History Hop Tags - Yanks

1903-06-25

Yanks & White Sox end deadlocked at 6-6 in 18

1903-08-16

Tigers play a home game in Toledo Ohio, Yanks win 12-8

1904-10-10

Yanks 2 games out play 1st place Red Sox on final day doubleheader 41 game winner Chesbro loses 1st game & chance at pennant

1906-07-02

Yanks win by forfeit for the 1st time

1906-09-03

Yanks win 2nd game on a forfeit over A's; 2nd forfeit win

1907-06-12

Yanks commit 11 errors & lose 14-6 to Tigers

1908-10-06

Yanks lose 100th game of year go 51-103 for season

1911-09-20

Yanks set team record 12 errors in a double header

1911-09-29

Yanks steal 15 bases & get 13 walks, beating Browns 16-12; with a major-league record 6 stolen bases in 1 inning

1912-10-01

Yanks lose game #100 en route to a 50-102 season

1912-10-05

Yanks win final game at Hilltop stadium

1913-05-10

Yanks commit 8 errors & still beat Tigers 10-9 in 10 innings

1913-06-13

Yanks win 13th game of year after losing 36 games

1915-01-11

Col Jacob Ruppert & Col Tillinghast Huston purchase Yanks for $460,000

1915-05-06

Red Sox Babe Ruth pitching debut & 1st HR, loses to Yanks 4-3 in 15

1915-06-23

Yanks get record 16 walks & 3 wild pitches beat A's Bruno Hass, 15-0

1916-06-18

Yanks score in every inning but 8th to beat Indians 19-3 in baseball

1916-08-26

Yanks turn triple-play beating Browns 10-6

1917-04-11

Babe Ruth beats NY Yanks, pitching 3-hit 10-3 win for Red Sox

1919-05-11

Yanks' Jack Quinn & Senators' Walter Johnson, 12 inning 0-0 tie

1919-05-12

Yanks & Senators play 2nd straight extra inning tie, 4-4 in 15

1919-07-17

Yanks 21 hits, Browns 17 hits Browns win 7-6 in 17, on squeeze play

1920-06-20

Yanks win protest of 1-0 White Sox win & game is replayed

1920-07-25

Red Sox turn triple-play, but Ruth's 35th HR leads Yanks to 8-2 win

1920-08-08

Tigers beat Yanks 1-0 in shortest AL game, 73 minutes

1920-08-16

Ray Chapman, of Indians is hit in head by Yanks' Carl Mays pitch; he dies next day, only major league fatality

1920-08-17

In memory of Ray Chapman (died Aug 16), Yanks cancel game with Indians

1921-06-13

Yanks' pitcher Babe Ruth hits 2 HRs beating Tigers 11-8

1921-09-27

Yanks beat Indians 21-7 in Polo Grounds

1921-10-05

1st World Series radio broadcast, Yanks beat Giants 3-0

1921-10-06

Fewest hits in World Series Game, 5, Yanks (3) beat Giants (2), 3-0

1922-09-30

Yanks clinch pennant #2, beating Boston 3-1

1922-10-05

Yanks & Giants play an infamous 3-3 tie World Series game

1923-05-02

Senator Walter Johnson pitches his 100th shutout, beats Yanks 3-0

1923-07-20

Yanks hit into a triple-play but beat A's 9-2

1923-09-11

After a single, Red Sox Howard Ehmke retires next 27 Yanks

1923-09-28

Yanks slaughter Red Sox 24-4

1923-10-12

NY Giant's Casey Stengel HR beats Yanks 1-0 in World Series

1924-06-13

Yanks win by forfeit over Tigers, their 3rd forfeit win

1925-07-04

A's Lefty Grove beats Yanks Herb Pennock 1-0 in 15 innings

1926-09-11

Yanks' Bob Meusel ties record with 3 sacrifice flies

1926-09-26

Shortest double header, Yanks lose 6-1 in 72 minutes & lose again 6-2 in 55 minutes to Browns. Yanks had already clinched pennant

1926-10-06

Babe Ruth hits 3 HRs in a World Series game, Yanks beat Cards 10-5

1927-06-08

Tony Lazzeri hits 3 HRs Yanks beat White Sox 12-11

1927-09-13

Yanks clinch pennant, Ruth hits 2 HRs (52 en route to 60)

