2014 Event Derek Jeter bats the winning ball in his last home game for the New York Yankees, resulting in a 6-5 win over the Baltimore Orioles 2014 Event Third baseman Miguel Cabrera signs a 10-year contract with the Detroit Tigers for $292 million, exceeding the 10-year contract signed by Alex Rodriguez of the New York Yankees in 2007 for $275 million 2013 Event New York Yankees player Alex Rodrigues, sets a Major League Baseball record with 24 grand slam home runs 2011 Event In Game 5 of the American League Division Series, the Detroit Tigers beat the New York Yankees, moving on to play the Texas Rangers 2011 Event Major League Baseball history is made when Derek Jeeter of the New York Yankees makes a home run off of the Tampa Bay Rays, becoming the 28th member of the 3,000 hit club 2010 Event The New York Yankees beat the Minnesota Twins, progressing to Major League Baseball's 2010 American League Championship Series 2004 Event World Series, Florida Marlins beat the New York Yankees 4 games to 2 2001 Event World Series, Arizona Diamondbacks beat New York Yankees 4 games to 3 2000 Event World Series, New York Yankees beat the New York Mets 4 games to 1 2000 Death Gwen Verdon, actress/dancer, Damn Yankees, dies at 75 1999 Event World Series, New York Yankees beat Atlanta Braves 4 games to 0 1998 Event World Series, New York Yankees beat San Diego Padres 4 games to 0 1998 Event Twins trade Chuck Knoblauch to New York Yankees for $3M and 4 minor leaguers 1998 Event New York Yankees replace general manager Bob Watson with Brian Cashman 1997 Death Steve Hamilton, pitcher (New York Yankees), dies of cancer at 63 1997 Event 1st time 3 cons home runs in post season-Raines, Jeter, O'Neill (New York Yankees) 1997 Event Yankees Tim Raines, Derek Jeter and Paul O'Neill are 1st to hit 3 consecutively homers in post season (Yankees beat Indians 8-6) 1997 Event Yankees clinch 37th appearance in post season, 3rd consecutive 1997 Event Don Mattingly's #23 is retired by New York Yankees 1997 Event Boston Red Sox trade Mike Stanley back to the New York Yankees 1997 Event Yankees break Minnesota Twins Brad Radke's string of 12 straight wins 1997 Event New York Yankees withdraw Kenny Rogers and Mariano Duncon deal for SD Padre 1997 Event Major league revenue sharing begins, New York Yankees pay out most $28M 1997 Event Baseball's Executive Council suspends New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner 1997 Event Travis Fryman homers off R Hernandez in both games of double header 1st time since 1961 that 2 doubleheaders are played in the same city Giants vs Mets and Oakland A's vs Yankees in NY 1997 Event 1st game at Turner Field Atlanta, Braves beats Yankees 2-0 (exhibition) 1996 Event Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter is the unanimous choice as AL Rookie of 1996 Event Last game at Atlanta County Fulton Stadium. Yankees win record 8th straight road post season win (with no loses) 1996 Event New York Yankees set record by coming back from 6-0 in World Series game to beat Atlanta Braves 8-6, also set record of 7th straight road win 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 Braves beat New York Yankees by record tying 11 runs, 12-1 in a World Series 1996 Event Yankees (3) and Orioles (3) combine to tie play off record of 6 home runs 1996 Event Yankees lose ending 3rd best home series victory streak at 24 1996 Event New York Yankees sweep complete season series in Baltimore for 1st time 1996 Death Mel Allen, sportscaster (New York Yankees), dies at 83 1996 Event Red Sox pitcher Roger Clemens beats Yankees for his 200th win 1996 Event Yankees losing 8-0 to Chicago White Sox, come back to win 9-8 1996 Event New York Mets beats New York Yankees 5-3 in an exhibition game 1996 Event New York Yankees beats New York Mets 7-3 in an exhibition game 1995 Event David Cone signs $19.5 million 3 year contract with New York Yankees 1995 Event Edgar Martinez drives home tying and winning runs to rally Mariners to 6-5 win in bottom of 11th to beat Yankees and win AL Division Series 1995 Event Mariners rally from 5-0 to force Game 5 of Division Series vs Yankees 1995 Event Jim Leyritz homers with a man on in 15th inning to give Yankees 2-0 Division Series lead over Mariners 1995 Event New York Yankees win 1st baseball wildcard ever 1995 Death Mickey Mantle, baseball great, New York Yankees, dies of cancer at 63 1995 Event "Damn Yankees" closes at Marquis Theater New York City after 510 performances 1995 Event Darryl Strawberry joins the New York Yankees 1995 Event New York Yankees announce agreement with Darryl Strawberry 1995 Event Yankees beat the Mets 2-0 1995 Event 1st game at Coors Stadium Colorado (replacement Rockies beat Yankees 4-1) 1995 Event Replacement New York Yankees beat New York Mets 2-1 1995 Death George Abbot, director (Damn Yankees), dies at 107 1995 Death George Abbott, playwright/actor/producer (Damn Yankees), dies at 105 1994 Event Phil Rizzuto (Yankees) and Steve Carlton enter the Hall of Fame 1994 Event 11,000th home run in New York Yankees history, Matt Nokes 1994 Event Cleveland Indians 18 game home win streak ends to Yankees 11-6 1994 Event Don Mattingly plays 1st base 1,469 game for Yankees (2nd most) 1994 Event New York Yankees beat Texas Rangers 18-6 1994 Event "Damn Yankees" opens at Marquis Theater New York City for 510 performances 1993 Death Bill Dickey, HOF baseball catcher (New York Yankees, 1928-46), dies at 86 1993 Event Trailing 3-1 with 2 outs in 9th, time is called prior to Mike Stanley pop out, gets a 2nd chance, and Yankees rally to beat Boston 4-3 1993 Event Reggie Jackson Day - New York Yankees retire 13th # (#44) 1993 Event Detroit Tiger Fryman hits for cycle but loses 12-7 to Yankees 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 Death Mark Koenig, baseball shortstop (New York Yankees), dies at 88 1993 Event Indians' Carlos Baerga is 1st to switch hit home runs in same inn (vs Yankees) 1993 Event 73,293 see Yankees beat Indians 9-1 1993 Event George Steinbenner is reinstated as owner of New York Yankees 1992 Event New York Yankees sign free agent pitcher Jimmy Key 1992 Death Red Barber, sportscaster (Dodgers, Yankees), dies at 84 1992 Event Danny Tartabull has 9 RBIs as Yankees beat Orioles 16-4 1992 Event New York Yankees 1st game in Baltimore Oriole's Camden Yards 1992 Event Red Sox Mark Reardon sets record of 342 saves (vs Yankees 1-0) 1992 Death Eddie Lopat, pitcher (New York Yankees), dies at 73 1992 Event New York Yankees score 9 runs before 1st out in 8th inn, beat Brewers 13-7 1992 Event Despite trailing 7-1, New York Yankees tie Milwaukee Brewers and then score 1 in 9th to avoid 5th straight extra inning game 1992 Event New York Yankees play in their 4th straight extra inning game 1992 Event Longest 2 undefeated baseball teams to meet (New York Yankees 5-0 vs Toronto Blue Jays 6-0); Yankees score 3 in top of 9th to win 5-2 1992 Event Game 2 of Mayor Challenge - New York Yankees sweep New York Mets 6-5 at Shea 1992 Event Game 1 of Mayor Challenge - New York Yankees beat New York Mets 6-4 at Yank Stad 1992 Event New York Yankees sign free agent Danny Tartabul 1991 Event Howard Spira sentenced to 2 years in prison for trying to extort money from Yankees owner George Steinbrenner 1991 Event New York Yankees set record of 75 games without a complete pitched game 1991 Event New York Yankees final game at Baltimore Oriole's Memorial Stadium 1991 Event New York Yankees selected 19-year-old Brien Taylor, #1 in amateur draft 1991 Event A's Rickey Henderson steals an all time record 939th base vs Yankees 1991 Event New York Yankees beat New York Mets, 9-3 1990 Event 1st 8 New York Yankees hit safely vs Baltimore Orioles to tie record 1990 Event Oakland beats New York 7-3 to complete a 12-game sweep of Yankees this year 1990 Event Yankees rookie Kevin Maas hits his 10th home run in just 77 at bats 1990 Event George Steinbrenner is forced by Commissioner Fay Vincent to resign as prinicipal partner of New York Yankees 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 Despite Andy Hawkins no-hitting White Sox, Yankees lose 4-0 1990 