October 5th - October 11th
October 5th
1895 - Former Yankees OF/3B Norman “Bub” McMillian (1922) was born. Norman hit .256 in 33 games in 1922 for the Yankees.
1912 - The Yankees win their final game at Hill Top Park, by the score of 8-6, when Hal Chase hits a 3-run HR to defeat the Senators. Next year the team will play at the Polo Grounds. Homer Thompson, in his only MLB appearance, is the catcher for New York while pitching is his brother Tommy, becoming the 1st brother battery in AL history.
1921 - The Yankees play their 1st World Series game ever, beating the Giants at the Polo Grounds as Yankees starter Carl Mays only needs 86 pitches to set the Giants down on 5 hits, 4 of them by Frankie Frisch, as Babe Ruth drives in the 1st run of the Series in the opening inning of the 3-0 Yankees win.
1922 - The Yankees and Giants play to a 3-3 tie in 1922 World Series, in a game called account of darkness by the umpires.
1926 - In Game #3 of the World Series, Jesse Haines pitches a 5-hit shutout as the Cardinals beat the Yankees, by the score of 4-0, to take a 2-1 lead in the Series.
1928 - In the World Series, Lou Gehrig of the Yankees unloads a 3-run HR in the 1st inning of Game #2. Grover Cleveland Alexander, the hero of the 1926 Series between the Yankees and the Cardinals, is driven from the game in the 3rd inning as New York cruises, to a 9-3 victory, to take a 2-1 Series lead.
1939 - Yankees hurler Monte Pearson 2-hits the Reds in a 4-0 shutout in the 1939 World Series. Yankees 1B Babe Dahlgren hits a HR for the Yankees. Lou Gehrig in uniform sits on the Yankee bench to watch his last World Series. He would never wear the pinstripes again on the playing field after the World Series ends on October 8, 1939.
1941 - Dodgers backstop Mickey Owens earns eternal goat’s horns by dropping 3rd strike to Yankees OF Tommy Henrich in 9th inning thereby opens the floodgates for a Yankee win with 4 unearned runs being scored in the 9th inning.
1942 - Whitey Kurowski hits a 2-run HR in the 9th inning of Game #5, giving the Cardinals, a 4-2 victory to capture the World Series over the Yankees.
1941 - Former Yankees 1B/OF Andy Kosco (1968) was born. On November 28, 1967, Andy was drafted by the Yankees from the A’s in the 1967 Rule 5 player draft. The Yankees expecting him to be a power-hitter, but Andy only hit .248 with 15 HRs and 59 RBIs for the Yankees in 1968. On December 4, 1968, Andy was traded by the Yankees to the Dodgers for P Mike Kekich.
1947 - Dodgers Left fielder Al Gionfriddo makes a spectacular catch and robs Joe DiMaggio of a game-tying home run in Game #6 of the World Series. The Dodgers beat the Yankees, by a score of 8-6.
1949 - The Yankees edge the Dodgers by the score of 1-0 on Tommy Henrich’s lead off HR off of Dodgers starter Don Newcombe in the bottom of the 9th inning. Yankees starter Allie Reynolds throws a 2-hit shutout.
1952 - In Game #5 of the World Series, Dodgers won 6-5 in 11 innings over the Yankees, when Billy Cox scores the winning run behind a RBI-double hit by Duke Snider. Carl Erskine pitched a complete game to give Brooklyn, a 3-2 Series lead heading back to Ebbets Field.
1953 - Yankees 2B Billy Martin makes a record 12th hit in the World Series as the Yankees win their 5th consecutive World Championship under Yankees Manager Casey Stengel (1949-1953) with a 4-3 win over the Dodgers. Yankees starter Whitey Ford goes 8 innings, with Allie Reynolds picking up his last World Series victory in relief. Clem Labine takes the loss for the Dodgers.
1956 - Yogi Berra becomes the 4th Yankee to hit a Grand Slam HR in the World Series, but the Yankees still lose the game dropping a 6-0 lead to the Dodgers, who rally to win the game by a score of 13-8.
