This Week in Yankees History October 20th-26th

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This Week in Yankees History October 20th-October 26th

October 20th

1897-Former Yankees Reserve OF Tom Connelly (1920-1921) was born. (1897-1941)
In June, 1920, OF Tom Connelly was purchased by the Yankees from Tulsa (WL). Connelly would patrolled the outfield for the Yankees in 5 games divvied up between 1920 and 1921 AL seasons. His lone hit (1-for-6) was a single off Hall of Famer Starter Red Faber. After leaving the Yankees, Tom would play in the Minor Leagues from 1921 to 1928. Later, he would manage the Amarillo Texans (WL) for part of the 1928 season (the 2nd of 3 managers of the team that season).

1903-Former Yankees Pitcher Archie Campbell (1928) was born. (1903-1989)
On August 20,1927, Pitcher Archie Campbell was purchased by the Yankees from Wichita (WL). For the 1928 Yankees, the rookie hurler Campbell would post a 0-1 record with a 5.25 ERA and 1 save in 13 games. On October 3,1928, Archie was drafted by the Senators from the AA St. Paul Saints (AA) in the 1928 MLB Rule 5 Player Draft. He would pitch for the 1929 Senators and the 1930 Reds before leaving the MLB.

1910-The Former Voice of Yankee Stadium Robert “Bob” Sheppard was born. (1910-2010)
The long-time Public Address Announcer of the New York Yankees, Bob Sheppard is the most famous PA Voice in sports history. His slow, deep cadence has rung out from "Now batting for the Yankees, number five, Joe DiMaggio" to "Now batting for the Yankees, number two, Derek Jeter." He graduated from St. John's University in the class of 1932. At St. John's, he spent 4 years on the football team, also he was the 1st baseman for the baseball squad. He joined the New York Yankees in DiMaggio's last season on April 17,1951. He has been at the microphone high above Yankee Stadium ever since. He has announced thousands of players over more than 4,000 MLB games. Of course, being the Announcer for the Yankees meant that Sheppard was the PA Announcer for dozens of World Series games. He has worked 20 World Series in all. He has also been the Public-Address Announcer for the New York Football Giants, a position he has held from 1956-2005. Since announcing is a part-time, seasonal job, 81 games a year plus the MLB postseason, Sheppard also taught speech at St. John's Univ. for 25 years. During his winter stay in Florida, Sheppard reads at daily Mass. He is often approached after Mass by fans that say, "You sound like the guy at Yankee Stadium..." He then stops them and confirms he is the voice of Yankee Stadium. Sheppard has kept his age a guarded secret through the years but the combination of his college graduation date (1932); his 1910 birth date given on imdb.com seems plausible. His last season of regular work at Yankee Stadium was 2007; he would officially retire in 2009.

1910-The Giants win the City Series against the Yankees in the 6th game, as Giants Ace Christy Mathewson is victorious over the Yankees Starter Jack Warhop by the score of 6-3. Giants Larry Doyle’s 3rd-inning 3-run HR is the big blow in the game.

1926-Stuffy McInnis is named new manager of the Phillies, succeeding Art Fletcher, who will sign on with the Yankees as a MLB Coach. Art will be a Yankees MLB Coach from 1927 to 1945, when he left the team because of heart health issues. After Manager Miller Higgin’s death in September, Fletcher will briefly manage the 1929 Yankees to a 6-5 record. He will return to being an MLB Coach, when former Yankees Pitching Coach Bob Shawkey took over the Manager’s job for the 1930 AL season.

1931-Former Yankees HOF, AL MVP, MLB Coach (1970), All-Star OF/1B Mickey Charles Mantle (1951-1968) was born. (1931-1996)
Before the start of the 1949 AL season, Mickey Mantle was signed by the Yankees Super MLB Scout Tom Greenwade, as an MLB Amateur Free Agent. He had played in only 3 seasons in the Yankees Minor League system, before joining the team in 1951. He was briefly with the 1950 team the last month of the AL season, but he did not play in any games. Mickey Mantle was the greatest switch-hitter of all time. He would hit 536 MLB Career HRs; including 18 HRs in 230 at bats in 65 games in the World Series play. He won the AL Triple Crown in 1956 (BA .353, 52 HRs, 130 RBIs). For his 1956 AL Triple Crown season, he was named the 1956 Major League Player of the Year. Mantle was selected for 20 AL All-Star games. He was the AL MVP 3 times (1956-1957 and 1962). He was the AL HR leader 4 times in his MLB playing career. Mickey Mantle played in 2,401 games as a Yankees player, while hitting a lifetime .298. With all of Mantle's power, he suffered thought an assortment of leg and knee injuries and his bones were beset by osteomylitis; a disease that weakened his bone structure. The 1st of his leg injuries occurred in the 1951 World Series against the Giants, when he got his spikes caught in a drainage valve cover in the Yankee Stadium Outfield; while chasing a fly ball hit by future long-time NL CF rival Willie Mays. He was never really the same after that injury. In 1959, Mickey won his only AL Fielding Award. Mantle was named the Sporting News All-Star team 4 times during his MLB playing career. In the 1961 Babe Ruth 60 HR record chase, he hit 54 HRs before injuries stopping him in the HR race, while his Yankees teammate Roger Maris would finish the 1961 AL season with 61 HRs. Mickey won his only AL Glove Award for Outfield in 1962. In 1965, he had won the Hutch Award. Mickey Mantle along with his long-time Yankees teammate Pitcher Whitey Ford were elected on January 16, 1974 to Baseball’s Hall of Fame. On February 2,1983, Hall of Famers Mantle and Willie Mays accepted Greeter positions at a casino in Atlantic City, NJ. The next day, Commissioner Bowie Kuhn banned both of them. On March 18,1985, MLB Commissioner Peter Ueberroth would reinstated both men.

1934-Former Yankees Reserve INF Paddy Greene had passed away. (1875-1934)
After being purchased by the Yankees from the AA Baltimore Orioles (EL), Reserve INF Paddy Greene would appear in 4 games for the 1903 Yankees, while hitting .308. On July 16,1903, Patty was traded by the Yankees along with Cash to the Tigers for the player rights to Pitcher John Deering, who would go 4-3 in 9 games for the team.

1940-Former Yankees Pitcher Thad Tillotson (1967-1968) was born. (1940-2012)
On September 10,1966, Pitcher Thad Tillotson was traded by the Dodgers along with Cash to the Yankees for veteran INF Richard “Ducky” Schofield. Tillotson had been pitching for the Dodgers AAA team, the Spokane Indians (PCL). The Yankees will send him to their AAA club, the Toledo Mud Hens (IL) to finish out the 1966 baseball season. For the 1967-1968 Yankees Thad would post a 4-9 record with a 4.06 ERA in 50 games. From 1968 to 1970, he had pitched for their AAA team, the Syracuse Chiefs (IL), posting a 31-21 record in 131 games. In 1970, he would leave the Yankees organization to pitch in Japan with the Nankai Hawks (JPL), having a 3-4 record with a 6.35 ERA in 18 games for the team.

1951-Yankees long-time AL All-Star CF Joe DiMaggio accompanies Lefty O'Doul's All-Stars on a baseball tour of Japan. They will win 13 of the 15 games played in Japan. He will retire officially from the Yankees as an MLB player on December 11,1951.

1952-Former Yankees OF/1B/DH Dave Collins (1982) was born.
On December 23,1981, Dave Collins was signed as an MLB Free Agent with the Yankees. For the 1982 Yankees, he would hit .253 with 3 HRs and 25 RBIs in 111 games. On December 9,1982, Dave was traded by the Yankees along with Class A Minor League 1B Fred McGriff, MLB hurler Mike Morgan and Cash to the Blue Jays for veteran MLB Reliever Dale Murray and Reserve OF Tom Dodd.

1960-Former Yankees Reserve Catcher (1947-1954) and MLB Coach Ralph “The Major” Houk is named to succeed veteran Casey Stengel as Manager of the Yankees. He signs a 2-year contract to manage the team. He briefly led the team during the 1960 AL season, going 7-6, while Casey Stengel was hospitalized. Ralph Houk had managed the Yankees top AAA team, the Denver Bears from 1955-1957, winning championships in the American Association. Ralph Houk will replace Casey Stengel’s platoon infield system with a set INF of 3B Clete Boyer, Shortstop Tony Kubek, 2B Bobby Richardson and 1B Bill Skowron. He will have veteran Bronx Starter Whitey Ford on a 4-day pitching schedule. Houk replaces veteran Eddie Lopat as the Yankees MLB Pitching Coach with former Yankees teammate hurler Johnny Sain. Former AL hitting star Wally Moses becomes the new Yankees MLB Batting Coach/1B Coach. Ralph Houk keeps former Tribe Catcher Jim Hegan as his MLB Bullpen Coach, while long-time MLB Coach Bill Dickey will become a Special Catching Instructor for the Yankees Minor League system. Long-time Yankees 3B Coach Frank Crosetti stays with the Yankees MLB Coaching staff.

1960-The Yankees would name Baseball Executive Roy Hamey, as the new Yankees General Manager replacing retiring Yankees GM George Weiss successor. Hamey had worked as an Assistant GM under George Weiss. The change of the Yankees front office is now completed with a new team GM (Hamey) and Manager (Houk) for the 1961 AL season. Haney’s 1st task with the Yankees is to oversee the Yankees Roster plans for the December AL Expansion Team Player Draft being held in December. In the fall of 1961, George Weiss would return to NYC with the NL’s new expansion team, the Mets along with his new team’s Manager Casey Stengel.

1964-Just 3 days after resigning as Manager of the 1964 World Champion St. Louis Cardinals, Johnny Keane replaces Yogi Berra as the new Yankees' field boss for 1965 AL season. It is one of the worst personnel moves made by Yankees General Manager Ralph Houk. Co-Team Owner Dan Topping had selected former Yankees Player/Coach Yogi Berra in the fall of 1963; as the 1964 Manager; he was not Houk’s own choice for Manager. In 1965, Johnny Keane would finish in 6th place (77-85) in AL with an injury riddled veteran Yankees team, with many of the veteran players did not like him. He will start the 1966 AL season with a 4-16 record before being replaced by former Manager Ralph Houk, who steps down as Yankees GM in order to return to the Yankees dugout. He will post a 635-630 as the team’s manager from 1966 to 1973, never appearing in the AL Post Season with the team.

1978-Just days after the 1978 Yankees World Series victory against the Dodgers, rumors circulate that the Yankees plan to trade veteran All-Star Reliever Sparky Lyle and other players to the Rangers for OF Juan Beniquez and Minor League Pitching Star Dave Righetti. Yankees Team Owner George Steinbrenner denies the trade rumors of a possible trade of veteran Closer Sparky Lyle and Catcher Thurman Munson for Pirates NL All-Star Slugger OF Dave Parker. Also, he said that Reggie Jackson and Thurman Munson would remain as Yankee players for the 1979 AL season. Munson had shown a desired to play for the Indians to finish out his MLB playing career, in order to be closer to his family, who lived in Canton, Ohio. Only Yankees Reliever Sparky Lyle will be traded by the Yankees in a trade to the Rangers for Minor League Pitching Star Dave Righetti and MLB OF Juan Beniquez.

1980-Former Yankees Reliever Jose Veras (2006-2009) was born.
On December 12, 2005, the Yankees had signed veteran Reliever Jose Veras as an MLB Free Agent. For the 2006-2009 Yankees, he would appear in 106 games for the team, while posting an 8-4 record with a 4.43 ERA and 3 saves. On June 24, 2009, the Indians would purchase Jose from the Yankees.

1981-In a World Series rematch of the 1978 teams, the Yankees take Game 1 over the Dodgers by the score of 5-3. Yankees Bob Watson hit a 3-run HR in the 1st inning as Bronx Starter Ron Guidry goes 7 innings for the victory. Yankees Closer Goose Gossage shuts down a Dodgers rally in the 8th inning.

