success rate. In 2012, Hicks had the sort of season the Twins had been expecting when they had drafted him, by hitting .286 in 129 games for the AA New Britain Rock Cats (EL). He had scored an even 100 runs, hit 21 doubles,11 triples and 13 HRs and drove in 61 runs. He was 32 for 43 on the base paths, showing the kind of base-stealing prowess that had been missing in previous years. After that outstanding season, the Twins traded their 2 MLB CF players: Ben Revere and Denard Span, in order to open a spot in the MLB team's line-up for Hicks in 2013. He confirmed his bosses' confidence with a great spring, securing his place on the opening day roster. On April 1st, starting in centerfield, he went 0 for 4 with a walk in his MLB debut against the Tigers. On June 10th, he went on the DL with a pulled hamstring. He would end up hitting .193 with 8 HRs and 27 RBIs in 61 games. Hicks would improve slowly over the next 2 seasons. In 2014, he broke the Mendoza Line with a .215 BA, although with only 1 HR and 18 RBIs in 69 games. In 2015, he would play in 97 games and began to look like an MLB hitter, with a .256 BA, 11 HRs and 33 RBIs. He would continue to be an excellent defender in CF, while stealing 13 bases in 16 attempts. He was particularly good against left-handed pitching, hitting .307. However, Hicks was also being pushed by Byron Buxton; a very similar player rated even higher as a prospect, who made his MLB player debut during the 2015 season. On November 11,2015 the Twins would trade him to the Yankees in return for Catcher John Ryan Murphy. The Yankees had a crew of outfielders who were on the wrong side of 30, they wanted to get younger and more athletic at the position. Hicks obviously fit the bill as on April 20, 2016, he displayed his tremendous arm by gunning down A’s Danny Valencia at home plate on a throw that measured at 105.5 mph - the highest speed ever recorded in the MLB on any throw or pitch. He would finish the 2016 season for the Yankees with a disappointing .217 BA with 8 HRs and 31 RBIs in 123 games. Still, he managed to retain his job in 2017 while appeared to be transformed as a hitter. Over the 1st 2 months of the season, he would hit .298 with 8 HRs and 24 RBIs in 40 games. He received a lot of playing time, when CF Jacoby Ellsbury was placed on the DL in May; and thrived in the situation. He ran into injury trouble during his break-out season though, as he was on the DL from June 26th to August 10th with a right oblique strain and again starting on September 3rd, this time with a left oblique strain. He had had trouble finding his hitting stroke again after the 1st injury, as he hit just .207 in 22 games before returning to the DL. He was re-activated by the team on September 26th, just in time to get a few games in before the start of the postseason.

In the 1st inning of his 1st game back against the Rays, he had robbed Wilson Ramos of a potential Grand Slam HR, with a magnificent leaping catch. He would end up hitting .266 with 15 HRs and 52 RBIs in 88 games. In the 2017 postseason, after going 1 for 3 in the ALWC Game, he would shine in the ALDS against the Indians by hitting .316 with 1 HR and 4 RBIs in the Yankees' upset win. He would cool down in the ALCS though, when he hit just .083 against the Astros. In 2018, Hicks was the Opening Day Centerfielder, going 2 for 4 on March 29th against the Blue Jays. However, the next day, he was placed on the DL with a strained intercostal muscle, although the injury was not expected to keep him out for more than a week. He would return on April 12th; in his 2nd game back, he would HR twice, 1 of them inside-the-park HR that drove in 3 runs in an 8-6 win over the Tigers. When he hit his 2nd in-the-park HR of the year on May 19th, he became the 1st Yankees player since Mickey Mantle in 1958 to have done so; Mantle had hit 3 such HRs that season. On July 1st, he had a 3-HR game in an 11-1 win over the Red Sox. He would play a career-high 137 games as he hit .248 along with 27 HRs and 79 RBIs; he also drew 90 walks and scored 90 runs. In the 2018 postseason, he went 1 for 4 with a double, a run and an RBI in Yankees win over the Athletics in the ALWC Game. However, he was hurt in the ALDS, which the Yankees lost to the Red Sox and went only 1 for 5 in 2 games. In February 2019, he had signed a 7-year contract extension with the Yankees worth $70 million. He was hurt again in spring training camp, straining his back, while taking batting practice on March 1st, making him miss Opening Day. He was finally back on the 25 MLB man roster on May 13th, having missed the 1st 6 weeks of the season. On June 29th, he became the 1st player to hit a MLB HR in Europe, when he connected off of Rick Porcello in the 1st inning of the 1st of 2 games between the Yankees and the Red Sox played at London Olympic Stadium on June 29th. He would hit .235 in 59 games with 12 HRs and 36 RBIs, after missing the 1st 40 games of the season with a lower back strain and almost all of August and September with a flexor strain. He was reactivate in time for the 2019 postseason, going 2 for 13 with a HR in the Yankees' loss to the Astros in the ALCS. In 2020, he was back healthy and played in 54 of the Yankees' 60 games in the pandemic-shortened season. He would hit .225 with 6 HRs and 21 RBIs. After going 1 for 8 in the 2-game sweep of the Indians in the ALWCS, he continued to excell in the closely-fought loss to the Rays in the ALDS, by going 7 for 18 (.389) with a double, 2 runs and 3 RBIs. In 2021, he started the season as the Yankees' #3 hitter, as Manager Aaron Boone decided to have the switch-hitting Hicks break up a string of righthanded batters at the top of the line-up. He would start the season slowly by hitting .129 in his 1st 8 games. In May of 2021, Aaron would hurt his left wrist in play, he had to have season ending surgery. Hicks had appeared in only 32 games, while hitting .194 with 4 HRs and 13 RBIs. In 2022, he would continue to have injury issues and a low BA during the regular season. On May 20, 2023, Aaron was DFA by the Yankees. He was only hitting just .188 with 1 HR and 5 RBIs in 28 games. He would be picked-up by the Orioles. He would leave the Yankees with a .232 BA with 81 HRs and 278 RBIs in 651 games.

1989-Former Yankees Pitcher Tyler Olson (2016) was born.
On January 12, 2016, Pitcher Tyler Olson was traded by the Dodgers along with INF Ronald Torreyes to the Yankees for INF Rob Segedin and Player to be Named or Cash. He had appeared in 1 game with the 2016 Yankees with no record. On June 14, 2016, Tyler was selected off waivers by the Royals from the Yankees.

1999-Bronx Closer Marino Rivera, although he gives up 2 hits, pitches a scoreless 9th inning, earning his 45th save of the 1999 AL season when the Yankees beat the Devil Rays at Tropicana Field by the score of 3-2. The Bronx closer records more saves (45) than hits allowed (43) during his 66 appearances on the mound this season.