Event Longest game in Toronto, Yankees beat Blue Jays 8-7 in 15 inns 1990 Event Nolan Ryan pitches his 6th no-hitter beating Oakland, in 9th he retires Ken Phelps, Rickey Henderson and Willie Randolph (all ex Yankees) 1990 Event New York Yankees hit 6 home runs to beat Minnesota Twins 12-0 1990 Event New York Yankees trade Dave Winfield to Angels for Mike Witt 1990 Event Don Mattingly signs a $19.7 million 5-year contract with Yankees 1989 Event 5 days after hitting a home run for Yankees in a 12-2 win over the Mariners, 1989 Event Yankees beat Milwaukee Brewers 4-1, score is changed to 5-1 after game is over. Umpire rules Roberto Kelly scored before a double-play 1989 Event Yankees trade Rickey Henderson to A's for Plunk, Cadaret and Polonia 1989 Event Baltimore Orioles pull their 9th triple play, vs. Yankees 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 Yankees beat Mets 4-0, sweeping 1989 mayor's trophy series in 2 games 1989 Event 1st New York Mets - New York Yankee game in New York City since 1983, Yankees win 4-3 1989 Event Yankees beat Mets 6-4 in exhibition game (1st meeting since 1985) 1989 Event New York Yankees announce that Tom Seaver is their new TV sportscaster 1989 Death Lefty Gomez, pitching great (New York Yankees), dies at 80 1989 Event NL announces Yankees' broadcaster Bill White will be 1st black president 1989 Event New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner meets with Pope John Paul II 1988 Event New York Yankees sign 12-year television contract with MSG for $500M 1988 Event Yankees sign free agent 2nd-baseman Steve Sax to 3-year contract 1988 Event Dallas Green replaces Lou Pinella as manager of New York Yankees 1988 Event Lou Piniella is fired as manager of Yankees for 2nd time 1988 Event Yankees' Tommy John makes 3 errors on 1 play yet beats Brewers 16-3 1988 Event Tommy John commits rec 3 errors on 1 play as Yankees rout Brewers 16-3 1988 Event Yankees' Rick Rhoden becomes 1st pitcher to DH (0 for 1 with an RBI) 1988 Event New York Yankees Dave Winfield gets his 29th RBI of April - Sets AL and ties ML Record 1988 Event Yankees home run 9,999 (D Winfield) 10,000 (C Washington) 10,001 (J Clarke) 1987 Event New York Yankees Don Mattingly ties record of home runs in 8 cons games 1987 Event Yankees trailing by 7 score 7 in 7th on 7/7 and 5 in 8th-Beat Twins 12-7 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 Losing 9-0 to Red Sox, Yankees score 11 in 3rd and win 12-11 in 10 inn 1987 Death Dick Howser, manager (New York Yankees and Kansas City Royal), dies of brain cancer at 51 1987 Event New York Yankees play their 13,000th game 1987 Event Yankees score 12 runs in 7th inning vs Kansas City Royals 1986 Event Padres trade pitcher Tim Stoddard to Yankees for pitcher Ed Whitson 1986 Event Longest 9 inning AL game (4h16m), Baltimore Orioles beat Yankees 18-9 1985 Death Roger Maris, home run hitter, 61 in 61, New York Yankees, dies of cancer at 51 1985 Event Billy Martin is fired by Yankees for 4th time 1985 Event Yankees trade Jim Deshaies to Astros for 40-year-old Joe Niekro 1985 Event Phil Rizzuto Day, Yankees retire #10 1985 Event White Sox Tom Seaver is 17th to win #300, beating Yankees 1985 Event New York Yankees retire Roger Maris (9) and Elston Howard (32) uniforms 1984 Event Padres' free agent pitcher Ed Whitson signs with New York Yankees 1984 Event A's trade Rickey Henderson to Yankees for Jay Howell and Jose Rijo 1984 Event Yankees trade catcher Rick Cerone to Braves for pitcher Brian Fisher 1984 Event Yankees clinch AL East 1984 Event A's take Yankees pitcher Tim Belcher as Type A free agent compensation 1983 Event Royals defeat Yankees, 5-4, completing "pine-tar" game (12 minutes). Hal McRae strikes out and Dan Quisenberry retires Yankees in order 1983 Event George Brett's 2 run home run against Yankees on July 24 (pine tar game) 1983 Event Pine Tar Game: Brett's home run disallowed against Yankees (overturned) 1983 Event AL President Lee MacPhail suspends Yankees owner George Steinbrenner for one week, for his public criticism of umpires 1983 Event NY Supreme Court issues a preliminary injunction barring New York Yankees from playing season-opening series against Tigers in Denver 1982 Event Yankees bat out of order against Indians in 1st inning 1982 Event Yankees fire manager Bob Lemon and replaces him with Gene Michael 1981 Event Yankees Dave Righetti wins AL Rookie of Year 1981 Event Los Angeles Dodgers beat New York Yankees, 4 games to 2 in 78th World Series 1981 Event New York Yankees capture 33rd AL pennant, sweeping 3 games from Oakland A's 1981 Event Yankees beat Brewers 7-3 and win only Eastern Championship Series 1981 Event In 1st Eastern Division championship Yankees beat Brewers 5-3 1981 Event Red Sox rookie Bob Ojeda no-hits Yankees for 8 innings before Rick Cerone and Dave Winfield lead off 9th with back-to-back doubles 1981 Event Due to strike, Yankees, A's, Philles and Dodgers declared 1st champs 1981 Event 16th and final Mayor's Trophy Game, Mets beat Yankees 4-1, hold 8-7-1 edge 1980 Death Elston Howard, MVP catcher (New York Yankees), dies at 59 1980 Event Yankees lose 4-2 and are swept by Royals in AL Championship series 1980 Event Yankees set AL attendance mark at 2,627,417 1980 Event Yankees Reggie Jackson hits his 400th home run off Chicago's Britt Burns 1980 Event 73,096 in Cleveland watch Indians beat Yankees 7-0 1980 Event Bucky Dent hits an inside park home run, Royals walk 14 Yankees including 5 with bases loaded, Yankees win 16-3 1979 Event Following a 6-3 loss to the Orioles, Yankees Goose Gossage and Cliff 1979 Event 15th Mayor's Trophy Game, Yankees and Mets tie 1-1 1978 Event Yankees trade Lyle, Rajsich, McCall, Heath and Ramos to Texas for Righetti, Mirabella, Beniquez, Jemison and Griffin 1978 Event New York Yankees beat Dodgers, 4 games to 2 in 75th World Series 1978 Event Yankees win 22nd World Championship capping their great comeback year 1978 Event Graig Nettles at 3rd makes many spectactular plays in WS game 3 as Guidry beats Dodgers, after trailing 2 games to 0 Yankees win next 4 1978 Event Yankees and Dodgers play in World Series # 75 1978 Event Yankees win 3rd straight AL Championship, all against Kansas City 1978 Event Royals' George Brett hits 3 home runs, Yankees win championship game 3, 6-5 1978 Event Yankees win 3rd straight AL East beating Red Sox 5-4 in a playoff game. Guidry wins #25 aided by Dent's homer and Pinella's fielding 1978 Event Yankees lose 9-2 to Indians forcing a playoff game with Red Sox 1978 Event Red Sox finally beat Yankees in Sept 1978, 7-3 1978 Event Yankees beat Red Sox for 6th time in 2 weeks, 3-2 1978 Event Yankees beat Boston 4-0, Guidry wins # 22, Yankees lead 2 games 1978 Event New York Yankees win to gain sole possession of 1st place from 14 games back 1978 Event 4th game of Boston Massacre; Yankees beat Red Sox 7-4. This ties them for 1st place. Yankees out hit 'em 67-21; score 42-9 1978 Event 3rd game of Boston Massacre; Yankees beat Red Sox 7-0 1978 Event 2nd game of Boston Massacre; Yankees beat Red Sox 13-2 1978 Event 1st game of Boston Massacre, Yankees beat Red Sox 15-3 1978 Event Yankees score 5 runs in top of 7th. but rain causes game to be halted and thus score goes back to previous inning, Baltimore wins 3-0 1978 Event Yankees score 5 in bottom of 9th beat Brewers 8-7 1978 Event New York Yankees now 7 out of 1st, picked up 7 games in previous 2 weeks 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 At Old Timer's Game it's announced Martin will again manage Yankees 1978 Event Indians Duane Kuiper is 3rd to hit 2 bases-loaded triples (vs Yankees) 1978 Event Reggie Jackson returns and helps Yankees win their 5th straight 1978 Event Yankees start 14 game comeback with 2-0 win 1978 Event Down 9-7 in 10th with 2 outs, Yankees Paul Blair hits a 3 run home run 1978 Event Yankees trade Ken Holzman for Ron Davis 1978 Event 14th Mayor's Trophy Game, Yankees beat Mets 4-3 in 11 1978 Event New York Yankees defeat White Sox 4-2 in home opener on Reggie Candy Bar Day 1978 Death Joseph V McCarthy, baseball manager (New York Yankees), dies at 96 1977 Event