1992-Former Yankees Pitcher Allen “Rubber Arm” Russell (1915-1919) had passed away. (1893-1992)
Allen "Rubber-Arm" Russell had pitched 11 seasons in the MLB. He was sometimes used as a Starter, with 112 MLB starts and sometimes a Closer with 154 games finished. Although "Saves" was not an official stat at the time, he twice led the league in saves. Allen had won 26 games in the Minor Leagues in 1913, when he would win 21 games in 1915. In between in 1914, he played for Minor-League AA Baltimore Orioles (IL). He was a year older than his Orioles teammate hurler Babe Ruth. Russell had an off-season with a record of 11-16, while Ruth went 22-9. Ruth came up to the Red Sox for a number of years before going over to the Yankees. Allen did the opposite, spending 4 1/2 seasons with the Yankees before going over to the Red Sox for 3 1/2 years. Overall, for the 1915-1919 Yankees, Russell had posted a 26-36 record with 3.05 ERA in 114 games. On July 29,1919, he was traded by the Yankees along with P Bob McGraw and $40,000 Cash to the Red Sox for a Player to be Named Later. The Red Sox would send veteran Starter Carl Mays (July 30,1919) to the Yankees to complete the trade. The 2 players were together for 1/2 season on the 1919 Red Sox. In his 1st season, 1915, he would allow 21 hits, walk 21 batters and strike out 21 batters. He is the only pitcher to ever have at least 20 hits, walks and strikeouts in a season with all being equal amounts. Russell would closed out his MLB Pitching career with the Senators, spending 3 years with them and appearing in the 1924 World Series, which the Nats had won. He would pitch 3 innings in Game 3. After his MLB days, he would spend a couple of seasons pitching in the Minor Leagues. Russell was one of the pitchers, who were allowed to keep using the spitball after it was largely outlawed by MLB. In an article in the New York Times from July 22,1917 called him “the young spit-baller,” so clearly, he was identified with the pitch.

1994-Former Yankees Reserve 1B/OF Ronald Guzman (2022) was born.
In 2022, Ronald Guzman was signed by the Yankees as a free agent. In 2022, he would appear with the team in 3 games with no hits. He had been with AAA Scranton (IL), appearing in 102 games, while hitting .255 with 16 HRs and 53 RBIs. At the end of 2022 season, he was granted free agency by the team.

1996-In the 1996 World Series Opener, the Braves continue to pound the ball, as they defeat the Yankees by the score of 12-1. At age 19, the Braves Rookie OF Andruw Jones puts himself in the MLB record books as the youngest player to hit a HR in a World Series game. He hit 1-HR in the 2nd inning off of Yankees Starter Andy Pettitte and another HR in the 3rd inning. Braves Starter John Smoltz gains the easy victory.

2004-After losing the 1st 3 games of the ALCS, the Red Sox became the 1st team in MLB history to win a best-of-7 series by beating the Yankees at Yankee Stadium by a score of 10-3. Johnny Damon hits 2 HRs, including a Grand Slam HR in the 4th inning, backing up a solid pitching work of Red Sox Starter Derek Lowe. The Red Sox joined the NHL’s 1942 Toronto Maple Leafs and the 1975 New York Islanders as the only teams in the history of pro sports to overcome a 3-0 series deficit to win a 7-game series.

2009-In Anaheim, the Yankees would take a 3-1 lead in the 2009 ALCS by crushing the Angels by the score of 10-1. Yankees 3B Alex Rodriguez continues his AL post season red-hot hitting with a 2-run HR off of Angels Pitcher Jason Bulger in the 5th inning, giving him an RBI in 8 consecutive AL Postseason contests.

2017-In the 2017 ALCS, the Astros force a Game 7 by defeating the Yankees by the score of 7-1 in Game 6 played in Houston. Veteran AL Starter Justin Verlander has another great pitching performance by throwing 7 scoreless innings, as the Astros score 3 times in the 5th inning against Yankees Starter Luis Severino on a double by Catcher Brian McCann and a 2-run single by 2B Jose Altuve. Yankees Rookie Slugger Aaron Judge brings the Yankees close with a monster HR off of Houston Reliever Brad Peacock in the 8th, but Altuve leads off the bottom of the inning with a solo HR shot off of Bronx Reliever David Robertson, starting a 4-run inning that puts the game away for Houston.

2022-In Game 2 of the ALCS the Astros would win the game by the score of 3-2 over the Yankees thanks to a 3-run HR by Alex Bregman off of Yankees starter Luis Severino in the 3rd. Astros starter Framber Valdez and other 2 Astro relievers would combine to end the Yankees' record streak of 23 postseason games with at least 1 HR, dating back to the 2019 ALDS.

October 21st

1885-Former Yankees Reserve Catcher Augustus “Gus” Fisher (1912) was born. (1885-1972)
On April 9,1912, Catcher Gus Fisher was purchased by the Yankees from the Cleveland Naps (aka Indians) to become their reserve Catcher for the 1912 AL season. Current staring Catcher Jeff Sweeney was staging a player contract holdout. The Yankees were left only with veteran Catcher Gabby Street as their 1912 starting Catcher. As a Naps Rookie Catcher in 1911, Gus had hit .261 in 70 games for the team. Gus would play in only 10 games for the 1912 Yankees, going 1 for 10. He would play in the Minor Leagues from 1912 to 1922. Later, he was a Minor League Manager.

1916-Former Yankees Pitcher Floyd “Bill” Bevens (1944-1947) was born. (1916-1991)
Bill Bevens had pitched in the Minor Leagues from 1937 to 1944, when he would join the Yankees organization in 1938. For the 1944-1947 Yankees, Bill would post a 40-36 record with a 3.08 ERA in 96 games. In 1945, he had posted a 13-9 record with a 3.67 ERA in 29 games. His best Yankees season was in 1946, when he had posted a 16-13 record with a 2.23 ERA in 31 games. Bill nearly pitched the 1st No-Hitter in World Series history. Pitching for Yankees with 2 out and 2 on (both via walks) in the 9th inning of Game 4 of the 1947 World Series, Bevens allowed a 2-run double to Dodgers PH Cookie Lavagetto, losing the No-Hitter and the game on his last pitch. He came back in Game 7 to relieve Bronx Starter Frank “Spec” Shea in the 2nd inning, pitching 2 2/3 innings; he kept his team in the game long enough for his successor on the mound; Yankees Closer Joe Page to claim a 5-2 Series-clinching victory. Overall, he gave up only 3 hits in 11 1/3 innings in that, his only World Series appearance; but he had walked 11 Dodger batters. In 1948, he would return to the Minor Leagues, never to pitch in MLB again. On January 17,1949, he was purchased by the White Sox from the Yankees. On March 28,1949, Bill was returned to the Yankees by the White Sox. On April 18,1949, Bill was released by the Yankees. He would continue to pitch in the Minor Leagues before retiring from the game in 1952.

1928-Former Yankees Hall of Fame Pitcher and Pitching Coach Edward “Whitey” Ford (1950, 1953-1967) was born. (1928-2020)
In 1947, the Yankees had signed hurler Whitey Ford as an MLB Amateur Free Agent. Ford will pitch for the Yankees for 16 seasons. He would miss the 1951-1952 AL seasons, because he was serving on active duty in Army. In 1955, Whitey was named the AL Sporting News Pitcher, while posting a 18-7 record with a 2.63 ERA in 39 games. Also, he would win the AL Pitchers Award in 1956 and 1958 as the League’s Top Pitcher. In 1961, Whitey Ford was the Cy Young Award winner after going 25-4 with 3.21 ERA in 39 games. Also, that 1961 AL season, he won the Babe Ruth Award. He was the 1961 World Series MVP. Whitey was selected for AL All-Star team 8 times. He won 20 games only twice in his Yankees Pitching career; in 1961 going 25-4 and 24-7 in 1963. In 1961, he broke Babe Ruth’s 29 2/3 scoreless innings pitched World Series record with a total of 33 innings. In 1964, he served as Manager Yogi Berra’s MLB Pitching Coach. When Whitey retired in 1967, as the Yankees All-time Pitching Wins’ Leader with 236 games, passing former Yankees Starter Charles “Red” Ruffing, who had 231 Yankees career wins. In the World Series play with the team, Whitey had posted a 10-8 record with a 2.71 ERA along with 7 complete games and 3 shutouts in 22 World Series games. He would finish his Yankees Pitching career with a 236-106 record, WP .690 with a 2.75 ERA with 11 saves and 45 shutouts in 498 games. Ford had 1,956 MLB career strikeouts in 3,171 innings pitched. On January 16,1974, Whitey Ford was elected along with long-time Yankees teammate OF/1B Mickey Mantle to Baseball’s Hall of Fame. On October 8, 2020, Whitey Ford had passed away at the age of 91.

1934-An MLB All-Star team led by Yankees Slugger Babe Ruth and Philadelphia A’s Owner/Manager Connie Mack sails on tour to Hawaii and Japan. Major League Players with wives on the baseball tour included 1B Lou Gehrig, OF Jimmie Foxx, 2B Charlie Gehringer, Pitcher Lefty Gómez, Catcher Earl Averill and OF Lefty O'Doul. Senators Catcher Moe Berg joins the tour. It will later be revealed that Moe Berg was doing photo intelligence work for the US Military.

1946-The Yankees had obtained hurler Art Cuccurullo from the Pirates for veteran Starter Ernie “Tiny” Bonham. As a Pitcher for the 1940-1946 Yankees, veteran hurler Bonham had posted a 79-50 record with a 2.73 ERA and 6 saves in 158 games a before he had developed pitching arm problems in 1946. For the Pirates, Art Cuccurullo had posted a 3-5 record with a 4.55 ERA and 5 saves in 62 games. Cuccurullo never appears in a game for the Yankees. The team would send him to their AAA team, the Newark Bears (IL).

1959-The MLB Players Association approves 2 MLB All-Star Games to be played in 1960, one to be held at Kansas City’s Municipal Stadium and the other game at Yankee Stadium. The players would like to have them played within 4 days of each other. The extra MLB All-Star games are used to build up the MLB Players Pension funds. The 1960 MLB All-Star game at Yankee Stadium will only draw 38,682 fans, a major disappointment for the MLB and the Yankees. They will not host another MLB All-Star game until after Yankee Stadium is remodeled in 1974-1975. The Yankees will host the game in 1977, drawing a crowd of 56,683 fans.

1963-Former Yankees Minor League INF and MLB Player Agent Casey Close was born.
After being a College Baseball star, Casey Close had 2 productive seasons in AAA, but he never made it to the MLB. He eventually made his name in the game as an MLB Player Agent. In 1986, Close had hit .440 with 19 HRs for the Univ. of Michigan, where he had future Hall of Famer Barry Larkin's roommate. He was 12th in NCAA Division I in BA and tied for 21st in HRs, even with Dave Hollins and Chris Hoiles among others. Close, also had 15 steals, 68 runs and 72 RBIs. He was named a 1st-team All-American outfielder by both Baseball America and the American Baseball Coaches Association, beating out Albert Belle and Paul Sorrento among others. He was also named the Baseball America Player of the Year, beating out Robin Ventura, Greg Swindell, Matt Williams, Jeff King, Jack McDowell and George Canale among other All-Americans. Close fell to the 7th round of the 1986 MLB Amateur Player draft before the Yankees had picked him; the next round, they will take Hal Morris. Casey had a rough pro debut with the 1986 Class A Oneonta Yankees, hitting .245 though his 38 RBIs led the club, beating out future MLB regulars Jim Leyritz, Hal Morris, Kevin Maas and Turner Ward. In 1987, he would hit .279 for the AA Albany Yankees (EL), jumping straight to AA from low A level. In 1988, he Ohio native would split the season between Class AA Albany (.169 in 25 Games) and the AAA Columbus Clippers (IL) hitting just .188 in 81 Games. The former Michigan superstar was with the 1989 Calgary Cannons (PCL), a Mariners AAA affiliate. He would hit .330 to outperform outfield mates Mike Kingery and Mickey Brantley; Jay Buhner had a lower average, but he had more power; while Bruce Fields would lead the PCL in average. If he had he qualified, Close would have ranked 4th in the league in average. In 1990, Close would end his active career as a player by hitting .270 with 69 RBIs and 15 steals in 21 tries for AAA Calgary. He had 12 outfield assists, tied for 6th in the PCL. Later, he would become a Player Agent and head of the baseball division of CAA Sports with clients including Derek Jeter, Ryan Braun, Ryan Howard, Zach Greinke and Ben Sheets. He was particularly active before the 2014 MLB season, negotiating a huge contract extension for P Clayton Kershaw and handling the negotiations that brought Japanese Superstar P Masahiro Tanaka to the Yankees, alongside deals for P Homer Bailey and 1B Freddie Freeman, which both topped $100 million. He oversees Player Agents Jeff Berry, Nez Balelo, Greg Landry, Joe Urbon and Brodie Van Wagenen.