1927-09-22

Yanks Earle Coombs hits 3 triples

1927-09-24

Yanks set record of 106 victories

1928-04-19

Yanks are out of 1st place for 1st time since May 1926

1928-05-24

Record 12 future Hall of Famers take the field, as Yanks beat A's 9-7

1928-05-26

A's commit 7 errors & lose to Yanks 7-4

1928-07-26

Yanks score 11 runs in 12th beating Tigers 12-1

1928-07-29

Cleve Indians score 17 in 1st 2 inns to beat Yanks 24-6 at Dunn Field they also set a record with 24 singles in 1 game

1928-09-28

NY Yanks clinch pennant #6

1928-09-29

Yanks (17) Tigers (28) set 9 inning hit record (45)-Tigers win 19-10

1929-08-04

Indians, in 9th with 2 outs score 9 to beat Yanks 14-6

1929-09-24

Yanks Tom Zachary ends season 12-0

1930-06-21

Ruth hits 3 HRs as Yanks blow 6-0 lead in 7th & lose 15-7

1930-07-31

Lou Gehrig grand slams as Yanks beat Red Sox 14-13

1931-06-06

Yanks turn triple-play but lose 7-5 to Indians

1931-09-24

Round-robin playoff among NYC's 3 major league teams, to raise money for unemployed, concludes with Brooklyn losing to both Giants & Yanks

1932-05-16

Yanks 4th straight shutout to equal record set by Cleveland & Boston

1932-06-03

Lou Gehrig is 1st to hit 4 consecutive HRs; Yanks beat A's 20-13

1932-07-03

1st Sunday game at Fenway Park, Yanks beat Red Sox 13-2

1932-07-09

Yanks' Ben Chapman hits 2 inside-the-park HRs, tying record

1933-05-27

Trailing 11-3, Yanks score 12 runs in 8th & beat White Sox 15-11

1933-06-03

A's score 11 runs in 2nd, Yanks score 10 in 5th & win 17-11

1933-08-03

Yanks are shut out for 1st time after 308 games (since Aug 2, 1931)

1933-09-23

Yanks commit 7 errors in 1 game but beat Boston 16-12

1935-04-27

Yanks pull a 1st inning triple-play & beat Phila A's 9-8

1935-06-01

Yanks set solo HR record with 6 beat Boston 7-2

1936-05-24

Tony Lazerri 2 grand slams (11 RBIs); Ben Chapman sets record by reaching 1st 7 times safely, Yanks beat A's 25-2

1936-06-07

Yanks beat Indians 5-4 in 16; longest game without a strikeout

1936-06-24

Joe DiMaggio becomes 5th to hit 2 HRs in 1 inn, Yanks beat Browns 18-4

1936-10-03

Yanks set new attendance record of 64,842 in 3rd game of World Series

1937-10-15

Rather than accept any trade offers, the Yanks release Tony Lazzeri

1938-05-30

Yanks sweep Red Sox 10-0 & 5-4 in front of 83,533 at Yankee Stadium

1938-07-31

NY Yanks suspend Jake Powell, after he said on Chicago radio he'd "hit every colored person in Chicago over head with a club"

1938-08-27

Yanks Monte Pearson no-hits Indians 13-0, DiMaggio hits 3 triples

1938-09-18

Despite losing a double header, Yanks clinch pennant #10

1938-10-06

Yanks Lefty Gomez sets record of 6 World Series wins without a loss

1939-05-02

Lou Gehrig ends 2,130 consecutive game streak, Yanks beat Tigers 22-2

1939-06-28

Yanks hit 13 HRs, sweep A's 23-2 & 10-0

1939-09-03

Yanks beat Red Sox on a forfeit, their 4th forfeit win

1939-09-08

Yanks beat Red Sox 4-1 in 7, game called because of lightning

1941-05-15

Joe DiMaggio starts 56-game hitting streak; Yanks lose 13-1

1941-05-28

1st night game at Wash DC, Griffith stadium (Yanks 6, Senators 5)