Yankees purchase Andy Messersmith from Braves 1977 Event New York Yankees win their 21st World Championship, 4 games 1977 Event Yankees beat Dodgers 8-4 for 21st world championship, 1st in 15 years 1977 Event Yankees rally for 3 in 9th and beat Royals 5-3 for pennant #31 1977 Event Yankees win AL pennant by rallying for 3 runs in 9th to beat Kansas City Royals 5-3 in 5th and deciding playoff game 1977 Event Yankees win 2nd consecutive AL East title 1977 Event Blue Jays beat Yankees 19-3 with 20 hits 1977 Event Angels acquire Dave Kingman from Padres for cash 9 days later Yankees buy Kingman (started with Mets) who plays in all 4 divisions in 1977 1977 Event Yankees leap frog over Red Soxs game in 1st place to stay 1977 Event Yankees blow 9-4 lead in 9th but beat Chicago 11-10 in bottom of 9th 1977 Event 13th Mayor's Trophy Game, Mets beat Yankees 6-4 1977 Event Red Sox set 3 game record of 16 home runs, all against Yankees 1976 Event Free agent Reggie Jackson signs 5 year pact with New York Yankees 1976 Event Yankees sign free agent Don Gullett 1976 Event Billy Martin named AL Manager of Year (New York Yankees) 1976 Event Cincinnati Reds sweep New York Yankees, in 73rd World Series 1976 Event Coldest World Series game Yankees vs Cincinnati, 39 degrees F (until 1997) 1976 Event Chris Chambliss' 9th inning lead off homer gives New York Yankees pennant #30 1976 Event Yankees 1st AL Championship game, beat Royals 4-1 1976 Event Yankees beat Twins 5-4 in 19 innings 1976 Event Bowie Kuhn voids A's sales, totaling $35 million, of Joe Rudi and Rollie Fingers to Red Sox, and Vida Blue to Yankees 1976 Event Yankees trade May, Martinez, Pagan, MacGregor and Demsey to Baltimore for Holtzman, Alexander, Grant Jackson, Elrod Henrick and Jim Freeman 1976 Event 12th Mayor's Trophy Game Yankees beat Mets 8-4 1976 Event Yankee stadium reopens, Yankees beat Twins after trailing 4-0 1976 Event Brewers' Don Money's grand slammer disallowed - Yankees win 9-7 1975 Event Billy Martin replaces Bill Virdon as manager of New York Yankees 1975 Event New York Yankees catcher Thurman Munson's 1st-inning single and RBI are 1975 Event Yankees sponsor Army Day at temporary home, Shea Stadium during 21-gun salute, part of fence is blown away, and another part is set afire 1975 Event 11th Mayor's Trophy Game, Yankees beat Mets 9-4 1974 Event Free agent pitcher Catfish Hunter signs $3M 5 year New York Yankees contract 1974 Event New York Yankees sign Jim "Catfish" Hunter to 5 years for record $3.75 million 1974 Event A's Catfish Hunter is ruled a free agent (later signs with Yankees) 1974 Event Yankees trade Bobby Murcer to Giants for Bobby Bonds 1974 Event Oakland A's beat Los Angeles Dodgers, 4 games to 1 in 71st World Series makes A's only team other than Yankees to win 3 straight series 1974 Event Yankees Mickey Mantle and Whitey Ford become 1st teammates elected to hall of fame on same day 1974 Birthday Derek Jeter, born in Pequanock, New Jersey, shortstop, New York Yankees, Rookie of Year 1996 1974 Event 10th Mayor's Trophy Game, Yankees beat Mets 9-4 1974 Death Daniel R Topping, U.S. owner (New York Yankees), dies at 61 1974 Event Yankees trade Peterson, Beene, Kline and Buskey to Indians for Chambliss, Tidrow and Upshaw 1974 Event Oriole Al Bumbry hits an inside-the-park home run against New York Yankees 1974 Event Yankees 1st home game at Shea Stadium, beat Indians 6-1 1974 Event New York Yankees Mickey Mantle and Whitey Ford elected to Hall of Fame 1974 Event New York Yankees sign Bill Virdon as manager 1973 Event AL President Joe Cronin refuses to allow Dick Williams to manage Yankees 1973 Event Yankees sign Dick Williams as manager, overturned later by AL president 1973 Event New York Yankees close 50th year at Yankee Stadium losing 8-5, Ralph Houk 1973 Death Mike Burke, President (New York Yankees)/dir (Madison Square Garden), dies 1973 Event Chic's Wilbur Wood starts and loses both games of a doubleheader with New York Yankees, 12-2, and 7-0 1973 Event Yankees trade wife swapper Mike Kekich for Lowell Palmer 1973 Event 9th Mayor's Trophy Game, Mets beat Yankees 8-4 1973 Event George Steinbrenner III buys Yankees from CBS for $12 million 1972 Event In 1 of their worst trades Yankees get Rich McKinney for Stan Bahnsen 1972 Event Yankees trade Ellis, Torres and Spikes to Indians for Nettles and Moses 1972 Event 8th Mayor's Trophy Game, Yankees beat Mets 2-1 1972 Death George Wiess, General Manager (New York Yankees), dies at 78 1972 Event New York Yankees sign 30-year lease to play in remodeled Yankee Stadium 1972 Birthday Andrew Pettitte, born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, pitcher, New York Yankees 1972 Birthday Ramiro Mendoza, born in Los Santos, Panama, pitcher, New York Yankees 1972 Event Yankees score 8 times in 13th beating White Sox 18-10 1972 Event New York Yankees agree to continue playing ball in the Bronx 1972 Event Yankees trade Danny Cater to the Red Sox for Sparky Lyle 1971 Event Last Washington Senator home game, New York Yankees win career 5th forfeit game Yankees trailing 4-2 in 9th with 2 outs, fans rush field 1971 Birthday Sterling Hitchcock, Fayetteville, North Carolina, pitcher, New York Yankees, Sea Mariners 1971 Event Bill White becomes 1st black baseball announcer (New York Yankees) 1971 Birthday Andy Fox, Sacramento California, infielder, New York Yankees 1970 Event Yankees catcher Thurman Munson wins AL Rookie of Year 1970 Event New York Yankees honor Casey Stengel, retiring his number 37 (BTG was there) 1970 Event New York Yankees Horace Clarke breaks up a no-hitter in the 9th for 3rd time in 28 days 1970 Event Denny McLain returns, (leaves trailiing) Tigers beat Yankees in 11 1970 Event Yankees Horace Clarke breaks up a no-hitter in the 9th for the 2nd of 3 times in 28 days 1970 Event Yankees Horace Clarke breaks up a no-hitter in the 9th for the 1st of 3 times in 28 days 1970 Event Senators beat Yankees 2-1 in 18 innings 1970 Event Yankees dedicate plaques to Mickey Mantle and Joe DiMaggio 1970 Birthday Mark Hutton, Adelaide Australia, pitcher, New York Yankees 1970 Death John J "Johnny" Murphy, U.S. baseball pitcher (New York Yankees), dies at 61 1969 Birthday Mariano Rivera, Panama City Panama, pitcher, New York Yankees 1969 Birthday Sam Militello, born in Tampa, Florida, pitcher, professional baseball player, played for the New York Yankees 1969 Event 7th Mayor's Trophy Game, Mets beat Yankees 7-6 1969 Birthday David Weathers, Lawrencburg, Tennessee, pitcher, Florida Marlins, New York Yankees 1969 Event Ralph Houk signs 3-year contract to manage Yankees at $65,000 a season 1969 Event Joe Pepitone quits Yankees after being fined $500 for leaving the bench 1969 Event Ted Williams begins managing Washington Senators, they lose to Yankees 8-4 1969 Birthday Ricky Bones, born in Salinas, Puerto Rico, pitcher, Mil Brewers, New York Yankees 1969 Event New York Yankees' Mickey Mantle retires 1969 Birthday Bob Wickman, Green Bay WI, pitcher, Chicago White Sox, New York Yankees 1969 Birthday Brian Boehringer, born in St. Louis, Missouri, pitcher, New York Yankees 1968 Event Yankees pitcher Stan Bahnsen wins AL Rookie of Year 1968 Birthday Chad Curtis, Marion, Indiana, outfielder, New York Yankees, Detroit Tigers 1968 Birthday Bernie Williams, born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, outfielder, New York Yankees 1968 Event Yankees and Tigers play 3-3 tie in 19 due to 1 AM curfew 1968 Birthday Chuck Knoblauch, born in Houston, Texas, shortstop, New York Yankees, Minnesota Twins 1968 Death Dan Duryea, actor (Pride of the Yankees), dies of cancer at at 60 1968 Event Yankees turn 21st triple-play in their history lose 4-3 to Twins 1968 Event 6th Mayor's Trophy Game, Mets beat Yankees 4-3 1968 Death Phil Arnold, actor (Skidoo, Errand Boy, Damn Yankees), dies at 58 1968 Event 3 Oriole pitchers walk 14 New York Yankees in a 9 inning game 1968 Birthday Billy Brewer, born in Fort Worth, Texas, pitcher, New York Yankees 1968 Birthday J T Snow, U.S. baseball 1st baseman, New York Yankees, California Angels 1968 Birthday J T Snow, born in Long Beach, California, infielder, New