1967-Former Yankees Reserve Catcher John “Flash” Flaherty (2003-2005) was born.
On January 16, 2003, the Yankees had signed veteran Catcher John Flaherty as an MLB Free Agent. In the Yankees 2003 MLB Spring Training Camp, he beats out current Reserve Catcher Chris Wedger for the Reserve Catcher spot on the 25-man MLB roster. For the 2003-2005 Yankees, he would appear in 134 games as a Reserve Catcher, while hitting .226 with 12 HRs and 41 RBIs. On January 3, 2006, John was signed as an MLB Free Agent with the Red Sox. On March 7, 2006, John would retire from the Red Sox, the team that had originally signed him in 1988. In 14 MLB seasons, he had played in 1,047 games, while hitting .252 with 80 HRs and 395 RBIs. John, now works for the Yes Network, covering the Yankees.

1968-After playing 2 seasons with the 1967-1968 Red Sox, former AL MVP and All-Star Catcher for the Yankees, Elston Howard announces his MLB player retirement. In 1955, Elston Howard was the 1st black player to play for the Yankees at MLB Level. In 1969, Ellie would join the Yankees MLB Coaching staff, becoming their 1st Black MLB Coach. Elston Howard had played in the Outfield in the Negro Leagues with the Kansas City Monarchs for 3 seasons. In 3 minor league seasons, he was switched from an Outfielder to Catcher in the Yankee farm system. The Yankees front office felt that his lack of good speed would hurt him in the outfield. In 1951-1952, Elston would serve in the Army. In 1953, Ellie had played for the AAA Kansas City Blues (AA) mostly as an Outfielder. In 1954, Howard was named the MVP International League, while playing for the Toronto Maple Leafs as a Catcher and Outfielder. He would play for 14 MLB seasons for the Yankees and the Red Sox. In 1955, he became the 1st Black MLB player for the Yankees. In 1955, Howard would hit a HR in his 1st World Series at bat against the Dodgers. Because of the presence of Yogi Berra, one of the greatest catchers in MLB history, Howard would play primarily in the Outfield for the Yankees from 1955-1957 and more at 1B than at Catcher in 1959. In 1958, Howard had won the Babe Ruth Award for his performance in the World Series against the Braves. In 1959 and then from 1960 onwards, he was mostly as a Starting Catcher, as the veteran Berra would shift to the Outfield to accommodate him. Elston Howard would tie the following World Series records: most hits, inning, 1960, (2); most-long hits, in a 5-game series, 1961 (4); most passed balls, game, 1964 (2). In 1964, he had established AL catcher's records for PO (939) and TCA (1006).

1968-The Yankees had purchased veteran NL Reliever Don Nottebart from the Reds in a conditional trade, in which the team had 30 days in 1969 to keep him or send him back to Reds. Don had a lifetime MLB record of 35-40 record, while pitching in the NL with the Braves, Astros and the Reds. After Don had appeared in only 4 games in relief, he had only worked 6 innings for the 1969 Yankees. The team would send him back to the Reds on April 26,1969, later he would be sold by the Reds to the Cubs later in the season.

1976-With a 7-2 victory at Yankee Stadium before a disappointed crowd of 56,700 fans, the Reds would win the 1976 World Series by completing a 4-game sweep of the Yankees. It was the Reds' 2nd straight World Championship. Catcher Johnny Bench hit 2 HRs for 5-RBIs. He would finish the 1976 Series with a .533 BA. Bench was named 1976 World Series MVP. Yankees Catcher Thurman Munson had 6 straight singles to tie a World Series record as he hit .435 for the Yankees, going 10 for 23 at the plate. Bronx Starter Ed Figueroa takes the loss for the Yankees, while Reds Starter Gary Nolan picks-up the win. The Reds became the 1st MLB team ever to go through an entire LCS and WS without a defeat. The Yankees only hit 1 HR in the Series, that was by Shortstop Jim Mason. The Yankees World Series 4-game sweep by the Reds, will push Yankees Team Owner George Steinbrenner into the MLB Free Agent market searching for a big bat to help the team to win it all, his choice will be AL All-Star Slugger OF-1B Reggie Jackson.

1981-At Yankee Stadium, Yankees would shut out the Dodgers in Game 2 of the 1981 World Series. Yankees veteran Starter Tommy John and Closer Goose Gossage gets the credit for the 4-hit, 3-0 victory, as the Bronx Bombers, now lead the 1981 World Series 2 games-none. Yankees 1B Bob Watson hits a 3-run HR in the 1st inning to give the Yankees the winning lead.

1993-Former Yankees Minor League INF Wayne Belardi had passed away. (1930-1993)
In 1949, the Dodgers had signed INF Wayne Belardi as an MLB Amateur Free Agent. He spent 6-years in MLB from 1950-1956 with the Dodgers and the Tigers as a back-up 1B and Pinch-Hitter. Big and powerful, he came up to the Dodgers in 1950 at age 19. He would hit 11 HRs in limited play in each of 1953 and 1954 NL seasons. He had appeared in the 1953 World Series with the Dodgers in 2 games. Strangely, he was out of the MLB at age 26, despite hitting .279 in 1956. On February 19,1957, Wayne was traded by the A’s along with Players to be Named Later, Pitchers Art Ditmar and Bobby Shantz and INF Jack McMahan to the Yankees for a Player to be Named Later; INF Milt Graff and 1B Billy Hunter, Pitchers Rip Coleman, Mickey Dermott, Tom Morgan and veteran OF Irv Noren. The Yankees would send Minor League P Jack Urban on April 5,1957 to the Athletics to complete the trade. On April 4,1957, they would send INF Curt Roberts to the Yankees. On June 4,1957, Athletics would send INF Clete Boyer to the Yankees to complete the trade. After hitting only .220 with the Yankees Class AA team, the 1957 New Orleans Pelicans (SA), Wayne Belardi would finish his pro baseball career.

1994-Former Yankees Reliever Matt Krook (2023) was born.
Matt Krook was selected by the Marlins with the 35th overall selection in the 2013 MLB Amateur Player Draft. However, he did not sign with the team, opting to attend the Univ. of Oregon instead. In the 2016 MLB Amateur Player Draft, he fell to the 4th round, where he was selected by the Giants. He would sign with them; making his pro pitching debut that season with the AZL Giants; also he would pitch with the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes before they year was out. After posting a 1-4 record with a 5.53 ERA in 13 games in his 1st season, he moved to the Class A San Jose Giants (CAL) in 2017. There, he posted a 4-9 record with a 5.12 ERA in 25 games with 52 walks and 66 strikeouts in 91 1/3 innings. After the season, he was 1 of 4 players traded to the Rays on December 20th, along with OF Denard Span, INF Christian Arroyo and fellow prospect Stephen Woods Jr., in return for All-Star 3B Evan Longoria. In 2021, he would join the Yankees organization, pitching at AA and AAA levels. In 2022, he was with AAA Scranton, posting a 10-7 record with 4.09 ERA in 29 games. During the winter, the Yankees would add him to their 40-man MLB Roster. In 2023, he was back at AAA Scranton. On May 26, 2023, he was called up to the Bronx, he will become the 2nd lefty in the Yankees bullpen. He would appear in 4 games with a 0-0 record with a 24.75 ERA, before being sent back to AAA Scranton. On February 18, 2024, Matt was purchased by the Orioles from the Yankees for cash considerations.

1996-At Yankee Stadium, Atlanta Starter Greg Maddux holds the Yankees to just 6 hits in 8 innings as Braves 1B Fred McGriff drives in 3 runs in a 4-0 win in Game 2 of the 1996 World Series. The Braves now lead the World Series 2 games to none.

1998-The Yankees would close out their historic 1998 MLB season with 3-0 win against the Padres, sweeping San Diego in 4 games to win their record 24th World Series Championship. Yankees Starter Andy Pettitte gets the victory, while 3B Scott Brosius is named the World Series MVP. The Game 4 victory gave the Yankees 125 wins against 50 losses for a .714 winning percentage, the best in the MLB since their Murderers' Row club of 1927, as their AL record of 114 regular-season victories were the most ever for an MLB World Champion team. They were 11-2 in the 1998 MLB Post season.

2000-In Game 1 of the 2000 World Series, the Yankees would defeat the Mets by the score of 4-3 in 12 innings. It is the 1st Subway Series game in New York City since the 1956 World Series with the Yankees and Dodgers playing. The longest game in World Series history (4 Hours, 51 minutes) is ended on Jose Vizcaino's single which drives home Yankees baserunner Tino Martinez. It is Vizcaino’s 4th hit of the night. The Mets had led the game by a score of 3-2, going into the 9th inning, but Mets Closer Armando Benitez surrenders the tying run on a sacrifice fly by 2B Chuck Knoblauch. The victory is the Yankees 13th in a row in World Series play for a new record. Mets batter Todd Pratt of the Mets ties a World Series record by being hit by pitches 2 times.

2001-The Yankees take a 3-1 lead in their ALCS match-up with the Mariners defeating them by a score of 3-1. Seattle’s Bret Boone's 8th inning HR broke a scoreless tie, but Bernie Williams hits a HR in the bottom half of the 8th inning to tie the score. Yankees would win the game on 2B Alfonso Soriano's 2-run HR in the 9th inning; Yankees Closer Mariano Rivera gets the victory in relief.

2003-In Game 3 of the 2003 World Series played at Pro Player Stadium in Miami, the Yankees would defeat the Marlins by the score of 6-1. Yankees Sluggers Aaron Boone and Bernie Williams would hit HRs for the team, as Starter Mike Mussina is the winning pitcher with help of Closer Mariano Rivera in relief. Marlins Starter Josh Beckett is the loser. The Yankees, now lead the 2003 World Series by a 2-1 margin.

2015-Former Yankees Minor League C Jim Robertson had passed away. (1928-2015).
Before the start of the 1949 AL season, Catcher Jim Robertson was signed by the Yankees as an MLB Amateur Free Agent. From 1949-1953, he had played in their Minor League system. Robertson would never appear with the Yankees at MLB level. Jim was one many young catchers in the Yankees organization, who were blocked by the presence of AL All-Star Catcher Yogi Berra and others at the MLB level, who would be traded by the team. In 1949, he had played for the Grand Forks Chiefs, while hitting .248 in 44 games. Next, he would play for the 1950 Quincy Gems, while hitting .295 in 109 games. With the 1951 Muskegon Reds, he would hit .288 in 104 games. With the 1952 AA Binghamton Triplets (EL), he had hit .303 in 117 games. Jim would split the 1953 Minor League season between the AA Kansas City Blues (AA) and the AA Syracuse Chiefs (IL). With the Blues, he would hit .278 with 2 HRs and 25 RBIs in 77 games. In 28 games with the Chiefs, Jim would hit .264 with No HRs and 5 RBIs. On December 16, 1953, Jim Robertson was traded by the Yankees along with INF Don Bollweg, 3B Jim Finigan, P Johnny Gray, Minor League Star OF/1B Vic Power and OF Bill Renna to the Philadelphia A’s for Starter Harry Byrd, veteran 1B Eddie Robinson, 3B Babe Loren, Outfielders Tom Hamilton and Carmen Mauro. On April 15,1954, he would make his MLB player debut with the A’s. He would spend the entire 1954 AL season with the team, while hitting just .184 in 63 games. In 1955, he had played in 6 games for the now Kansas City A’s, hitting .250. He would spend most of that season with the AAA Portland Beavers (PCL) hitting .229 in 319 at-bats. Overall, he had played in 69 MLB games, while hitting .187 with No HRs and 8 RBIs in 155 at-bats. Although his MLB playing career was over, he still played in the Minor Leagues until 1956. On December 2, 1955, Jim was purchased from the A’s by the AAA Seattle Rainiers (PCL).

2017-The Astros would win Game 7 of the 2017 ALCS by the score of 4-0 over the Yankees to clinch their-1st ever AL pennant. Having also won 1 in the NL in 2005, they become the 1st team to have done so in both major leagues. In the game, the Astros get a great combined pitching performance by Starter Charlie Morton, who goes the 1st 5 innings, then Lance McCullers, who pitches the last 4 innings, limiting the Yankees batters to just 3 hits. Houston hitters Evan Gattis and Jose Altuve hit solo HRs and former veteran Yankees Catcher now with the Astros, Brian McCann drives in the other 2 runs, as veteran Bronx Starter CC Sabathia is charged with the loss.

2021-The Yankees have announced that 1B Coach and Outfield Instructor Reggie Willits will be leaving the club at the conclusion of his contract to join the Univ. of Oklahoma baseball program as a volunteer Assistant Coach. Willits, 40, has spent 7 years in the Yankees organization, including the last 4 seasons (2018-2021) as the Yankees’ 1B Coach and Outfield Instructor. He had spent his 1st 3 years (2015-2017) in the Yankees organization as the club’s Minor League Outfield and Baserunning Coordinator.

