1997 Event Don Mattingly's #23 is retired by New York Yankees 1994 Event Don Mattingly becomes 6th New York Yankee to get 2,000 hits 1994 Event Don Mattingly plays 1st base 1,469 game for Yankees (2nd most) 1993 Event New York Yankee Don Mattingly hits his 200th home run 1991 Event Don Mattingly named 10th New York Yankee Captain 1990 Event Don Mattingly signs a $19.7 million 5-year contract with Yankees 1987 Event New York Yankee Don Mattingly hits record 6th grand slam of year 1987 Event Don Mattingly ties 1st base fielding record with 22 put-outs 1987 Event Don Mattingly sets AL record of extra base hits in 10 cons games 1987 Event New York Yankees Don Mattingly ties record of home runs in 8 cons games 1987 Event Don Mattingly is 2nd to hit home runs in 7 straight AL games (en route to 8) 1987 Event Don Mattingly hits his 4th grand slam of season and ties AL record of homers in 6 straight games (on way to tie major league record of 8) 1987 Event Yankees blow 11-4 lead but trailing 14-11 Dave Winfield's 8th inning grand slammer beats Toronto 15-14; Mattingly also grand slams 1987 Event Don Mattingly wins highest salary arbitration ($1,975,000 per year) 1986 Event New York Yankee Don Mattingly is 6th to hit 3 sacrifice flies in a game 1985 Event New York Yankee Don Mattingly easily wins AL MVP 1984 Event New York Yankee Don Mattingly wins AL batting crown with .343 avg 1984 Event Mattingly's single breaks up Lamarr Hoyt's perfect game bid 1961 Birthday Don Mattingly, born in Indiana, 1st baseman, New York Yankees/MVP 1985 1936 Birthday Thomas K. Mattingly II, Chic, Captain USN/astronaut, Apollo 16, STS-4, 51C 1931 Birthday Mack Mattingly, born in Anderson, Indiana, Senator-R-Georgia 1981 - 1986