York Yankees, California Angels 1967 Birthday Tino Martinez, born in Tampa, Florida, 1st baseman, Seattle Mariner, New York Yankees 1967 Event 1st World Series since 1948 not to feature Yankees, Giants or Dodgers 1967 Birthday Dave Silvestri, born in St. Louis, Missouri, infielder, New York Yankees, Montreal Expos 1967 Birthday Matt Howard, Fall River, Massachusetts, infielder, New York Yankees 1967 Birthday Jim Abbott, born in Flint, Michigan, pitcher, California Angels, New York Yankees 1967 Event Yankees longest day, Red Sox take 1st game 2-1 in 9, Yankees win 2nd game in 20, 4-3 a total of 8 hours and 19 minutes 1967 Birthday Deion Sanders, NFL defensive, Cowboys, centerfielder, Yankees 1967 Event Twins beat Yankees 3-2 in 18 1967 Event 5th Mayor's Trophy Game, Mets beat Yankees 4-0 1967 Event Yankees take 5-3 lead in 11th and lose 6-5, in 2nd game Red Sox lead 3-2 in 9th and Yankees beat them 6-3 1967 Event New York Yankees draft Ron Blomberg #1 1967 Birthday Mike Stanton, born in Houston, Texas, pitcher, New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox 1967 Event Yankees beat Boston 7-6 in 18 innings 1967 Birthday Graeme Lloyd, born in Australia, pitcher, New York Yankees, Milwaukee Brewers 1967 Death Johnny Keane, baseball player/manager (Cards, New York Yankees), dies at 55 1966 Birthday Mark Whiten, Pensacola, Florida, outfielder, Atlanta Braves, New York Yankees 1966 Birthday Jeff Nelson, born in Baltimore, Maryland, pitcher, New York Yankees 1966 Birthday John Wetteland, San Mateo California, pitcher, New York Yankees, Rangers, Expos 1966 Birthday Gerald Williams, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, outfielder, New York Yankees 1966 Event 4th Mayor's Trophy Game; Yankees beat Mets 5-2 1966 Event Yankees fire manager Johnny Keene 1966 Birthday Melido Perez, Dominican/US baseball pitcher, New York Yankees 1966 Birthday Jack McDowell, Van Nuys California, pitcher, New York Yankees, White Sox, Indians 1965 Birthday Ruben Sierra, Rio Piedras Puerto Rico, outfielder, New York Yankees 1965 Event Whitey Ford notches #232 to become Yankees winningest pitcher 1965 Birthday Ezra Polley, Georgetown Kentucky, pitcher, New York Yankees 1965 Event Yankees Tom Tresh bangs 3 consecutive home runs beating White Sox 12-0 1965 Birthday Charlie Hayes, Hattisburg MS, 3rd baseman, Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Yankees 1965 Event Baltimore Oriole Jim Palmer's pitching debut, beats Yankees 7-5 and homers 1965 Event 3rd Mayor's Trophy Game, Mets beat Yankees 2-1 in 10 1965 Birthday Mike Blowers, born in Wurlzburg, Germany, infielder, New York Yankees, Los Angeles Dodgers 1965 Event 1st game at Astrodome, Houston beats Yankees 2-1 in exhibition as Mickey Mantle hits 1st indoor homerun 1964 Birthday Luis Polonia, Santiago City, Dominican Republic, outfielder, New York Yankees, Orioles 1964 Birthday Dwight Gooden, born in Tampa, Florida, pitcher, New York Yankees, New York Mets 1964 Birthday Kenny Rogers, born in Savannah, Georgia, pitcher, Texas Rangers, New York Yankees 1964 Event CBS purchases 80% of Yankees for $11,200,000, later buys remaining 20% 1964 Event Yankees fire Manager Yogi Berra 1964 Event St. Louis Cardinals beat New York Yankees, 4 games to 3 in 61st World Series 1964 Event New York Yankees appears in 14 and win 9 of last 16 World Series 1964 Birthday Joe Girardi, Peoria, Illinois, catcher, New York Yankees 1964 Event New York Yankees make 14th appearance in last 16 and 29th in 61 World Series 1964 Event Yankees clinch their 5th straight pennant, and 29th in club's history 1964 Birthday Roberto Kelly, born in Panama, outfielder, New York Yankees, for the Cincinnati Reds, Minnesota Twins 1964 Event 2nd Mayor's Trophy Game, Yankees beat Mets 6-4 1964 Birthday Jay Buhner, Nassau, Texas, outfielder, Seattle Mariners, New York Yankees 1964 Birthday Andy Stankiewicz, born in Inglewood, California, infielder, New York Yankees, Montreal Expos 1964 Birthday Scott Kamienicki, pitcher, New York Yankees 1964 Birthday Jose Rijo, pitcher, New York Yankees, for the Cincinnati Reds 1963 Birthday Jim Leyritz, Lakewood, Ohio, catcher, New York Yankees 1963 Event Los Angeles Dodgers sweep New York Yankees, in 60th World Series 1963 Event Dodgers' Sandy Koufax strikes out World Series record 15 Yankees 1963 Birthday Cecil Fielder, born in Los Angeles, California, infielder, Detroit Tigers, New York Yankees 1963 Event Jim Bouton's 20th win clinches Yankees 28th pennant 1963 Birthday Eric Plunk, born in Wilmington, California, pitcher, Oakland A's, New York Yankees, Indians 1963 Birthday Mike Stanley, born in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, catcher, New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox 1963 Event 1st Mayor's Trophy Game, Mets beat Yankees 6-2 1963 Birthday David Wells, Torrance, California, pitcher, Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees 1963 Birthday Mariano Duncan, S P de Macoris, Dominican Republic, infielder, New York Yankees 1963 Event Mickey Mantle of New York Yankees sign a baseball contract worth $100,000 1963 Birthday David Cone, born in Kansas City, Missouri, baseball pitcher, New York Mets/Tor Blue Jays/New York Yankees 1962 Birthday Randy Velarde, born in Midland, Texas, infielder, New York Yankees, California Angels 1962 Birthday Danny Tartabull, born in Miami, Florida, outfielder, New York Yankees, Chicago White Sox 1962 Event Yankees beat Giants for 20th world championship 1962 Event Yankees (20th championship) beat San Francisco Giants 4 games to 3 in World Series 1962 Event New York Yankees appear in 12 and win 9 of last 14 World Series 1962 Event Yankees clinch AL pennant 1962 Birthday Doug Drabek, Victoria, Texas, pitcher, Houston Astros, New York Yankees 1962 Birthday Darryl Strawberry, born in Los Angeles, California, right fielder for the Mets, Dodgers, Yankees 1962 Birthday Alvaro Espinoza, Venezuela, baseball shortstop, New York Yankees, New York Mets 1961 Event New York Yankees beat Cincinnati Reds, 4 games to 1 in 58th World Series 1961 Event World Series scoreless pitching streak Yankees beat Reds 4 games to 1 1961 Event Roger Maris hits home run # 59 and barely misses # 60 in game 154 of the season. Yankees clinch pennant #26 1961 Birthday Jimmy Key, born in Huntsville, Alabama, pitcher, Blue Jays, New York Yankees, Orioles 1961 Birthday Don Mattingly, born in Indiana, 1st baseman, New York Yankees/MVP 1985 1961 Birthday Mike Aldrete, U.S. baseball infielder, Oakland Athletics, New York Yankees 1960 Birthday Juan Samuel, San Pedro de Macoris, infielder, New York Yankees, Blue Jays 1960 Event George Weiss, at 66, resigns as General Manager of New York Yankees 1960 Event Casey Stengel retired by New York Yankees (won 10 pennants in 12 years) 1960 Event Pirate's Mazeroski's bottom of 9th lead off home run beats New York Yankees 10-9 in game 7 of 57th World Series 1960 Event Yankees win 8-7, ending season on a 15 game win streak, and record 193 home runs 1960 Event New York Yankees clinch AL pennant 1960 Birthday Rex Hudler, born in Tempe, Arizona, outfielder, New York Yankees, California Angels 1960 Birthday Steve Sax, 2nd baseman, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, Chicago White Sox 1959 Birthday Bebe Neuwirth, Princeton, New Jersey, actress, Lilith-Cheers, Damn Yankees 1959 Event Yankees trade Marv Thronberry, Don Larsen, Hank Bauer and Norm Seibern for Roger Maris, Kent Hadley and Joe Deaestri 1959 Birthday Jesse Barfield, Illinois, outfielder, Blue Jays, Yankees, 1986 home run leader 1959 Event Yankees sink to last place, 1st time since May 25, 1940 1959 Event New York Yankees unveil their 1st message scoreboard 1958 Birthday Rickey Henderson, born in Chicago, Illinois, baseball player, stolen base king, A's, Yankees 1958 Event Phils drop plans for New York sportcast as Yankees threat to do same in Philadelphia 1958 Birthday Dave Righetti, baseball pitcher, Yankees, Giants 1958 Birthday Lee Guetterman, Chattanooga, Tennessee, pitcher, New York Yankees, Seattle Mariners 1958 Event Bob Turley of Yankees wins Cy Young Award 1958 Event New York Yankees beat