On this day in 2003 Derek was relieved of any other name he
was ever given in his walk in life and officially became The Captain of the New
York Yankees. Jeter was named the 11th Yankee Captain in their storied history
at age 28. Jeter joins Hal Chase (1912), Roger Peckinpaugh (1914-1921), Babe
Ruth (whopping six days in 1922), Everett Scott (1922), Lou Gehrig (1935-1941),
Thurman Munson (1976-1979), Graig Nettles (1982-1984), Willie Randolph and Ron
Guidry (1986-1989), and Don Mattingly (1991-1995).
Also on this day in 1998 Orlando "El Duque"
Hernandez makes his major league debut and gets the victory in a 7-1 win over
the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. Hernandez escaped from Cuba just six months ago on a
boat and allowed only one run on five hits in seven innings for the Yankees.
Also on this day in 1932 Tony Lazzeri hit a grand slam to
complete the natural cycle. Lazzeri hit the single, double, triple, and home
run in sequential order to complete the rare feat. No one talks about this
though after Gehrig went off with the plate.
Finally on this day in 1932 Lou Gehrig became the first
player to hit four home runs in one game in the 20th century. Gehrig barely
missed a fifth in Philadelphia on this day while the Yankees hammer out a major
league record 50 total bases in a 20-13 victory.
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Sorry for the Capatcha... Blame the Russians :)