1941-07-20

Yanks beat Tigers 12-6 in 17

1941-08-01

NY Yankee Lefty Gomez walks most (11) in a shutout (Yanks 9, St L 0)

1941-09-04

Yanks beat Red Sox 6-3 & clinch their 12th & earliest pennant

1941-10-05

Mickey Owens drops a 3rd strike, Tom Hendrick reaches 1st safely - would have been last out, instead Yanks score 4 & win 7-4

1942-02-05

Braves get Tommy Holmes from Yanks for Buddy Hassett & Gene Moore

1942-09-14

Yanks clinch pennant #13

1942-10-03

NY Yanks Frank Crosetti shoves ump Bill Summers in World Series, he is fined $200 & suspended for 1st 30 days of 1943 season

1942-11-03

Despite Ted Williams winning Triple Crown, Yanks Joe Gordon wins AL MVP

1943-09-14

Yanks clinch pennant #14

1944-06-26

Yanks, Dodgers & Giants play unique 6 inn game for War Bonds, each playing successive innings, final score Dodgers-5, Yanks-1 & Giants-0

1944-08-17

Yanks Johnny Lindell ties record with 4 consecutive doubles in a game

1944-09-29

Browns last in AL attendance, only 6,172 watch them sweep Yanks in DH

1945-01-25

Dan Topping, Del Webb & Larry MacPhail purchase NY Yanks for $2.8 mil

1945-04-10

NFL's Boston Yanks & Brooklyn Tigers merge

1945-06-16

Boo Ferriss loses to Yanks 3-2 after starting his career with 8 wins

1946-05-10

Red Sox win 15th straight beat Yanks 5-4, DiMaggio hits Grand Slam

1946-05-28

1st night game at Yankee stadium (Senators 2, Yanks 1)

1946-06-09

66,545 fans help Yanks break million attendance mark, the earliest

1946-09-24

Yanks set season attendance record of 2,309,029 besting 1929 Cubs

1947-06-29

Yanks beat Senators 3-1 starting a 19 game win streak

1947-07-16

Bobo Newsom wins 200th game, 1st as a Yankee & Yanks 18th straight In nightcap Vic Rashi extends streak to 19

1947-07-18

Tigers shut out Yanks 2-0, end 19 game win streak

1947-09-03

Yanks get 18 singles to beat Red Soxs 11-2

1947-09-15

Yanks clinch pennant #15

1947-09-30

Yanks beat Dodgers 5-3-largest WS crowd 73,365-1st WS televised

1948-03-29

Yanks & Red Sox tie at 2-2 in 17, spring training game

1948-09-24

Yanks, Boston & Cleveland are tied for 1st place in AL (91-56)

1949-10-02

Yanks & Red Sox, tied for 1st place, play final game of season. Yanks win 5-3 & clinch pennant #16

1949-10-19

Yanks trade Joe Gordon to Cleveland for Allie Reynolds

1950-06-20

Joe DiMaggio's 2,000th hit, Yanks beat Indians 8-2

1950-06-23

Yanks & Tigers hit record 11 HRs, Tigers win 10-9

1950-07-19

NY Yanks obtain their 1st black players, Elston Howard & Frank Barnes

1950-09-29

Yanks clinch 2nd consecutive pennant under Casey Stengel

1950-10-07

Yanks win 13th world championship sweeping Phillies

1951-09-28

Allie Reynolds' 2nd no-hitter of 1951; Yanks clinch pennant #18

1951-10-09

Gil McDougald's World Series grand slam helps Yanks beat Giants 13-1

1951-10-10

Yanks beat Giants 4 games to 2 in World Series, DiMaggio's final game

1951-11-04

NY Giants & NY Yanks score back-to-back TDs on kickoff returns

1952-01-19

NFL takes control of NY Yanks

1952-01-24

1st NFL team in Texas, Dallas Texans formerly NY Yanks

1952-09-07

NY Yankees Johnny Mize's pinch-hit grand slam gives Yanks a 5-1 win at Washington He has now HRed in all 15 major league parks

