1989 – Rickey Henderson of the New York Yankees sets a major league record when he leads off a game with a home run for the 36th time in his career, breaking a tie with Bobby Bonds.
At Yankee Stadium, Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Dave Stieb throws a one-hit, 8 – 0 shutout against New York, giving him three one-hitters in his last four starts dating back to the previous September.
Tommy John becomes the first pitcher to commit three errors on one play when he (1) bobbles Jeffrey Leonard’s grounder, and then, in an effort to recover, (2) throws the ball down the right field line that Dave Winfield retrieves and fires home, where the Yankee left-hander cuts it off, (3) relaying the throw wildly…
On June 28, 1987, At Yankee Stadium the talk of the day was all about Yankee starter Rich Rhoden and scuffing baseballs. Baseballs were constantly checked throughout the contest, a 6-2 Red Sox victory. In the 6th inning, Don Baylor of the Boston Red Sox moves past Ron Hunt when he is plunked by a…
September 13, 1986 – at Yankee Stadium Boston Red Sox left fielder Jim Rice charged into the stands Saturday after a spectator snatched his cap and then used what Rice later said were racial slurs. Three spectators were issued summonses by New York City police after the incident, which occurred in the bottom of the…
“I may not have been the greatest Yankee to put on the uniform, but I am the proudest.” – Billy Martin, on his day at Yankee Stadium. During Billy Martin Day at Yankee Stadium, the Bronx Bombers retire uniform #1 and dedicate a plaque in Monument Park which reads, ‘There has never been a greater competitor than Billy’. The team’s former scrappy second baseman and four-time manager tells the sold-out crowd, “I may not have been the greatest Yankee to put on the uniform, but I am the proudest.”
Tom Seaver of the Chicago White Sox wins his 300th game
Ozzie Guillen scores from second base on an infield hit in the 11th to give the White Sox a 6 – 5 victory over the Yankees. Luis Salazar’s slow roller down the first base line is fielded by pitcher Rich Bordi, and with no play at first, Guillen keeps running. In the 7th, the Yankees have two runners thrown out at home on the same play.
New York Yankees sign free agent Ed Whitson to a five-year contract
On June 25, 1984 At Yankee Stadium, Dave Winfield hits five singles and drives in four runs to lead New York to a 7 – 3 win over Detroit. Ron Guidry (6-5) is the beneficiary of Winfield’s hitting. Dave is now hitting .750 against Detroit this year. Winfield has three five-hit games this month, tying a record set by Ty Cobb. Source Baseball…
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