Braves 4 games to 3 in 55th World Series 1958 Event New York Yankees appear in 9 and win 7 of last 10 World Series 1958 Event Baltimore Oriole knuckler Hoyt Wilhelm no-hits New York Yankees 1-0 1958 Event Yankees win 24th pennant, and 9th under Casey Stengel 1958 Birthday Don Slaught, born in Long Beach, California, catcher, California Angels, New York Yankees 1958 Event Yankees pitcher Whitey Ford fans 6 in a row to tie an AL record 1958 Birthday Walt Terrell, born in Jeffersonville, Indiana, professional baseball player, starting pitcher, played for the New York Mets, New York Yankees, Detroit Tigers, Pittsburgh Pirates 1958 Event Yankees threaten to broadcast games nationwide if NL goes ahead with plans to broadcast, games into New York City 1958 Birthday Ken Griffy, baseball player, Cincinnati Reds, New York Yankees 1958 Birthday Rafael Santana, shortstop, New York Mets, New York Yankees 1958 Event New York Yankees sign million dollar plus deal to show 140 games on WPIX TV 1957 Event Tony Kubek of the Yankees selected as AL Rookie of the Year 1957 Event "Damn Yankees" closes at 46th St. Theater New York City after 1,022 performances 1957 Event Braves' Lew Burdette beats Yankees for 3rd time in 1 World Series 1957 Event Milwaukee Braves beat New York Yankees, 4 games to 3 in 54th World Series 1957 Event New York Yankees appear in their 25th World Series 1957 Event Yankees trade Billy Martin and Ralph Terry for Ryne Duran 1957 Event Yankees involved in Copacabana Incident, leads to Billy Martin trade 1956 Birthday Dale Berra, baseball infeilder, Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Yankees 1956 Event Yankees Enos Slaughter scores from 1st on a single in World Series 1956 Event On Skowron's grand slammer New York Yankees beat Dodgers 9-0 in series game 7 1956 Event Sal Maglie and Dodgers defeat Yankees 6-3 in opening game of World Series 1956 Event New York Yankees Mickey Mantle hits his 52nd home run of season 1956 Event Yankees set dubious record, stranding 20 men on base Mantle hits a 500' plus homer but Red Sox win 13-9 in Fenway 1956 Event Yankees clinch pennant #22 on Mantle's 50th homer of year 1956 Event Yankees Yogi Berra ties career record for home runs (236) by a catcher 1956 Event Yankees announce purchase of outfielder Enos Slaughter from KC 1956 Event To make room for Enos Slaughter, New York Yankees release Phil Rizzuto 1956 Event 10th Tony Awards: Diary of Anne Frank and Damn Yankees win 1955 Birthday Jay Howell, baseball pitcher, New York Yankees, Oakland A's 1955 Birthday Wayne Tolleson, born in Spartanburg, South Carolina, professional baseball player, switch hitter, played for the Chicago White Sox, New York Yankees 1955 Birthday Jack Clark, Penns, all star outfielder, Giants, Cards, Yankees, Padres 1955 Death Clark Griffith, baseball player/manager (New York Yankees), dies at 85 1955 Event Yankees begin 16-game exhibition in Japan 1955 Event Brooklyn Dodgers only World Series victory, beating Yankees in 7 1955 Event 1st World Series color TV broadcast on NBC-TV (New York Yankees beat Dodgers) 1955 Event Yankees clinch pennant by beating Red Sox, 3-2 1955 Event Yankees Whitey Ford is 5th to throw consecutive 1-hitters, beats A's 1955 Event New York Yankees Bob Cerv and E Howard are 1st to hit consecutive pinch home runs 1955 Birthday Matt Keough, baseball player, Oakland A's, New York Yankees 1955 Birthday Ed Whitson, pitcher, New York Yankees, San Diego Padres 1955 Event "Damn Yankees" opens at 46th St. Theater New York City for 1022 performances 1955 Birthday Damaso Garcia, born in Moca, Dominican Republic, Major League Baseball player, played for the New York Yankees, Toronto Blue Jays and Montreal Expos 1978 - 1989 1954 Event Yankees send Miller, Segrist, Leppert and 2 minors to Orioles for Blayzka, Kryhoski, Johnson, Fridley and Del Guercio (completing 18 player deal) 1954 Event Yankees trade Woodling, Byrd, McDonald, Triandos, Miranada and Smith to Orioles for Turley, Larsen and Hunter as part of an 18 player deal 1954 Event A's defeats Yankees 8-6 in last game franchise will play in Philadelphia 1954 Event Yankees tie a record, 3 of their pinch hitters strike out in 1 inning 1954 Event Indians sweep Yankees at Municipal Stadium; largest AL crowd (86,563) 1954 Event Yankees use a record 10 pinch hitters 1954 Event Indians beat Yankees 6-1 for record tying 26 wins in August (1931 A's) 1954 Birthday Jim Beattie, baseball pitcher, New York Yankees 1954 Birthday Rick Cerone, Newark, New Jersey, catcher, Yankees/Red Sox/Mets/Expos 1954 Event Yankees dedicate a plaque to Edward Barrow 1953 Event Red Barber, resigns as Dodger sportscaster to join Yankees 1953 Event 50th World Series sees New York Yankees beat Dodgers, 4 games to 2, as New York Billy Martin's 12 hits set record; Yankees win record 5th consec WS 1953 Event Dodger Carl Erskine strikes out 14 Yankees in World Series 1953 Event Yankees clinch 5th straight pennant with 8-5 win over Indians 1953 Event Yankees become 1st team to win 5 consecutive championship 1953 Event Despite Johnny Mize 2,000th hit, Yankees lose ending 18 game win streak and also ending St. Louis Brown 14 game losing streak 1953 Event Browns end Yankees win streak at 18 and Browns 14-game losing streak 1953 Event Yankees sweep Indians 6-2, 3-0 before 74,708 win streak at 18 straight 1953 Event Yankee Irv Noren hits into a triple-play, Yankees beat Washington 12-4 1953 Event Yankees and Browns use record 41 players in a game 1953 Birthday Rick Rhoden, pitcher, New York Yankees 1952 Event Jackie Robinson charges New York Yankees with racism 1952 Event New York Yankees beat Dodgers 4 games to 3 in 49th World Series 1952 Event Yankees tie their own record of 4 consecutive World Series wins 1952 Event Yankees clinch 4th straight and 19th AL pennant, beating A's 5-2 1952 Event New York Yankees Johnny Mize's pinch-hit grand slam gives Yankees a 5-1 win at Washington He has now home runs in all 15 major league parks 1952 Event Det Tiger Virgil Trucks 2nd no-hitter of yr, beats Yankees, 1-0 1952 Birthday Lisa Eichhorn, Reading, Pennsylvania, actress, Cutter's Way, Yankees 1952 Event 1st NFL team in Texas, Dallas Texans formerly New York Yankees 1952 Event NFL takes control of New York Yankees 1951 Birthday Bucky Dent, all star shortstop, Chicago White Sox, New York Yankees 1951 Event New York Giants and New York Yankees score back-to-back TDs on kickoff returns 1951 Event Yankees beat Giants 4 games to 2 in World Series, DiMaggio's final game 1951 Event Gil McDougald's World Series grand slam helps Yankees beat Giants 13-1 1951 Birthday Dave Winfield, baseball outfielder, New York Yankees, Blue Jays, Twins 1951 Event Allie Reynolds' 2nd no-hitter of 1951; Yankees clinch pennant #18 1951 Birthday Dave Rajsich, pitcher, New York Yankees 1951 Event Braves sell pitcher Johnny Sain to the Yankees for $50,000 1951 Event New York Yankees Allie Reynolds no-hits Cleveland Indians, 8-0 1951 Birthday Richard "Goose" Gossage, relief pitcher, Yankees, Padres, A's 1950 Event Baseball owners choose Lou Perini (Braves), Phil Wrigley (Cubs), Del Webb (Yankees), and Ellis Ryan (Indians) to select new commissioner 1950 Event New York Yankees sweep Philadelphia Phillies in 47th World Series 1950 Event Yankees win 13th world championship sweeping Phillies 1950 Event New York Yankees clinch 2nd consecutive pennant under Casey Stengel 1950 Event New York Yankees obtain their 1st black players, Elston Howard and Frank Barnes 1950 Event Yankees and Tigers hit record 11 home runs, Tigers win 10-9 1950 Event Joe Dimaggio's 2,000th hit, Yankees beat Indians 8-2 1950 Event Yankees win 15-10 after trailing Red Sox 9-0 in 6th 1949 Event Yankees trade Joe Gordon to Cleveland for Allie Reynolds 1949 Event New York Yankees beat Dodgers 4 games to 1 in 46th World Series 1949 Event Yankees and Red Sox, tied for 1st place, play final game of season. Yankees win 5-3 and clinch pennant #16 1949 Event Despite 71 injuries, Yankees have been in 1st place all season until Red Sox move into a tie for 1st place 1949 Birthday Rick Reuschel, pitcher, New York Yankees 1949 Event Yankees