2023-Former Yankees Pitcher Rob Gardner (1970-1972) had passed away. (1944-2023)
The Twins had originally signed Pitcher Rob Gardner in 1963. The Mets in the 1964 MLB 1st Year Player Draft had selected Rob from the Twins organization. After going 4-10 with the 1965-1966 Mets, he was traded by the team to the Cubs. In 1968, the Cubs would trade him to the Indians. On June 12,1969, Gardner was traded by the Tribe to the Yankees for Minor League C John Orsino. Rob Gardner had posted a 9-5 record with a 3.19 ERA in 23 games with the Yankees between the 2 trades to the Oakland A's. He was traded for both of the older Alou brothers. Rob was 1970 Pitcher of the Year International League, while pitching for the AAA Syracuse Chiefs. He had posted a 16-5 record with a 2.53 ERA. His best Yankees season was in 1972, when he posted an 8-5 record with a 3.06 ERA in 14 starts. On April 9,1971, Gardner was traded by the Yankees along with Reliever Ron Klimkowski to the A’s for veteran OF/1B Felipe Alou. On May 26,1971, Rob was traded by Oakland back to the Yankees for veteran C/1B Curt Blefary. On November 24,1972, he was traded by the Yankees along with a Player to be Named Later to A’s for veteran OF Matty Alou. The Yankees would send Reserve INF Rich McKinney on December 1,1972 to the Oakland to complete the trade. He would pitch for the A’s and Brewers, finishing up MLB pitching career with an overall record of 14-18 with a 4.35 ERA and 2 saves in 109 games. In 1974, he would pitch in Tigers farm system at AAA level, seeing limited action, before being released by the team. He would return to the Yankees Organization in 1975, pitching for their AAA team, the Syracuse Chiefs (IL), while posting a 0-1 record with a 2.08 ERA in 10 games.

October 22nd

1887-Former Yankees Pitcher Myles Thomas (1926-1929) was born. (1887-1963)
On December 16,1925, Pitcher Myles Thomas was traded by the AA Toronto Maple Leafs (IL) to the Yankees for Cash and Players. For the 1926-1929 Yankees, Myles had posted a 14-12 record with a 4.70 ERA and 1 save in 71 games before being sold to the Senators on June 15,1929. After leaving the Senators in 1930, he would return to the Yankees organization, but he did not pitch at the MLB level with the team. On January 19,1932, Myles was traded by the Yankees along with OF George Quellich and Cash to the AA Hollywood Stars (PCL) for OF Jesse Hill. He would continue to pitch in the Minor Leagues until 1940, before retiring from the game. Overall, as an MLB Pitcher, he had a 23-22 record with a 4.64 ERA and 3 saves in 105 games.

1942-Former Yankees Reliever Cecil Upshaw (1974) was born. (1942-1995)
On April 26,1974, Reliever Cecil Upshaw was traded by the Indians along with 1B Chris Chambliss and Pitcher Richard Tidrow to the Yankees for Pitchers Fritz Peterson, Steve Kline, Fred Beene and Tom Buskey. Cecil was a major disappointment for the Yankees, only posting a 1-5 record with a 3.02 ERA and 6 saves in 36 games. On December 5,1974, he was traded by the Yankees to the White Sox for Reserve INF Eddie Leon.

1943-Former Yankees Reserve OF Bobby Mitchell (1970) was born. (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. In 1970, Bobby had 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. 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 one place with Brewers until 1975.

1954-Former Yankees Reserve Catcher Jamie Quirk (1989) was born.
On December 20,1988, veteran AL Catcher Jamie Quirk was signed as an MLB Free Agent with the Yankees. Jamie appeared in only 13 games for the 1989 Yankees, while hitting just .083. On May 16,1989, he was released by the Yankees. He originally came up to the MLB with the Royals.

1963-Former Yankees Pitcher Bill Fulton (1987) was born.
On June 6,1983, Pitcher Bill Fulton was drafted by the Yankees in the 2nd round of the 1983 MLB Amateur Player Draft (June Secondary). His 1st MLB outing was memorable; on September 12, 1987, he gave up back-to-back-to-back HRs to the Blue Jays batters Ernie Whitt, Jesse Barfield and Kelly Gruber. Bill had appeared in 3 games with the 1987 Yankees, he would post a 1-0 record with a 11.57 ERA. He would pitch in the Yankees Minor League organization until 1989, before retiring from the game

1973-Former Yankees OF/DH Ichiro Suzuki (2012-2014) was born.
On July 23, 2012, veteran All-Star OF Ichiro Suzuki was traded by the Mariners along with Cash to the Yankees for 2 Minor League Pitchers: D.J. Mitchell and Danny Farquhar. He was hitting .288 in 95 games for Seattle, leading the AL with 402 at-bats and 5 triples. The Yankees had recently announced that LF Brett Gardner was out for the rest of the 2012 AL season. In his 1st game for the Bronx Bombers, facing his former teammates less than 4 hours, after the deal was announced, he started in RF and batted 8th, singling off of P Kevin Millwood in his 1st at-bat in pinstripes as the Yankees beat Mariners by the score of 4-1. He had a rebirth with the Yankees, hitting a solid .322 with 5 HRs and 27 RBIs in 67 games as the Yankees managed to finish ahead of the Orioles in the AL East. In his 1st AL postseason action in over a decade, he was 5 for 23 (.217) as the Yankees defeated the O's in the ALDS, and then 6 for 17 (.353) with a HR as the Yankees' best hitter in their 4-game sweep at the hands of the Tigers in the ALCS. After the 2012 season, he re-signed with the Yankees for 2 years. Suzuki went into spring training with the Yankees in 2013 guaranteed to be the starter in RF, following his solid performance down the stretch the previous season. Indeed, with the Yankees struggling with age and injuries, and having lost a number of key players to MLB Free Agency, he was counted on as a cornerstone of the team's offense. However, things almost went very bad for him on March 2nd, when his sports utility vehicle was totaled in a 3-car wreck a couple of miles from the Yankees' MLB spring training complex in Tampa, FL. He was not at fault as another driver plowed into him as he was making a left turn, and his airbags deployed properly to save him from serious injury. He was one of the mainstays of the Yankees' line-up in the season's early months as the Yankees got off to a much better start than expected in spite of a slew of player injuries. On August 21st, he hit a 1st-inning single against Blue Jays Starter R.A. Dickey for the 4,000th hit of his pro baseball career between Japan (1,278) and the United States (2,722). He was the 3rd player to reach the milestone at such a high level of play, following Ty Cobb and Pete Rose, who had gotten all of their hits in the U.S. Major Leagues. His Yankees Manager, Joe Girardi, put the feat in perspective: "I didn't have 4,000 hits in my whole career and you can go back to T-ball. To me it's an unbelievable feat, and he's some kind of hitter." After the 2014 MLB season had ended, the Yankees would grant him MLB Free Agency. On January 23, 2015, he would signed a 1-year contract with the Marlins. He would play in 153 games, hitting only .229 by far his worst average as an MLB player. He would finish the season with 2,935 MLB hits, amid speculation that he would not return for another season that could give him a chance to join the 3,000 hit club. On the final days of the 2017 NL season, on October 4th, he made the 1st pitching appearance of his MLB playing career, pitching the 8th inning of a 7-2 loss to the Phillies, giving up 1 run on 2 hits. In May of 2018, he would retire from the game, while playing for his original MLB team, the Mariners. He became a Special Coach for the team.

1974-The Yankees and Giants had traded their popular MLB All-Star Outfielders, both teams drawing the ire of their loyal fans. The Giants would send OF Bobby Bonds to Yankees for OF Bobby Murcer. Bonds production for the 1974 Giants had slipped to a .256 BA with 21 HRs and 71 RBIs in 150 games. He did win a NL Golden Glove for Outfielders. While with the 1974 Yankees, Bobby Murcer had hit .274 with 10 HRs and 88 RBIs in 156 games, while the team was playing their home games at Shea Stadium, while Yankee Stadium was being remodeled. With this major MLB trade made by Yankees GM Gabe Paul, Yankees Team Owner George Steinbrenner had broken his personal promise to Bobby Murcer, that he would be always be a Yankee player, as long as he owns the team. Bobby Bonds will only play 1 season for the Yankees before being traded to the Angels for OF Mickey Rivers and Pitcher Ed Figueroa on December 11, 1975. Playing for the 1975 Yankees, Bonds will hit .270 with 32 HRs and 85 RBIs, along with 30 stolen bases. Meanwhile Murcer will last only 2 seasons with the Giants before being dealt to the Cubs in February of 1977. Bobby was very unhappy playing with the Giants at home in cold and windy Candlestick Park. He would enjoy playing for the Cubs, especially they didn’t have night games at Wrigley Field. During the 1979 NL season, he will return to the Yankees in a trade with the Cubs.

1982-Former Yankees All-Star 2B Robinson “Robbie” Cano (2005-2013) was born.
In 2001, the Yankees had signed INF Robinson “Robbie” Cano, as an MLB Amateur Free Agent. He is the son of former MLB P Jose Cano, who originally was signed by the Yankees, later he would pitch in MLB with the Astros. For the 2005-2013 Yankees, Robbie has appeared in 1,374 games, while hitting .309 with 204 HRs with 822 RBI’s. In 2006, he had won the AL Silver Slugger Award for 2B. He was named to the 2006, 2010-2013 AL All-Star teams. In 2010 and 2012, Robbie would win AL Golden Glove for 2B. In the MLB post season with the Yankees, Robbie has appeared in 51 games, while hitting just .222 with 8 HRs and 23 RBIs. He would finish the 2013 AL season, hitting .314 with 27 HRs and 107 RBIs appearing in 160 games. He had signed a 10-year contract as an MLB Free Agent with the Mariners. In the winter of 2018, he was traded by the Mariners to the Mets.

1982-Former Yankees Reliever Darren O’Day (2021) was born.
On February 10, 2021, Reliever Darren O’Day was signed as an MLB Free Agent by the Yankees. He would appear in 12 games for the 2021 Yankees, while posting a 0-0 record with a 3.38 ERA. On November 4, 2021, he was granted MLB Free Agency by the Yankees. He would be signed by the Braves. After finishing the 2022 NL season with the Braves, Darren would announce his player retirement from the MLB. He would finish his MLB pitching career with a 42-21 record with a 3.38 ERA with 21 saves in 644 games.

1996-In the 1996 World Series, Yankees Starter David Cone holds the Braves hitters, while CF Bernie Williams drives in 3 runs in a 5-2 win in Game 3 played at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium. The Braves, now lead the 1996 World Series, 2 games to 1.

2000-In Game 2 of 2000 World Series, the Yankees extend their World Series winning streak to 14 consecutive games defeating the Mets by the score of 6-5 in a contest, which is overshadowed by Bronx Starter Roger Clemens throwing the barrel of a shattered bat to Mike Piazza as the Mets Catcher runs to 1st base. The eagerly awaited at bat, due to the Clemens' beaning of Piazza in July, results in the 2 players confronting one another and the emptying of both team benches.

2002-Lou Gehrig's consecutive games streak being broken by Cal Ripken, Jr. in 1995 is voted as baseball's most memorable moment by the fans participating MLB and MasterCard promotion. Hank Aaron breaking Babe Ruth's all-time HR record, Jackie Robinson becoming the 1st black to play in MLB, Mark McGwire breaking Yankees Roger Maris' single-season HR record and Yankees 1B Lou Gehrig's farewell speech, were also in the top 5 events selected by the fans

2003-The Marlins win in dramatic fashion by the score of 4-3 over the Yankees in Game 4 of the 2003 World Series behind a leadoff HR by Alex Gonzalez in the bottom of the 12th inning. Miguel Cabrera also hits a HR for the Marlins as Closer Braden Looper had the win in relief.

2009-The Angels stave off elimination in Game 5 of the 2009 ALCS by beating the Yankees by the score of 7-6. California overcomes a 6-run Yankees rally in the 7th inning by coming back with 3 runs in the bottom of the 7th inning. Halos Reliever Brian Fuentes ends the tense contest by getting the Yankees batter Nick Swisher to fly out with the bases loaded in the 9th inning.

2018-Former Giants and Yankees (1987-1988) Radio Sports Announcer Hank Greenwald had passed away at the age of 83. (1935-2018)
Hank Greenwald was an MLB Sports Announcer on the West Coast, who had worked on the Giants and the A’s games. In 1986, he would join WABC-770 AM Radio in New York City to work on Yankees Radio broadcasts with Tommy Hutton. In 1989, he would return back to the West Coast to work the Giants again.