2009-B.J. Upton becomes the 1st player in Tampa Bay franchise history to hit for the cycle. He goes 5 for 5 with 6 RBI in the Rays' 13-4 victory over New York. Yankees Starter CC Sabathia takes the loss in his bid to become the MLB’s 1st 20-game winner.

2011-The Tigers get a dominant outing by Starter Max Scherzer to beat the Yankees by the score of 5-3 and even their ALDS at 1 game each. Scherzer does not allow a Yankees hit until the 6th inning, while Miguel Cabrera puts the Tigers ahead with a 2-run HR off of Yankees starter Freddy Garcia in the 1st inning. Tigers Closer Jose Valverde struggles a bit in the 9th inning, giving up a HR to Nick Swisher and a triple to Jorge Posada, but he ends the game with the tying run on base.

2012-On the penultimate day of the regular 2012 AL season, the Yankees would maintain their 1-game lead over the Orioles in the AL East, when Raul Ibanez hits a HR off of Boston's Reliever Andrew Miller in the bottom of the 12th inning to give the Yankees, a 4-3 win.

2016-The Orioles would clinch a AL WC spot by defeating the Yankees by the score of 5-2 behind a pair of HRs by Birds Slugger Matt Wieters.

2021-Today is the penultimate day of the MLB season, as at the end of play 4 teams are still vying for the 2 wild card spots in the AL. Following a 12-2 loss to the Rays, the Yankees are at 91-70, tied with the Red Sox, who had defeated the Nationals by the score of 5-3. Just 1 game behind at 90-71 are the Blue Jays, who were the 10-2 winners over the Orioles and the Mariners, who had conclude the day with a 6-4 win over the Angels. All sorts of scenarios are in play for the final day of the AL season, including a possible unprecedented 4-way tie.

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

2023-Former Hudson Valley Renegades pitcher Drew Thorpe was named Minor League Pitching Prospect of the Year by MLB tonight during MLB’s inaugural Minor League Baseball Awards Show. In his 1st professional season, Thorpe was sensational across 23 starts between the Renegades and Double-A Somerset Patriots. He led all Minor League pitchers in strikeouts (182), and was 2nd in WHIP (0.98), tied for 2nd in wins (14), 4th in ERA (2.52) and 6th in opponent’s batting average (.200). He led the South Atlantic League in ERA, wins, opponent’s batting average, WHIP, and winning percentage (.833). Thorpe was previously named South Atlantic League Pitching Prospect of the Year. In 18 starts with the Renegades, Thorpe set new single-season franchise records for wins (10), and strikeouts (138). He set the Renegades single-game strikeout record, when he punched out 13 Brooklyn Cyclones batters on July 22nd. In addition to leading the SAL in wins and ERA (2.81), Thorpe finished 2nd in strikeouts, falling 1 strikeout shy of winning the SAL Pitching Triple Crown. The right-hander was named SAL Pitcher of the Month for June, after posting a 0.31 ERA (1 ER/28.2 IP) with 34 strikeouts and just 6 walks. At one point, Thorpe had a 28.1-inning scoreless streak from May 28th-June 25th, the longest streak by a South Atlantic League pitcher in 2023. Thorpe, 22, was drafted in the 2nd round of the 2022 1st-Year Player Draft by the Yankees out of Cal Poly. After being promoted to the Somerset Patriots on Aug. 8th, he went on to be named Eastern League Pitcher of the Month for August. Thorpe joins INF Anthony Volpe, who was named the 2021 Minor League Hitting Prospect of the Year, as Renegades to garner major end-of-season awards by MLB. He had beaten out Cade Horton of the Cubs organization and Padre’s prospect Robby Snelling for the award.

October 3rd

1887-Former Yankees INF Armando Marsans (1917-1918) was born. (1887-1960)
On July 15,1917, OF Armando Marsans was traded by the St. Louis Browns to the Yankees for veteran OF Lee Magee. The Cuban born player had appeared in 62 games for the Yankees, while hitting .232 with No HRs and 24 RBIs during his time with team, he had leg injuries that reduced his playing time. In 1911, when the Reds had invited Rafael Almeida to a tryout, Armando Marsans would accompany him to act as his interpreter. Marsans would end up trying out for the club as well; he went on to play 8 seasons in the MLB, during the Deadball Era; while accumulating 2,273 at-bats. He would play for the 1911-1914 Reds, 1914-1915 Federal League team, 1917 Browns and the 1917-1918 Yankees. In 1912, he was in the top 10 in batting average. A centerfielder, he was a teammate of Reds Harvard Eddie Grant and George Sisler with the Browns. He was the 1st Cuban-born player to get 500 at-bats in the MLB, followed shortly thereafter by Dolf Luque and Mike Gonzalez. He was the Reds' Opening Day clean-up hitter in 1912 and 1914. In September 1914, Baseball Magazine published an article entitled "The Famous Marsans Case", calling his jumping to the Federal League "one of the most important of the test cases in baseball law". Baseball Magazine of July 1918 referred to him as "frail in build" and "a real speed merchant". It indicated that Marsans started in the U.S. in 1907 with New London. He was the 1st Cuban to manage in Organized Baseball, leading the 1924 Elmira Colonels. Also, he would manage the 1956 Havana Cubans (FIL). He is the all-time stolen base leader in the history of the Cuban Winter League, with 135, 23 more than Cristobal Torriente. In 1939, Armando Marsans was among the 1st group of players inducted into the Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame.

1909-Former Yankees Pitcher Johnny Broaca (1934-1937) was born. (1909-1986)
Johnny Broaca would post a 40-27 record with an ERA in 99 games for the Yankees. He was a graduate of Yale University. His best Yankees season was in 1935, when he posted a 15-7 record. In 1937, he started out with 1-4 record. He jumped the Yankees during the 1937 AL season sitting out the rest of the year, as well as all of 1938. One source claims that it had something to do with Lefty Gomez and a woman. It was announced a week before he left the team that he had an arm injury. He left baseball to become a pro boxer. Eventually, he went back to his hometown of Lawrence, MA to work as a laborer. Another source says that Broaca left baseball because his wife divorced him and he would work for Tyer Rubber at low wages because, it was said, he refused to let his wife get any alimony. Yet other sources have different information. The New York Times had an article saying that the team voted a World Series share to Broaca's estranged wife (the 1st time that a player’s share was ever voted to a woman) after Broaca left the team. The book “Joe McCarthy: Architect of the Yankee Dynasty” says that Broaca had abandoned his wife. The December 1957 Baseball Digest relates a story where Gomez, unhappy that Broaca was saving his arm and refused to throw balls before a game, played a practical joke on him by calling the bullpen, pretending to be the manager and ordering Broaca to warm up for 9 innings straight. The story goes that Joe McCarthy didn't know for many years why Broaca claimed to be unable to start the next day's game. Broaca for calling him "Goofy". When asked why Gomez was upset when other players such as veteran hurler Pat Malone also called him "Goofy", Gomez said, "Malone didn't go to Yale". On November 19,1938, Johnny was purchased by the Indians from the Yankees. In 1939 as a Reliever, he would post a 4-2 record for the Tribe.