1960 - In a portent of things to come, Bill Mazeroski's 2-run 5th-inning HR off of Jim Coates is the difference as Pittsburgh beats the Yankees, by the score of 6-4, in its 1st World Series win since 1925.
1977 - The Royals shell Yankees starter Don Gullet for 3 HRs and win by a score of 7-2 in the opening game of the 1977 AL Playoffs.
1996 - Yankees CF Bernie Williams homered from each side of the plate and Cecil Fielder breaks a tie with a seventh-inning single as the Yankees beat the Rangers by a score of 6-4, to win the AL Division Series, 3-1, and advance to the ALCS.
1999 - The Yankees whitewash the Rangers by a score of 8-0, in Game #1 of their ALDS. Orlando Hernandez pitches a 2-hitter for New York, while Bernie Williams hits a single, double and HR and collects 6 RBI’s.
2002 - The Angels shock the Yankees by scoring 8 runs in the 5th inning and going on to a 9-5 victory. The victory gave Anaheim its 1st postseason series victory ever, as they win their ALDS matchup, 3 games to 1. Shawn Wooten hit a HR for Anaheim, while Jorge Posada adds a round-tripper for the Yankees. Jarrod Washburn gets the victory for the Angels.
2007 - The Indians can thank a bug infestation at Jacobs Field for helping them defeat the Yankees by the score of 2-1 in 11 innings and take a 2-0 lead in the ALDS. The bugs are at their worst in the 8ht inning, when a flustered Joba Chamberlain gives up the tying run on a wild pitch.
October 6th
1885 - Former Yankees INF John “Schoolboy” Knight (1909-11, 1913) was born. On August 20, 1908, John was purchased by the Highlanders from the Baltimore Orioles (IL). His best Yankees season was in 1910, when John hit .312. On February 17, 1912, John was traded by the Highlanders along with a player to be named later to the Senators for Gabby Street. The Highlanders sent Rip Williams on February 22, 1912 to the Senators to complete the trade.
1908 - The Yankees lose their 100th game of the year, by the score of 11-3 at Fenway Park. When the 1908 AL season ended, the Yankees showed a 51-103 record, some 38 1/2 games behind the 1st place-Tigers.
1914 - Former Yankees P George Washburn (1941) was born. George went 0-1 in 1-game in 1941 for the Yankees.
1926 - Yankees slugger Babe Ruth hits 3-HRs leads the Yankees to a 10-5 victory over the Cardinals in Game 4 of the 1926 World Series. Yankees starter Waite Hoyt picks up the win with a complete game.
1938 - The famous heart breaking performance by veteran hurler Dizzy Dean during the World Series with Cubs against the Yankees. The sore armed pitcher, no longer the flame-thrower of his youth, used a mixture of curves and off-speed pitches to carry a 2-1 Cubs lead into 7th inning, only to watch it disappear on tough luck. The Yankees score 3 runs to win the game by the score of 6-3. Frank Crosetti and Joe DiMaggio each hit HRs for the Yankees.
1939 - Former Yankees Pitcher Jack Cullen (1962,1965-66) was born. Jack went 4-4 in 19 games for the Yankees before he was traded along with OF/1B John Miller to the Dodgers for INF John Kennedy.
1947 - Former Yankees Pitcher Steve Kline (1970-1974) was born. Steve was drafted by the Yankees in the 7th round of the 1966 amateur player draft. Steve went 40-37 in 97 games for the Yankees, with 1972 being his best season posting a 16-9 mark. On April 26, 1974, Steve was traded by the Yankees along with hurlers Fred Beene, Tom Buskey, and Fritz Peterson to the Indians for 1B Chris Chambliss, hurlers Richard Tidrow, and Cecil Upshaw.
1960 - Yankees Mickey Mantle hits 2 HRs in the 2nd game of the 1960 World Series to lead the Yankees to a 16-3 win at Pittsburgh. It was the 2nd time Mickey Mantle paired up HRs in a World Series game. Mickey has a total of 5 RBIs in the game. Yankees starter Bob Turley picks up the win, while Bobby Shantz gets the save. Both teams combine to get 32 hits for a new World Series record.
