1876 - Former Yankees P Fred Glade (1908) was born. Fred went 0-4 in 5 games in 1908, after coming from the Browns.
1908 - Former Yankees P Roy Sherid (1939-41) was born. Roy went 23-24 in 87 games with 7 saves for the Yankees.
1918 - Former Yankees P Steve Roser (1944-46) was born. Steve went in 5-4 in 20 games with 1 save, before being sold to Braves.
1943 - The Yankees sell future HOF P Lefty Gomez to the Braves. Gomez will never pitch in a game for the Braves, who decided to release the veteran left-hander. Gomez will eventually sign with the Senators in May, only appearing in 1 game before retiring from MLB.
1945 - Larry MacPhail, Dan Topping and Del Webb purchased the Yankees for $2.8 million from the heirs of previous owner Jacob Ruppert. The new owners announce that Ed Barrow will remain in place as GM, but a month later they will install Larry MacPhail as GM.
1966 - Yankees veteran shortstop Tony Kubek announces his retirement due to a serious back problem. During a 9-year MLB career, Kubek was named to 3 AL All-Star teams and played on 7 Yankee pennant winners and 3 World Championship clubs. He was the AL Rookie Of Year in 1957, hitting .297 in 127 games. Tony will become a MLB baseball announcer.
1999 - The Mets games this season will broadcast by WPIX-TV, Channel 11, after being aired on WOR-TV, Channel 9, since the club inception in 1962. The Yankees games, which had been aired for nearly 50 years on Channel 11, will now be seen on Channel 5, a FOX-TV affiliate.
1999 - Free agent OF Tim Raines is signed by the A’s to a $600,000 contract. Raines hit .290 for the 1998 World Champion Yankees. He has a .296 MLB career batting average.
1962 - Yankees All Star outfielder’s Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle sign contracts with Columbia Pictures to appear in “Safe at Home!” a movie that is to be shot during the 1962 Yankees spring training camp. The movie will star Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle as themselves and feature cameos by Whitey Ford, Yogi Berra and Yankees Manager Ralph Houk.
1989 - The Yankees signed free agent P Chuck Cary (1989-1991). Chuck would go 11-22 in 60 games as a Yankee before being released by the team in October of 1993.
1998 - The Yankees signed free agent P Doug Linton. Doug would be release by the Yankees during their 1998 spring training camp.
1999 - The Yankees released reserve C Alberto Castillo. They signed free agent P Jason Grimsley. For the Yankees, Jason Grimsley will post a 10-4 record with 2 saves in 118 games (1999-2000). In 1999, he will go 7-2 in 55 games with 1 save for the Yankees.
2000 - The Yankees signed free agent veteran OF Roberto Kelly. Roberto will only appear in 10 games during the 2000 AL season, hitting only .120. He had originally started his MLB career with the Yankees, before being traded to the Reds for OF Paul O’Neill.
2007 - The Yankees signed free agent veteran reserve INF Miguel Cairo. Miguel will appear in 54 games, hitting .254 for the Yankees before being released on August 15, 2007. He will be picked by the Cardinals and finished the 2007 MLB season with them.
1888 - Former Yankees reserve OF Alan Wickland (1919) was born. He hit .152 in 26 games in 1919.
1896 - Former Yankees P Milton Gaston (1924) was born.Milt went 5-3 in 29 games, before being traded to the Browns in Urban Shocker trade.
1901 - Former Yankees P Fred “Lefty” Heimach (1928-29) was born. Fred went 13-9 in 48 games with the Yankees.
1921 - Yankees obtained shortstop John Mitchel from the Vernon for P Ernie Shore and Bob McGraw and C James “Tuck” Hannah. John hit .262 in 17 games before being traded to Red Sox in the Joe Dugan deal.
1968 - The Yankees drafted John Andrews in the 5th round of the 1968 MLB amateur player draft, but did not sign the player.
1978 - Former Yankees All Star P Monte Pearson passed away (1908-1978). Monte was acquired by the Yankees in trade that sent starter Johnny Allen to the Indians in 1935. He pitched for the Yankees from 1936-1940. His best Yankees season was in 1936, when he went 19-7 and made the AL All Star team. He appeared in the 1936-39, World Series with the Yankees going 4-4. His Yankees pitching career record was 63-27. He was sold to the Reds in 1940.