1926-After the Yankees had scored twice in the 2nd inning, then the Cardinals Starter Glover Cleveland Alexander sets down the last 21 Yankee batters with 10 strikeouts in Game 2 of the 1926 World Series, resulting in a 6-2 St. Louis win. Cardinal’s hitters Billy Southworth and Tommy Thevenow. each collect 3 hits each in the Cardinals win.

1947-In Game #4 of the 1947 World Series is played at Ebbets Field, Yankees Starter Floyd Bevens flirts with immorality, when he pitches no-hit baseball for 8 2/3 innings of a World Series game against the Dodgers. He loses the no-hitter and game, when Dodgers PH Cookie Lavagetto doubles off the RF wall at Ebbets Field to score the tying and winning runs.

1948-After taking his position in center field in the bottom of the 8th inning at Fenway Park, Joe DiMaggio is removed from the game by Yankees Manager Bucky Harris. As the superstar of their hated rivals limps off the field, the enthusiastic Red Sox crowd of 35,000 gives Joltin’ Joe a lengthy and loud standing ovation, a gesture he will later refer to as one of the greatest thrills of his career

1949-The Yankees win the 1949 AL pennant by defeating the Red Sox by the score of 5-3 at Yankee Stadium. Jerry Coleman's 3-run triple provides the winning margin, while Red Sox Slugger Ted Williams falls short of both the AL Batting title and the AL Triple Crown.

1951-Former Yankees HOF OF/DH Dave Winfield (1981-1988) was born.
On December 15,1980, MLB Free Agent Dave Winfield signed a 10-year player contract with the Yankees. He had come to the MLB with the Padres. Dave would hit .296 with 205 HRs and 818 RBIs in 1,172 games as Yankees player. He was named to the AL All-Star teams in 1981-1988. In his only World Series appearance in 1981 with the Yankees, Dave only hit .045 in 6 games, prompting Yankees Team Owner George Steinbrenner to call him “Mr. May” for not responding with his bat in the MLB postseason for the Yankees. On May 11,1990, Dave was traded by the Yankees to the Angels for veteran Starter Mike Witt. Winfield was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame on January 16, 2001 by the BWAA. His Padres player uniform #31 was retired by the Padres in 2001, 1 year after he was inducted into the team's Hall of Fame. In his retirement, he would work in the front office of the Padres, holding the title of Executive Vice-President and Senior Adviser and as a Spring Training Instructor. In December of 2013, he would joined the staff of the MLB Players Association as Deputy to new Executive Director Tony Clark.

1955-In Game #6 of the 1955 World Series played at Yankee Stadium, the Yankees would jump on Dodgers Starter Karl Spooner in the 1st inning beating Brooklyn by the score of 5-1. Whitey Ford pitches a complete game victory allowing only 4 Dodger hits, while Bill Skowron hits a HR for the Yankees.

1956-In the opening game of the 1956 World Series, Dodgers veteran Starter Sal Maglie defeated the Yankees by the score of 6-3. Mickey Mantle and Billy Martin would hit HRs in the Yankees lost at Ebbets Field. Yankees Starter Whitey Ford gives up a 3-HR to Dodgers 1B Gil Hodges in the 3rd inning to break a 2-2 tie

1957-In Game 2 of the 1957 World Series, Lew Burdette wins the 1st of his 3 decisions against his former team, the Yankees, by allowing only 7 New York hits and allowing just 2 runs. Hank Bauer hits a HR for the Bombers, while Shortstop Johnny Logan hits one for the Braves. Burdette complete game defeats Yankees Starter Bobby Shantz, Relievers Art Ditmar and Bob Grim by the score of 4-2.

1960-The Yankees would end their 1960 AL season with an 8-7 win over the Red Sox, finishing out the season with a 15-game winning streak.

1964-The Bronx Bombers had clinched their 5th straight AL Pennant by defeating the Indians by the score of 8-3. Yankees Reliever Pete Mikkelsen picks-up the win in relief of Yankees Starter Al Downing. As Bronx Bomber hitters Elston Howard and Mickey Mantle would lead the team’s hitting attack. A crowd of 14,879 fans had attended the Saturday afternoon game played at Yankee Stadium.

1965-At Fenway Park, Whitey Ford becomes the winngest pitcher in Yankees team history, when he notches career win No. 232 against the Red Sox by the score of 8-7. Whitey passes former Yankees Starter Charles “Red” Ruffing as the Yankees Pitcher with the most career team with 231 wins.

1966-Former MLB Player and Yankees MLB Scout Mike Tresh had passed away.(1914-1966.)
Father of Yankees player Tom Tresh, Mike Tresh played 12 seasons in the AL, almost all with the White Sox and finished up with the 1949 Indians. Mike had only 2 MLB HRs in over 1,027 games, unlike his son Tom, who was a pretty good HR hitter. During his MLB playing career, Mike hit .249 with 2 HRs and 297 RBIs. He was a good enough catcher that he never played any other position in the MLB. After his playing days were over, he was a Yankees MLB Scout and worked for Ford Motor Company. He died on October 4, 1966, 2 days after the end of the 1966 AL season in which his son Tom had achieved his career-best HR total of 27 with the Yankees. His Grandson, Mickey Tresh, played in the Minor Leagues with the Yankees and Tigers farm systems from 1987 to 1990.

1978-Yankees Slugger Reggie Jackson hits a 3-run HR, singles and doubles leading the Yankees to a 7-1 win in the Opening Game of the 1978 AL Championship Series against the Royals.

1986-Former Yankees Minor League 1B Vince DiMaggio had passed away. (1912-1986)
In 1937, Vince DiMaggio came up to MLB with the Boston Bees (aka Braves). Vince was the older brother of MLB players Joe and Dom DiMaggio. He had been a Minor League star player with the AA San Francisco Seals (PCL). In February of 1939, he was traded to the Yankees, his brother Joe's team, but he never played an MLB game for the team. He was blocked by the presence of Yankees Reserve 1B Babe Dahlgren. Most of his 1939 season was spent in the Minors, where he showed substantial power for the AA Kansas City Blues (AA). He would crank out 46 HRs, the 2nd-highest total to that point by a right-handed hitter in the American Association, leading the league by 13 over Phil Weintraub. As the top power threat on the most successful AA team ever (judging by total wins), Vince also led the league with 136 RBIs. In August of 1939, he was traded by the Yankees to the Reds. Vince would play in 8 games for the 1939 Reds, while hitting just .071. In 1940, he would appear in 2 more games with the Reds before being traded to the Pirates, where he was to spend the bulk of his MLB playing career.