1963 - Slugger Frank Howard leads the Dodgers to a 2-1 win over the Yankees with a HR and single giving the Dodgers, a 4-game sweep in the 1963 World Series. Yankees starter Whitey Ford gives up only 2 hits is the loser as Sandy Koufax is the winner with a complete game, allowing just 6 hits and 1 run. The Dodgers win the game, when Willie Davis sacrifice fly scores the winning run after Joe Pepitone loses a throw to throw at 1st base, allowing Junior Gillian to be safe. Yankees 1B Joe Pepitone claims that he lost the sight of throw because of the crowd’s white shirts.
1965 - Former Yankees DH/OF Ruben Sierra (1995-95, 2003-2005) was born. On July 28, 1995, Ruben was traded by the A's along with Jason Beverlin to the Yankees for OF/DH Danny Tartabull. A major disappointment with the Yankees on July 31, 1996, Ruben was traded by the Yankees along with P Matt Drews (minors) to the Tigers for 1B/DH Cecil Fielder. On June 6, 2003, Ruben was traded by the Rangers to the Yankees for minor league OF Marcus Thames. On his second tour, Ruben was a valuable player for the Yankees, providing power off the bench.
1977 - The Yankees turn to remarkable Ron Guidry to even their AL Playoff series with the Royals. Guidry turns in a 3-hit, 6-2 win, highlighted by Cliff Johnson’s 5th inning HR and 6th inning run-scoring double.
1978 - The Yankees overcome 3 HRs by Royals slugger George Brett; edge the Royals by a score of 6-5 in a thrilling Game 3 at Yankee Stadium. The winning run scored on Thurman Munson’s 2-run HR in the bottom of the 8th inning, after the Yankees had fallen behind by the score of 5-4, in the top of the 8th inning.
1985 - Yankees starter Phil Niekro becomes the 18th MLB 300-game winner as he blanked the Blue Jays by the score of 8-0, on the last day of the 1985 AL season. At age of 46, Phil Niekro became the oldest pitcher to throw a shutout in MLB history.
October 7th
1904 - Jack Chesbro got his 41st victory of the season as the New York Highlanders defeated the Red Sox, by a score of 3-2. His 41 wins is still a Yankees club and MLB pitching record for most wins in a season.
1927 - Yankees starter Herb Pennock is handed an 8-0 lead, he takes a perfect game into the 8th inning. The left-handed starter retires Glenn Wright, but Pie Traynor breaks the spell with a single and Clyde Barnhart doubles him home. Pennock settles for a 3-hit, 8-1 victory over the Pirates to give the Yankees a commanding 3-0 edge in the 1927 World Series.
1928 - In the World Series, Yankees 1B Lou Gehrig hits 2 HRs to lead the Yankees to a 7-3 victory over the Cardinals, giving them a 3-0 lead in the series. Waite Hoyt gets the win for the Yankees. Also Babe Ruth and Cedric Durst hit HRs for the Bombers.
1933 - Former Yankees Pitcher Bud Daley (1962-64) was born. Bud was obtained from the A’s by the Yankees on June 14, 1961, for Pitcher Art Ditmar and OF/1B/3B Deron Johnson. He went 18-16 for the Yankees (1962-1964). He missed most of the 1963 AL season with arm injury. He was traded to the Indians after the 1964 AL season as part of the players to be named later (along with P Ralph Terry) in the Pedro Ramos trade.
1950 - At Yankee Stadium, rookie hurler Whitey Ford, with a 9th inning help from Allie Reynolds, beat Bob Miller and the Phillies, by the score of 5-2, as the Yankees complete the World Series sweep of the Phillies "Whiz Kids." It would be the 1st of Ford’s 10 World Series career wins. Jerry Coleman wins the Babe Ruth Award as the 1950 World Series MVP. The sweep of the Phillies gives the Yankees their 13th World Championship.