1991 - Former Yankees veteran reserve 1B Dale Long (1960, 1962-63) passed away (1926-1991). On December 5, 1949, Dale was drafted by the Yankees from the Tigers in the 1949 MLB minor league player draft. Don will not appear with the Yankees at the MLB level. On November 16, 1950, Dale was drafted by the Pirates from the Yankees in the 1950 MLB rule 5 player draft. In 1956, Don was a NL All Star 1B with the Cubs, during that season Don set a MLB record of hitting 7 HRs in 7 straight games. During the 1958 NL season with the Pirates, he caught 2 games as a left-handed catcher. Don was obtained from Giants in August of 1960. Don hit .366 in 26 games for the Yankees. He was lost in the 1960 AL Expansion Draft to the new Senators. On July 11, 1962, Dale was re-obtained from the Senators for minor league OF Don Lock (Richmond AAA). He hit .298 in 41 games. The Yankees released Dale during the 1963 AL season; he was only hitting .200, while appearing in only 14 games. He appeared in 2 World Series with the Yankees (1960 and 1962) hitting .250.
2003 - Former Yankees P Bob Kammeyer (1978-79) passed away (1950-2003). Bob was drafted by the Yankees in the 21st round of the 1972 MLB amateur player draft. Bob went 0-0 in 8 games for the Yankees in 1978-79. In 1980, Bob was named IL Pitcher of the Year, while pitching with the Columbus Clippers. Despite winning 16 games with the Clippers, he didn’t get a real chance to break into the Yankees starting rotation.
2003 - The Yankees signed veteran free agent P Juan Acevedo. Juan will go 0-3 in 25 games with 6 saves out of the bullpen, before the Yankees release him in August of 2003. He will finish the 2003 AL season with the Blue Jays.
1884 - Former Yankees P Tom Hughes (1906-07,1909-10) was born. Tom went 17-17 in 54 games with the Yankees.
1906 - Former Yankees INF Lyn Larry (1929-34) was born.Lyn was purchased from Oakland Oaks (PCL) in 1928. He had 3 good seasons with the Yankees, before slipping in 1932. In 1934, he would be sent to the Red Sox.
1916 - Former Yankees P Bob Muncrief (1951) was born. On November 16,1950, Bob was drafted by the Yankees from the Cubs organization in the 1950 Rule 5 MLB player draft. He went 0-0 in 2 games with the Yankees during the 1951 AL season.
1967 - The Yankees drafted P Terry Ley in the 3rd round of the 1967 MLB amateur player draft (Secondary Phase). Terry will appear in 6 games for the Yankees with no record in 1971. On December 2, 1971, Terry was traded along with minor league P Gary Jones to the Rangers for veteran INF Bernie Allen.
1976 - The Yankees released veteran OF Walt “No Neck” Williams. Yankees Owner George Steinnbrenner would help Walt obtain a player contract with a team in Japan. Walt hit .113 and .281 in 125 games for the Yankees (1974-75).
1987 - The Yankees signed free agent P Bob Shirley (1983-1987). Bob posted a 14-20 record in 165 games with 5 saves before being released by the team in August of 1987.
1994 - The Yankees signed veteran free agent P Bob Ojeda. Bob appeared in 2 games with no record before being released by the Yankees
during May of 1994.
2001 - Former Yankees OF/DH/1B Curt Blefary (1970-71) passed away. In 1962, Curt was signed as a free agent by the Yankees. He was removed from the 40-man Yankee roster, when they acquired veteran INF Harry Bright during the 1963 AL season. Curt was immediately claimed by the Orioles. In 1965, he was the AL ROY award winner with the Orioles, hitting .260 with 22 HRs with 70 RBI’s. On December 4, 1969, Curt was traded by the Astros to the Yankees for 1B Joe Pepitone. Curt only hit .212 as a Yankee. On May 26, 1971, he was traded by the Yankees to the A’s for P Rob Gardner. He would play for the Orioles, Astros, A’s and Yankees during his 8 year MLB career.