2022-The Astros limit the Yankees batting line-up to just 3 hits in Game 3 of the ALCS - 2 of them coming with 2 outs in the 9th. They win the game by the score of 5-0, behind starter Cristian Javier and 5 relievers, as Chas McCormick hits a 2-run HR off of Bronx Starter Gerrit Cole in the 2nd after the Yankees had misplay a routine fly ball by Christian Vazquez. Then they would chase Cole and put the game away with 3 runs in the 6th, 2 of them coming off a single by Vazquez. Yankees hitters have now struck out 41 times in the 3 losses.

October 23rd

1882-Former Yankees OF/INF William “Birdie” Cree (1908-1915) was born. (1882-1942)
William “Birdie” Cree had played in 742 games for the Yankees, while hitting .292 with 11 HRs and 332 RBIs. His best Yankees player seasons were in 1911 and 1912, when he hit .348 and .332 for the team. On February 19,1914, he was purchased by AA Baltimore Orioles (IL) from the Yankees for $2,500. On July 8,1914, Cree was traded by the Orioles back to the Yankees for OF Bill Holden and $5,000 Cash. After the 1915 AL season, he would retire as an active player.

1907-Former Yankees Pitcher Lee “Lefty” Grissom (1940) was born. (1907-1998)
On January 4,1940, Pitcher Lee Grissom was traded by the Reds to the Yankees for hurler Joe Beggs. Lee would post a 0-0 record with No ERA in 5 games with the Yankees. On May 15,1940, Lee was selected off waivers by the Dodgers from the Yankees.

1922-Former Yankees Pitcher Ewell “The Whip” Blackwell (1952-1953) was born. (1922-1996)
On August 26,1952, the Yankees had purchased veteran NL hurler Ewell “The Whip” Blackwell from the Reds for $35,000 Cash and 4 players: Pitchers: Johnny Schmitz and Ernie Nevel and Minor league Outfielder’s: Bob Marquis and Jim Greengrass. Blackwell will go 3-0 with 2 saves in September of 1952 and the 1953 AL season. He would miss most of the 1954 AL season with pitching arm injuries. On March 30,1955, he was purchased by Kansas City Athletics from the Yankees for $50,000 Cash.

1923-Yankees Slugger Babe Ruth makes a postseason appearance in a New York Giants uniform as the Giants defeat the Minor League AA Baltimore Orioles (IL) by the score of 9-0. Ruth hits a HR over the RF Roof at the Polo Grounds. The game is a benefit for destitute former New York Giants Team Owner John Day.

1965-Former Yankees Pitcher Al Leiter (1987-1989, 2005) was born.
The Yankees in the 2nd round of the 1984 MLB Amateur Player Draft had selected Pitcher Al Leiter. He would appear in 22 games with the Yankees, posting a 7-8 record before being traded on April 30,1989 to the Blue Jays for veteran OF Jesse Barfield. He would pitch for the Blue Jays, Mets and the Marlins before rejoining the Yankees. On July 16, 2005, Al was sent to the Yankees by the Marlins as part of a conditional deal, going 4-5 with a 5.49 ERA in 16 games. In the 2005 AL Postseason, he was 1-0 in 4 games. On March 19, 2006, Leiter had announced his player retirement from the MLB. He would work for the Yes Network covering the Yankees. Overall, as a Yankees hurler, Al would finish with an 11-13 record with a 5.17 ERA in 38 games. As an MLB hurler for 19 seasons, he had appeared in 419 games, finishing his pitching career with a 162-132 record along with a 3.80 ERA. He had appeared in 3 World Series (Blue Jays, Marlins and the Mets), while posting a 1-1 record with a 4.59 ERA in 7 games. Also, Al’s older brother Mark had pitched for the 1990 Yankees. Later, Al would work with the MLB network. In 2019, he was named a Baseball Operations Adviser by the Mets.

1969-Former Yankees Pitcher Walter “Monk” Dubiel (1944-1945) had passed away. (1912-1969)
Before the start of the 1941 AL season, the Yankee had signed Pitcher Walter “Monk” Dubiel as an MLB Amateur Free Agent. "Monk" would spend 1941 season with the Class C Akron Yankees and the Erie Sailors. The right-hander would appear in a combined 28 games, while posting a 14-8 record with a 2.44 ERA. Dubiel came by the name of "Monk" in his 1st year of pro baseball in the Minor Leagues, when a teammate noted that his uniform was so small for him that he looked like an organ grinder's monkey. After winning 16 games in the for the 1943 AA Newark Bears (IL), including a No-Hitter over the Syracuse Chiefs, "Monk" became a dependable wartime hurler for the Yankees, winning a career high 13 games in 1944, then he would win 10 games in 1945. Dubiel's MLB pitching career was hindered by a hip and recurring back ailment that kept him from serving in the military service during WW II. His overall Yankees Pitching career record was a 23-22 record with a 3.87 ERA in 56 games; with 28 complete games and 4 shutouts. On December 14,1946, Monk was purchased by the AA Seattle Rainers (PCL) from the Yankees. He would return to pitch in the MLB with the 1948 Phillies and then again with the 1949-1952 Cubs finishing his MLB pitching career with a 45-53 record with a 3.87 ERA in 187 games.

1979-Yankees Manager Billy Martin is involved in a barroom altercation with Joseph Cooper, a Minnesota Marshmallow Salesman. Cooper requires 15 stitches to close a gash in his lip. The fight will result in Martin being fired as the Yankees Manager for the 2nd time.

1981-In Game 3 of the 1981 World Series, the Dodgers would beat the Yankees by the score of 5-4, narrowing the Yankees' World Series lead to 2-1.

1981-Former Yankees Reserve OF Ben Francisco (2013) was born.
On March 11,2013, OF Ben Francisco was signed as an MLB Free Agent by the Yankees. At the end of Yankees MLB Spring Training Camp, he was sent to AAA Scranton (IL). Ben appeared in only 21 games for the team, while hitting just .114 with 1 HR and 1 RBI. On June 4, 2013, Ben was released by the Yankees. On June 18, 2013, he was signed as an MLB Free Agent by the Padres organization. The Indians in the 2002 MLB Amateur Player Draft had originally selected him. After leaving the MLB in 2013, he would play in the Independent Leagues and the Mexican Leagues before retiring from the game

1996-At Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, the Braves jump to a 6-0 lead, but the Yankees mount their biggest comeback in World Series history with a 3-run HR by Jim Leyritz that ties the game in the 8th inning. After Bronx batter Bernie Williams is intentionally walked with runners on 1st and 2nd bases in the 10th inning, Braves P Steve Avery walks Yankees 3B Wade Boggs to bring in the deciding run.

1996-Former Yankees Pitcher Bob Grim (1954-1958) had passed away. (1930-1996)
In 1948, the Yankees had signed Pitcher Bob Grim as an MLB Amateur Free Agent. In 1954, after spending 2 years on active duty in the Army, Bob Grim comes into the 1954 Yankees MLB Spring Training Camp as a non-roster player; he makes the team’s pitching staff. Bob would post a 20-6 record with a 3.26 ERA with 8 complete games in 37 games to win the 1954 AL Rookie of Year Award. During the 1954 AL off-season, he injured his pitching arm working at his winter job; then the Yankees would convert Bob into a relief pitcher. His best Yankees Reliever season was in 1957, when he posted a 12-8 record with a 2.63 ERA and 19 saves in 46 games. He was named to 1957 AL All-Star team. On June 15,1958, Bob was traded by the Yankees along with veteran OF/1B Harry “Suitcase” Simpson to Kansas City for 2 Pitchers; Duke Maas and Virgil Trucks. As a Yankees hurler, Grim had posted a 45-21 record with a 3.35 ERA and 28 saves in 146 games. He had appeared in the 1955 and 1957 World Series for the Yankees, while posting a 0-2 record with a 4.91 ERA and 1 save in 5 games. Overall, he would pitch in the MLB for the Yankees, A’s (twice), Indians, Reds and the Cardinals finishing his MLB Pitching career with a 61-41 record with a 3.61 ERA and 38 saves in 268 games.

2004-Former Yankees Pitcher Jim “Hot Rod” McDonald (1951-1954) had passed away. (1927-2004)
The Red Sox had originally signed Pitcher Jim McDonald, then he was later was traded to the St. Louis Browns. On November 23,1951, Jim McDonald was traded by the Browns to the Yankees for Reserve Catcher Clint Courtney. Jim had appeared in 69 games for the Yankees, while posting a 16-12 record with a 3.57 ERA. His best Yankee pitching season was in 1953, when he went 9-7 with a 3.82 ERA in 27 games for the team. He had started Game 5 of the 1953 World Series for the Yankees against the Dodgers. He had pitched 7 and 2/3 innings, while giving up 12 Dodger hits and 6 earned runs; he didn't walk anyone, while he struck out 3 Dodger batters. Also, he had an RBI double in the game off of Dodgers Reliever Russ Meyer. The Yankees won the game by the score of 11-7 with McDonald receiving credit for the victory. On November 17,1954, Jim was traded by the Yankees along with Players to be Named Later, P Harry Byrd, INF Willy Miranda, Catchers Hal Smith and Gus Triandos, MLB OF Gene Woodling to the Orioles for Players to be Named Later, INF Billy Hunter, Pitchers Don Larsen and Bob Turley. The Yankees would send P Bill Miller, INF Kal Segrist, INF Don Leppert and OF Ted Del Guercio (Minors) on December 1,1954 to the Orioles to complete the huge player trade. The Orioles would send P Mike Blyzka, C Darrell Johnson, OF Jim Fridley and 1B Dick Kryhoski on December 1,1954 to the Yankees to complete the trade. On July 30,1955, Jim was traded by the Orioles to the Yankees for veteran All-Star Starter Eddie Lopat. Jim was sent to the Yankees AAA club, the Denver Bears (AA). Before the start of the 1956 AL season, he was sent by the Yankees back to the Orioles in an unknown transaction. In 1958, Jim would finish his MLB pitching career with the White Sox. Overall, as an MLB hurler, he had posted a 24-27 record with a 4.27 ERA and 1 save in 136 MLB games.

2022-The Astros would complete a sweep of the Yankees in the ALCS to return to the World Series for the 4th time in 6 years. The key plays in the Astros 6-5 win are a 3-run HR by ALCS MVP Jeremy Peña off of Bronx Starter Nestor Cortes in the 3rd, and a botched double play grounder by 2B Gleyber Torres that leads to 2 Houston runs in the 7th.

October 24th

1887-Former Yankees OF Hugh “Lefty” High (1915-1918) was born. (1887-1962)
On February 4,1915, OF Hugh High was purchased along with Rookie 1B Wally Pip by the Yankees from the Tigers for $5,000 dollars apiece. They had been recommended to the Team Owners by Manager Bill Donvan. High had been a Reserve OF for the 1913-1914 Tigers, playing in 171 games; while hitting .248 with No HRs and 33 RBIs. With the Yankees, he became a regular OF for the team. His best Yankees player season was in 1916, when he would hit .263 with 1 HR and 28 RBIs for the team. Overall, as a Yankee, Hugh would hit .250 with 3 HRs and 90 RBIs in 345 games. He would finish his MLB playing career by hitting .250 with 3 HRs and 123 RBIs in 516 MLB games. From 1919 to 1925, Hugh would play in the Minor Leagues before retiring from the game.

1904-Former Yankees Pitcher William “Harry” Smythe (1934) was born. (1904-1980)
Before the start of the 1934 AL Season, Pitcher Harry Smythe was purchased by the Yankees from AA Baltimore Orioles (IL). With 1934 Yankees, Harry will post a 0-2 record with a 6.40 ERA and 1 save in 8 games before being picked up by the Dodgers on May 29,1934 for the waiver price of $7,500. The Yankees had sold him to the Dodgers to clear a 25-man MLB roster spot for veteran NL hurler Burleigh Grimes, who had just been purchased by the team from the Pirates.