1952 - During the 7th Game of the 1952 World Series, Yankees 2B Billy Martin makes a dramatic running catch on a high infield pop with the bases loaded as the Yankees win their 4th consecutive World Championship by downing the Dodgers, by a score of 4-2. Yankees reliever Bob Kuzava picks up the save for winning Yankee hurler Allie Reynolds.
1958 - In Game 6 of the 1958 World Series, the Yankees pull even against the Braves as Hank Bauer hits his 4th HR of the World Series and New York wins in 10 innings, by the score of 4 -3. Ryne Duren gets the win with help from Bob Turley in the 10th inning. Gil McDougald hit a HR for the Yankees.
1961 - At Crosley Field, Yankees RF Roger Maris wins Game 3 of the 1961 World Series with a 9th-inning HR off of Reds P Bob Purkey. The Yankees win by a score of 3-2, as closer Louis Arroyo picks up the win for the Yankees in relief. Also Johnny Blanchard hit a HR for the Yankees in the game.
1968 - The Yankees released veteran OF Rocky Colvaito. He retired as active MLB player, after turning down a Yankees offer to return for the 1969 AL season, as a pitcher, pinch hitter and reserve outfielder.
1988 - The Yankees replaced Manager Billy Martin with former Phillies MLB Manager Dallas Green. Billy Martin will compiled a 1,253-1,013 record (.553) piloting the Tigers, Twins, Yankees, the A's and the Rangers during his 19-year MLB managerial career.
1991 - Former Yankees INF and HOF MLB Manager Leo “Lip” Durocher (1925-1929) passed away.
1998 - Yankees 2B Chuck Knoblauch argues for an interference call at 1B instead of picking up the ball while Tribe base-runner Enrique Wilson scores to break a 1-1 tie in the 12th inning of the Indians' 4-1 victory at Yankee Stadium in Game 2 of the 1998 ALCS.
October 8th
1887 - Former Yankees OF Frank “Ping” Bodie (1918-1921) was born. On March 8, 1918, he was traded by the A’s to the Yankees for 1B George Burns. His best season as a Yankee was in 1920, when he hit .296.
1910 - Former Yankees Batting Coach and MLB player Wally Moses was born. Wally was the batting coach for Yankees Manager Ralph Houk from 1961-63.
1927 - In Game 4 of the World Series, facing elimination at Yankee Stadium, the Pirates were tied with the Yankees 3-3 in the bottom of the 9th inning. Reliever Johnny Miljus fanned Lou Gehrig and Bob Meusel with the bases loaded, but a 2-strike wild pitch to Tony Lazzeri allowed Earle Combs to score the winning run for the Yankees and capture the 1927 World Series.
1948 - Former Yankees P Al Orth (1904-09) passed away (1872-1948). Al went 72-73 with the Yankees after being traded by the Senators in 1904. His best season for the Yankees was in 1906, going 27-17 leading the AL pitchers in wins. In 1905, he went 18-16 for the Yankees.
1948 - Former Yankees C Rick Stelmaszek (1976) was born. On January 23, 1976, Rick was traded by the Cubs to the Yankees for P Gerry Pirtle. Rick never played for the Yankees at the MLB Level.
1956 - At Yankee Stadium, Yankees starter Don Larsen pitched the only perfect game in World Series history for a 2-0 triumph over the Dodgers. Sal “The Barber” Maglie, the opposing pitcher, gave up only 5-hits. Mickey Mantle hits his 3rd HR of the 1956 World Series.
1959 - Former Yankees P Mike Morgan (1981) was born. On November 3, 1980, Mike was traded by the A’s to the Yankees for INF Fred Stanley. Mike went 7-11 in 30 games for the Yankees. December 9, 1982, Mike was traded by the Yankees along with 1B/OF Dave Collins, minor league 1B Fred McGriff, and cash to the Blue Jays for P Dale Murray and OF Tom Dodd.
