5/04 in Yankee History
2006: Jim Delsing, the last player to wear no. 7 for the Yankees before Mickey Mantle, dies at the age of 80.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/delsiji01.shtml
1981: Yankee reliever Ron Davis strikes
out the last 8 batters of the game in a 4-2 win over the Angels‚ tying
Nolan Ryan’s AL record (done twice) for consecutive strikeouts and
setting a new record for consecutive strikeouts by a reliever.
http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1981/B05040CAL1981.htm
1963: The Yankees edge the Twins‚ 3-2‚ beating Jim Kaat on 3 solo homers. Elston Howard hits a pair‚ and Mickey Mantle adds one.
http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1963/B05040MIN1963.htm
1961:
Mickey Mantle homers and extends his hitting streak to 16 games‚ as the
Yankees top the Twins‚ 5-2. New York sweep all 3 games in Minnesota.
http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1961/B05040MIN1961.htm
1951:
In St. Louis‚ the Yanks pummel the Browns 8-1 behind Eddie Lopat.
Mickey Mantle‚ again batting leadoff and playing in right field‚
connects for his 2nd homer‚ off Duane Pillette‚ a 450 ft. shot in the
6th inning.
1950: The White Sox‚ helped by Bob “Sugar” Cain’s 5-hitter‚ embarrass the Yankees 15-0 at the Stadium.
The
score ties the Yanks’ team record‚ set in 1907‚ for the most runs in a
shutout loss. One bright spot for the Yankees in the humiliating defeat
is Phil Rizzuto’s 3 hits.
http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1950/B05040NYA1950.htm
1933: Lefty Gomez throws no-hit ball
for 8 innings before Detroit’s Charlie Gehringer leads off the 9th with a
home run. Gerald Walker follows with a double‚ reaches third when Gomez
throws a wild pitch‚ and scores. Gomez then retires the side for a 5-2
Yankee win.
http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1933/B05040DET1933.htm
1929:
At Comiskey Park‚ Lou Gehrig wallops three home runs against the Sox in
an 11-9 New York shootout. His second round-tripper‚ in the 7th inning‚
is sandwiched between blasts by Babe Ruth and Bob Meusel. With his
homer off Red Faber in the 2nd‚ Gehrig joins Ruth as the second slugger
to clear the right field stands‚ 75 feet high and 360 feet away from
home plate. The Ruthian clout came off Tommy Thomas in 1927. His last
homer of the day is served up by Dan Dugan.
http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1929/B05040CHA1929.htm
1920: Jack Quinn tosses a five-hitter as the Yankees beat Boston’s Waite Hoyt‚ 5-0.
Umpire Dick Nallin clears the Yankee bench in the 6th inning because of ‘too much conversation.’
http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1920/B05040NYA1920.htm
1918:
At the Polo Grounds‚ the Yankees set an ML record (since tied) by
laying down 8 sacrifices‚ 6 coming on bunts‚ and nudge Boston 5-4. The
bunting by New York takes advantage of Boston lefty Babe Ruth‚ who is
nursing a hangover. The Babe makes 2 errors and has 9 assists handling
13 fielding chances. Despite contributing his first homer of the year‚
plus a double‚ Ruth loses to Allan Russell. Boston’s first baseman Dick
Hoblitzell injures his finger‚ and in the next game Ruth will make his
first career start as a position player.
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