1952-09-26

Yanks clinch 4th straight & 19th AL pennant, beating A's 5-2

1952-12-12

Dallas Texans (former Boston Yanks) play last game, last original team

1953-05-17

Yanks & Browns use record 41 players in a game

1953-05-22

Yankee Irv Noren hits into a triple-play, Yanks beat Wash 12-4

1953-06-14

Yanks sweep Indians 6-2, 3-0 before 74,708 win streak at 18 straight

1953-06-16

Despite Johnny Mize 2,000th hit, Yanks lose ending 18 game win streak & also ending St Louis Brown 14 game losing streak

1953-09-04

Yanks become 1st team to win 5 consecutive championship

1953-09-14

Yanks clinch 5th straight pennant with 8-5 win over Indians

1953-10-05

50th World Series sees NY Yankees beat Dodgers, 4 games to 2, as NY Billy Martin's 12 hits set record; Yanks win record 5th consec WS

1954-08-31

Indians beat Yanks 6-1 for record tying 26 wins in August (1931 A's)

1954-09-12

Indians sweep Yanks at Municipal Stadium; largest AL crowd (86,563)

1954-09-24

Yanks tie a record, 3 of their pinch hitters strike out in 1 inning

1954-09-26

A's defeats Yanks 8-6 in last game franchise will play in Phila

1954-11-18

Yanks trade Woodling, Byrd, McDonald, Triandos, Miranada & Smith to Orioles for Turley, Larsen & Hunter as part of an 18 player deal

1954-12-01

Yanks send Miller, Segrist, Leppert & 2 minors to Orioles for Blayzka, Kryhoski, Johnson, Fridley & Del Guercio (completing 18 player deal)

1955-09-23

Yanks clinch pennant by beating Red Sox, 3-2

1955-09-28

1st World Series color TV broadcast on NBC-TV (Yanks beat Dodgers)

1955-10-20

Yanks begin 16-game exhibition in Japan

1956-08-25

To make room for Enos Slaughter, NY Yanks release Phil Rizzuto

1956-09-11

Yanks Yogi Berra ties career record for HRs (236) by a catcher

1956-09-17

Yanks clinch pennant #22 on Mantle's 50th homer of year

1956-09-21

Yanks set dubious record, stranding 20 men on base Mantle hits a 500' plus homer but Red Sox win 13-9 in Fenway

1956-09-29

Yanks Mickey Mantle hits his 52nd HR of season

1956-10-03

Sal Maglie & Dodgers defeat Yanks 6-3 in opening game of World Series

1956-10-10

On Skowron's grand slammer NY Yanks beat Dodgers 9-0 in series game 7

1957-05-16

Yanks involved in Copacabana Incident, leads to Billy Martin trade

1957-06-15

Yanks trade Billy Martin & Ralph Terry for Ryne Duran

1957-12-07

Tony Kubek of the Yanks selected as AL Rookie of the Year

1958-05-02

Yanks threaten to broadcast games nationwide if NL goes ahead with plans to broadcast, games into NYC

1958-12-05

Phils drop plans for NY sportcast as Yanks threat to do same in Phila

1959-05-20

Yanks sink to last place, 1st time since May 25, 1940

1959-12-11

Yanks trade Marv Thronberry, Don Larsen, Hank Bauer & Norm Seibern for Roger Maris, Kent Hadley & Joe Deaestri

1960-10-03

Yanks win 8-7, ending season on a 15 game win streak, & record 193 HRs

1961-09-20

Roger Maris hits home run # 59 & barely misses # 60 in game 154 of the season. Yanks clinch pennant #26

1961-10-09

World Series scoreless pitching streak Yanks beat Reds 4 games to 1

1962-10-16

Yanks (20th championship) beat SF Giants 4 games to 3 in World Series

1962-10-17

Yanks beat Giants for 20th world championship

1963-06-20

1st Mayor's Trophy Game, Mets beat Yanks 6-2

1963-09-13

Jim Bouton's 20th win clinches Yanks 28th pennant

1964-08-24

2nd Mayor's Trophy Game, Yanks beat Mets 6-4

1964-10-17

Yanks fire Manager Yogi Berra

1964-11-02

CBS purchases 80% of Yanks for $11,200,000, later buys remaining 20%

1965-05-03

3rd Mayor's Trophy Game, Mets beat Yanks 2-1 in 10

1966-06-27

4th Mayor's Trophy Game; Yanks beat Mets 5-2

1967-06-21

Yanks take 5-3 lead in 11th & lose 6-5, in 2nd game Red Sox lead 3-2 in 9th & Yanks beat them 6-3

