4/24 in Yankee History

The red-letter day-

1917: In front of 3‚219 fans‚ Yankee lefty George Mogridge pitches
a no-hitter against the Red Sox, the second no-no in franchise history,
and the first at Fenway Park, for a 2-1 New York win.

It is the second
of what will be an AL record five no-hitters in a season. The Yankees
score on 2 walks‚ an error‚ and a sacrifice fly off Dutch Leonard. This
will be the last no-hitter by a Yankee lefty until Dave Righetti’s in
1983.

On other 24ths of April…

2003: The Angels hand Andy Pettitte and the Yankees a 6-2 loss. It is
the first defeat of the year for a NY starting pitcher‚ ending their
ML-record streak of starters going 16-0 to begin the season.

http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2003/B04230ANA2003.htm

2001: As the American League celebrates its 100th anniversary, ‘ Ichiromania’ arrives the Bronx. The newly signed former Orix Blue Wave star makes his Yankee Stadium debut, with fans of Japanese extraction jamming the stands, including an enterprising crew of six bare-chested young men
with I-C-H-I-R-O on their fronts and S-U-Z-U-K-I on their backs. But it
is Mariners; shortstop and catcher Tom Lampkin who do most of the damage off Roger Clemens, driving in two runs apiece off the Yankee fireballer in a 7-5 Seattle win.

http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2001/B04240NYA2001.htm


1998: Yankee Stadium is cleared to reopen‚ so a series that was
originally scheduled to be in Detroit opens in New York. Darryl
Strawberry homers to complete a 4-run rally in the 1st in the Yankees
8-4 win. David Cone earns the win‚ his 150th‚ over Greg Keagle. It is
also Cone’s 11th consecutive win over Detroit.

http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1998/B04240NYA1998.htm

1995: Darryl Strawberry is sentenced to 6 months of home confinement on
tax evasion charges. He must also pay the government $350‚000 in back
taxes.

1992: Former Yankees vice president Leonard Kleinman drops his $30
million lawsuit against baseball Commissioner Fay Vincent. The suit had
been one of the obstacles standing in the way of George Steinbrenner’s
reinstatement with the Yankees.

1965: Former Yankee third baseman/DH Mike Blowers in born. Happy 46th to M.B.!

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/blowemi01.shtml

1962: Mets manager and former Yankee skipper Casey Stengel is fined
$500 by Commissioner Ford Frick for allowing his picture to appear in a
beer ad.

1960: The Yankees score 8 runs against the Orioles before the first out
is made‚ tying an AL record set by Cleveland July 6‚ 1954‚ also against
Baltimore. Included in the opening New York salvo are a 3-run homer by Elston Howard and a follow-up jack by Tony Kubek. The Orioles respond with grand slams by Albie Pearson and
Billy Klaus in the 8th and 9th‚ but New York hold on for a 15-9
triumph.

http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1960/B04240NYA1960.htm

1957: At the Stadium‚ Mickey Mantle drills an 8th inning solo shot off
Baltimore’s Connie Johnson to give the Yankees a 3-2 win. He scored
earlier on a Yogi Berra homer.

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http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1957/B04240NYA1957.htm

1946: Clark Griffith, the Yankees’ first manager, and his one-time ace Jack Chesbro are among 11 new  inductees into the Hall of Fame.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clark_Griffith

1940: At Philadelphia‚ the Yankees whip the A’s‚ 9-4‚ behind Red
Ruffing. Master deceiver Frankie Crosetti pulls off his sixth
successful hidden ball trick in the majors when he nabs the A’s Al
Brancato.

http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1940/B04240NYA1940.htm

1938: Goose Goslin’s pinch-hit homer is the fifth of his career‚ for a new AL record‚ but the Yankees beat the Senators 4-3.

http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1938/B04240NYA1938.htm

1937: In Boston’s home opener‚ the Yankees tie the Sox on Tony
Lazzeri’s 8th inning homer‚ then score a pair in the 10th on George
Selkirk’s triple. Twinkletoes is out trying to swipe home. The Sox come
back for a run in the 10th‚ but the Yankees win‚ 6-5.

http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1937/B04240BOS1937.htm

1923: President Warren G. Harding attends the game at Yankee Stadium
and sees Babe Ruth hit a HR in a 4-0 win over the Senators‚ as Sad Sam
Jones pitches the first shutout in the new park.

 

http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1923/B04240NYA1923.htm

1920: The Yankees Carl Mays pitches 10 innings in beating the
Philadelphia Athletics‚ 3-2. Mays allows 6 hits in winning his 6th
straight over the Mackmen.

1909: Sidelined much of April with the flu‚ Walter Johnson makes his
1st appearance of the year. He ‘should’ve stood in bed’, as the
Highlanders rough him up for 6 runs before he is lifted in the 3rd.
Behind Joe Lake‚ New York roll to a 17-0 win over Washington‚ a club
record shutout loss for the Nationals. It will be tied by the Yankees in
1920.