1997 Event New York Yankee Cecil Fielder hits his 300th home run 1997 Event New York Yankee 3rd baseman Wade Boggs pitches a scoreless inning vs Anaheim 1997 Event New York Yankee Mike Whiton held in Milwaukee on charges of sexual assault 1997 Event Hideki Irabu makes his debut as a New York Yankee, he beats Tigers 10-3 1996 Event New York Yankee Bernie Williams hits record tying 7th post season home run, as Yankees tie record of 6th straight post season road win (en route to 8) 1996 Event New York Yankee Bernie Williams switch hits home runs in a post season game 1996 Event New York Yankee Jim Leyitz is 2nd catcher to wear a hockey mask 1996 Event New York Yankee Darryl Strawberry hits his 300th home run 1996 Event New York Yankee John Weteland sets record of 24 consecutive saves 1996 Event Yankee John Weteland sets record of 20th cons saves en route to 24 1996 Event New York Yankee John Weteland ties Lee Smith's record of 19 consecutive saves 1996 Event New York Yankee Dwight Gooden no-hits Seattle Mariners 2-0 1996 Event New York Yankee Dwight Gooden wins his 1st AL game beating Tigers 10-3 1996 Event Gerald Williams is 1st New York Yankee since 1934 to get 6 hits in a game 1995 Event New York Yankee Tony Fernandez hits for the cycle 1994 Event Don Mattingly becomes 6th New York Yankee to get 2,000 hits 1994 Event Largest Opening Day crowd at Yankee Stadium, 56,706 1993 Event Jim Abbott pitches 4-0, no-hit win over Indians at Yankee Stadium 1993 Event New York Yankee Mark Hutton is 1st Australian to be a starting pitcher, He beats Angels 5-2; Yankees, Red Sox, Blue Jays 3 way tie for 1st 1993 Event New York Yankee Don Mattingly hits his 200th home run 1992 Event New York Yankee pitcher Steve Howe is reinstated for 8th time 1992 Event Faye Vincent reinstates Yankee owner George Steinbrenner, eff 3/1/93 1992 Event New York Yankee pitcher Steve Howe is banned from baseball for 7th time 1992 Event New York Yankee Scott Sanderson becomes 9th to beat all 26 teams 1992 Event Joseph A. Molloy elected New York Yankee general partner 1992 Event Yankee pitcher Pascual Perez suspended for 1 year due to cocaine 1991 Event Daniel R McCarthy elected New York Yankee managing general partner 1991 Event New York Yankee pitcher Steve Howe arrested for cocaine possession 1991 Event Buck Showalter replaces Stump Merrill as New York Yankee manager 1991 Event Yankee Stadium fans throw cups and blowup dolls at Jose Canseco 1991 Event Seattle Jay Buhner hits a 479' home run in Yankee Stadium 1991 Event With New York Yankee victory, 10 of 14 AL teams are at .500 or better 1991 Event New York Yankee Steve Howe records his 1st major league save since 1987 1991 Event Yankee pitchers pick-off 3 Toronto Blue Jays 1991 Event Yankee Stadium fans sing "Like a Virgin" to Jose Canseco 1991 Event Don Mattingly named 10th New York Yankee Captain 1990 Event Robert E. Nederlander appointed New York Yankee managing general partner 1990 Event 1st time in New York Yankee history they are completely swept season series, Oakland A's beat them 12 games to 0 1990 Event Gene Michael names New York Yankee Vice President/General Manager replacing Harding Peterson 1990 Event George Steinbrenner steps down as New York Yankee owner 1990 Event New York Yankee Kevin Mass is quickest to reach 15 home runs (approx 132 at bat) 1990 Event New York Yankee Kevin Mass is quickest to reach 14 home runs (approx 128 at bat) 1990 Event New York Yankee Kevin Maas is fastest to get 13 home runs (110 at bats) 1990 Event New York Yankee Kevin Mass sets record with 12th home run in 1st 92 at bats and becomes 21st to hit a ball into 3rd deck of Seattle's Kingdome 1990 Event New York Yankee Kevin Mass sets record with 11th home run in 1st 86 at bats 1990 Event New York Yankee Kevin Mass sets record with 10th home run in 1st 72 