1990-For the 1st time during the team ownership of George Steinbrenner era, the Yankees would finish the season in last place in the AL East Division.

2011-Detroit takes a 2-1 lead in their ALDS with a 5-4 win over the Yankees. Tigers Starter Justin Verlander gives up 2 runs in the 1st inning, but then he settles down. The Tigers score twice in the 3rd inning off of Yankees Starter CC Sabathia, then Jhonny Peralta puts them ahead with an RBI double in the 5th inning. The Yankees tie the game at 4 in the 7th inning on Brett Gardner's 2-run double, but Delmon Young hits a solo HR off of Yankees Reliever Rafael Soriano in the bottom of the 7th inning to make Verlander a winner.

2012-Before a home crowd of 47,393 fans at Yankee Stadium, the Yankees would clinch the 2012 AL East crown with a 14-2 rout of the Red Sox The Orioles would lose their game to the Rays by the score of 4-1. Yankees Starter Hiroki Kuroda picks up his 16th victory of the season. The Bronx Bombers hitting attack is led by CF Curtis Granderson, who hits 2 HRs, as he finished the 2012 AL season with 43 HRs. Yankees 2B Robinson Cano finishes the regular season with 2 HRs, finishing his 2012 AL season at 33 HRs mark.

2017-At New Yankee Stadium, the 2017 AL postseason opens with a ALWC Game between the Twins and Yankees. As expected, the Yankees win by the score of 8-4, but the game doesn't go according to script: the Twins would score 3 runs in the 1st as they chase Bronx starter Luis Severino, after only 1 out, as he gives up long balls to Brian Dozier and Eddie Rosario. The Twins' Starter, Ervin Santana, doesn’t any fair better, as he allows a 3-run HR blast to Shortstop Didi Gregorius in the bottom of the 1st. He is taken out after 2 innings, after having given up another Bronx HR to Brett Gardner. The Yankees would then win the battle of the bullpens, as their relievers ring up 13 Twins strikeouts in 8 innings, while the Bombers continue to score, including a 2-run HR shot by Aaron Judge off of Twins hurler Jose Berrios in the 4th.

2018-The Yankees would defeat the A’s by the score of 7-2 in their AL WC game. Now they will now face their arch-enemy, the Red Sox in the 2018 ALDS. They will take a quick 2-0 lead in the 1st against "opener" Liam Hendriks as Aaron Judge homers after a lead-off walk by Andrew McCutchen. After the A's waste a couple of good opportunities to get back in the game in the 4th and 5th innings, the Yankees put the game away with 4 runs in the 6th, with Luke Voit's triple off of A’s hurler Blake Treinen as being the big blow.

2021-In the AL WC race, the pressure is on both the Red Sox and Yankees to win as the Blue Jays take a quick and large lead on their way to defeating the Orioles, 12-4. The 2 leaders avoid a 1-game playoff against the Jays by scoring the winning run in their respective games in the 9th inning: first the Yankees would defeat the Rays by the score of 1-0, thanks to Aaron Judge's RBI, then a 2-run HR by Rafael Devers provides Boston with a 7-5 win over the Nationals in a game in which they trailed by 5-1 at one point. The 2 long-time rivals finish would with identical 92-70 records, but it's the Red Sox who will host the WC Game thanks to their better head-to-head record.

2022-Making his 3rd start since returning from the IL, Yankees Starter Luis Severino held the Rangers hitless over 7 innings, facing the minimum batters before a rising pitch count forced the Yankees to turn the game over to their bullpen in New York’s 3-1 victory over the Rangers at Globe Life Field in Texas.

October 4th

1884-Former Yankees Pitcher Harry Ables (1911) was born. (1884-1951)
The Yankees had acquired Pitcher Harry Ables in 1911, after he had turned in as good a season as a pitcher could wish for, by posting a 22-11 record with a 1.75 ERA for the AA Oakland Oaks (PCL). For the 1911 Yankees, Harry would post a 0-1 record in 3 games. Ables would spend the rest of his pro baseball career pitching in the minor leagues.

1887-Former Yankees Pitcher Ray Fisher (1910-1917) was born. (1887-1982)
Ray Fisher would post a 76-68 record in 219 games for the Yankees before being sent to the Reds. His best Yankees season was in 1915, when he went 18-11. In 1921, the Reds had cut Ray Fisher's salary by $1,000. Rather than take the pay cut, Fisher asked for his player release, then he quit to coach baseball at the Univ. of Michigan, when the Reds wouldn't release him. For this offense, Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis had banned Ray Fisher from organized baseball. In 1980, Commissioner Bowie Kuhn would reinstate him back into baseball. In 1951, Ray Fisher was one of a number of baseball figures, who had testified before the House Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on Study of Monopoly Power in its investigation of MLB's business practices. His testimony focused primarily on the circumstances surrounding his leaving the Reds to take the college baseball coaching position at Michigan with his subsequent blacklisting by the Commissioner Landis. Ray Fisher would be College Baseball Coach for Michigan for 38 years (1921-1958), winning 9 Big 10 Conference titles outright, while sharing 4 more. His 1953 team had won the College World Series. Shortly before his death he was honored at Old Timers' Day at Yankee Stadium. Prior to his death, he was the oldest-living former player of the Yankees and Reds franchises.

1910-Former Yankees INF (1932-1948) and Long-Time MLB Coach (1949-1967) Frank “The Crow” Crosetti was born. (1910-2002)
On August 23,1929, Shortstop Frank Crosetti was traded by the AA San Francisco Seals (PCL) to the Yankees for a Player to be Named Later and 3 players. The Yankees sent Reserve INF Julie Wera (1931) to the Seals to complete the trade. Frank was a Yankees regular INF for 13 years and part-timer for 4 seasons. Frank hit more than 20 doubles 7 times and scored more than 70 runs in 7 seasons. He was a 1936-1937 AL All Star team member. Frank finished his Yankees playing career in 1948 with .245 BA with 98 HRs, 260 doubles, 65 triples and 649 RBIs in 1,682 games. Crosetti had appeared in 7 World Series for the Yankees, hitting just .174 with 1 HR and 11 RBIs in 29 games. He was the longtime Yankees MLB 3B coach from 1947-1967. Also, he had coached for the AL expansion team, the Seattle Pilots and later the Twins before retiring from baseball.