1960 - Bobby Richardson’s Grand Slam HR supports Yankees starter Whitey Ford’s shutout of 10-0 win,over the Pirates. As Whitey Ford continues his quest to catch Babe Ruth’s 29 2/3 scoreless innings pitched World Series mark.
1961 - Yankees Whitey Ford set a World Series record for consecutive scoreless innings by extending his streak to 32 innings in a 7-0 triumph over the Reds in Game 4. Hall Of Fame pitcher Babe Ruth had held the mark of 29 2/3 innings. As Yankees OF Yogi Berra put it, “1961 wasn’t a good year for the Babe.”
1977 - The Yankees rip Royals starter Larry Gura for 6-hits and 4 runs in 2-innings, continue on to a 6-4 win to even their series with theRoyals at 2-2. Yankees closer Sparky Lyle turns in 5 1/3 innings of relief work to gain a win.
1978 - The Yankees clinch their 3rd straight AL Championship, by defeating the Royals by the score of 2-1 at Yankee Stadium, behind the pitching of Ron Gudiry and Rich Gossage, with HR power supplied by Graig Nettles and Roy White.
1995 - In the bottom of the 11th inning, Edgar Martinez drove home the tying and winning runs with a double to left field to rally the Mariners to a 6-5 win and the AL division series over the Yankees. Martinez batted .571 with 10 RBI in the best-of-5 series. Ken Griffey, Jr., who beat the relay throw home to score the winning run, belted 5 HRs in the series.
2004 - Former Yankees 1B Johnny Sturm (1941) passed away. 1st baseman Johnny Sturm made his big league debut with the Yankees in 1941. He hit .239 as the club's regular 1B. In 1941 World Series, he got a hit in each of the 5 games played. After that season, he enlisted in the Army and served in World War II. During his time in the military he lost the tip of his right index finger in a tractor accident. Sturm tried to make a comeback with the Yankees in 1946, but a broken wrist ended the attempt, before he played in a game. After his playing days ended, he was a minor league manager who was largely responsible for discovering Mickey Mantle, when he gave the young player a tryout. He also spent time as a MLB scout. Sturm died of heart failure at age of 88.
October 9th
1898 - Former HOF Yankees 3B Joe Sewell (1931-33) was born. After playing with the Indians for 11 years, Joe joined the Yankees for the1931-1933 AL seasons. He hit .301 in 1931. Joe was on the 1932 World Championship team, hitting .272 as their regular 3B. Joe finished MLB career with a .312 lifetime BA and with only 114 strike-outs, making him the toughest player to strike out, ever be elected to the HOF.
1921 - Babe Ruth hits his 1st World Series HR to lead the Yankees to their 1st series game victory over the Giants by the score of 3-0. This game will be the only Sunday game that Yankee hurler Carl Mays ever hurled in his 15-year MLB career.
1926 - The Cardinals Grover Alexander scatters 8 hits in Game 6 of the World Series while St. Louis tee off New York pitchers at Yankee Stadium for a 10-2 romp that sends the 1926 World Series to a 7th game.
1928 - Babe Ruth hits 3-HRs in a World Series game for the 2nd time in his Yankee career as the Yankees beat the Cardinals by a score of 7-3. Yankees starter Waite Hoyt picks up the win for the Bombers.
1938 - In the 1938 World Series, the Yankees became the 1st team to win 3 successive World Championships, defeating the Cubs by the score of 8-3. Yankees starter Red Ruffing posted his 2nd victory of the 1938 World Series game as the Yankees sweep the Cubs for the 2nd time in 6 years.
1941 - Former Yankees 1B/OF Joe Pepitone (1962-1969) was born. Before the 1958 AL Season, Joe was signed by the Yankees as an amateur free agent. He was one of 3 rookies that made the 1962 Yankees (others: Pitcher Jim Bouton and INF Phil Linz). Joe replaced Bill Skowron as regular 1B in 1963. He hit .271. He was an AL Golden Glove winner for 1B in 1965-66 and 1969. Joe was moved to the OF, when Mickey Mantle was moved to 1B in 1967. Joe was on the 1963-1965 AL All Star teams. After several problems with Yankees management during the 1969 AL season, he was traded in the off-season to the Houston Astros for former Yankees farmhand OF/1B/C Curt Blefary.