at bats 1990 Event Dave Raghetti pitches in his 499th game as a New York Yankee, passing Whitey Ford in most appearances as a New York Yankee 1990 Event New York Yankee Deion Sanders hits an inside park homer 1990 Event Chicago White Sox Melido Perez no-hits Yankees 8-0 in a rain shortened 6 inning game at Yankee Stadium (7th no-hitter of 1990) 1990 Event After pitching a no-hitter lose, New York Yankee Andy Hawkins pitches a complete 12 inn game and loses 2-0 1990 Event New York Yankee Andy Hawkins throws no-hitter in Comiskey Park, losing 4-0 1990 Event Billy Joel performs a concert at Yankee Stadium 1990 Event At Yankee Stadium rally, Nelson Mandela dons a New York Yankee baseball cap and proclaims "I am a Yankee!" 1990 Event New York Yankee reliever Dave Righetti becomes 9th to record 200 saves 1990 Event Stump Merrill replaces Bucky Dent as New York Yankee manager 1989 Death Billy Martin, New York Yankee manager, killed in a car accident at 61 1989 Event Bob Quinn resigns as New York Yankee Vice President/General Manager and replaced by Harding Peterson 1989 Event Bucky Dent replaces Dallas Green as New York Yankee manager 1989 Event Blue Jays Dave Steib's perfect game broken up in 9th with 2 outs by New York Yankee Roberto Kelly 1989 Event New York Yankee pitching great Ron Guidry retires (170-91 .651, 3.29 ERA) 1989 Event Carlton Fisk becomes AL catcher home run hitter, 307th at Yankee stadium 1989 Event New York Yankee hurler Lee Gutterman sets record of pitching 30-2/3 innings before giving up his 1st run of season 1989 Event New York Yankee Tommy John ties record of playing 26 seasons, his 287th win puts him 19th overall as Yankees beat Twins on opening day 4-2 1989 Event 1st New York Mets - New York Yankee game in New York City since 1983, Yankees win 4-3 1988 Event Dallas Green replaces Lou Pinella as New York Yankee manager 1988 Event Rickey Henderson steals 2 bases for record 249 as a New York Yankee 1987 Event Woody Woodward resigns as New York Yankee General Manager, Lou Piniella is named General Manager and Billy Martin is named New York Yankee manager for 5th and final time 1987 Event New York Yankee Don Mattingly hits record 6th grand slam of year 1986 Event New York Yankee Dave Righetti saves doubleheader for then record 46 saves 1986 Event New York Yankee Don Mattingly is 6th to hit 3 sacrifice flies in a game 1986 Death James Cagney, actor (Yankee Doodle Dandy), dies in New York at 86 1985 Event New York Yankee Don Mattingly easily wins AL MVP 1985 Event Lou Piniella named New York Yankee manager 1985 Event Yankee Phil Niekro becomes 18th pitcher to win 300 games and also at 46 becomes oldest to pitch a shut-out beating Toronto 8-0 1985 Event Rickey Henderson steals Yankee record 75th base of season 1985 Event New York Yankee Don Baylor is hit by a pitch for a record 190th time 1985 Event Billy Martin named New York Yankee manager for 4th time 1984 Event New York Yankee Don Mattingly wins AL batting crown with .343 avg 1984 Event Jim Deshales becomes 1,000th playing Yankee 1984 Event Lou Pinella Day at Yankee Stadium 1984 Event New York Yankee Phil Niekro is 9th to strikeout 3,000 1983 Event Yogi Berra named Yankee manager for 2nd time 1983 Event Bobby Murcer Day at Yankee Stadium 1983 Event While warming up before 5th inning Yankee Dave Winfield accidentally kills a seagull 1983 Event New York Yankee Dave Righetti no-hits the Red Sox 1983 Event New York Yankee Bobby Murcer retires 1983 Event Billy Martin named New York Yankee manager for 3rd time 1982 Event Clyde King named Yankee manager 1982 Event Clyde King replaces Gene Michaels as New York Yankee manager 1982 Event Gene Michael becomes New York Yankee manager for 2nd time 1982 Death Dolores Moran, actress (Yankee Doodle Dandy), dies at 56 1981 Event New York Yankee Dave Righetti