1927-Former Yankees Minor League OF Jim Greengrass was born. (1927-2019)
Before the start of the 1944 AL season, the Yankees had signed 16-yearold OF Jim Greengrass as an MLB Amateur Free Agent. He would spend the 1944-1945 seasons playing in the low-level Minor Leagues before going into the military for 2 years, missing the 1946-1947 seasons. After his military service tour was over, Jim would work his way up in the Yankees farm system to play for the 1949 AA Newark Bears (IL), but then he was sent back to the lower-level Minor Leagues to work on becoming a Pitcher. After losing 5 games in this learning effort, Jim was switched back to the outfield to finish out the 1949 season. In 1951, Jim would have his best pro season yet, for the Class A Muskegon Reds (CL) by hitting a league leading .379 along while slugging 18 HRs. In 1952, while he was playing for the Beaumont Roughnecks (TXL), he would hit .276 along with 22 HRs. On August 28,1952, he was traded by Yankees along with MLB Pitchers Johnny Schmitz and Ernie Nevel, OF Bob Marquis (Minors) along with $35,000 Cash to the Reds for veteran Starter Ewell “The Whip” Blackwell. Jim would play in the MLB for the Reds and then with the Phillies until the 1956 NL season. He would finish his MLB playing career by hitting .269 with 69 HRs and 282 RBIs in 504 games.

1930-The Yankees had released veteran Reserve Catcher Bubbles Hargrave. On November 21,1929, veteran Catcher Bubbles Hargrave was traded by the AA St. Paul Saints (AA) to the Yankees for Reserve Catcher Johnny Grabowski, veteran Reliever Wilcy Moore and OF Ben Paschal. He had hit .278 with No HRs and 12 RBIs in 45 games as a Reserve Catcher for the 1930 team. Bubbles had previously played for the Cubs and Reds in the NL before finishing his MLB playing career with the 1930 Yankees.

1939-Yankees All-Star CF Joe DiMaggio is named the 1939 AL MVP with Red Sox 1B Jimmie Foxx as the runner-up in the voting. Joe had hit .381 with 176 hits, slugging 30 HRs and 126 RBIs, while playing in 120 games for the 1939 Yankees. The Yankee Clipper was the top hitter in the AL with his .381 BA.

1950-Former Yankees Reliever Rawly Eastwick (1978) was born.
Veteran Reliever Rawly Eastwick was signed by the Yankees as MLB Free Agent. The former Reds and Cardinals Reliever Eastwick would post a 2-1 record with a 3.28 ERA in just 8 games for the 1978 Yankees. With Sparky Lyle and Rich Gossage already in the Yankees bullpen, there was really wasn’t any no room for Rawley. Plus, Yankees Manager Billy Martin and Eastwick did not get along. On June 14,1978, Rawley was traded by the Yankees to the Phillies for 2 Outfielders: MLB OF Jay Johnstone and AAA Minor League OF Bobby Brown. Jay would help out the Yankees bench by hitting .258 for the team during the 1978 season. Meanwhile OF Bobby Brown was sent down to the Yankees AAA club, the Tacoma Yankees (PCL). Later, Rawley would pitch for the Royals and the Cubs. He would finish his MLB pitching career in April of 1982, after being released by the Cubs; his final MLB pitching totals was a 28-27 record with a 3.31 ERA and 68 saves in 321 games.

1952-Former Yankees OF Omar Moreno (1983-1985) was born.
On August 10,1983, OF Omar Moreno was traded by the Astros to the Yankees for OF Jerry Mumphrey, who had requested a trade after playing for the team for 2 seasons and hitting over .300. Moreno’s best Yankees season was in 1984, when he hit .259 with 4 HRs and 38 RBIs in 117 games. With the trade with Oakland on December 5, 1984 for All-Star CF Rickey Henderson, Omar’s playing time with the team was greatly reduced to Reserve status as Henderson took over the starting CF job. After appearing in only 34 games for the team; while hitting just .197 Omar was released by the Yankees on August 16,1985. He would finish his Yankees playing career with a .250 BA, while he had stolen 28 bases in 199 games for the team. He would finish the 1985 AL season and his MLB playing career with the Royals. He didn’t appear in the 1985 AL Post Season with the Royals.

1963-Former AL All-Star Player/ MLB Coach Yogi Berra is named Yankees 1964 Manager by Yankees Co-Owner Dan Topping to replace 1963 Manager Ralph Houk, who was promoted to the position of Yankees General Manager, replacing the retiring GM Roy Hamey, who had step down because of his health issues. Yogi Berra will lead an aging veteran team to another AL Pennant in a wild 1964 AL season by winning 99 games, but is he is fired after a 7-game World Series loss to the St. Louis Cardinals. Ralph Houk wanted his own man, not Berra to manage the team. He will pick ex-Cardinals Manager Johnny Keane as Berra’s replacement for the 1965 AL season.

1972-The Yankees had obtained INF Fred “Chicken” Stanley (1973-1980) from the Padres for Minor League Catcher George Pena. Fred would prove to be a very valuable Infield Reserve during his stay with the Yankees. He will appear in 521 games, while hitting .222, as a Reserve INF. On November 3,1980, Fred was traded by the Yankees to Athletics for P Mike Morgan. Stanley, whose nickname was "Chicken," primarily played as a backup Shortstop. He was a key reserve player for Shortstop Bucky Dent on the Yankees teams in the late 1970’s. Stanley was a favorite player of Phil Rizzuto, who did the color analysis for the Yankees during this time period. Since 1960, no other non-pitcher has had as many seasons (9) with at least 30 at-bats and 5 or fewer extra base hits. His final MLB career BA was .216. In 2001, he would manage the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes to the league championship in the Northwest League. On October 12, 2007, he was appointed as the San Francisco Giants' Director of Player Development. Prior to that job promotion, he had held several positions in the Giants' organization, including spending the 2000-2004 seasons as a Minor League Manager.

1978-Former Yankees Pitcher Chris Bootcheck (2013) was born.
On March 15, 2013, the Yankees had signed P Chris Bootcheck to a Minor League contract. On June 14, 2013, he had returned to the MLB after a 3-season absence for 1 game with the Yankees. He had been pitching in Japan during the 2010-2012 seasons. Facing his old team, the Angels, he would give up 1 run on 2 walks and 2 singles in his only inning of work. On September 7, 2013, the Yankees would release Chris.

1980-The Yankees had traded Reserve 2B Roger Holt to the Rangers for a Player to be Named Later. Holt had appeared in the final 2 games of 1980 AL season for the Yankees, hitting a single with 1 RBI in 6 at bats. This was the only time, that Holt would ever play in the MLB. Roger had spent the 1979-1980 seasons with AAA Columbus Clippers (IL). On December 8,1980, the Rangers would send Minor League 3B Tucker Ashford to the Yankees to complete the trade. He had played in the MLB with the 1976-1978 Padres. He had spent the 1980 season with AAA Charleston (IL) hitting .279, but he had only hit .125 in 15 games for the 1980 Rangers.

1981-The Dodgers came back to beat the Yankees by the score 8-7 in a sloppy 3-hour marathon and tied the 1981 World Series at 2-2. The Yankees had blown a 6-3 lead to the Dodgers. On 1 play, Yankees RF Reggie Jackson lost the ball in the sun and it bounced off his shoulder for a 2-base error.

1989-The Yankees had traded veteran OF/DH Jack Clark and Reliever Pat Clemens to the Padres for 2 Pitchers: Starter Jimmy Jones, Reliever Lance McCullers and Reserve OF Stan Javier. On January 6,1988, Jack Clark was signed by the Yankees as an MLB Free Agent. He had hit .242 with 27 HRs and 93 RBIs. Pat Clemens had posted a 3-3 record with 7 saves in 1987, but in 1988, he only appeared in 6 games for the Yankees, spending most of his time at AAA Columbus (IL). Jones had posted a 9-14 record with a 4.12 ERA for the 1989 Padres. In 2 seasons with the Padres, he had posted an overall pitching record of 20-21. In 4 seasons as a Reliever with the Padres, Lance McCullers had posted a 21-28 record with 36 saves.

1994-Former Yankees Reserve OF Trey Amburgey (2021) was born.
Outfielder Trey Amburgey was drafted by the Yankees in the 13th round of the 2015 MLB June Amateur Player Draft from St. Petersburg College (St. Petersburg, FL). In 2019, he played for AAA Scranton (IL), where he appeared in 124 games; while hitting .274 with 22 HRs and 64 RBIs. For his 2019 AAA season performance, Trey was given an invitation to the Yankees 2020 MLB Spring Training camp, he was sent to the Yankees Alternative Training Site for the 2020 season. In 2021, he played for the AAA Scranton appearing in 71 games, hitting .276 with 8 HRs and 52 RBIs. During the 2021 season, Trey was called up to the Bronx. He had appeared in only 2 games with no hits for the Yankees before getting injured with a strained hamstring cramp. Later, he was returned by the Yankees to AAA Scranton (IL) to finish out the season. On November 7,2021, the Yankees would Trey his grant MLB Free Agency.

1996-The Yankees lay claim to the last MLB game to be played at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium. The Yankees, who had finished the 1996 MLB Postseason with an 8-0 road record, are helped by poor Braves outfield defense and some great plays from their own outfielders as Yankees Starter Andy Pettitte out-duels the Braves Starter John Smoltz by the score of 1-0 in Game 5 of the 1996 World Series.

2000-Yankees Starter Orlando Hernandez with an 8-0 record with a 1.90 ERA in his MLB Postseason career, losses his 1st MLB Postseason game as the Mets defeat the Yankees by the score of 4-2 on a tie breaking 8th inning double by OF Benny Agbayani. New York native Closer John Franco gets the win, ending the Yankees' record 14-game World Series winning streak.

2000-Yankees Starter Roger Clemens is fined a reported $50,000 by MLB Commissioner’s Office for throwing the jagged barrel of a shattered bat in the direction of Mets Catcher Mike Piazza in Game 2 of the 2000 World Series.

2022-Game 4 of the 2022 ALCS is played at Yankee Stadium between the Astros and Yankees, with the Bronx Bombers facing a possible season ending. On a Bronx brisk evening that started about 90 minutes late due to rain, the Yankees would build an early 3-run lead against Astros starter Lance McCullers Jr., snapping a 14-inning scoreless streak that dated to the 4th inning of ALCS Game 2. Yankees Starter Nestor Cortes had exited in the 3rd inning with a left groin injury. Bronx CF Harrison Bader would continue his tremendous October surge with his 5th postseason HR; 2B Gleyber Torres committed an error on a critical 7th-inning double-play ball that opened the door for 2 Houston runs, including Alex Bregman’s go-ahead RBI single off of Closer Clay Holmes, resulting in a 6-5, 2022 AL season ending loss.

October 25th

1869-Former Yankees 1B and MLB Manager Jack “Dirty Jack” Doyle (1905) was born. (1869-1958)
On July 12,1905, veteran 1B Jack Doyle was signed as by MLB Free Agent by the Yankees Manager Clark Griffith. The 16-MLB season veteran 1B would fill in for the injured 1B Hal Chase, who had suffered a broken nose. He would appear in only 1 game with team, with no hits and dropping 2 throws at 1B. Later, he would become a Minor League Manager. He had been a Player/MLB Manager in 1894-1895 NL seasons with the Senators and the Giants. In the 1920’s, he became an MLB Scout for the Cubs, holding this position until his death in 1958.

1904-Former Yankees Minor League Manager and MLB Player Andy Cohen was born. (1904-1988)
Andy Cohen was an MLB INF for the 1926-1929 Giants. A leg injury ended Andy’s Giants MLB playing career. He had appeared in 262 games for the team, while hitting .281 with 14 HRs and 114 RBIs. He would continue to play in the Minors until 1937, when he became a Minor League Manager. In 1958, Andy would join the Yankees Minor League system, replacing Ralph Houk as the Manager of the AAA Denver Bears (AA) club, Houk had been promoted to Casey Stengel’s MLB Coaching staff. Under Cohen’s direction, the Bears would finish in 4th place with a 78-71 record. They had lost in the American Association’s play-off series. It was the last year that Denver would be a AAA team for the Yankees. In 1960, Andy would join the Phillies as an MLB Coach for the team.

1917-The Yankees Co-Team Owner Jacob Ruppert had hired former St. Louis Cardinals Manager Miller Huggins as their new Manager for the 1918 AL season. He would replace Veteran Yankees Manager Bill Donvan, who had finished in 6th place (71-82) with an injury ridden team. New York was an also-ran franchise for most of the 1st 15 years of their existence, but they would become an MLB dynasty under Huggins, who led the team from 1918 until his death on September 25,1929. The club had won their 1st of their 3 World Championships under Huggins control, including the famed 1927 Murderer's Row team led by Bronx Sluggers Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig.