dedicate a plaque for Babe Ruth 1949 Event Joe DiMaggio becomes 1st $100,000/year baseball player (New York Yankees) 1948 Birthday Dave Kingman, baseball player, Mets, Yankees, Giants 1948 Birthday Ted Nugent, born in Detroit, guitarist, Cat Scratch Fever, Damn Yankees 1948 Event Yankees, Boston and Cleveland are tied for 1st place in AL (91-56) 1948 Birthday Ron Blomberg, 1st baseman, New York Yankees, 1st designated hitter 1948 Death Babe Ruth, Baseball legend (New York Yankees), dies in New York at 53 1948 Event New York Yankees Joe Dimaggio hits for cycle (single, double, triple, home run) 1948 Birthday Dave LaRoche, baseball pitcher, New York Yankees 1948 Event Yankees and Red Sox tie at 2-2 in 17, spring training game 1948 Death Herb Pennock, pitcher (New York Yankees)/General Manager (Phillies), dies 1948 Event Commissioner Happy Chandler fines the Yankees, Cubs, and Phillies $500 each for signing high school players 1947 Event Cleveland Browns beat New York Yankees 14-3 in AAFC championship game 1947 Event Larry MacPhail resigns as Yankees General Manager after final game of World Series 1947 Event New York Yankees beat Dodgers 4 games to 3, in 44th World Series 1947 Event New York Yankees beat Dodgers 5-3-largest WS crowd 73,365-1st WS televised 1947 Event Yankees clinch pennant #15 1947 Event Yankees get 18 singles to beat Red Soxs 11-2 1947 Event Tigers shut out Yankees 2-0, end 19 game win streak 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 Yankees beat Senators 3-1 starting a 19 game win streak 1947 Birthday Thurman Munson, baseball catcher/captain, New York Yankees 1947 Birthday Dick "Dirt" Tidrow, baseball pitcher, New York Yankees 1946 Event Cleveland Browns beat New York Yankees 14-9 in AAFC championship game 1946 Event Yankees set season attendance record of 2,309,029 besting 1929 Cubs 1946 Event San Francisco 49ers play 1st AAFC game, lose to New York Yankees 21-7 1946 Event 66,545 fans help Yankees break million attendance mark, the earliest 1946 Event 1st night game at Yankee stadium (Senators 2, Yankees 1) 1946 Event Yankees turn triple-play and defeat Tigers' 5-3 1946 Birthday Reggie Jackson, Mr. October - baseball rightfielder, Yankees, A's 1946 Event Red Sox win 15th straight beat Yankees 5-4, DiMaggio hits Grand Slam 1946 Event Cleveland Indian Bob Feller's 2nd no-hitter beats New York Yankees, 1-0 1946 Event Yankees switch from 3rd base to 1st base dug out 1946 Birthday Jim "Catfish" Hunter, major-league pitcher, A's, Yankees 1946 Birthday Bobby Bonds, baseball player, Giants, Yankees, etc 1945 Event Cubs purchase pitcher Hank Borowy from New York Yankees 1945 Event Boo Ferriss loses to Yankees 3-2 after starting his career with 8 wins 1945 Event NFL's Boston Yankees and Brooklyn Tigers merge 1945 Event Dan Topping, Del Webb and Larry MacPhail purchase New York Yankees for $2.8 mil 1945 Event New York Yankees sold by Ruppert estate to Larry MacPhail, Dan Topping, & 1944 Birthday Joe Niekro, baseball knuckler, New York Yankees 1944 Event Browns last in AL attendance,only 6,172 watch them sweep New York Yankees in DH 1944 Birthday Graig Nettles, 3rd baseman, New York Yankees, San Diego Padres, Cleveland Indians 1944 Event Yankees Johnny Lindell ties record with 4 consecutive doubles in a game 1944 Birthday Sparky Lyle, relief pitcher, New York Yankees, Cy Young 1944 Birthday Ron Swoboda, baseball outfielder/sportscaster, New York Yankees, New York Mets 1944 Event Yankees, Dodgers and Giants play unique 6 inn game for War Bonds, each playing successive innings, final score Dodgers-5, Yankees-1 and Giants-0 1943 Event New York Yankees beat Cards 4 games to 1, in 40th World Series, to become 1st team to win 10 World Series 1943 Event Yankees sweep 14th doubleheader of year, beating Browns, 5-1 and 7-6 1943 Birthday Lou Piniella, outfielder/manager, New York Yankees, Seattle Mariners 1943 Event Yankees clinch pennant #14 1943 Event Indians score 12 runs in 4th inning and beat Yankees 12-0 1942 Event Despite Ted Williams wins Triple Crown, Yankees Joe Gordon wins AL MVP 1942 Event St. Louis Cardinals beat New York Yankees, 4 games to 1, in 39th World Series 1942 Event New York Yankees Frank Crosetti shoves ump Bill Summers in World Series, he is fined $200 and suspended for 1st 30 days of 1943 season 1942 Birthday Grant "Mudcat" Jackson, pitcher, 1972 New York Yankees, Phillies 1942 Event Yankees clinch pennant #13 1942 Event New York Yankees annouce 5,000 uniformed soldiers admitted free at each of their upcoming home games 1942 Birthday Fritz Peterson, baseball pitcher, New York Yankees 1942 Event Braves get Tommy Holmes from Yankees for Buddy Hassett and Gene Moore 1941 Event New York Yankees beat Dodgers 4 games to 1, in 38th World Series 1941 Event Mickey Owens drops a 3rd strike, Tom Hendrick reaches 1st safely - would have been last out, instead Yankees score 4 and win 7-4 1941 Event Yankees beat Dodgers 3-2 at Yankee Stadium in opener of World Series 1941 Event New York Yankees, win earliest AL pennent (full season) 1941 Event Yankees beat Red Sox 6-3 and clinch their 12th and earliest pennant 1941 Event New York Yankee Lefty Gomez walks most (11) in a shutout (Yankees 9, St. L 0) 1941 Event Yankees beat Tigers 12-6 in 17 1941 Event New York Yankees unveil a monument to Lou Gehrig in centerfield 1941 Event 1st night game at Washington D.C., Griffith stadium (Yankees 6, Senators 5) 1941 Event New York Yankees nip Washington Senators 6-5 in 1st night game at Griffith Stadium 1941 Event Joe DiMaggio starts 56-game hitting streak; Yankees lose 13-1 1940 Birthday Luis Tiant, Cuba, baseball pitcher, Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees 1940 Event Yankees, lose to A's and eliminated from pennant for 1st time since 1935 1940 Birthday Jack Acker, baseball pitcher, New York Yankees 1940 Birthday Horace Clarke, baseball 2nd baseman, New York Yankees 1940 Event New York Yankees dedicate a plaque to Jacob Rupert 1939 Event New York Yankees sweep Reds in 36th World Series, 4th straight WS win 1939 Event New York Yankees clinch their 11th and 4th successive pennant 1939 Event Yankees beat Red Sox 4-1 in 7, game called because of lightning 1939 Event Yankees beat Red Sox on a forfeit, their 4th forfeit win 1939 Event Yankees set AL shutout margin with 21-0 victory over A's 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 Yankees retire 1st uniform (Lou Gehrig #4), 1st Old Timers Day 1939 Event Yankees hit 13 home runs, sweep A's 23-2 and 10-0 1939 Event New York Yankees announce Lou Gehrig's retirement 1939 Birthday Phil Linz, baseball shortstop, New York Yankees 1939 Event Lou Gehrig ends 2,130 consecutive game streak, Yankees beat Tigers 22-2 1939 Birthday Phil Niekro, knuckleball pitcher, New York Yankees, Atlanta Braves 1939 Birthday Jim Bouton, born in Newark, New Jersey, pitcher, New York Yankees, author of Ball Four 1939 Birthday Steve Barber, pitcher, Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees 1939 Death Jacob Ruppert, CEO (New York Yankees, 1915-39), dies 1938 Birthday James Katt, pitcher/sportscaster, New York Yankees, Minnesota Twins 1938 Event New York Yankees sweep Cubs in 35th World Series, 3rd straight WS win 1938 Event Yankees Lefty Gomez sets record of 6 World Series wins without a loss 1938 Event Despite losing a double header, Yankees clinch pennant #10 1938 Event Yankees Monte Pearson no-hits Indians 13-0, DiMaggio hits 3 triples 1938 Event New York Yankees suspend Jake Powell, after he said on Chicago radio he'd "hit every colored person in Chicago over head with a club" 1938 Birthday Gene Michael, baseball shortstop/manager/general manger, New York Yankees 1938 Event Yankees sweep Red Sox 10-0 and 5-4 in front of 83,533 at Yankee Stadium 1937 Event Rather than accept any trade offers, the Yankees release Tony Lazzeri 1937 Event New York Yankees beat Giants 4 games to 1 in 34th World Series 1937 Event Yankees lose 9-5 but clinch pennant when Red Sox beat Detroit 1937 Event Yankees trailing 6-1 in 9th, score 8 to beat Boston 9-6 1937 Event Indians overturn Yankees' 7-6 win by a protest 1936 Birthday Roland