On this day in 2008 the Boston Red Sox lost and the Tampa
Bay Rays beat the Yankees 2-1 in 11 innings to put the Rays in sole possession
of first place for the first time in their franchise's history. Tampa would be
seven games over the .500 mark (23-16) which is also a mark that had never been
accomplished in the 11 years of the Rays existence.
Also on this day in 1985 the New York Yankees rally to beat
the Minnesota Twins 9-8 after trailing the Twins 8-0 in the bottom of the sixth
inning. Don Mattingly hit a ninth inning three run walk off home run at Yankee
Stadium with two outs to cap the victory.
Also on this day in 1955 for the first time in his career
Mickey Mantle hit a home run from both sides of the plate in the same game.
Mantle finished the game with three home runs total, two from the left side,
and drove in all five runs in a 5-2 win over the Detroit Tigers.
Finally on this day in 1929 a game was played for the first time
in major league history where both teams wore numbers on the back of their
uniforms. The Indians hosted the New York Yankees in League Park in Cleveland
and would mark numerals becoming a permanent fixture on the back of the
uniforms.
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Sorry for the Capatcha... Blame the Russians :)