wins AL Rookie of Year Award 1981 Event New York Yankee George Frazier loses 3 World Series games 1981 Event Bob Lemon named New York Yankee manager for 2nd time 1981 Event Yankee Ron Davis strikes out 8 consecutive Angels, ran record of 13 strikeouts of last 14 faced, also saved Gene Nelsons 1st win, 4-2 1980 Event New York Yankee Dave Winfield becomes highest-paid player, 10 years $15M 1980 Event Bronze plaque dedicated to memory of Thurman Munson at Yankee Stadium 1980 Event Plaque dedicated in Thurman Munson's memory at Yankee Stadium 1980 Event New York Yankee Bob Watson hits Seattle Kingdome speaker, 2nd straight day 1979 Event Billy Martin fired as Yankee manager (2nd time) 1979 Event Catfish Hunter Day at Yankee Stadium 1979 Death Thurmon Munson, New York Yankee, killed in a plane crash at Akron Oh at 32 1979 Event Billy Martin becomes Yankee manager (2nd time), replacing Bob Lemon 1978 Event New York Yankee Ron Guidry unanimously wins AL Cy Young Award 1978 Event New York Yankee Reggie Jackson causes World Series controversy by getting in the way of a throw to 1st and deflects the ball away 1978 Event New York Yankee pitcher Ron Guidry wins his 20th (on way to 25-3 season) 1978 Event Yankee Catfish Hunter's 6-2 win gives him a perfect 6-0 in Aug 1978 1978 Event On Old Timer's Day, New York Yankees announce that Billy Martin will return as New York Yankee manager in 1980 and Bob Lemon will become General Manager 1978 Event Bob Lemon replaces Billy Martin as Yankee manager 1978 Event Billy Martin resigns as Yankee manager after "one is a born liar the other a convicted one" comment about Steinbrenner and Jackson 1978 Event Pitcher Ron Guidry sets Yankee record of 13-0 start 1978 Event Ron Guidry sets Yankee record with 18 strike-outs 1977 Event Dave Kingman hits his 1st Yankee homer, Reggie hits 2 more 1977 Event Cleveland Indians stage 1st "I hate the Yankee Hanky Night" 1977 Event New York Yankee Ron Guidry faces just 28 men and beats Texas Rangers 1-0 1977 Event Toby Harrah and Bump Wills hit back-to-back inside-the-park-homers off Yankee Ken Clay at Yankee Stadium, Rangers won 8-2 1977 Event 48th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 7-5 at Yankee Stadium, New York 1977 Event Yankee DH Cliff Johnson hit 3 consecutive home runs in Toronto 1977 Event Billy Martin pulls Yankee line-up out of a hat, beats Blue Jays 8-6 1976 Event New York Yankee Thurman Munson ties World Series mark of 6 straight singles 1976 Event Yankee stadium reopens, Yankees beat Twins after trailing 4-0 1975 Event Great Yankee trade getting Willie Randolph, Dock Ellis and Ken Brett from Pirates for George "Doc" Medich 1975 Death Casey Stengel, New York Yankee manager 1949 - 1960, dies in Glendale at 85 1973 Event Yankee General Manager and President Lee MacPhail named AL president 1973 Event New York Yankees close 50th year at Yankee Stadium losing 8-5, Ralph Houk 1973 Event Steinbrenner replaces Mike Burke with Gabe Paul as Yankee president 1973 Event Yankee Ron Blomberg becomes 1st designated hitter, he walks 1973 Event Yankee pitchers Peterson and Kekich announce they swapped wives 1972 Event New York Yankees sign 30-year lease to play in remodeled Yankee Stadium 1970 Death Hal March, actor (Atomic Kit, Outrage, Yankee Pasha), dies at 49 1969 Event New York Yankee Joe Pepitone is reinstated 1968 Event New York Yankee outfield Rocky Colavito pitches 2 2/3 innings and beats Tigers 6-5; he played right field in 2nd game and homered 1967 Event Clifford Ann Creed/Margie Masters wins Yankee Ladies' Team Golf Champ 1967 Event Yankee Whitey Ford, nearing 41, announces his retirement from baseball 1967 Event Yankee Stadium, Elston Howard singles on a 3-2 pitch 1967 Event New York Yankee Mickey Mantle hits career home run #500 off Stu Miller 1966 Event A terrible Yankee