1949 - The Yankees pound the Dodgers by the score of 10-6 to win the 1949 World Series in 5 games. Pinch hitter and 3B Bobby Brown is the Yankees hitting hero, batting .500 and driving in 5 runs. Joe Page picks up the save for the Yankees, as Joe DiMaggio hits a HR. The World Series ends with the Yankees hitting .226 to Dodgers .210, but the Yankee pitching holds up with a 2.80 ERA, while the Bums pitchers post a high 4.30 ERA.
1951 - The Yankees rookie INF Gil McDougald’s grand-slam-HR high-lights the Yankees 13-1 win against the Giants at the Polo Grounds. Yankees starter Eddie Lopat picks up a complete game victory.
1956 - The Dodgers bounce back after Yankee’s Don Larsen's perfect game to tie the World Series in Game 6. Dodgers’ pitcher Clem Labine comes out of the bullpen to pitch a 1-0, victory over the Yankees in 10 innings. The Bums scored the games only run on a misplayed ball in the OF by Yankees Enos “Country” Slaughter
1957 - With veteran starter Warren Spahn stricken by the flu, Lew Burdette, pitching with 2 days rest, hurls his 3rd complete game and 2nd shutout as the Braves beat the Yankees, by the score of 5-0, to win the World Series. Lew was originally signed with the Yankees, but he was traded during the 1951 season for veteran Braves P Johnny Sain, who helped the Yankees win the 1951 pennant.
1958 - Yankees Bob Turley pitched 6 2/3 shutout innings in relief of Yankees starter Don Larsen, to beat the Braves by the score of 6-2 for the 1958 World Series title. New York became the 1st team since 1925 to win the World Series after being down 1-game to 3-games. Yankees 1B Bill Skowron’s 3-run HR helps the Yankees win the game.
1969 - Former Yankees minor league INF Kevin Jordan was born. On June 4, 1990, Kevin was drafted by the Yankees in the 20th round of the 1990 amateur player draft. Kevin never played for the Yankees at the MLB level. On February 9, 1994, Kevin was traded by the Yankees along with pitchers, Ryan Karp and Bobby Munoz to the Phillies for a player to be named later and starter Terry Mulholland. The Phillies sent Jeff Patterson on November 8, 1994 to the Yankees to complete the trade. Kevin played from 1995-2001 in the MLB with the Phillies.
1976 - The Yankees open their 1st post season play since 1964 and their 1st AL Playoff Series appearance ever) by dousing the Royals by the score of 4-1 in Kansas City. Yankees starter Catfish Hunter tossed a 5-hitter.
1977 - The Yankees rallied for 3 runs in the 9th inning to beat the Royals, by the score of 5-3, and take the 1977 AL pennant in the 5th game of the ALCS playoffs.
1996 - Bernie Williams hit a HR in the 11th inning to give the Yankees, a 5-4 victory over Baltimore in Game 1 of the AL Championship Series. The Yankees received a great help from a young fan, when Jeff Maier (12) created a game-tying HR by Derek Jeter in the 8th inning, when he reached out and grabbed a ball that was about to be caught by Orioles RF Tony Tarasco.
2004 - At Minneapolis, the Yankees rallied for 4 runs to tie the game in the 8th inning, and then pushed across the winning run in the 11th inning on a wild pitch. The 6-5 win against the Twins gave them a 3-1 AL Division series victory and sends them back to Yankee Stadium, where they will open against the Red Sox in the best-of-seven ALCS.
2005 - The Yankees forced an ALDS Game 5 by defeating the Angels, by the score of 3-2.
October 10th
1904 - The Red Sox clinched the AL pennant on the last day of the season when Jack Chesbro of the Highlanders threw a wild pitch in the 9th inning to allow the winning run to score from 3B. Boston had won the opener by the score of 3-2 in the doubleheader opener. Chesbro finishes 1904 AL season with a MLB and Yankees club pitching record of 41 wins.
