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1997 Baseball's Exec Council suspends New York Yank owner George Steinbrenner 1996 Frank, brother of Yank manager Joe Torre, receives a heart transplant 1996 Yank John Weteland blows save after record 24 consecutive saves 1995 John Rhea "Yank" Lawson, trumpeter, dies at 83 1995 Yank Lawson, U.S. jazz trumpeteer (Stormy weather), dies at 84 1992 Game 1 of Mayor Challenge - New York Yankees beat New York Mets 6-4 at Yank Stad 1988 Yank manager Billy Martin's 5th term ends, Lou Pinella named manager 1988 New York Yank Dave Winfield gets his 29th RBI of April - Sets AL and ties ML Record 1987 Yank Phil Niekro is 3rd pitcher to make 700th start (Young and Sutton) 1981 Yank Graig Nettles is 1st to get 2 hits in same inning of an ALSC game 1980 Gene Michael named 25th Yank mgr, replacing Dick Howser, who resigns 1979 Dick Howser (best Yank mngr win-lost pct .636) replaces Billy Martin 1979 In New York 36,211 show up to witness return of Billy Martin as Yank mgr 1977 "Throwaway Game" Catfish Hunter loses WS 6-1 resting Yank pitchers 1975 New York Yank catcher Thurman Munson's 1st-inning single and RBI are 1974 Free agent pitcher Catfish Hunter signs $3M 5 year New York Yank contract 1974 Yank shortstop Jim Mason ties record with 4 doubles in 9 inn game 1966 Johnny Miller becomes 1st Yank to hit a HR on his 1st at bat 1961 Yank Whitey Ford breaks Ruth record of 29 2/3 consecutive inning 1958 Wade Boggs, Nebraska, Red Sox/Yank 3rd baseman, AL bat champ 1985-88 1956 Yogi Berra becomes 4th Yank to hit a World Series grand slam 1954 Yank pitcher Tom Morgan ties record by hitting 3 batters in 1 inning This was also Bobby Brown's last game; he retired to become a doctor 1950 Hitting just .279, Yank great Joe DiMaggio is benched for 1st time 1948 New York Yank Joe Dimaggio hits for cycle (single, double, triple, HR) 1947 Larry MacPhail resigns as Yank GM after final game of World Series 1947 With only 1 out to go, Yank Floyd Beven gives up a double breaking his World Series no-hit bid, it scored 2 runs and he lost game 1947 Former Yank manager Joe McCarthy signs to manage Red Sox 1936 Tony Lazzeri becomes 1st Yank to hit a World Series grand slam 1934 Yank pitcher John Broaca ties record by striking out 5 times 1933 Yank refuses to release Babe Ruth so he can manage the Cin Reds 1927 Yank Herb Pennock retires 1st 22 Pirates in World Series game 1925 Yank Ben Paschal hits 2 inside-the-park-homers 1919 Pitcher Bob Shawkey sets then Yank record with 15 strike-outs 1911 John Rhea "Yank" Lawson, trumpeter 1910 Yank Tom Hughes pitches 9 no-hit innings but loses to Cleveland 5-0 in 11 1906 Hal Chase became 1st Yank to hit 3 triples in a game 1905 Tiger Ty Cobb makes his debut, doubling off Yank Jack Chesbro

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