Tuesday, October 1, 2013

This Day In New York Yankees History 10/1


On this day in 1932 the Yankees 18 year old short stop prospect Joe DiMaggio makes his professional debut with the San Francisco Seals organization. In his age 19 season DiMaggio would hit .340 with 169 RBI's and 28 home runs in his first season in the Gulf Coast League.


On this day in 1933 Babe Ruth would make his final appearance as a pitcher in the major leagues as he goes the distance to beat the Boston Red Sox. The Yankees won 6-5 in a meaningless game that saw Ruth on the mound to draw fans to the ball park. Ruth would finish his pitching career with a 94-46 record.


On this day in 1961 the Yankees beat the Red Sox 1-0 but that is not what is important about this day. This is the day that Roger Maris hit his 61st home run of the season passing Babe Ruth's single season home run record, asterisk or not.


On this day in 1973 the Yankees are renovating the original Yankees Stadium and decide to present Mrs. Babe Ruth and Mrs. Lou Gehrig with home plate and first base respectively.


On this day in 1995 the New York Yankees and the Colorado Rockies become the first ever Wild Card teams in major league baseball history. Don Mattingly would see his first and only taste of the post season in his career.

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