1917-Former Yankees Baseball Executive Lee MacPhail Jr. was born. (1917-2012)
MLB Baseball Executive Lee MacPhail Jr. was the son of former Yankees Co-Team Owner Larry MacPhail (1945-1947). After graduating from college in 1941, Lee MacPhail was the Business Manager for the Reading Brooks. Next, he was the General Manager of the AA Toronto Maple Leafs (IL), then he began his long association with the Yankees. He was the Business Manager, then General Manager of the AA Kansas City Blues (AA). Then he moved up to the position of Midwest Farm Director for the Yankees. Next, he was Co-Farm Director, then Director of Player Personnel for the team. In 1958, Lee would leave the Yankees to join the Baltimore Orioles organization, becoming their General Manager. Then he would return to the Bronx as General Manager of the Yankees from 1967 to 1973. He was selected to be the President of American League from 1974-1983. In 1998, Lee was elected to Baseball’s Hall of Fame, as a Baseball Executive. Lee and Larry MacPhail are the only Father and Son team to be elected to the Hall of Fame, as Baseball Executives.

1923-Former Yankees Minor League Pitching Coach and MLB Coach (1992) Russ “Mad Monk” Meyer was born. (1923-1998)
Russ “Mad Monk” Myer pitched in MLB from 1946 to 1959. He was a member of the 1950 NL Champs, the “Whiz Kids” Phillies. He appeared in 1 game in relief with the Phillies against the Yankees in the 1950 World Series. He did appear in 2 games with the 1953 and 1955 Dodgers in the World Series against the Yankees. He would finish his MLB pitching career with Kansas City in 1959, ending with an overall 97-73 record with 3.99 ERA in 319 games. Meyer had served as a Minor League Pitching Coach with the Yankees in the 1980’s working with Manager Buck Showalter with the Class A Oneonta Yankees (NYPL), Class A Fort Lauderdale Yankees (FSL) and the AA Albany-Colonie Yankees (EL). In 1992, Meyer and Showalter were promoted to the Yankees MLB Coaching staff, where he spent the season as a Yankees MLB Bench Coach.

1924-Former Yankees INF (1946-1954) and MLB Executive Robert “Doc” Brown was born. (1924-2021)
In 1946, the Yankees had signed INF Robert “Bobby” Brown, as an MLB Amateur Free Agent. He had shared Yankees 3B duties with veteran Billy “the Bull” Johnson. Bobby would hit .279 with 22 HRs and 237 RBIs in 8 seasons with the Yankees, before retiring from MLB to become a Heart Specialist. In 1953, he would serve in Korea War as a Military Doctor. Bobby had hit .439 (18 for 41) in 4 World Series with the Yankees, while hitting 3 HRs with 9 RBIs. Brown is the all-time leader for batting average in post-season play with his 17 for 41 record (.439) among players with at least 40 post-season plate appearances. While with the Yankees, Bobby roomed sometimes with Yankees All-Star Catcher Yogi Berra, who would read comic books, while Brown studied his medical textbooks. One night, when both were closing their books, Yogi asked him "How did yours come out?" After retiring from his Heart Specialist practice in Texas, Bobby would work in MLB again as Baseball Executive with the Texas Rangers and then he was AL President (1984-1994).

1939-Former Yankees Pitcher Pete Mikkelsen (1964-1965) was born. (1939-2006)
In 1958, the Yankees had signed Pitcher Pete Mikkelsen, as an MLB Amateur Free Agent. In 1964, as a Yankees Rookie Reliever Pete would post a 7-4 record with a 3.56 ERA and 12 saves in 50 games. Overall, he went 11-13 with a 3.42 ERA and 12 saves in 91 games for the Yankees. In the 1964 World Series, Pete had appeared in relief in 4 games, while having a 0-1 record with a 5.79 ERA. On December 10,1965, in one of the worst trades made by Yankees GM Ralph Houk, Pete was traded by the Yankees along with Cash to the Pirates for veteran Starter Bob Friend. He was an over-the-hill Starter for the Pirates his best MLB days were long behind him. Pete would have 5 more successful seasons in MLB as a Reliever, finishing his pitching career with the Dodgers. Veteran Bob Friend was ineffective as a Yankees Starter; going only 1-4 with a 4.84 ERA in 12 games; before he was dumped by the team to the Mets in June of 1966.

1952-Former Yankees Reserve OF Rowland Office (1983) was born.
On February 28,1983, veteran MLB OF Rowland Office was signed as an MLB Free Agent with the Yankees. In his last pro season, he would appear in 87 games for the AAA Columbus Clippers (IL) in the Yankees organization, while hitting .297 and slugging .514. Rowland would come to up to the Yankees for 2 games with no hits. On November 9,1983, Rowland was released by the Yankees, ending his MLB playing career. Office would finish his playing career with a .259 BA, while hitting 32 HRs and 242 RBIs in 899 games.

1952-Former Yankees INF Roy Smalley III (1982-1984) was born.
On April 10,1982, Shortstop Roy Smalley was traded by the Twins to the Yankees for 2 Pitchers: MLB Set-up Man Ron Davis and Paul Boris (Minors) plus INF Greg Gagne (Minors). Yankees Team Owner George Steinbrenner wanted a shortstop, who could hit HRs like the Orioles All-Star Cal Ripken. So, he decided that Roy Smalley was the answer for his Yankees. Smalley’s arrival dumps current Yankees Shortstop Bucky Dent out of the starting Yankees line-up. Dent is later traded away during the season to the Rangers for OF Lee Mazzilli. On July 18,1984, Roy was traded by the Yankees to the White Sox for Players to be Named Later. On August 13,1984, the White Sox would send Pitchers Doug Drabek and Kevin Hickey to the Yankees to complete the trade. Clipper’s Notes: The trade of Ron Davis breaks up with the very effective MLB closing combo of All-Star Closer Rich Gossage and Ron Davis, with a 97%-win ratio with a Yankees leading in the game after the 7th inning. The Yankees were better off not making the trade and letting Greg Gagne develop at Shortstop with their AAA team, the Columbus Clippers (IL).

1956-Former Yankees Pitcher Andy McGaffigan (1981) was born.
In 1978, the Yankees in the 6th round of the MLB Amateur Player Draft had selected Pitcher Andy McGaffigan. In 1980, he was named the Southern League Pitcher of the Year, while pitching for the AA Nashville Sounds. During the course of that summer, he had won 12 straight games, leading the SL circuit Pitchers with a 2.38 ERA. He would finish the 1980 season with a 15-5 record. Spending most of 1981 season with the AAA Columbus Clippers (IL), where he had posted an 8-6 record with a 3.23 ERA in 17 games. He was called up to the Bronx in September. Andy made his MLB Pitching debut on September 22nd by throwing 3 scoreless innings of relief for the Yankees against the Indians. In September of 1981, Andy would appear in 2 games with the team with no record with a 2.57 ERA. On March 30,1982, Andy was traded by the along with Minor League OF Ted Wilborn to the Giants for veteran Starter Doyle Alexander, who will go 1-7 for the Yankees before being released by the team.

1966-Current Yankees Bullpen Coach Mike Harkey (2008-20013, 2016-2024) was born.
Michael Anthony Harkey is a former MLB starting pitcher and the current MLB Bullpen Coach for the Yankees. As a MLB player, Mikey had pitched for the Cubs, Rockies, A’s, Angels and the Dodgers between 1988-1997. He final MLB Pitching career totals were a 36-36 record with a 4.49 ERA in 131 MLB games. He served as Pitching Coach in Minor League Baseball for the 2000 Rancho Cucamonga Quakes, the Fort Wayne Wizards in 2001 and 2003, the 2002 and 2004 Lake Elsinore Storm, the 2005 Mobile BayBears and the 2007 AAA Iowa Cubs (AA). He served as the MLB Bullpen Coach for the Marlins in 2006. He was an MLB Coach for the Yankees from 2008 through 2013, before joining the Diamondbacks, where he was their MLB Pitching Coach in 2014 and 2015. This was before coming back to the Yankees, to be an MLB Coach again in 2016.

1977-Bronx Closer Sparky Lyle wins the 1977 A.L. Cy Young Award with a 13-5 record along with a 2.17 ERA and 26 saves. Lyle is the 1st Reliever to win the American League Award, after Mike Marshall had won the N.L. prize in 1974. Despite his outstanding 1977 AL season, Yankees Team Owner George Steinbrenner will go out and sign 2 MLB Free Agent Relievers Rich Gossage and Rawly Eastwick for the 1978 Yankees bullpen.

1981-Dodgers’ hitters Steve Yeager and Pedro Guerrero hit consecutive HRs in the 7th inning, leading the Dodgers to a 2-1 victory over the Yankees in Game 5 of the 1981 World Series.

1996-After months of waiting Frank Torre, the older brother of Yankees Manager Joe Torre, receives a heart transplant. Frank was a recipient of a World Series ring as a member of the Milwaukee Braves, when they beat the Yankees in 1957. His brother Joe will make him a gift of a World Series ring that's 39 years newer, after the Yankees Game 6 victory over the Braves of the 1996 World Series.

1998-Current Yankees All-Star OF Juan Soto (2024) was born.
On July 2, 2015, Juan Soto was signed by the Nationals as an MLB Amateur Free Agent. On August 2, 2022, Juan was traded by the Nationals along with OF Josh Bell to the Padres for Robert Hassell (minors), Jarlin Susana (minors), James Wood (minors), CJ Abrams, MacKenzie Gore and Luke Voit. On December 7, 2023, Soto was traded by the Padres along with OF Trent Grisham to the Yankees for Pitching Prospect Drew Thorpe (minors), Catcher Kyle Higashioka, Pitchers Jhony Brito, Michael King and Randy Vásquez. In 6 MLB seasons. Juan Soto has a .284 BA with 160 HRs and 483 RBIs in 779 games. He will be an MLB Free Agent at the end of 2024 MLB season. For the 2024 Yankees, he would hit .288 with 41 HRs and 109 RBIs in 157 games.

2000-In Game 4 of the 2000 World Series played at Shea Stadium, the Yankees would defeat the Mets by the score of 3-2 behind 5 Bronx pitchers and 1-HR hit by Shortstop Derek Jeter.

2003-As the 2003 World Series is headed back to Yankee Stadium, Marlins Starter Josh Beckett, on 3 days’ rest, threw a complete game shutout; allowing just 5 Yankee hits to give the Marlins, its 2nd World Championship in 11 seasons with a 2-0 victory over the Yankees. Beckett was named the 2003 World Series MVP. This was the 100th World Series game ever played at Yankee Stadium, as the Marlins became the 1st opposing team to win a World Series Championship on the field at Yankee Stadium since 1981; when the Dodgers did it. When the Yankees return to the Fall Classic against the Phillies in 2009, they will have moved into New Yankee Stadium.

2009-In Game 6 of the 2009 ALCS, the Yankees would clinch their 40th AL pennant with a 5-2 win over the Angels. The familiar Yankee pitching tandem of Starter Andy Pettitte and Closer Mariano Rivera earns the win and save, as Andy Pettitte claims his record 16th MLB Postseason victory.

2022-The Yankees have announced that the following Players have elected MLB Free Agency: Relievers Anthony Banda, (0-0 in 2 games), Luke Bard (0-0 in 1 game), Jacob Barnes, (0-0 in 1 game), Starter Chi, Chi Gonzalez (0-0, 1 start, 1-game) and 1B/DH Ronald Guzman (.000 in 3 games). Earlier this month, the team had announced that veteran INF/OF Tyler Wade had elected MLB Free Agency. He was resigned by the club, after he his player release in August by the Angels. He would finish the 2022 season at AAA Scranton. Tyler didn’t appear with the 2022 Yankees at the MLB level.

2023-For the 3rd time in the last 2 years, the Yankees are on the hunt for a new MLB hitting coach. Current Coach Sean Casey will not return next season, the former big leaguer announced on his podcast, “The Mayor’s Office,” on Wednesday.“ It was a tough decision for me,” Casey said. “There was no offer made, but I do think I could have come back had I wanted to. That time right now is not perfect for me. ” Casey mentioned his family as the main reason for his departure, wanting to prioritize spending time with his 2 teenage daughters. He called his experience on the Yankees’ coaching staff this summer is- 1st MLB coaching gig -one of the best experiences of his life.“ I just can’t imagine being away for 8 months, in New York, while they’re here in Pittsburgh,” Casey added. “For me, I just decided to get back to what I was doing before I joined the Yankees.”

October 26th

1877-Former Yankees Pitcher Eustace “Doc” Newton (1905-1909) was born. (1877-1931)
On October 4,1904, Pitcher Doc Newton was drafted by the Yankees from the AA Los Angeles (PCL) in the 1904 MLB Rule 5 Player Draft. For the 1905-1909 Yankees, he will post a 20-25 record with a 2.96 ERA and 1 save in 78 games. He had pitch in the MLB with the 1900-1901 Reds and the 1901-1902 Dodgers, before returning to the Minor Leagues in 1903. He would finish his MLB Pitching career with a 54-72 record with a 3.22 ERA and 3 saves in 178 games.

