On this day in 1978 Louisiana Lightning and Yankees pitcher
Ron Guidry started a new tradition at Yankee Stadium. Guidry would strike out
15 Angels in six innings and finish the game with 18 K's to establish a new
American League record for southpaws in the game. The Yankee Stadium crows
would begin to clap each time Guidry got two strikes on a batter. This is also
where Guidry got his nickname Louisiana Lightning from when called that by
television announcer Phil Rizzuto.
Also on this day in 1962 Gene Woodling becomes the first major
league player to play for both of New York's teams, the Yankees and the Mets.
The 38 year old outfielder would go 2-4 scoring two runs for New York's
National League expansion team in an 8-7 loss to the Chicago Cubs at the Polo Grounds.
Speaking of the Yankees and this day in history in 1962 the Yankees would lose their third and fourth games of the series in a double header with the Cleveland Indians to get swept by the Tribe. In the second inning of Game 1 the Indians Jerry Kindall, Bubba Phillips, and Jim Mahoney hit three consecutive home runs to give Dick Donovan his 10th win of the season. The Cleveland crowd, the largest Indians crows in eight seasons, would enjoy watching the Indians sweep the Bronx Bombers.
Speaking of the Yankees and this day in history in 1962 the Yankees would lose their third and fourth games of the series in a double header with the Cleveland Indians to get swept by the Tribe. In the second inning of Game 1 the Indians Jerry Kindall, Bubba Phillips, and Jim Mahoney hit three consecutive home runs to give Dick Donovan his 10th win of the season. The Cleveland crowd, the largest Indians crows in eight seasons, would enjoy watching the Indians sweep the Bronx Bombers.
Finally on this day in 1941 Joe DiMaggio extends his hitting streak
to 30 consecutive games with a little help from a bad hop off Luke Appling's
shoulder. DiMaggio would break the team's record for hits in consecutive games
with the bit of luck passing Roger Peckinpaugh in 1919 and Earle Combs in 1931.
The Yankees would lose the game 8-7 to the Chicago White Sox.
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Sorry for the Capatcha... Blame the Russians :)