slidingintohome.blogspot.com - 6/28/2009
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This Week in Yankees History June 28th - July 4th June 28th 1907 - The last place Nationals steal a record 13 bases off catcher Branch Rickey in a 16-5 win over the Yankees. Rickey, acquired last February from the Browns, is pressed into service despite having a bad shoulder because of ...
This Week in Yankees History (6/14-6/20)
slidingintohome.blogspot.com 6/14/2009 — This Week in Yankees History June 14th - June 20th June 14th 1925 - Former Yankees 1B Fenton “Muscles” Mole (1949) was born. He appeared in 10 games for the Yankees during the 1949 AL season, hitting just .189. 1928 - Former Yankees minor league INF Herb Plews was born. The Yankees ...
This Week in New York Yankees Histor (6/21-6/27)
slidingintohome.blogspot.com 6/21/2009 — This Week in New York Yankees History June 21st - June 27th June 21st 1897 - Former Yankees reserve INF Spencer Adams (1926) was born. Spencer hit .120 in 28 games for the Yankees. 1906 - Former Yankees P Russell (Russ) “Sheriff” Van Atta (1933-35) was born. Russ went 15-9 for the ...
This Week in Yankees History (7/12-7/18)
slidingintohome.blogspot.com 7/12/2009 — This Week in Yankees History July 12th - July 18th July 12th 1905 - The Tigers beat the Yankees by a score of 6-3, with the help of 2 errors by Highlander 1B Jack Doyle. The veteran Doyle was signed yesterday and this will be his only appearance for New York. 1911 - Yankees 3B Roy ...
This Week in Yankees History (7/5-7/11)
slidingintohome.blogspot.com 7/5/2009 — This Week in Yankees History July 5th - July 11th July 5th 1884 - Former Yankees P John “Jack” Quinn (1909-12, 1919-21) was born. John went 81-65 in 228 games for the Yankees. He won 18 games in a season twice for the Yankees in 1910 and 1921. On August 12, 1912, he was traded by the ...
This Week in Yankees History (7/26-8/1)
slidingintohome.blogspot.com 7/26/2009 — This Week in Yankee History July 26th - August 1st July 26th 1892 - Former Yankees P Samuel “Sad Sam” Jones (1922-26) was born. Sam went 67-55 for the Yankees from 1922-1926. His best Yankees season was in 1923, when he went 21-8 for the Yankees. 1920 - Former Yankees 3B Eddie ...
This Week in Yankees History (7/19-7/25)
slidingintohome.blogspot.com 7/19/2009 — This Week in Yankees History July 19th - July 25th July 19th 1887 - Former Yankees P Charles “Butch” Schmidt (1909) was born. On September 1, 1908, Butch was drafted by the Highlanders from Baltimore (Eastern) in the 1908 MLB Rule 5 player draft. Butch appeared in 1 game with the ...
This Week in Yankees History
slidingintohome.blogspot.com 5/17/2009 — This Week in Yankees History May 17th - May 23rd May 17th 1920 - Former Yankees P James “Hot Rod” McDonald (1952-54, 1955) was born. On November 23, 1951, Jim was traded by the Browns to the Yankees for reserve C Clint Courtney. Jim went 16-12 in 69 games for the Yankees. In December of ...
This Week in Yankees History (8/2-8/8)
slidingintohome.blogspot.com 8/2/2009 — This Week in Yankees History August 2nd - August 8th August 2nd 1893 - Former Yankees OF Angel Aragon (1914, 1916-1917) was born. He appeared in 32 games for the Yankees, hitting just .118. He is the father of MLB player Jack Aragon (1941). 1929 - The A's 11-10 victory over the Tigers ...
This Week in Yankees History (8/9-8/15)
slidingintohome.blogspot.com 8/9/2009 — This Week in Yankees History August 9th - August 15th August 9th 1919 - Former Yankees Player (1947-54), MLB Coach, Manager (1961-1963,1966-1973) General Manager (1964-66), Ralph “The Major” Houk was born. The Yankees signed Ralph as an MLB amateur free agent in 1939. He was a Yankees ...
This Week in Yankees History (5/24-5/30)
slidingintohome.blogspot.com 5/24/2009 — This Week in Yankees History May 24th - May 30th May 24th 1876 - Former Yankees C Fred Jacklitsch (1905) was born. On September 15, 1905, Fred was sent from the Providence (Eastern) to the Highlanders in an unknown transaction. He appeared in 1 game for the Yankees. Before the 1906 AL ...