Before 57,000 at Yankee Stadium, the Yankees sweep a pair from the visiting White Sox, winning the nitecap, 6 – 4, on Mickey Mantle’s homer off Turk Lown. In game 1, Yankee veteran Enos Slaughter belts a pair of homers; at age 43, he is the oldest player this century to accomplish the feat. Carlton Fisk, a few months older, will top Slaughter in 1991.
On July 19, 1959 — Before 57,000 at Yankee Stadium, the Yankees sweep a pair from the visiting Chicago White Sox, winning the nitecap, 6 – 4, on Mickey Mantle’s homer off Turk Lown. In game 1, Yankee veteran Enos Slaughter belts a pair of homers; at age 43, he is the oldest player this century to accomplish the feat. Carlton Fisk, a few months older, will top Slaughter in 1991.
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