1923 - It's an all-New York World Series for the 3rd straight year. In Game 1, a 4-4 tie is broken in the top of the 9th inning by the Giants as they defeat the Yankees by the score of 5-4. Giants P Rosy Ryan takes the win and Yankees Joe Bush is the loser. The Giants veteran OF Casey Stengel's inside-the-park HR is the 1st Series HR hit at Yankee Stadium. It is the 1st World Series to be broadcast on a nationwide radio network.
1926 - Grover Alexander saved Game 7 and the World Series for the Cardinals, by fanning Tony Lazzeri with the bases loaded in the 7th inning and pitching 2 1/3 hitless innings.
1929 - Former Yankees P Bobby Tiefenauer (1965) was born. Bobby was obtained from the Braves, going 1-1 in 10 games with 2 saves working out of the Yankees bullpen.
1937 - In the World Series, Yankees starter Lefty Gomez knocks in the winning run in the 4-2 clincher in Game 5 against the Giants. Lefty records his 5th World Series win without a loss. Yankees Joe DiMaggio and Myril Hoag hit HRs for the Bombers. Another new record comes when the Yankees complete the 1937 World Series without an error.
1951 - Hank Bauer's bases-loaded triple in Game 6 of the World Series propels the Yankees to a 4-3 over the Giants and their 3d straight World Series victory. 67,111 fans see Joe DiMaggio’s last World Series game as a Yankee player. Joe finishes the World Series with a double in the 8th inning. The Yankees starter Vic Raschi picks up the victory with relief help from pitchers Johnny Sain and Bob Kuzava, who gets the save.
1956 - Yankees starter Johnny Kucks sets down the Dodgers, by the score of 9-0, as the Yankees win the 1956 World Series in 7 games. Yogi Berra hits a pair of 2-run HRs and Bill Skowron hits an Grand Slam HR. It's the 7th and final time, the Dodgers and the Yankees meet in the World Series as New York City MLB teams. In the future, it will take a jet, not a subway, to get these 2 teams together in 1963 for the World Series.
1957 - Lew Burdette's 3rd victory of the 1957 World Series, a 5-0 shutout over the Yankees, gave the Braves, the 1957 World Series Championship, their 1st since the Miracle Boston Braves of 1914 and the team’s only one in Milwaukee.
1964 - The Yankees Jim Bouton and Curt Simmons of the Cardinals battle to a 1-1 tie through 8 innings in Game 3 of the 1964 World Series. Mickey Mantle hits a HR on Barney Schultz's 1st pitch in the 9th inning, and the Yankees win the game by a score of 2-1. It is Mickey’s 16 World Series HR breaking Babe Ruth’s record. Before his at bat in the 9th inning, Mickey tells Yankees teammate, Elston Howard that he’ll hit Schultz’s 1st pitch for a HR. Mickey Mantle will finish the1964 World Series with a .333 BA and 3 HRs, he will finish with 18 HRs in World Series play for the Yankees.
1976 - The Royals even their AL Playoffs series with the Yankees by coming from behind to beat the Yankees by a score of 7-3.
1978 - The Dodgers Davey Lopes collects 2 HRs and 5 RBIs to lead the Dodgers to an 11- 5 victory over the Yankees in Game 1 of the 1978 World Series. Tommy John picks up the win for the Dodgers, while Yankees starter Ed Figueroa takes the loss.
1980 - The Royals All Star 3B George Brett hits an upper-deck 3-run HR off Yankees relief ace Goose Gossage to give the Royals a 4-2 victory and a 3-game sweep of the Yankees in the 1980 AL Championship Series.
1986 - Former Yankees Pitcher Russ Van Atta (1933-35) passed away (1906-1986). Russ went 24-25 in 114 games with the Yankees before being sold to the Browns. His best Yankees season was in 1933, when he went 12-4 for the Yankees.
1990 - Former Yankees Batting Coach and MLB player Wally Moses passed away (1910-1990). Wally Moses was the Yankees batting coach for Manager Ralph Houk from 1961-1963.