1967-07-12

5th Mayor's Trophy Game, Mets beat Yanks 4-0

1967-07-26

Twins beat Yanks 3-2 in 18

1967-08-29

Yanks longest day, Red Sox take 1st game 2-1 in 9, Yanks win 2nd game in 20, 4-3 a total of 8 hours & 19 minutes

1967-10-04

1st World Series since 1948 not to feature Yanks, Giants or Dodgers

1968-05-27

6th Mayor's Trophy Game, Mets beat Yanks 4-3

1968-06-03

Yanks turn 21st triple-play in their history lose 4-3 to Twins

1968-08-23

Yanks & Tigers play 3-3 tie in 19 due to 1 AM curfew

1969-04-07

Ted Williams begins managing Wash Senators, they lose to Yanks 8-4

1969-08-29

Joe Pepitone quits Yanks after being fined $500 for leaving the bench

1969-09-29

7th Mayor's Trophy Game, Mets beat Yanks 7-6

1970-06-04

Yanks Horace Clarke breaks up a no-hitter in the 9th for the 1st of 3 times in 28 days

1970-06-19

Yanks Horace Clarke breaks up a no-hitter in the 9th for the 2nd of 3 times in 28 days

1971-09-30

Last Wash Senator home game, Yanks win career 5th forfeit game Yanks trailing 4-2 in 9th with 2 outs, fans rush field

1972-03-23

NY Yanks agree to continue playing ball in the Bronx

1972-06-03

Yanks score 8 times in 13th beating White Sox 18-10

1972-08-08

NY Yanks sign 30-year lease to play in remodeled Yankee Stadium

1972-08-24

8th Mayor's Trophy Game, Yanks beat Mets 2-1

1972-11-27

Yanks trade Ellis, Torres & Spikes to Indians for Nettles & Moses

1972-12-02

In 1 of their worst trades Yanks get Rich McKinney for Stan Bahnsen

1973-05-10

9th Mayor's Trophy Game, Mets beat Yanks 8-4

1973-06-12

Yanks trade wife swapper Mike Kekich for Lowell Palmer

1973-09-30

Yanks close 50th year at Yankee Stadium losing 8-5, Ralph Houk resigns as manager

1973-12-18

Yanks sign Dick Williams as manager, overturned later by AL Pres

1974-05-30

10th Mayor's Trophy Game, Yanks beat Mets 9-4

1974-10-17

Oakland A's beat LA Dodgers, 4 games to 1 in 71st World Series makes A's only team other than Yanks to win 3 straight series

1974-10-22

Yanks trade Bobby Murcer to Giants for Bobby Bonds

1975-05-15

11th Mayor's Trophy Game, Yanks beat Mets 9-4

1975-06-10

Yanks sponsor Army Day at temporary home, Shea Stadium during 21-gun salute, part of fence is blown away, & another part is set afire

1976-04-10

Brewers' Don Money's grand slammer disallowed-Yanks win 9-7

1976-04-15

Yankee stadium reopens, Yanks beat Twins after trailing 4-0

1976-06-14

12th Mayor's Trophy Game Yanks beat Mets 8-4

1976-08-25

Yanks beat Twins 5-4 in 19 innings

1976-10-09

Yanks 1st AL Championship game, beat Royals 4-1

1976-10-14

Chris Chambliss' 9th inning lead off homer gives NY Yanks pennant #30

1976-11-18

Yanks sign free agent Don Gullett

1977-06-19

Red Sox set 3 game record of 16 HRs, all against Yanks

1977-06-23

13th Mayor's Trophy Game, Mets beat Yanks 6-4

1977-08-16

Yanks blow 9-4 lead in 9th but beat Chicago 11-10 in bottom of 9th

1977-10-01

Yanks win 2nd consecutive AL East title

1977-10-09

Yanks rally for 3 in 9th & beat Royals 5-3 for pennant #31

1977-10-18

Yanks beat Dodgers 8-4 for 21st world championship, 1st in 15 years

1977-12-12

Yanks purchase Andy Messersmith from Braves

1978-04-13

NY Yanks defeat White Sox 4-2 in home opener on Reggie Candy Bar Day

1978-04-27

14th Mayor's Trophy Game, Yanks beat Mets 4-3 in 11

1978-06-14

Down 9-7 in 10th with 2 outs, Yanks Paul Blair hits a 3 run HR

1978-07-19

Yanks start 14 game comeback with 2-0 win

1978-07-27

Indians Duane Kuiper is 3rd to hit 2 bases-loaded triples (vs Yanks)