1922-For the 1st time, the entire World Series will be broadcast over the radio. Sportswriter Garland Rice does the announcing of the New York Giants-Yankees game for radio station WJZ in Newark, NJ, whose signal is relayed to WGY in Schenectady, NY.

1928-Before a crowd of 61,425 fans at Yankee Stadium In Game 1 of the 1928 World Series between the Yankees and Cardinals is a swift execution. Babe Ruth has a single and double and scored 2 runs, once on Bob Meusel's 4th-inning HR, while 1B Lou Gehrig is 2-for-4 with 2 RBIs off of Cardinals P Bill Sherdel. Yankees veteran Starter Waite Hoyt sets the Cardinals down with 3-hits with a solo HR by Jim Bottomley in the 7th inning for a 4-1 victory.

1939-The 1939 World Series begins at Yankee Stadium with a crowd of 58,451 fans watching the Reds playing their 1st Series since the infamous 1919 match-up against the White Sox. With the Yankees as heavy favorites, the game is tied 1-1 until the last of the 9th inning; when Yankees Bill Dickey singles home the winning run, making Yankees Starter Red Ruffing the winner. Meanwhile Derringer takes the complete game loss for the Reds.

1942-In Game 4 of the 1942 World Series is played at Yankee Stadium before a crowd of 69,902 fans, the Cardinals would get 6 runs in the 4th inning, but the Yankees would tie the game with 5 runs in the 6th inning. St. Louis scores 3 more runs to win the game by the score of 9-6 in a 22-hit Series game. Cardinal hurler Max Lanier picks-up the victory, while Atley “Swampy” Donald takes the loss in relief for the Yankees. Yankees Charlie Keller hits the only HR in the game.

1947-At Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, Yankees Starter Frank “Spec” Shea throws a 4-hitter, as he helps his own cause at the plate by hitting 2 singles, as the Yankees win the game by a score of 2-1 over the Dodgers in Game 5 of the 1947 World Series. A HR by Joe DiMaggio in the 5th inning is the winning margin for the Yankees.

1950-At Philadelphia' Shibe Park, before a crowd of 30, 764 fans, Phillies Relief ace Jim Konstanty starts and loses Game 1 of the 1950 World Series to Yankees Starter Vic Raschi by the score of 1-0. Yankees INF Bobby Brown hits a double and scored the lone run on 2 long flies.

1951-In the opening game of the 1951 World Series, Monte Irvin had stolen home in the 1st inning and collected 4 hits in the game. The Giants would defeat Yankees Starter Allie Reynolds by the score of 5-1 with Giants Starter Dave Koslo pitching a complete game at Yankee Stadium. Monte Irvin, Hank Thompson and Willie Mays of the Giants became the 1st all-black MLB Outfield to play in a World Series game.

1952-At Yankee Stadium, before a crowd of 71,787 fans Bronx veteran Starter Allie Reynolds shutouts the Dodgers by the score of 2-0. Bronx Bomber 1B Johnny Mize hits a HR in the 4th inning for the Yankees. Starter Joe Black takes the loss for the Dodgers.

1953-At Ebbet’s field, Mickey Mantle’s 3rd inning Grand Slam HR off of Dodgers Ace Johnny Podres leads the Yankees to an 11-7 win, giving the Bronx Bombers a 3-2 games lead in the 1953 World Series. Also, Yankees hitters Gene Woodling, Gil McDougald and Billy Martin would hit HRs in the game.

1955-"Next Year” finally comes to Brooklyn as a crowd of 62,465 fans see the Dodgers win by the score of 2-0 the 1955 World Series behind the pitching of Starter Johnny Podres at Yankee Stadium. Yankees starter Tommy Byrne takes the loss.

1958-In Game 3 of the 1958 World Series played at Yankee Stadium, a crowd of 71,599 fans see Yankees Starter Don Larsen and Closer Ryne Duren combine for a shutout as the Bronx Bombers win the game by the score of 4-0 over the Braves. Yankees Slugger Hank Bauer accounts for all Yankee 4 runs, including a 2-run HR in the 7th inning.

1960-Former Yankees Pitcher Jack Warhop (1908-1915) had passed away. (1884-1960)
Jack Warhop had pitched for some poor Yankee teams (1908-1915), while posting a 69-93 career record with a 3.12 ERA in 221 games. His best Yankees season was in 1910, posting a 14-14 record with a 2.64 ERA in 37 games.

1961-At Yankee Stadium, a crowd of 62,397 fans see Yankees Starter Whitey Ford's 3rd straight World Series shutout along with Bomber HRs by Elston Howard and Bill Skowron, gives the Yankees a 2-0 win in Game 1 against the Reds. Starter Jim O’Toole takes the loss for the Reds. Ford continues his chase of Babe Ruth’s World Series pitching record of 29 2/3 innings of shutout baseball.

1962-In the opener of the 1962 World Series at Candlestick Park, Whitey Ford's record scoreless inning streak ends at 33 2/3 innings, when a surprising squeeze play by Giants batter Jose Pagan brings Giants base runner Willie Mays home. The 1st World Series game played in San Francisco draws a crowd of 43,852 fans. The Yankees would beat the Giants by the score of 6-2, the last win of a record 10 World Series victories for Whitey Ford. Yankees 3B Clete Boyer hits a HR for the Bronx Bombers

1972-Yankees' Pitcher Larry Gowell hits a double in his only MLB career at-bat. This is the last hit by an AL pitcher before the league adopts the DH rule for the 1973 season. The Yankees would lose to the Brewers by the score of 1-0.

1978-The Royals notch 16 hits off of 3 Yankees pitchers (Starter Ed Figueroa, Relievers Richard Tidrow and Sparky Lyle) to even the 1978 ALCS with a 10-4 triumph. A 2-run HR by Royals shortstop Freddie Patek seals the victory. Royals starter Larry Gura picks up the victory.

1980-The Yankees would clinch their 4th AL East title in 5 seasons by beating the Tigers by the score of 5-2 in the 1st game of a doubleheader at Yankee Stadium. Reggie Jackson hits his 41st HR of the 1980 AL season. Reggie will share the 1980 AL HR crown with Brewers slugger Ben Oglivie. Yankees Starter Rudy May picks up the victory for the team, finishing the 1980 AL season with a 15-5 record. Yankees Closer Rich Gossage records his 33 save of the season. In the 2nd game, the Tigers would beat the Yankees by the score of 7-6, with Dave Tobik picking up 1st win of the season. Mike Griffin would take the loss for the Yankees, dropping his 1980 AL season pitching record to 2-4. Yankees Catcher Brad Gulden hits his 1st HR of the season.

1995-The Yankees Jim Leyritz hits a dramatic 2-run HR in the 15th inning to give the Yankees a dramatic victory and a 2-games-to-none ALDS lead over the Mariners.