trade, Roger Maris for Card's Charlie Smith 1966 Event Smallest Yankee stadium crowd, 413 see White Sox win 4-1 1966 Event Only 413 show up at a Yankee Stadium game 1966 Event Yankee manager Casey Stengel elected to Hall of Fame 1966 Event Gloria Ehret/Judy Kimball wins LPGA Yankee Women's Golf Open 1965 Event Mickey Mantle Day at Yankee Stadium: Mantle play his 2,000th game 1965 Event New York Yankee pitcher Mel Stottlemyre hits an inside-the-park grand slam 1965 Event Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Yankee Golf Open 1964 Event Yankee Phil Linz plays harmonica on bus despite Yogi Berra's orders 1964 Event Ruth Jessen wins LPGA Yankee Women's Golf Open 1963 Event New York Yankee Elston Howard is 1st black ever voted AL MVP 1963 Event Mickey Mantle hits a ball off Yankee Stadium's facade 1962 Event Jack Reed's 22nd-inning home run wins longest New York Yankee game in history 1962 Event Joe Pepitone 2nd Yankee to hit 2 home runs in 1 inning (Joe DiMaggio) 1962 Event New York Yankee Mickey Mantle hits his 375th home run 1961 Event New York Yankee Roger Maris hits his 25th of 61 home runs 1960 Event Ralph Houk, 41, replaces Casey Stengel as Yankee manager 1960 Event New York Yankee Mickey Mantle hits 643' home run over right field roof in Detroit 1960 Event 29th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 6-0 at Yankee Stadium, New York 1960 Death John Miljan, actor (Charlie Chan in Paris, Yankee Clipper), dies at 66 1959 Event Yankee catcher Yogi Berra's errorless streak of 148 games ends 1959 Event Yankee Whitey Ford strikes-out 15, beating Senators, 1-0 in 14 innings 1957 Event Yankee Bill Skowron becomes 3rd player to hit a ball out of Fenway 1956 Event Phil Rizzuto signs as New York Yankee radio-TV announcer 1956 Event Yankee pitcher Whitey Ford ties AL record of 6 straight strike-outs 1956 Event Mickey Mantle home run just misses clearing Yankee Stadium's roof 1956 Event Mickey Mantle misses by 18" hitting 1st home run out of Yankee Stadium 1956 Event NFL's New York Giants switches games from Polo Grounds to Yankee Stadium 1955 Event Yankee Mickey Mantle pulls a hamstring muscle running out a bunt 1955 Event New York Yankee Mickey Mantle hits 550' home run off Chicago Billy Pierce 1955 Event Elston Howard becomes the 1st black to wear the Yankee uniform 1955 Event John Williams Cox buys Yankee Stadium, sells grounds to Knights of Columbus, later leaves structure to Rice University (1962) 1954 Event New York Yankee Joe DiMaggio marries actress Marilyn Monroe 1953 Event Yankee Irv Noren hits into a triple-play, Yankees beat Washington 12-4 1951 Event New York Yankee Gil McDougald wins AL Rookie of Year 1951 Event New York Yankee Catcher Yogi Berra wins 1st of his 3 MVP awards 1951 Event Yankee Joe DiMaggio and manager Casey Stengel feud 1951 Event New York Yankee Gil McDougald is 5th to get 6 RBIs in an inning (9th) 1951 Event New York Yankee Mickey Mantle goes 1-for-4 in his 1st game 1951 Event New York Yankee Mickey Mantle's 1st game, he goes 1 for 4 1950 Event For a record 6th time, New York Yankee Johnny Mize hits 3 home runs in one game 1950 Birthday Ron "Louisiana Lightning" Guidry, Yankee pitcher, Cy Young 1978 1948 Birthday Chris Chambliss, 1st baseman, New York Yankee 1948 Event Casey Stengel takes over as Yankee manager 1948 Event Babe Ruth's final farewell at Yankee Stadium, he dies Aug 16th 1947 Event Yankee Yogi Berra becomes 1st to pinch hit a World Series homer 1947 Event Record World Series crowd of 73,365 at Yankee Stadium ($325,828) 1947 Event New York Giants 183-185 home run of year breaks Yankee mark of 182 in 1936 1947 Event Bobo Newsom wins 200th game, 1st as a Yankee and Yankees 18th straight In nightcap Vic Rashi extends streak to 19 1947 Event Babe Ruth Day celebrated at Yankee Stadium and through out United