1978-07-31

NY Yanks now 7½ out of 1st, picked up 7 games in previous 2 weeks

1978-08-09

Yanks score 5 in bottom of 9th beat Brewers 8-7

1978-08-13

Yanks score 5 runs in top of 7th. but rain causes game to be halted & thus score goes back to previous inning, Balt wins 3-0

1978-09-07

1st game of Boston Massacre, Yanks beat Red Sox 15-3

1978-09-08

2nd game of Boston Massacre; Yanks beat Red Sox 13-2

1978-09-09

3rd game of Boston Massacre; Yanks beat Red Sox 7-0

1978-09-10

4th game of Boston Massacre; Yanks beat Red Sox 7-4. This ties them for 1st place. Yanks out hit 'em 67-21; score 42-9

1978-09-13

NY Yanks win to gain sole possession of 1st place from 14 games back

1978-09-15

Yanks beat Boston 4-0, Guidry wins # 22, Yanks lead 2½ games

1978-09-16

Yanks beat Red Sox for 6th time in 2 weeks, 3-2

1978-09-17

Red Sox finally beat Yanks in Sept 1978, 7-3

1978-10-01

Yanks lose 9-2 to Indians forcing a playoff game with Red Sox

1978-10-02

Yanks win 3rd straight AL East beating Red Sox 5-4 in a playoff game. Guidry wins #25 aided by Dent's homer & Pinella's fielding

1978-10-06

Royals' George Brett hits 3 HRs, Yanks win championship game 3, 6-5

1978-10-08

Yanks win 3rd straight AL Championship, all against Kansas City

1978-10-10

Yanks & Dodgers play in World Series # 75

1978-10-13

Graig Nettles at 3rd makes many spectactular plays in WS game 3 as Guidry beats Dodgers, after trailing 2 games to 0 Yanks win next 4

1978-10-17

Yanks win 22nd World Championship capping their great comeback year

1978-11-10

Yanks trade Lyle, Rajsich, McCall, Heath & Ramos to Texas for Righetti, Mirabella, Beniquez, Jemison & Griffin

1979-04-16

15th Mayor's Trophy Game, Yanks & Mets tie 1-1

1979-04-19

Following a 6-3 loss to the Orioles, Yanks Goose Gossage & Cliff

1980-05-14

Bucky Dent hits an inside park HR, Royals walk 14 Yanks including 5 with bases loaded, Yanks win 16-3

1980-08-11

Yanks Reggie Jackson hits his 400th HR off Chicago's Britt Burns

1980-10-05

Yanks set AL attendance mark at 2,627,417

1980-10-10

Yanks lose 4-2 & are swept by Royals in AL Championship series

1981-05-05

16th & final Mayor's Trophy Game, Mets beat Yanks 4-1, hold 8-7-1 edge

1981-08-06

Due to strike, Yanks, A's, Philles & Dodgers declared 1st ½ champs

1981-09-12

Red Sox rookie Bob Ojeda no-hits Yanks for 8 innings before Rick Cerone & Dave Winfield lead off 9th with back-to-back doubles

1981-10-07

In 1st Eastern Division championship Yanks beat Brewers 5-3

1981-10-11

Yanks beat Brewers 7-3 & win only Eastern Championship Series

1982-04-25

Yanks fire manager Bob Lemon & replaces him with Gene Michael

1983-07-24

Pine Tar Game: Brett's HR disallowed against Yanks (overturned)

1983-07-28

George Brett's 2 run HR against Yanks on July 24 (pine tar game)

1983-08-18

Royals defeat Yanks, 5-4, completing "pine-tar" game (12 minutes). Hal McRae strikes out & Dan Quisenberry retires Yankees in order