2002 - The Yankees signed veteran free agent INF Ron Coomer. Ron would appear in 55 games hitting .264 for the Yankees in 2002, before leaving the team for free agency.
2004 - The Yankees signed free agents OF/DH Darren Bragg and OF Tyler Houston. Darren Bragg and Tyler Houston will not play for the Yankees at the MLB level during the 2004 AL season, spending the season at Columbus (AAA).
1885 - Former Yankees INF George “Hack” Simmons (1912) was born. He hit .239 in 110 games in 1912.
1930 - The Red Sox sell former AL HR king Ken Williams to their rival Yankees for the waiver price. Williams, a lifetime .319 hitter, will be released prior to the start of the 1930 AL season. He will never again play in the MLB.
1943 - The Yankees traded 2B Jerry Priddy and minor league P Milo Candini to the Senators for P Bill Zuber and cash consideration. Bill Zuber was classified 4-F in the war draft, will not have a winning season with the Yankees, while Milo Candini will go 11-7 for the Senators in 1943.
1948 - MLB Commissioner Happy Chandler fines the Yankees, Cubs and Phillies $500 each for signing high school players.
1955 - John Williams Cox buys Yankee Stadium from the Dan Topping-Del Webb partnership. He immediately sells the grounds to the Knights of Columbus. He will leave Yankee Stadium to Rice University in 1962.
1960 - Former Yankees All Star INF Steve Sax (1989-1991) was born. Steve was signed as a free agent replacing Willie Randolph at 2B. He hit .315, .260 and .304 as a Yankee, making the AL All Star team in 1989-90. On January 10, 1992, Steve was traded by the Yankees to the White Sox for Pitchers Melido Perez, Bob Wickman, and Domingo Jean.
1964 - Former Yankees P John Habyan (1990-1993) was born. On July 20, 1989, John was traded by the Orioles to the Yankees for OF Stan Jefferson. John will spend the rest of the 1989 season at Columbus. He went 11-9 in 154 games with 10 saves. On July 30, 1993, John was traded as part of a 3-team trade by the Yankees to the Royals. The Cubs sent P Paul Assenmacher to the Yankees. The Royals sent OF Karl Rhodes to the Cubs.
1966 - The Yankees drafted Darrell Evans in the 2nd Round of the 1966 MLB amateur player draft (secondary phase), but did not sign the player.
1982 - The Yankees named AL All Star 3B Graig Nettles as their team captain. Nettles becomes the 1st Yankees captain since Thurman Munson, who was killed in August of 1979 in airplane crash in Ohio.
1992 - The Yankees signed free agent P Allan Anderson. He never appears in a game with the Yankees.
1993 - The Yankees signed 1B Fernando Seguignol was an amateur free agent. He was assigned to the 1993 GCL Yankees and struggled, batting only .217 as an OF. In 1994, the teenager improved to .289, though he struck out 61 times in 266 AB’s. He led the NY-PA League with 9 triples that year. In 1995, he was traded to the Expos for P John Wetteland. In 2003, Fernando returned from Japan to play in the USA, signing with the Yankees. He was 5 for 7 in limited appearances with the Yankees. He was 5 for 13 with the Tampa Yankees. He spent most of 2003 season, producing at a .341 clip with 28 HRs in 402 AB’s for the Columbus Clippers (AAA). He led the IL in HRs and BA, led all of full-season MIL baseball in slugging percentage. He was named the DH on the IL All-Star team and won the IL MVP award. In 2004, he went back to play in Japan, where he is still active.
2005 - The Yankees signed veteran free agent OF Doug Glanville. The Yankees will release him during their 2005 spring training camp.
2007 - Former Yankees pitching coach and former MLB pitcher Art Fowler passed away (1922-2007). He was Billy Martin’s longtime pitching coach with the Tigers, Rangers, Yankees and the A's. As MLB pitcher (1954-1964), Art went 54-51, with the Reds, Dodgers and Angels. As a MLB pitching coach, Art Fowler never believed in running for his MLB pitchers, he is quoted as saying "If you pitched with your legs, Jesse Owens would have won 30 games."