1918-Former 1945 AL Batting Champion and Yankees INF George “Snuffy” Stirnweiss (1943-1950) was born. (1918-1958)
In 1940, the Yankees had signed INF George “Snuffy” Stirnweiss as an MLB Free Agent. He would join the Yankees in 1943, just hitting .219 with 1 HR and 25 RBIs in 83 games. In 1944, he hit .319 in 154 games. He led the AL in 4 batting departments: base hits (205), runs (125), triples (16) and stolen bases (55). In 1945, he led the AL with .309 BA, triples (22), runs (107), hits (195) and stolen bases (33). Snuffy was a member of the 1944-1945 AL All Star teams as a 2B. In 1944 and 1948, George led the AL 2B in fielding. He had appeared in 3 World Series with the Yankees in 1943, 1947 and 1949, while appearing in 4 games, batting .250. He continued to play for the Yankees until he was traded to the Browns on June 15,1950. He would finish up his MLB playing career with the 1951-1952 Indians, retiring after the 1952 AL season had ended. Overall, George ended his MLB playing career with a .268 BA along with 29 HRs, 281 RBIs and 134 stolen bases in 1,028 games. Known for his speed on the base paths, George finished his Yankees playing career with 66 triples and 130 stolen bases. He was with his former Yankees teammate Phil Rizzuto at Yankee Stadium, when the team released him on Old Timers Day 1956. George made sure that Phil, who was very upset about his player’s release, went back to his New Jersey home safely. He had told Phil to keep quiet about his player release and that better things would happen for him. Phil would be named as a Yankees broadcaster in the fall of 1957. In September of 1958, George was killed in a train wreck at Newark Bay, New Jersey. The railroad car that he was riding in, fell into Newark Bay, drowning the all of passengers in it.

1938-The Yankees had obtained veteran Pitcher Oral “Hilary” Hildebrand and OF Buster Mills from the St. Louis Browns for Reserve Catcher Joe Glenn and OF Myril Hoag. For the 1940 Yankees Buster Mills would hit .397 in 14 games. Myril Hoag had been with the Yankees since 1931, he had hit .277, but he had hit No HRs, while platooning in RF with George Selkirk. Reserve Catcher Joe Glenn had been with the team since 1932, in 1936, he had replaced long-time Reserve Catcher Art Jorgens as starting All-Star Catcher Bill Dickey’s back-up. Glenn would finish his Bronx playing career with a .252 BA in 138 games. Both players would be replaced in 1939, with 2 Yankee Rookies OF Charlie Keller and Catcher Buddy Rosar. For the 1939 Yankees, Oral Hildebrand will post a 10-4 record with 3.06 ERA in 21 games, but he will fade in 1940 to a 1-1 mark with a 1.86 ERA in 10 games; before retiring from MLB. He had appeared in 1 game of the 1939 World Series against the Reds, pitching in 1 inning of relief with 3 strikeouts. Overall, as an MLB hurler, he had posted an 83-76 record with a 4.35 ERA in 258 games with the Indians, Browns and the Yankees.

1946-Former Yankees INF Toby Harrah (1984) was born.
On February 5,1984, INF Toby Harrah was traded by the Indians along with a Player to be Named Later to the Yankees for a Player to be Named Later along with Reliever George Frazier and Reserve OF Otis Nixon. On February 8,1984, the Indians would send Minor League P Rick Browne to the Yankees to complete the trade. Then the Yankees would send Minor League P Guy Elston on February 8,1984 to the Tribe to complete their end of the trade. For the 1984 Yankees, Toby would hit .217 with 1 HR and 27 RBIs in 88 games. He was a complete failure at the plate. On February 27,1985, Toby was traded by the Yankees to the Rangers for a Player to be Named Later and OF Billy Sample. On July 14,1985, the Rangers would later send Minor League P Eric Dersin to the Yankees to complete the trade.

1950-The BWAA had selected Yankees Shortstop Phil Rizzuto as the 1950 AL Most Valuable Player. He had only posted a .324 BA with 200 hits and 125 runs, but he only drove in 66 runs. Rizzuto, who received 16 of 23 1st-place votes, easily out-pointed runner-up’s Red Sox INF Billy Goodman and his fellow Yankees teammate Catcher Yogi Berra, who had hit .322 with 28 HRs and 128 RBIs in 151 games.

1964-Former Yankees Pitcher Steve Adkins (1990) was born.
The Yankees in the 15th round of the 1986 MLB Amateur Player Draft had selected Pitcher Steve Adkins from the Univ. of Pa. He had posted a 15-7 record with a 2.90 ERA in 27 games for the 1990 AAA Columbus Clippers (IL), when he was called up to the Bronx. Steve would post a 1-2 record with a 6.38 ERA in 5 games with the team. He had started the 1991 season with the AAA Clippers, appearing in 14 games, while posting a 4-5 record with a 5.60 ERA. During the Yankees 1991 MLB Spring Training Camp, Steve had complained to the baseball news media about the Yankees never giving their young pitchers a real chance, preferring to go veteran pitchers instead. On June 26,1991, Steve was traded by the Yankees to the Cubs for Minor League P David Rosario. Adkins never appears in the MLB with the Cubs, while Rosario never reaches the Bronx.

1975-Former Yankees Pitcher Ryan Bradley (1998) was born.
Pitcher Ryan Bradley was drafted by the Yankees in the 1st round (40th) of the 1997 MLB June Amateur Player Draft from Arizona St. Univ. (Tempe, AZ). Ryan had appeared in 5 games for the 1998 Yankees, while posting a 2-1 record with 5.68 ERA in his only active MLB season. He would continue to pitch in the Yankees Minor League system until 2002 baseball season before retiring as an active player.

1991-Former Yankees Pitcher Floyd “Bill” Bevens (1944-1947) had passed away. (1916-1991)
Bill Bevens had pitched in the Minor Leagues from 1937 to 1944. In 1938, he had joined the Yankees Minor League organization. Bill had posted a 40-36 record with a 3.08 ERA in 96 games for the 1944-1947 Yankees. In 1945, he had posted a 13-9 record with a 3.67 ERA in 29 games. His best Yankees season was in 1946, when he posted a 16-13 record with a 2.23 ERA in 31 games. Bill nearly pitched the 1st No-Hitter in World Series history. Pitching for the Yankees with 2 out and 2 on (both via walks) in the 9th inning of Game 4 of the 1947 World Series, Bevens allowed a 2-run double to Dodgers PH Cookie Lavagetto, losing the no-hitter and the game on his last pitch. He came back in Game 7 to relieve Bronx Starter Frank “Spec” Shea in the 2nd inning, pitching 2 2/3 innings; he kept his team in the game long enough for his successor on the mound; Yankees Closer Joe Page to claim a 5-2 Series-clinching victory. Overall, he gave up only 3 hits in 11 1/3 innings in that, his only World Series appearance, but he walked 11 Dodger batters. In 1948, he would return to the Minor Leagues, never to pitch in MLB again. On January 17,1949, he was purchased by the White Sox from the Yankees. On March 28,1949, Bill was returned to the Yankees by Chicago. On April 18,1949, Bill was released by the Yankees. He would continue to pitch in the Minor Leagues before retiring from the game in 1952.

1996-After 2 humbling losses at Yankee Stadium, the Yankees won their 1st World Series title since 1978 with a 3-2 victory over the defending World Champion Atlanta Braves in Game 6 played at Atlanta before a crowd of 56,375 fans. It is their 1st World Series title since 1978, the 1st one for Yankees new Manager Joe Torre. Yankees Catcher Joe Girardi’s RBI triple keys a 3-run rally against the Braves Starter Greg Maddux. During the on-field Title celebration, Yankees 3B Wade Boggs toured Yankee Stadium on a NYC Police horse. The Yankees Closer John Wetteland is named the 1996 World Series MVP, after posting his 4th save of the World Series. Yankees Starter Jimmy Key gets the win, with Wetteland’s relief help. Meanwhile veteran Braves Starter Greg Maddux takes the loss. The Braves went from 2 to none games lead, to dropping the next 4 straight games to the Yankees.

2000-In Game 5 played at Shea Stadium, the Yankees would win their 3rd consecutive World Series, their 4th title in 5 seasons and record 26th World Series Championship by defeating the Mets by the score of 4-2. Luis Sojo’s 9th inning 2-out, tie-breaking single off of Mets Starter Al Leiter is the decisive hit of the game. Yankees Shortstop Derek Jeter becomes the 1st player to win the All-Star Game MVP and the World Series MVP honors in the same MLB season. Bronx Manager Joe Torre becomes only the 5th manager to win 4 WS championships, joining Hall of Fame Managers: Yankees Joe McCarthy (7), Yankees Casey Stengel (7), A’s Connie Mack (5) and the Dodgers Walter Alston (4).

2004-Former Yankees OF Russ Derry (1944-1945) had passed away. (1916-2004)
From 1939 to 1943, OF Russ Derry had played in the Yankees Minor League system. For the 1944-1945 wartime Yankee teams, he would appear in 116 games, while hitting .234 with 17 HRs and 59 RBIs. In April of 1946, Russ would refuse his player assignment back to the AAA Newark Bears (IL). Yankees Farm Director George Weiss was then contacted by Philadelphia A’s Team Owner/Manager Connie Mack, who expressed interest in him to help out the A’s 1946 Outfield. On April 29,1946, Russ was purchased by Philadelphia from the Yankees. For the 1946 A’s, Russ would appear in 69 games, while hitting just .206. On September 30,1946, Russ was traded by the Athletics with a player to be named later, INFer’s Vern Benson and Jake Caulfield to the St. Louis Cardinals for veteran INF Eddie Joost. The Athletics would send $30,000 (March 24,1947) to the Cardinals to complete the trade. In 1949, he would appear in only 2 games with the Cardinals to finish out his MLB playing career. Russ had played in 187 MLB games, while hitting .224 with 17 HRs and 73 RBIs. He would continue play in the Minor Leagues until his retirement in 1955. In 2008, he was elected to the International League Hall of Fame.

2017-In a surprising move, the Yankees have announce that Yankees Manager Joe Girardi will not return as the Manager in 2018, despite the fact that he took a young team that was not expected to contend to within 1 game of the 2017 World Series¬. Rumors start to fly in the baseball media on who his successor would be.

2019-The MLB honors the best Relief Pitchers in the game before Game 4 of the World Series. Yankees Closer Aroldis Chapman wins the AL Mariano Rivera Award for the 1st time. Meanwhile Brewers Closer Josh Hader is a repeat winner of the NL Trevor Hoffman Award.

2021-Former Yankees Minor League INF Bobby Kline had passed away. (1929-2021)
On November 22,1954, INF Bobby Kline was drafted by the Senators from AAA Toronto Maple Leafs (IL) in the 1954 MLB Rule 5 Player Draft. Bobby had previous played in the Yankees Farm system from 1950-1954. He would appear in 77 games for the 1955 Senators, hitting .221 with No HRs and 9 RBIs in his only MLB active season. On February 8,1956, INF Bobby Kline was traded by the Senators along with P Mickey McDermott to the Yankees for a Player to be Named Later, Minor League C Lou Berberet, INF Herb Plews, OF Richard Tettelbach and P Bob Wiesler. On April 2,1956, the Yankees would send AAA Minor League OF Whitey Herzog, who was playing with the AAA Denver Bears (AA) to the Senators to complete the trade. Kline would never appear with the Yankees at the MLB level. He was assigned by the Yankees to their other AAA club, the Richmond Virginians (IL). Also, he had briefly appeared with the Yankees other AAA club, the Denver Bears (AA) in 1956. He will continue to play with the AAA Richmond club in the Yankees Minor League system until 1958.

2023-Yankees Ace Gerrit Cole was announced as a member of the 2023 Sporting News AL All-Star team. First named in 1925, the Sporting News All-Stars were voted on by a panel of executives. Cole would post a 15-4 record with a 2.63 ERA this past season, becoming the 1st Yankee to lead the AL in ERA since Rudy May in 1980. He also led the A.L. with 209 innings pitched, a .206 BAA and a .581 OPS against, while his 222 strikeouts ranked 3rd behind Kevin Gausman (237) and Pablo Lopez (234). The Yankees’ ace is considered a favorite to win his 1st career Cy Young Award, when MLB announces its annual honors later this year.

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