1996-The Yankees would score twice in the 9th inning to defeat the Rangers by the score of 2-1, despite Juan Gonzalez's 4th HR of their ALDS. The Yankees would take a 2-1 lead in the ALD series.

1997-The Yankees go a game up on Indians with a 6-1 victory behind a 5-hitter by Starter David Wells. Yankees RF Paul O'Neill hits a 4th-inning Grand Slam HR, driving in 4 of the 5 Yankees runs.

1998-Former Yankees Pitcher Lee Grissom (1940) had passed away. (1907-1998)
On January 4,1940, Pitcher Lee Grissom was traded by the Reds to the Yankees for hurler Joe Beggs. Lee had posted a 0-0 mark in 5 games for the 1940 Yankees before being selected off of waivers on May 15,1940 by the Dodgers from the Yankees, who would assign him to their AA team, the Montreal Royals (IL).

2000-The Yankees even their ALDS with Oakland at 1 game apiece with a 4-0-shutout victory. Yankees starter Andy Pettitte holds the A’s scoreless for 7 2/3 innings for the victory.

2002-The Yankees would blow a 6-1 lead as the Angels bounce back for a 9-6 victory and 2 games to 2 lead in their ALDS. Tim Salmon and Adam Kennedy would hit HRs for Anaheim, while rookie hurler Francisco Rodriguez again gets the victory in relief.

2005-In Game 1 of their ALDS, Yankees starter Mike Mussina pitched scoreless ball into the 6th inning, rookie 2B Robinson Cano lined a 3-run double in the 1st inning as the Yankees defeated Angels starter Bartolo Colon by the score of 4-2 .

2007-Former Yankees Pitcher Don Nottebart (1969) had passed away. (1936-2007)
On October 21,1968, veteran MLB Reliever Don Nottebart was purchased by the Yankees from the Reds. For the 1969 Yankees, Don would only appear in 4 games with no record before being returned to the Reds on April 26,1969. During his 10-season MLB pitching career, Don had pitched for the Braves, the Colt 45s., Reds (Twice), Yankees before finishing up his MLB pitching career with the 1969 Cubs.

2009-The Yankees 3B Alex Rodriguez sets an AL record with 7 RBIs in the 6th inning of the Yankees' 10-2 win over the Rays, with HRs off of hurlers Wade Davis and Andy Sonnanstine - the 2nd a Grand Slam HR. The Yankees would complete the 2009 AL season with 243 HRs, a franchise record.

2011-The Yankees tie their ALDS with Detroit at 2 games each with a 10-1 rout at Comerica Park. Due to the suspension of Game 1, which cost the 2 teams an off day the Yankees have to start the unpredictable veteran starter A.J. Burnett against Tigers starter Rick Porcello, but he responds with a solid performance. Burnett gives up a run in 5 2/3 innings after issuing 3 walks in the 1st inning. Yankees put the game away by beating up Tiger's bullpen for 6-runs in the 8th-inning.

2019-The Game 1 of the 2019 ALDS between the Twins and Yankees would feature 15 runs, 5 HRs and 13 pitchers - and a familiar result as the Bronx Bombers beat the Twins for the 11th straight time in a AL Postseason confrontation by the score of 10-4. All 5 HRs hit in the game- 3 by the Twins - are solo HR shots, but the deciding blows are a pair of doubles with the bases loaded, 1 by Gleyber Torres off of Twins Reliever Tyler Duffey in the 5th that scores 2 runs and another by D.J. LeMahieu off of Twins Reliever Kyle Gibson that clears the bases in the 7th inning.

2021-Former Yankees 1B/PH (1954-1956) and MLB Baseball Executive Eddie Robinson had passed way at age of 100. (1920-2021)
On December 16,1953, veteran 1B Eddie Robinson was traded by the Philadelphia A’s along with 3B Loren Babe, Starter Harry Byrd, Outfielders Tom Hamilton and Carmen Mauro to the Yankees for 1B Don Bollweg, Minor League 3B Jim Finigan, Pitcher Johnny Gray, Minor League Star 1B/OF Vic Power, OF Bill Renna and Minor League Catcher Jim Robertson. Veteran power-hitter Eddie Robinson had hit 145 HRs in 9 AL seasons before joining the Yankees in 1954. Eddie was acquired by the Yankees to replace the retiring 1B/PH Johnny “Big Cat” Mize. He will hit .261 with 3 HRs and 27 RBIs in 85 games for the 1954 Yankees, while leading the AL with 15 Pinch-Hits. Overall, for the Yankees, Eddie would hit .230 along with 24 HRs and 80 RBIs in 199 games. In the 1955 World Series, he would hit .667 against the Dodgers. On June 14,1956, he was traded by the Yankees along with OF Lou Skizas to the Kansas City A's for Minor League hurler Moe Burtschy, OF Bill Renna and Cash. Eddie would retire as an active player after the 1957 AL season had ended. Robinson eventually became the Field Director for the Orioles in 1961. Next, he would move to the NL expansion team, the Houston Colt .45s as their Assistant GM in 1962. In 1964, he would become the club's Farm Director. In 1976, he was Kansas City's Director of Player Development. During that time, he became the subject of media and fan criticism for limiting young prospects to a pitch count of 100 pitches. Then Robinson was with the 1968-1972 Braves as their Farm Director. Next, he would become the team GM from 1973 to 1976. During his tenure with the Braves, he would trade Hank Aaron to the Brewers. Then Eddie Robinson would join the Rangers front office as their GM from 1977 to 1982, bringing in such MLB players as Buddy Bell, Mickey Rivers, Fergie Jenkins and Charlie Hough to help improve the club. In the 1990s, he was Assistant Coordinator of Scouting for the Yankees. Also, Eddie had scouted for various other MLB clubs over the years.

2022-Sixty-one years after Yankees RF Roger Maris captivated the baseball world with his pursuit of a beloved Babe Ruth’s 60-HR record, Aaron Judge now stands alone as the AL’s single-season HR king. Judge would hit his record-breaking 62nd HR of the 2022 AL season at Globe Life Field in Texas, launching a leadoff HR in the 1st inning off of Rangers Starter Jesus Tinoco in the 2nd game of a doubleheader. The HR drive broke a tie with Maris, who had belted 61 HRs for the 1961 Yankees. The Yankees would lose the game by the final score of 3-2, splitting the final twin-bill of the season with the Rangers. They had won the opener with a 5-4 win. They would finish the 2022 AL season record of 99-62.