1985-08-04

Phil Rizzuto Day, Yanks retire #10

1985-09-15

Yanks trade Jim Deshaies to Astros for 40-year-old Joe Niekro

1987-06-26

Losing 9-0 to Red Sox, Yanks score 11 in 3rd & win 12-11 in 10 inn

1987-06-29

Yanks blow 11-4 lead but trailing 14-11 Dave Winfield's 8th inning grand slammer beats Toronto 15-14; Mattingly also grand slams

1987-07-07

Yanks trailing by 7 score 7 in 7th on 7/7 & 5 in 8th-Beat Twins 12-7

1987-07-18

NY Yanks Don Mattingly ties record of HRs in 8 cons games

1988-04-20

Yanks HR 9,999 (D Winfield) 10,000 (C Washington) 10,001 (J Clarke)

1988-06-11

Yanks' Rick Rhoden becomes 1st pitcher to DH (0 for 1 with an RBI)

1988-07-27

Baseball star Tommy John commits rec 3 errors on 1 play as Yanks rout Brewers 16-3

1989-02-02

NL announces Yanks' broadcaster Bill White will be 1st black president

1989-03-06

Yanks beat Mets 6-4 in exhibition game (1st meeting since 1985)

1989-04-01

1st NY Met-NY Yankee game in NYC since 1983, Yanks win 4-3

1989-04-02

Yanks beat Mets 4-0, sweeping 1989 mayor's trophy series in 2 games

1989-04-04

NY Yankee Tommy John ties record of playing 26 seasons, his 287th win puts him 19th overall as Yanks beat Twins on opening day 4-2

1989-07-01

Yanks beat Milwaukee Brewers 4-1, score is changed to 5-1 after game is over. Umpire rules Roberto Kelly scored before a double-play

1990-06-11

Nolan Ryan pitches his 6th no-hitter beating Oakland, in 9th he retires Ken Phelps, Rickey Henderson & Willie Randolph (all ex Yanks)

1990-06-22

Longest game in Toronto, Yanks beat Blue Jays 8-7 in 15 inns

1991-03-30

1st exhibition baseball games at Joe Robbie Stadium (Yanks-Orioles)

1991-05-01

A's Rickey Henderson steals an all time record 939th base vs Yanks

1991-09-22

NY MTA yanks 6,000 ads for "Dr Tusch" (Dr Jeffrey Lavigne)

1992-04-13

Longest 2 undefeated baseball teams to meet (NY Yanks 5-0 vs Toronto Blue Jays 6-0); Yanks score 3 in top of 9th to win 5-2

1992-05-24

Despite trailing 7-1, NY Yanks tie Milwaukee Brewers & then score 1 in 9th to avoid 5th straight extra inning game

1992-06-16

Red Sox Mark Reardon sets record of 342 saves (vs Yanks 1-0)

1992-09-08

Danny Tartabull has 9 RBIs as Yanks beat Orioles 16-4

1993-04-08

Indians' Carlos Baerga is 1st to switch hit HRs in same inn (vs Yanks)

1993-07-23

NY Yankee Mark Hutton is 1st Australian to be a starting pitcher, He beats Angels 5-2; Yanks, Red Sox, Blue Jays 3 way tie for 1st

1993-08-14

Reggie Jackson Day - NY Yanks retire 13th # (#44)

1993-09-18

Trailing 3-1 with 2 outs in 9th, time is called prior to Mike Stanley pop out, gets a 2nd chance, & Yanks rally to beat Boston 4-3

1994-06-25

Cleve Indians 18 game home win streak ends to Yanks 11-6

1994-07-31

Phil Rizzuto (Yanks) & Steve Carlton (Phils) enter the Hall of Fame

1995-03-31

1st game at Coors Stadium Colo (replacement Rockies beat Yanks 4-1)

1996-07-14

NY Yanks sweep complete season series in Baltimore for 1st time

1996-08-10

Yanks lose ending 3rd best home series victory streak at 24

1996-10-13

Yanks (3) & Orioles (3) combine to tie play off record of 6 HRs

1996-10-19

Braves beat NY Yanks by record tying 11 runs, 12-1 in a World Series

1996-10-22

NY Yankee Bernie Williams hits record tying 7th post season HR, as Yanks tie record of 6th straight post season road win (en route to 8)