1923 - The Yankees GM Edward Barrow raided his old team the Red Sox again, obtaining P Herb Pennock exchange for INF Norm McMillan, P George Murray, OF Camp Skinner, and $50,000. Herb would win 162 games as a Yankee starter finishing a career WP of .643. Herb had 165 complete games in 346 games with 19 shutouts and 700 strikeouts. In 1924, he went 21-9. Then in 1926, Herb posted a 23-11 mark. In the World Series, he went 3-2 in 10 games with a 1.95 ERA for the Yankees.
1948 - Former Yankees HOF P Herb Pennock (1923-1933) collapses and dies from a heart attack. Pennock, who was 53, had been serving as the GM of the Phillies since 1944. He would be inducted into Baseball’s HOF in 1948.
1891 - Former Yankees OF Tim Hendryx (1915-17) was born. Tom hit .246 in 153 games before being sent to the Browns.
1893 - Former Yankees reserve 1B George “Tigoa” Burns (1928-29) was born. He appeared in 13 games going 2 for 13, before being sent to the A’s. He was blocked at 1B by All Star Lou Gehrig.
1900 - Former Yankees C John “Honey” Barnes (1926) was born. John appeared in 1 game with 1 at bat, drawing a walk in 1926.
1929 - Former Yankees P Duke Maas (1958-1961) was born. On June 15, 1958, he was traded by the A’s along with veteran starter Virgil Trucks to the Yankees for P Bob Grim and OF Harry “Suitcase” Simpson. Duke would go 26-12 in 96 games with the Yankees. His best Yankees season was in 1959, posting a 14-8 mark. He appeared in 2 World Series in 1958 and 1960 with the the Yankees having no record. The Yankees lost him to the new LA Angels in the 1960 AL Expansion Player Draft in December of 1960. On April 4, 1961, Duke was traded by the Angels back to the Yankees for reserve INF Fritz Brickell. Duke would only pitch in 1-game before arm problems shut him down for the 1961 AL season and eventually cost him his MLB career.
1953 - The Yankees, Indians, and Red Sox retaliate at Browns Owner Bill Veeck, forcing the St. Louis Browns to play afternoon games to avoid sharing TV revenues. Veeck takes his plan to the AL office to make them pay. The AL office rejects his plan. Eventually Bill Veeck will sell the Browns to new owners, who will move the team to Baltimore to become the Orioles in 1954.
1958 - Former Yankees INF Rafael Santana (1988-89) was born. On December 11, 1987, he was traded by the Mets along with Victor Garcia (minors) to the Yankees for OF Darren Reed, C Phil Lombardi, and P Steve Frey. Rafael hit .240 in 148 games in 1988, before going down with rotor cuff injury in spring of 1989. The Yankees released him in August of 1989.
1971 - The Special Veterans Committee selects 7 men for enshrinement in the HOF: former players Jake Beckley, Joe Kelley, Harry Hooper, Rube Marquard, Chick Hafey, and Dave Bancroft, as well as baseball executive George Weiss, who was the Yankees GM (1949-1960) and ran the Yankees farm system under Yankees GM Ed Barrow in the 1930-40’s. He was the 1st GM for the Mets in 1962.
1977 - INF Joe Sewell, P Amos Rusie, and C Al Lopez are elected to the HOF by the Special Veterans Committee. Joe Sewell batted .312 over 14 seasons with the Indians and Yankees. He only struck out 113 times during his MLB career. Amos Rusie won 246 games over 9 seasons from 1889 to 1898. Al Lopez won 4 fielding titles in 19 years as a MLB catcher, but it was his .584 winning percentage in 17 seasons as a MLB manager that got him into Cooperstown. He was the only AL Manager to win AL Flags with the Indians (1954) and White Sox (1959) during Manager Casey Stengel’s Yankees Dynasty run of 1949-1960.
2006 - The Yankees signed veteran free agent P Ramiro Mendoza. He will spent the 2006 season at Columbus (AAA), trying to comeback from arm problems. He only appeared in 1 game, pitching 1 inning with the Yankees in 2005.
2008 - The Yankees signed free agent OF/DH Morgan Ensberg. Morgan will appear in 28 games for the Yankees, hitting only just .203, before being released by the team on June 7, 2008. He will sign as a free agent with the Indians, playing the rest of 2008 season with their Buffalo (AAA) team
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