October 5th

1895-Former Yankees OF/3B Norman “Bub” McMillian (1922) was born. (1895-1969)
Norm McMillan made his MLB player debut batting cleanup on 1922 Opening Day for the defending AL Champion Yankees. He was replacing Yankees Slugger Babe Ruth who had been suspended by MLB Commissioner Judge Landis for barnstorming after the 1921 World Series. McMillian hit .256 in 33 games for the 1922 Yankees. On January 30,1923, McMillian was traded by the Yankees along with P George Murray, OF Camp Skinner and $50,000 to the Red Sox for Starter Herb Pennock.

1908-Veteran NL pitcher King Brady makes his only AL appearance with the Red Sox, a good one by shutting out the Yankees by the score of 4-0. He will return to pitch in the NL next season pitching for the Boston Doves (aka Braves).

1912-The Yankees would win their final game played at Hill Top Park by the score of 8-6. Yankees 1B Hal Chase hits a 3-run HR to defeat the Senators. Next season, the team will play their AL season home games at the Polo Grounds. Homer Thompson, in his only MLB appearance is the catcher for New York, while pitching to his brother Tommy, becoming the 1st brother battery in AL history.

1921-The Yankees would play their 1st World Series game ever beating the Giants as Yankees starter Carl Mays only needs 86 pitches to set the Giants down on 5 hits, 4 of them by Frankie Frisch, as Babe Ruth drives in the 1st run of the World Series in the opening inning of the 3-0 Yankees win. A crowd of 30,202 fans had attended the opening 1921 World Series game, played at the Polo Grounds. It will be 9 games World Series and the 1st all city World Series since the 1906 MLB season.

1922-The 2nd Game of the 1922 World Series is played at the Polo Grounds, the Yankees and Giants will play to a 3-3 tie, in a game called account of darkness by the Umpires. Shortstop Aaron Ward hits a HR in the 7th inning to tie the game for the Yankees. A crowd of 37,202 fans would watch the game.

1926-In Game #3 of the 1926 World Series is played at Sportsman Park in St. Louis, Cardinals Starter Jesse Haines pitches a 5-hit shutout as the Redbirds beat the Yankees by the score of 4-0 to take a 2-1 lead in the Series. Yankees veteran starter Dutch Ruether would take the lost for the Bombers.

1928-In the 1928 World Series Game # 2 is played at Yankee Stadium, Yankees 1B Lou Gehrig unloads a 3-run HR in the 1st inning. Veteran Cardinal starter Grover Cleveland Alexander, the hero of the 1926 World Series between the Yankees and the Cardinals, is driven from the game in the 3rd inning as the Bronx Bombers cruise to a 9-3 victory, to take a 2-1 Series lead. A crowd of 60,714 fans had attended the game.

1939-In Game # 2 of the 1939 World Series is played at Yankee Stadium, Bronx Starter Monte Pearson does not allow a base hit until 1 out in the 8th inning as he shuts out the Reds by the score of 4-0. Yankees 1B Babe Dahlgren hits a HR and double for the Bombers. A crowd of 59,791 fans had attended the game. Lou Gehrig in uniform sits on the Yankees bench to watch his last World Series. He would never wear the Yankees pinstripes again on the playing field after the 1939 World Series ends on October 8th.

1941-In Game #4 of the 1941 World Series is played at Ebbet’s Field, Dodgers Catcher Mickey Owens earns eternal goat’s horns by dropping 3rd strike from Reliever Hugh Casey to Yankees batter Tommy Henrich in 9th inning thereby opens the floodgates for a Yankees victory with 4 unearned runs being scored in the inning. A disappointed crowd of 33,813 fans watched the Dodgers lose their game. The Yankees now have 3-1 lead in the 1941 World Series.

1941-Former Yankees 1B/OF Andy Kosco (1968) was born.
In 1959, the Tigers had signed Andy Kosco as an MLB Amateur Free Agent. In 1965, he would come up to MLB with the Twins, appearing in 23 games, but he did not appear in 1965 World Series against the Dodgers for the team. On November 28,1967, Andy Kosco was drafted by the Yankees from the Oakland A’s organization in the MLB Rule 5 Player Draft. He became a regular on the 1968 Yankees, playing alongside Roy White and Joe Pepitone in the Yankees outfield. Also, he was back-up at 1B for Mickey Mantle. The Yankees were expecting him to be a power-hitter, but Andy only hit .248 with 15 HRs and 59 RBIs for the team. He still hit higher than the 1968 Yankee team BA of .214. On December 4,1968, Andy was traded by the Yankees to the Dodgers for Pitcher Mike Kekich. He would later play for the Angels, Red Sox, Brewers and the Reds before retiring as an active player in 1974.

1942-At Yankee Stadium, Cardinals 3B Whitey Kurowski hits a 2-run HR in the 9th inning of Game #5, giving the St. Louis, a 4-2 victory to capture the 1942 World Series in 5 games over the Yankees. Red Ruffing takes the loss for the Yankees, meanwhile Bronx Bombers Shortstop Phil Rizzuto hits a HR in the loss. A crowd of 69,052 fans had attended the game.

1947-At Yankee Stadium, a crowd of 74,065 fans would watch Dodgers LF Al Gionfriddo make a spectacular catch, as he robs Joe DiMaggio of a game-tying HR in Game #6 of the World Series. The Dodgers would beat the Yankees by a score of 8-6. Dodgers hurler Ralph Branca picks up the win, while Yankees Closer Joe Page takes the loss. It is Gionfriddo’s last MLB appearance as a player in a game. The 2 teams would use a record of 38 players in the game.

1949-In the opening game of the 1949 World Series is played at Yankee Stadium, as 66,224 fans watched the Yankees edge the Dodgers by the score of 1-0 on Tommy Henrich’s lead off HR off of Dodgers starter Don Newcombe in the bottom of the 9th inning. Yankees starter Allie Reynolds throws a 2-hit complete game shutout.

1952-At Yankee Stadium, a crowd of 70,536 fans watched Game #5 of the 1952 World Series, Dodgers win a 6-5 victory in 11 innings over the Yankees; when Billy Cox scores the winning run behind an RBI-double hit by Duke Snider. In the 5th inning, Yankees 1B Johnny Mize had hit a 3-run HR during the Yankees 5-run rally. Carl Erskine had pitched a complete game to give the Dodgers, a 3-2 Series lead is heading back to Ebbets Field. Yankees veteran Reliever Johnny Sain takes the loss.

1953-Yankees 2B Billy Martin makes a record 12th hit in the 1953 World Series as the Yankees win their 5th consecutive World Championship under Manager Casey Stengel (1949-1953) with a 4-3 win over the Dodgers. Billy Martin collects his 12th Series hit, a single to center field in the bottom of the 9th inning, that gives the Yankees their 5th World Championship in a row. Carl Furillo had tied the game up in the 9th inning with a 2-run HR. Yankees Starter Whitey Ford goes 8 innings, with veteran hurler Allie Reynolds picking up his last World Series victory in relief. Clem Labine takes the loss for the Dodgers.