States 1946 Event Johnny Neun replaces Bill Dickey as Yankee manager 1946 Event 1st night game at Yankee stadium (Senators 2, Yankees 1) 1946 Event Bill Dickey replaces Joe McCarthy as Yankee manager 1944 Birthday Stan Bahnsen, pitcher, New York Yankee, 1968 AL Rookie-of-year 1944 Event Joe McCarthy returns as Yankee manager after an illness 1943 Birthday Ken Holtzman, Cub/Oriole/Yankee pitcher, 2 no-hitters 1943 Event Yankee 2nd baseman Joe Gordon announces retirement (hates New York) 1943 Birthday Lou Pinella, Yankee manager, 1969 AL rookie of the year 1943 Birthday Tommy John, pitcher, Yankee/Dodger 1943 Event New York Yankee Joe DiMaggio, enlists into the U.S. army 1941 Birthday Mel Stottlemyre, Wash, pitcher, New York Yankee, pitching coach, New York Met 1941 Event Yankees beat Dodgers 3-2 at Yankee Stadium in opener of World Series 1941 Event New York Yankee Lefty Gomez walks most (11) in a shutout (Yankees 9, St. L 0) 1941 Event New York Yankee Joe DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak ends in Cleveland 1941 Death Lou Gehrig, 1st baseman (New York Yankee), dies of ALS in Riverdale New York at 37 1940 Birthday Joe Pepitone, baseball 1st baseman, New York Yankee 1940 Event Yankee Charlie Keller hits 3 home runs to beat White Sox 10-9 1940 Birthday Paul Rudd, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actor, 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' 1939 Event New York Yankee Atley Donald pitches a baseball a record 94.7 mph (152 kph) 1939 Event Yankee catcher Bill Dickey hits 3 consecutive home runs 1939 Event New York Yankee Atley Donald sets AL rookie record with 12 consecutive win 1939 Event 7th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 3-1 at Yankee Stadium, New York New York Yankee/AL maanager Joe McCarthy starts 6 Yankees 1939 Event Ted Williams' 1st hit (off of Yankee Red Ruffing) a double 1939 Event Ed Barrow is elected Yankee president succeeding deceased J Ruppert 1938 Birthday Tom Tresh, New York Yankee, 1962 AL Rookie of Year 1938 Event "Yankee Clipper" completes 1st passenger flight over Atlantic 1938 Event Joe Louis KOs Max Schmeling at 2:04 of 1st round at Yankee Stadium 1938 Event Yankees sweep Red Sox 10-0 and 5-4 in front of 83,533 at Yankee Stadium 1937 Event Josh Gibson home run just 2 feet below rim of Yankee Stadium, 580' drive 1936 Event Record 66,669 at Yankee Stadium for 4th game of World Series 1936 Event New York Yankee Joe DiMaggio makes his major-league debut, gets 3 hits 1935 Event Joe Louis defeats Primo Carnera at Yankee Stadium 1934 Event Babe Ruth's final game as a Yankee, goes 0 for 3 1934 Event 2500 fans see Babe Ruth's farewell Yankee appearance at Yankee Stadium 1934 Birthday Roger Maris, Yankee, home run champ, 61 in 1961, AL MVP 1960, 1961 1934 Event New York Yankee Lou Gehrig hits for the cycle beating White Sox 11-2, 1934 Event Yankee Myrl Hoag hits 6 singles in one game 1933 Event New York Yankee Russ Van Atta shuts out Washington Senators 16-0 1932 Event Yankee pitcher Red Ruffing homers and wins game 1-0 in 10 tying 1931 Birthday Mickey Mantle, New York Yankee, home run slugger, 1956 Triple Crown 1931 Event Joe McCarthy debuts as New York Yankee manager 1930 Event New York Yankee pitcher Red Ruffing hits 2 home runs to beat St. Louis Browns, 7-6 1930 Event Yankee "Bronx Bombers" hit 14 home runs in a game 1930 Event New York Yankee Babe Ruth hits 3 consecutive homers 1930 Event Babe Ruth signs 2-year contract for $160,000 with New York Yankee General Manager Ed Barrow, wrongly predicts "No one will ever be paid more than Ruth" 1929 Event Cloudburst causes stampede in Yankee Stadium crushes 2 people to death 1929 Birthday Elston Howard, Yankee catcher, 1st black New York Yankee/1963 AL MVP 1928 Event New York Yankee Lou Gehrig hits 2 triples and 2 home runs