1996 - The Orioles' 5-3 win over the Yankees in Game 2, evens the 1996 ALCS at 1 game apiece. Orioles 1B Rafael Palmeiro's 7th-inning HR is the key blow.
1998 - The Yankees even the ALCS at 2 games apiece on a 4-hit, 4-0 shutout by Orlando Hernandez, who hurls the 1st 7 innings, while Yankees relievers Mike Stanton and Mariano Rivera finish up the game.
2000 - The Mariners defeated the Yankees, by the score of 2-0, to take the opener of the 2000 AL Championship Series. Freddy Garcia and the Mariners bullpen combine on the 6-hitter, while Alex Rodriguez hits a HR for Seattle.
2001 - The Yankees fall to the A’s, by the score of 5-3, in Game 1 of their AL Division Series. A’s OF Terrence Long hits a pair of HRs for Oakland, while Jason Giambi, adds another HR for the A’s. Starter Mark Mulder gets the win for Oakland, while A’s OF Johnny Damon goes 4-for-4.
2005 - Angels Rookie P Ervin Santana pitched 5 1/3 strong innings in his postseason debut, as Garret Anderson hits a HR and drove in 2 runs, and Adam Kennedy hit a go-ahead 2-run triple, to lead the Angels over New York, by the score of 5-3, in the decisive Game 5 of their 2005 AL playoff series.
October 11th
1931 - Former Yankees P Gary Blaylock (1959) was born. On July 26, 1959, Gary was selected off waivers by the Yankees from the Cardinals. He went 0-1 in 15 games for the Yankees.
1943 - Yankees starter Spud Chandler shut out the Cardinals by the score of 2-0 as the Yankees win the 1943 World Series in 5 games. Chandler gave up 10 hits, but stranded 11 Cardinal runners. Yankees catcher Bill Dickey's 2-run HR in the 6th inning was the difference in the game.
1964 - The Cardinals 3B Ken Boyer hits a Grand Slam HR in Game 4 of the 1964 World Series, capping off a 4-3 comeback win over the Yankees. The Cardinals had trailed by the score of 3-0, before Ken Boyer's HR blast against Yankees starter Al Downing.
1965 - Former Yankees Pitcher Orlando “El Duque” Hernandez (1998-2003) was born in Cuba. On March 23, 1998, Orlando was signed by the Yankees as an amateur free agent after fleeing Cuba. El Duque went 53-45 as a Yankees pitcher. His best Yankees season was in 1999, when he posted a 17-9 record. In 1999, he was the ALCS MVP. Orlando went 4-4 in four World Series for the Yankees. In AL postseason playoffs, Orlando was 13-10 for the Yankees. On January 15, 2003, Orlando was traded by the Yankees to the White Sox for P Antonio Osuna and Delvis Lantigua (minors).
1977 - The Yankees defeat the Dodgers by the score of 4-3 in the opener of the 1977 World Series. The Dodgers held a 2-1 lead in the 6th inning, when the Yankees tie the game at 2-2 in the 8th inning on a Willie Randolph HR, followed a Thurman Munson double later in the inning that score the go head run. The Dodgers tied the game at 3-3 in the 9th inning, sending the game into extra innings. In the 12th inning, the Yankees score the winning runs, with Randolph on 2B after hitting a lead off double, Munson was intentionally passed, Paul Blair singles home the winning run.
1978 - The Dodgers edge the Yankees by the score of 4-3 in game 2 of the 1978 World Series at Dodger Stadium.
2006 - Pitcher Cory Lidle of the Yankees is killed when a plane he is in crashes into a residential building in New York City. On July 30, 2006, Corey was traded by the Phillies along with OF Bobby Abreu to the Yankees for P Matt Smith, and minor leaguers: C.J. Henry, Carlos Monastrios and Jesus Sanchez. Corey went 4-3 in 10 games with the Yankees.
(As always I'd like to thank Fw57Clipper51 for his great contribution.)
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