1996-10-24

Last game at Atlanta County Fulton Stadium. Yanks win record 8th straight road post season win (with no loses)

1997-03-29

1st game at Turner Field Atlanta, Braves beats Yanks 2-0 (exhibition)

1997-05-27

Major league revenue sharing begins, NY Yanks pay out most $28M

1997-07-05

NY Yanks withdraw Kenny Rogers & Mariano Duncon deal for SD Padre

1997-08-09

Yanks break Minnesota Twins Brad Radke's string of 12 straight wins

1997-09-20

Yanks clinch 37th appearance in post season, 3rd consecutive

1997-09-30

Yanks Tim Raines, Derek Jeter & Paul O'Neill are 1st to hit 3 consecutively homers in post season (Yanks beat Indians 8-6)

2017-05-15

Jeter's No 2 retired by Yanks; Monument Park plaque unveiled

1885-02-12

Charles Purcell, The Yanks Are Coming

1902-12-01

Morris "Red" Badgro, Wash, NFL hall of famer (Yanks, Giants, Dodgers)

1906-05-01

Jack Heller, The Yanks Are Coming

1906-08-06

Ken Strong, NFL, AFL halfback (Staten Island, NY Yanks, NY Giants)

1908-02-17

Walter L "Red" Barber, Miss, sports announcer (Bkln Dodgers, NY Yanks)

1912-05-17

Clarence "Ace" Parker, NFL QB (Brooklyn, Boston Yanks)

1916-10-28

Pearl Hackney, Yanks

1920-11-23

Gertie Almond, Yanks

1921-9-10

Doris Oelze, Giants vs. Yanks

1922-12-18

Tony Melody, Yanks

1925-06-05

Art Donovan, NFL defensive tackle (Balt, NY Yanks, Dallas), (d. 2013)

1928-03-24

Byron "Yanks" Janis, McKeesport Pa, pianist (NBC Symphony Orch)

1929-06-03

Howard Yanks, founder (Philadelphia folk festival)

1934-01-28

Bill White, US, 1st baseman (Cards)/announcer (Yanks)/pres (NL)

1947-03-27

Chick Vennera, Yanks

1948-12-21

Dave Kingman, baseball player (Mets, Yanks, Giants)

1952-02-04

Lisa Eichhorn, Reading Pa, actress (Cutter's Way, Yanks)

1955-11-10

Jack Clark, Penns, all star outfielder (Giants, Cards, Yanks, Padres)

1958-04-10

Ken Griffy, baseball player (Cin Reds, NY Yanks)

1958-12-25

Rickey Henderson, Chicago Illinois, MLB outfielder (stolen base king, A's, Yanks)

1961-04-22

Jimmy Key, Huntsville Alabama, pitcher (Blue Jays, NY Yanks, Orioles)

1962-02-19

Alvaro Espinoza, Venezuela, baseball shortstop (NY Yanks, NY Mets)

1964-10-01

Roberto Kelly, Panama, outfielder (NY Yanks, Cin Reds, Minnesota Twins)

1964-12-10

Luis Polonia, Santiago City Dom Rep, outfielder (NY Yanks, Orioles)

1966-08-21

John Wetteland, San Mateo CA, pitcher (NY Yanks, Rangers, Expos)

1969-04-07

Ricky Bones, Salinas Puerto Rico, pitcher (Milwaukee Brewers, NY Yanks)

1971-04-29

Sterling Hitchcock, Fayetteville NC, pitcher (NY Yanks, Sea Mariners)

1920-08-17

Ray Chapman, hit in the head by Yanks' Carl Mays pitch, dies

1967-01-06

Johnny Keane, baseball player/mgr (Cards, NY Yanks), dies at 55

1988-07-15

Jack Heller, The Yanks Are Coming

1993-05-01

Gertie Almond, Yanks

1995-03-03

Howard Yanks, founder of the Philadelphia folk festival, dies at 65

2008-06-26

Tony Melody, Yanks

2009-09-18

Pearl Hackney, Yanks