to be White Sox 15-7 1927 Event Rodgers and Hart's musical "Connecticut Yankee," premieres in New York City 1927 Event New York Yankee Babe Ruth hits record 60th home run of season off Tom Zachry 1927 Event Tony Lazzeri Day at Yankee Stadium 1927 Event Rumour starts that Yankee Lou Gehrig will be traded to Tigers 1927 Event 1st home run hit out of Comiskey Park Chicago by New York Yankee Babe Ruth 1927 Event New York Yankee Bob Meusel steals 2nd, 3rd and home 1925 Event New York Yankee Lou Gehrig hits his 1st of 23 career grand slammers 1925 Event Yankee Everett Scott is benched, ending his 1,307-game playing streak 1925 Event New York Yankee Babe Ruth has ulcer surgery 1925 Birthday Al Rosen, born in Spartanburg, South Carolina, 3rd baseman, AL MVP 1953, N.Y. Yankee president 1925 Birthday Joan Leslie, Detroit, actress, High Sierra, Yankee Doodle Dandy 1923 Event New York Giants and New York Yankees become 1st teams to play each other for 3 consecutive World Series, also 1st played at Yankee Stadium 1923 Event New York Yankee Lou Gehrig hits 1st of his 493 home runs 1923 Event New York Yankee Sad Sam Jones no-hits Philadelphia A's, 2-0 1923 Event 74,000 (62,281 paid) on hand for opening of Yankee Stadium 1922 Event Construction begins on Yankee Stadium 1922 Event Mayor Hylan closes streets for building of Yankee Stadium 1922 Event Babe Ruth signs 3 years at $52,000 a year New York Yankee contract 1921 Event New York Yankee Babe Ruth hits then record 59th home run 1921 Event Yankee Ruth hits home runs 57 and 58 to beat Indians 8-7 1921 Event Yankee pitcher Harry Harper hits 3 batters in an inning tying record 1921 Event Yankees purchase 20 acres in Bronx for Yankee Stadium 1920 Event Babe Ruth's 1st Yankee home run and 50th of career, out of Polo Grounds 1919 Event Babe Ruth sets season homer mark at 28 off of Yankee Bob Shawkey 1919 Event Yankee Muddy Ruel hits into a triple-play 1919 Birthday Allie Reynolds, New York Yankee pitcher, 1952 AL ERA leader, 2.07, 1917 Event Yankee lefty George Mogridge no-hits Red Sox 2-1 at Fenway 1914 Birthday Joe DiMaggio, Yankee Clipper, 56 game hitting streak 1914 Event Yankee shortstop Roger Peckinpaugh, 23, becomes youngest manager 1914 Event Yankee catcher Nunamaker throws out 3 would be stealers in 1 inning 1913 Event Frank Chance becomes Yankee manager 1912 Event Yankee Guy Zinn sets record by stealing home twice in a game 1909 Event Jack Chesbro's final Yankee game 1908 Event Jack Chesbro's final Yankee victory, beats Walter Johnson 2-1 1908 Event Yankees replace Clark Griffith with Kid Elberfeld as manager who is destined to have worse won-lost percentage of any Yankee manager 27-71 (.276) 1907 Birthday Bill Dickey, New York Yankee hall-of-fame catcher, 1928 - 1943, manager, 1946 1906 Event Yankee 1st baseman Hal Chase's 22 put-outs ties record 1906 Birthday Richard Whorf, actor and director, Yankee Doodle Dandy, Keeper of Flame 1904 Event Boston Herald again refers to New York baseball club as Yankees, when it reports "Yankees take 2," Yankee name not official till 1913 1904 Event Boston Herald tells of Red Sox trade "Dougherty as a Yankee," 1st known reference to New York club as Yankees (became Yankees in 1913) 1904 Birthday Charles "Red" Ruffing, New York Yankee pitcher, hitter, 1930-46 1904 Event New York Yankee Jack Chesbro's 1st of 41 wins this year 1903 Event 1st Highlander (Yankee) shut-out victory 1-0 over White Sox 1903 Event 1st Highlander (Yankee) shut-out, Philadelphia A's win 6-0 1900 Birthday James Cagney, actor, Yankee Doodle Dandy, hold that grapefruit 1864 Event Off New England coast, CSS Tallahassee captures 6 yankee schooners 1853 Event John Morrissey wins boxing title, when Yankee Sullivan leaves ring after 36th round to slug Morrissey's fans 1806 Event 1st trotter to break 3 minute mile, Yankee