1956-In Game #2 of 1956 World Series is played at Ebbets Field, Catcher Yogi Berra becomes the 4th Yankee player to hit a Grand Slam HR in the World Series game; but the Yankees still lose the game by dropping a 6-0 lead to the Dodgers, who rally to win the game by a final score of 13-8. Yankees Starter Don Larsen was knocked out of the game in 2nd inning after giving up a 3-run HR to Dodgers Slugger Duke Snider.

1960-In a portent of things to come, Bill Mazeroski's 2-run 5th-inning HR off of Yankees Reliever Jim Coates is the difference as the Pirates beats the Yankees by the score of 6-4 for its 1st World Series game win since the 1925 World Series against the Senators.

1967-Former Yankees Reserve INF Rey Sanchez (1997, 2005) was born.
On August 16,1997, INF Rey Sanchez was traded by the Cubs to the Yankees for Minor League player Frisco Parotte. He would appear in 38 games for the 1997 Yankees, hitting .312. In 2005, he would return to Yankees appearing in 23 games as a Reserve INF, while hitting .279.

1972-Former Yankees Reserve OF/1B/DH Aaron Guiel (2006) was born.
On July 5, 2006, OF/1B/DH Aaron Guiel was selected off waivers by the Yankees from the Royals. He had appeared in 44 games for the 2006 Yankees, while hitting .256. Aaron had hit .260 in 16 games for the AAA Columbus Clippers (IL). On December 12, 2006, he was granted MLB Free Agency by the Yankees. He would play baseball in Japan for the 2007-2011 seasons, until a back injury forced him to retire from the game. He is now a Special Instructor in the Royals organization.

1977-In the opening game of the 1977 AL Playoffs, the Royals would shell Yankees starter Don Gullet for 3 HRs and win the game by a score of 7-2.

1985-At Exhibition Stadium in Toronto, the Blue Jays would win the 1985 AL East Championship with a 5-1 win over the Yankees. Blue Jays starter Doyle Alexander pitches a complete game by allowing only 5 Yankee hits and 1 run.

1995-Former Yankees Minor League P Zack Littell was born.
Zach Littell was an 11th Round selection by the Mariners in the 2013 MLB Amateur Player Draft. On November 18, 2016, the Yankees had acquired P Zack Littell from the Mariners for Reliever James Pazos. On July 30, 2017, the Twins had acquired Minor League hurlers Zack Littell and Dietrich Enns from the Yankees in exchange for MLB starter Jaime Garcia and cash considerations. Ranked by MLB.com as the Yankees' No. 22 prospect, Littell holds a 1.87 ERA and 109/23 K/BB ratio over 115 1/3 innings this 2017 season between High- and Double-A (Tampa Yankees and Trenton Thunder). There are questions about Littell's upside, but he looks like a good get for a couple months of Garcia. His Yankees minor league pitching record at the time of trade was a 35-34 record along with a 3.24 ERA and 1 save in 62 games.

1996-Yankees CF Bernie Williams homered from each side of the plate and Cecil Fielder breaks a tie with a 7th-inning single as the Yankees beat the Rangers by a score of 6-4 to win the ALDS, 3-1 and advance to the 1996 ALCS.

1999-In Game #1 of their 1999 ALDS, the Yankees would whitewash the Rangers by a score of 8-0. Bronx starter Orlando Hernandez pitches a 2-hitter for the Yankees, while CF Bernie Williams hits a single, double and a HR, as he collects 6 RBIs in the game.

2002-The Angels would shock the Yankees by scoring 8 runs in the 5th inning and going on to a 9-5 victory. This victory gives Anaheim its 1st postseason series victory ever, as they win their ALDS match-up, 3 games to 1. Shawn Wooten hit a HR for the Angels, while Catcher Jorge Posada adds a HR for the Yankees. Jarrod Washburn gets the victory for the Angels.

2007-The Indians can thank a bug infestation at Jacobs Field in Cleveland for helping them defeat the Yankees by the score of 2-1 in 11 innings and take a 2-0 lead in the 2007 ALDS. The bugs are at their worst in the 8th inning, when a flustered Yankees Rookie Reliever Joba Chamberlain gives up the tying run on a wild pitch.

2015-On the eve of the 2015 ALWC Game between the Yankees and the Astros, Yankees Pitcher CC Sabathia checks himself into a rehabilitation facility to treat an alcohol dependency problem. He will miss the 2015 MLB postseason, but he explains that he owes this to his family.

2017-In 2017 ALDS action, Indians Starter Trevor Bauer muzzles the Yankees batters by allowing just 2 hits and a walk over 6 2/3 innings, while striking out 8 Yankee batters, as the Tribe wins Game 1 of their series. A 2-run HR by Tribe hitter Jay Bruce off of Yankees Starter Sonny Gray in the 4th inning is the big blow for the Indians.

2018-In the 1st ALDS, the Red Sox would hold on for a 5-4 win over the Yankees in Game 1 after putting up 5 quick runs against Bronx starter J.A. Happ, including a 3-run HR by J.D. Martinez in the 1st. However, the Yankees would claw back against a shaky Boston bullpen after starter Chris Sale exits in the 5th, and draw within 1 run when Aaron Judge leads off the 9th with a solo HR off of Closer Craig Kimbrel, But Kimbrel settles down to retire the next 3 batters to preserve the win.

2019-The Yankees would continue their AL Postseason dominance of the Twins by winning Game 2 of the 2019 ALDS by the score of 8-2, behind the pitching of veteran Starter Masahiro Tanaka and a Grand Slam HR by Shortstop Didi Gregorius that highlights a 7-run Yankees 3rd inning.

2020-In the 1st Series played at Petco Park in San Diego, the Yankees would blow open a close game with 5 runs in the top of the 9th, including a Grand Slam HR by Slugger Giancarlo Stanton, to secure a 9-3 win over the Rays. The 2 teams had combined for 7 HRs, as Bronx Starter Gerrit Cole prevails over the Rays Starter Blake Snell.

2021-The 2021 MLB Postseason begins with a 6-2 win by the Red Sox over the Yankees at Fenway Park in the ALWC Game. Boston hitters would chase Yankees Starter Gerrit Cole early with HRs by Xander Bogaerts and Kyle Schwarber, meanwhile Red Sox starter Nathan Eovaldi keeps the Yankees scoreless through 5 innings. A solo HR by Anthony Rizzo to lead off the 6th makes things closer, but after Aaron Judge is thrown out at the plate, the Sox would add 3 more runs over the next 2 innings to seal the win.

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