Sheldon, pitcher, New York Yankees 1936 Birthday Tony Kubek, shortstop, New York Yankees, sportscaster, NBC-TV, MSG 1936 Event New York Yankees beat Giants 4 games to 2 in 33rd World Series 1936 Event Yankees set new attendance record of 64,842 in 3rd game of World Series 1936 Event New York Yankees score World Series record 18 runs, beating Giants 18-4 1936 Birthday Stan Williams, baseball pitcher, New York Yankees, Los Angeles Dodgers 1936 Event Yankees sweep Indians, New York clinches pennant on earliest date in history 1936 Event Red Sox turn a triple-play on Yankees 1936 Event Joe DiMaggio becomes 5th to hit 2 home runs in 1 inn, Yankees beat Browns 18-4 1936 Event Tony Lazerri 2 grand slams (11 RBIs); Ben Chapman sets record by reaching 1st 7 times safely, Yankees beat A's 25-2 1936 Birthday Cletis Boyer, 3rd baseman, New York Yankees 1935 Birthday Bobby Richardson, South Carolina, 2nd baseman, New York Yankees 1935 Event Yankees set solo home run record with 6 beat Boston 7-2 1935 Event Yankees pull a 1st inning triple-play and beat Philadelphia A's 9-8 1935 Event New York Yankees release Babe Ruth, he signs with Boston Braves 1934 Event New York Yankees buy Joe DiMaggio from San Francisco Seals (Pacific Coast League) 1934 Event Idle Detroit wins pennant, as Red Sox beat Yankees 5-0 1934 Birthday Dallas Green, baseball manager, Phillies, Yankees 1934 Birthday Bill White, U.S., 1st baseman, Cards, announcer, Yankees, President, NL 1933 Event Yankees refuses to release Babe Ruth so he can manage the Cincinnati Reds 1933 Event Yankees commit 7 errors in 1 game but beat Boston 16-12 1933 Event Yankees are shut out for 1st time after 308 games (since Aug 2, 1931) 1933 Event A's score 11 runs in 2nd, Yankees score 10 in 5th and win 17-11 1933 Event Trailing 11-3, Yankees score 12 runs in 8th and beat White Sox 15-11 1932 Event New York Yankees sweep Chicago Cubs in 29th World Series 1932 Event New York Yankees win World Series The winning pitcher is Babe Ruth beating Red Sox 9-3 1932 Event New York Yankees clinch their 7th AL pennant 1932 Event Yankees' Ben Chapman hits 2 inside-the-park home runs, tying record 1932 Event 1st Sunday game at Fenway Park, Yankees beat Red Sox 13-2 1932 Event Lou Gehrig is 1st to hit 4 consecutive home runs; Yankees beat A's 20-13 1932 Event Yankees dedicate a plaque to Miller Huggins 1932 Event Yankees 4th straight shutout to equal record set by Cleveland and Boston 1931 Event Round-robin playoff among New York City's 3 major league teams, to raise money for unemployed, concludes with Brooklyn losing to both Giants and Yankees 1931 Event White Sox score 11 in 8th to beat Yankees 14-12 1931 Birthday Tab Hunter, actor, Damn Yankees, Lust in the Dust, Battle Cry 1931 Birthday Bill Virdon, 2nd baseman for the St. Louis Cardinals/mgr, New York Yankees 1931 Event Yankees turn triple-play but lose 7-5 to Indians 1931 Event Spring training site of New York Yankees in St. Petersburg is renamed Miller Huggins Field in honor of the team's late manager 1930 Event Yankees announce signing Joe McCarthy to manage for 4 years 1930 Event Lou Gehrig grand slams as Yankees beat Red Sox 14-13 1930 Birthday George Steinbrenner, owner, New York Yankees, ship builder/horse owner 1930 Event Ruth hits 3 home runs as Yankees blow 6-0 lead in 7th and lose 15-7 1930 Birthday Mike McCormack, NFL offensive tackle, New York Yankees, Cleveland, Philadelphia 1929 Death Miller Huggins, manager (New York Yankees), dies from blood poisoning at 49 1929 Event Yankees Tom Zachary ends season 12-0 1929 Birthday Don Larsen, pitcher, New York Yankees, on what must have been a perfect day 1929 Event Indians, in 9th with 2 outs score 9 to beat Yankees 14-6 1929 Event Lou Gehrig hits 3 consecutive home runs, Yankees 11, Tigers 9 1929 Event New York Yankees become 1st team to wear uniform numbers 1929 Birthday Ryne Duren, near-sighted pitcher, New York Yankees 1928 Birthday Edward "Whitey" Ford, hall of fame pitcher, New York Yankees 1928 Event New York Yankees sweep Cards in 25th World Series, Ruth hits 3 home run in game 1928 Event New York Yankees become 1st to sweep consecutive World Series 1928 Event 25th World Series begins, New York Yankees vs St. Louis Cardinals 1928 Event New York Yankees (17) Tigers (28) set 9 inning hit record (45)-Tigers win 19-10 1928 Event New York Yankees clinch pennant #6 1928 Event Ty Cobb last hitting appearance, pops out against Yankees 1928 Event Cleveland Indians score 17 in 1st 2 inns to beat Yankees 24-6 at Dunn Field they also set a record with 24 singles in 1 game 1928 Event Yankees score 11 runs in 12th beating Tigers 12-1 1928 Event A's commit 7 errors and lose to Yankees 7-4 1928 Event Record 12 future Hall of Famers take the field, as Yankees beat A's 9-7 1928 Birthday Billy Martin, baseball 2nd baseman and manager, New York Yankees, Oakland A's 1928 Event Yankees are out of 1st place for 1st time since May 1926 1928 Birthday Byron "Yankees" Janis, born in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, pianist, NBC Symphony Orchestra 1927 Event New York Yankees sweep Pirates in 24th World Series 1927 Event Yankees set record of 106 victories 1927 Event Yankees Earle Coombs hits 3 triples 1927 Event Yankees clinch pennant, Ruth hits 2 home runs (52 en route to 60) 1927 Event Waite Hoyt became only 20 game winner of 1927 Yankees 1927 Event Red Sox beat New York Yankees 12-11 in 18 innings at Fenway Park 1927 Event Red Sox beat Yankees 12-11 in 18 innings 1927 Birthday Bob Fosse, born in Chicago, Illinois, choreographer/director, Cabaret, Damn Yankees 1927 Event Tony Lazzeri hits 3 home runs Yankees beat White Sox 12-11 1926 Event St. Louis Cardinals beat New York Yankees, 4 games to 3 in 23rd World Series 1926 Event Babe Ruth hits 3 home runs in a World Series game, Yankees beat Cards 10-5 1926 Event Shortest double header, Yankees lose 6-1 in 72 minutes and lose again 6-2 in 55 minutes to Browns. Yankees had already clinched pennant 1926 Event Yankees take a doubleheader from Browns to clinch AL pennant 1926 Event Yankees' Bob Meusel ties record with 3 sacrifice flies 1926 Birthday Roy Smalley, shortstop, Cubs, Braves, Phillies, Twins, Yankees 1926 Event Indians triple-play Yankees and win 15-3 1926 Event St. Louis Browns acquire catcher Wally Schang from New York Yankees 1926 Birthday Claude, Buddy, Young, NFL running back, Yankees, Texans, Colts 1925 Event Yankees purchase infielder Leo Durocher 1925 Event Yankees Lefty Grove beats A's Herb Pennock 1-0 in 15 innings 1925 Event Yankees whip Dodgers in exhibition 16-9 but Babe Ruth collapses in North Carolina due to an ulcer 1924 Event Senators clinch pennant, finishing 2 games in front of Yankees 1924 Birthday Jerry Coleman, 2nd baseman/sportscaster, New York Yankees, San Diego Padres 1924 Event Yankees win by forfeit over Tigers, their 3rd forfeit win 1924 Birthday Stanley Donen, South Carolina, film director/producer, Bedazzled, Damn Yankees 1923 Event Yankees pitcher Carl Mays sold to Reds for $85,000 1923 Event New York Yankees 1st World Series win beating New York Giants, 4 games to 2 1923 Event New York Giant's Casey Stengel home run beats Yankees 1-0 in World Series 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 Yankees Everett Scott runs his consecutive-game streak to 1,138 1923 Event Yankees slaughter Red Sox 24-4 1923 Event After a single, Red Sox Howard Ehmke retires next 27 Yankees 1923 Birthday Richard Adler, composer/songwriter, Damn Yankees, Pajama Game 1923 Event Yankees hit into a triple-play but beat A's 9-2 1923 Event Senator Walter Johnson pitches his 100th shutout, beats Yankees 3-0 1923 Birthday Arnie Weinmeister, AAFC, NFL def tackle, New York Yankees, Giants 1923 Birthday Jean Stapleton, New York City, actress, Damn Yankees, Klute, All in the Family 1922 Event Anxious to compete with the Yankees, the New York Giants pay $65,000 and 3 players for Jack Bentley (hits .349 and is 13-1 as pitcher in 1922) 1922 Event New York Giants beat Yankees, 4 games to 0, with a tie in 19th World Series 1922 Event Yankees and Giants play an infamous 3-3 tie World Series game 1922 Event New York Yankees clinch pennant #2, beating Boston 3-1 1922 Event Yankees play their farewell home game in Polo Grounds win doubleheader 1922 Event Yankees final game at Polo Grounds (played there 7 years) 1921 Event New York Giants beat New York Yankees, 5 games to 3 in 18th World Series 1921 Event Fewest hits in World Series Game, 5, Yankees (3) beat Giants (2), 3-0 1921 Event 1st World Series radio broadcast, Yankees beat Giants 3-0 1921 Event Yankees beat Indians 21-7 in Polo Grounds 1921 Birthday Richard Adler, born in New York City composer, Pajama Game, Damn Yankees 1921 Event Indians (9) and Yankees (7) hit a record 16 doubles 1921 Event Indians (9) and Yankees (7) combine for an AL record 16 doubles 1921 Event Yankees' pitcher Babe Ruth hits 2 home runs beating Tigers 11-8 1921 Event Yankees purchase 20 acres in Bronx for Yankee Stadium 1920 Event Ed Barrow appointed General Manager of New York Yankees 1920 Birthday Bob Lemon, pitcher, Cleveland Indians, manager, New York Yankees, 1978 1920 Event In memory of Ray Chapman (died Aug 16), Yankees cancel game with Indians 1920 Death Ray Chapman, hit in the head by Yankees' Carl Mays pitch, dies 1920 Event Ray Chapman, of Indians is hit in head by Yankees' Carl Mays pitch; he dies next day, only major league fatality 1920 Event Tigers beat Yankees 1-0 in shortest AL game, 73 minutes 1920 Event Red Sox turn triple-play, but Ruth's 35th home run leads Yankees to 8-2 win 1920 Event Yankees score 14 in 5th inning and beat Washington Senators, 17-0 1920 Event Yankees win protest of 1-0 White Sox win and game is replayed 1920 Event Giants inform Yankees that the lease allowing them to play in the Polo Grounds will not be renewed at end of 1920 season 1920 Event Boston Red Sox sell Babe Ruth to New York Yankees 1920 Event New York Yankees announce purchase of Babe Ruth 1920 Event New York Yankees purchase Babe Ruth from Red Sox for $125,000 1919 Event Yankees and Red Sox reach agreement on transfer of Babe Ruth 1919 Event Indian's Ray Caldwell no-hits Yankees 3-0 1919 Birthday Ralph Houk, baseball manager, Yankees, Tigers 1919 Event Yankees 21 hits, Browns 17 hits Browns win 7-6 in 17, on squeeze play 1919 Event Carl Mazes pitches a complete doubleheader against New York Yankees 1919 Event Yankees and Senators play 2nd straight extra inning tie, 4-4 in 15 1919 Event Yankees' Jack Quinn and Senators' Walter Johnson, 12 inning 0-0 tie 1918 Event Red Sox trade Dutch Leonard, Ernie Shore and Duffy Lewis to Yankees for Ray Caldwell and Slim Love, Frank Gilhooey, Al Walters and $15,000 1918 Birthday Teresa Wright, New York City, actress, Eleanor Gehrig-Pride of the Yankees 1918 Birthday Phil Rizzuto, born in Brooklyn, New York, Major League Baseball player, shortstop for the New York Yankees 1918 Event White Sox losing 5-4 against New York Yankees, load the bases in 9th with no outs Chick Gandil lines to Frank Baker who turns a triple play 1918 Event Cleveland beats Yankees 3-2 in 19 inning 1918 Event Yankees set record with 8 sacrifices, beat Red Sox's Babe Ruth 5-4 1918 Event New York Yankees purchase 1st baseman George Burns from Detroit Tigers and immediately trades him to Philadelphia A's 1917 Event Babe Ruth beats New York Yankees, pitching 3-hit 10-3 win for Red Sox 1916 Event Yankees turn triple-play beating Browns 10-6 1916 Birthday Michael Burke, sports executive, New York Yankees, New York Knicks 1916 Event Boston Rube Forster no-hits New York Yankees, 2-0 1916 Event Yankees score in every inning but 8th beat Indians 19-3 1916 Event New York Yankees buy Frank "Home Run" Baker from the Athletics for $37,500 1915 Event Yankees get record 16 walks and 3 wild pitches beat A's Bruno Hass, 15-0 1915 Event Red Sox Babe Ruth pitching debut and 1st home run, loses to Yankees 4-3 in 15 1915 Event New York Yankees don pinstripes and hat-in-the-ring logo for 1st time 1915 Event Col Jacob Ruppert and Col Tillinghast Huston purchase Yankees for $460,000 1914 Event Colonel Jacob Ruppert and Cap Huston purchase New York Yankees for $460,000 1914 Birthday Ray Walston, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, actor, My Favorite Martian, Damn Yankees 1914 Birthday Frank, Bruiser, Kinard, NFL, AAFC tackle, Bkln, New York Yankees 1913 Event 3 of 1st 4 Yankees hit-by-pitch en route to a record 6 hit batsman 1913 Event Yankees win 13th game of year after losing 36 games 1913 Event Yankees commit 8 errors and still beat Tigers 10-9 in 10 innings 1913 Event President Woodrow Wilson throws out 1st ball, Senators beat Yankees 2-1 1913 Event New York Yankees are 1st to train outside U.S. (Bermuda) 1913 Birthday Mel Allen, born in Birmingham, Alabama, sportscaster, voice of New York Yankees 1912 Event Yankees win final game at Hilltop stadium 1912 Event Yankees lose game #100 en route to a 50-102 season 1912 Birthday Clarence "Ace" Parker, NFL quarterback, Brooklyn, Boston Yankees 1911 Event New York Yankees steal 15 bases and get 13 walks, beating Browns 16-12; with a major-league record 6 stolen bases in 1 inning 1911 Event Yankees set team record 12 errors in a double header 1909 Birthday Phil Arnold, New Jersey, actor, Errand Boy, Stud Lonigan, Damn Yankees 1908 Event Yankees lose 100th game of year go 51-103 for season 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) 1908 Birthday Walter L "Red" Barber, Mississippi, sports announcer, Brooklyn Dodgers, New York Yankees 1907 Event Yankees commit 11 errors and lose 14-6 to Tigers 1907 Birthday Dan Duryea, born in White Plains, New York, actor, Pride of the Yankees 1906 Event Yankees win 2nd game on a forfeit over A's; 2nd forfeit win 1906 Birthday Ken Strong, NFL, AFL halfback, Staten Island, New York Yankees, New York Giants 1906 Event Yankees turn triple-play, beat Cleveland 6-4 1906 Event Yankees win by forfeit, for their 1st time 1905 Birthday Art Donovan, NFL defensive tackle, Balt, New York Yankees, Dallas 1905 Event Senators execute a triple-play and beat Yankees 4-3 1904 Event Yankees 2 games out play 1st place Red Sox on final day doubleheader 41 game winner Chesbro loses 1st game and chance at pennant 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 Yankees Jack Chesbro ends string of 30 consecutive complete games 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) 1903 Event Tigers play a home game in Toledo, Ohio, Yankees win 12-8 1903 Event Yankees and White Sox end deadlocked at 6-6 in 18 1903 Birthday Lou Gehrig, American Athlete, 1st baseman, New York Yankees 1903 Event New York Highlanders (Yankees) 1st home game, (Hilltop Park-168th St. and Broadway, Manhattan), they beat Washington Senators, 6-2 1903 Birthday Mike Michalske, NFL guard, New York Yankees, Green Bay Packers 1903 Event New York Highlanders (Yankees) win their 1st game beating Washington Senators 7-2 1903 Event New York Highlanders (Yankees) 1st game, Senators win 3-1 before 11,950 1903 Event New York Highlanders (Yankees) tickets 1st go on sale 1903 Event New York Highlanders (Yankees) approved as members of AL 1903 Event Frank Farrell and Bill Devery purchase AL Baltimore franchise for $18,000 and move it to New York City (Yankees) 1902 Birthday Morris "Red" Badgro, Wash, NFL hall of famer, Yankees, Giants, Dodgers 1900 Event Baltimore Orioles (now New York Yankees) enter baseball's American League 1896 Birthday Bucky Harris, baseball manager, Phillies, Yankees 1895 Birthday Lawton Whitey Witt, outfielder, New York Yankees, 1922-25 1894 Birthday Herb Pennock, hall of fame pitcher, Yankees, 243 career wins 1891 Birthday Chet "Red" Hoff, pitcher, New York Yankees 1911-15, lived to 103+ 1890 Birthday Casey Stengel, baseball manager, Yankees, 1949 - 1960, New York Met's 1st 1887 Birthday George Abbott, born in Forestville, New York, producer, Damn Yankees, Pajama Game 1885 Birthday Wilbur 'Lefty' Good, pitcher, New York Yankees, 1905 1882 Birthday Jack Fournier, 2nd baseman, 1917-18 New York Yankees 1881 Birthday Joseph V McCarthy, baseball manager, New York Yankees 1874 Birthday Jack Chesbro, baseball pitcher, New York Yankees - won 41 in 1904 1869 Birthday Clark Griffith, Missouri, baseball player/manager, New York Yankees
