New Posts For Thread: This Week in Yankees History May 30th-June 5thhttp://www.myyesnetwork.com/go/thread/view/82290/24915273/This_Week_in_Yankees_History_May_30th-June_5thThis week in Yankees History May 30th-June 5thMay 30th Traditional Memorial Day1884- Former Yankees shortstop Rube Oldring (1905,1916) was born. Rube hit .267 in 51 games for the Yankees with 2 tours with the team.1894- Former Yankees P Al MamauxThanks for the kind word. The older editions are archived in the Yankee Farm System forum. Clipperhttp://www.myyesnetwork.com/go/thread/view/82290/24915273/This_Week_in_Yankees_History_May_30th-June_5th?post_id=450844137#450844137Thanks for the kind word. The older editions are archived in the Yankee Farm System forum. ClipperSun, 06 Jun 2010 10:54:44 -0500The Yankees lose Mickey Mantle due to injury at Baltimore's Memorial Stadium June 5, 1963 - At Baltimore's Memorial Stadium, New York Yankees CF Mickey Mantle fractures a bone in his left foot and suffers ligament and cartilage damage to the lefthttp://www.myyesnetwork.com/go/thread/view/82290/24915273/This_Week_in_Yankees_History_May_30th-June_5th?post_id=450660365#450660365The Yankees lose Mickey Mantle due to injury at Baltimore's Memorial Stadium June 5, 1963 - At Baltimore's Memorial Stadium, New York Yankees CF Mickey Mantle fractures a bone in his left foot and suffers ligament and cartilage damage to the leftSat, 05 Jun 2010 00:34:55 -0500Happy Birthday to Yankees MLB Coach Tony Pena June 4, 1957- New York Yankees Current MLB Bench Coach Tony Pena (2006-2010) was born.Tony Pena was known for his unique style of catching. He would sit on the ground with one knee tucked to the side whttp://www.myyesnetwork.com/go/thread/view/82290/24915273/This_Week_in_Yankees_History_May_30th-June_5th?post_id=450628061#450628061Happy Birthday to Yankees MLB Coach Tony Pena June 4, 1957- New York Yankees Current MLB Bench Coach Tony Pena (2006-2010) was born.Tony Pena was known for his unique style of catching. He would sit on the ground with one knee tucked to the side wFri, 04 Jun 2010 17:59:58 -0500The Yankees Iron Horse hits 4 HRs in a game!! June 3, 1932- New York Yankees 1B Lou Gehrig hit 4 consecutive HRs in a game and narrowly missed a 5th HR, his Yankees teammate Tony Lazzeri hits for the cycle as the Yankees beat the Philadelphia A&http://www.myyesnetwork.com/go/thread/view/82290/24915273/This_Week_in_Yankees_History_May_30th-June_5th?post_id=450411685#450411685The Yankees Iron Horse hits 4 HRs in a game!! June 3, 1932- New York Yankees 1B Lou Gehrig hit 4 consecutive HRs in a game and narrowly missed a 5th HR, his Yankees teammate Tony Lazzeri hits for the cycle as the Yankees beat the Philadelphia A&Thu, 03 Jun 2010 08:12:30 -0500Remembering 2 Great Yankees of the 1950's June 2, 1993- Former Yankees Hall Of Fame 1B/PH Johnny “Big Cat” Mize (1949-1953) passed away. (1916-1993).Johnny finished his MLB career with a lifetime BA of .312 playing for the St. Louis Carhttp://www.myyesnetwork.com/go/thread/view/82290/24915273/This_Week_in_Yankees_History_May_30th-June_5th?post_id=450265841#450265841Remembering 2 Great Yankees of the 1950's June 2, 1993- Former Yankees Hall Of Fame 1B/PH Johnny “Big Cat” Mize (1949-1953) passed away. (1916-1993).Johnny finished his MLB career with a lifetime BA of .312 playing for the St. Louis CarWed, 02 Jun 2010 07:31:29 -0500Major,Thank you for posting the great article on Bill Dickey. He was a great player and coach for the Yankees. Berra, Howard, Blanchard, Gibbs and Munson owed alot from his teaching experience as catcher, plus the dozen or so young Yankee catchers inhttp://www.myyesnetwork.com/go/thread/view/82290/24915273/This_Week_in_Yankees_History_May_30th-June_5th?post_id=450265329#450265329Major,Thank you for posting the great article on Bill Dickey. He was a great player and coach for the Yankees. Berra, Howard, Blanchard, Gibbs and Munson owed alot from his teaching experience as catcher, plus the dozen or so young Yankee catchers inWed, 02 Jun 2010 07:25:51 -0500Major,Thank you for posting the great article on Bill Dickey. He was a great player and coach for the Yankees. Berra, Howard, Blanchard, Gibbs and Munson owed alot from his teaching experience as catcher, plus the dozen or so young Yankee catchers inhttp://www.myyesnetwork.com/go/thread/view/82290/24915273/This_Week_in_Yankees_History_May_30th-June_5th?post_id=450265317#450265317Major,Thank you for posting the great article on Bill Dickey. He was a great player and coach for the Yankees. Berra, Howard, Blanchard, Gibbs and Munson owed alot from his teaching experience as catcher, plus the dozen or so young Yankee catchers inWed, 02 Jun 2010 07:25:49 -0500Profiling Great Yankees: Bill Dickey This is one of what will be an extended series of posts that will run over the summer. I will do one post covering the top 5 Yankees by WAR (Wins Above Replacement) at each position, plus a second profile piece onhttp://www.myyesnetwork.com/go/thread/view/82290/24915273/This_Week_in_Yankees_History_May_30th-June_5th?post_id=450206921#450206921Profiling Great Yankees: Bill Dickey This is one of what will be an extended series of posts that will run over the summer. I will do one post covering the top 5 Yankees by WAR (Wins Above Replacement) at each position, plus a second profile piece onTue, 01 Jun 2010 17:49:42 -0500Happy Birthday to Former Yankees INF Horace Clarke June 1,1940- Former Yankees INF Horace Clarke (1965-1973) was born.Horace was signed as a MLB free agent by the New York Yankees in 1958. Mislabel by the media as a symbol of failure during the Yahttp://www.myyesnetwork.com/go/thread/view/82290/24915273/This_Week_in_Yankees_History_May_30th-June_5th?post_id=450122577#450122577Happy Birthday to Former Yankees INF Horace Clarke June 1,1940- Former Yankees INF Horace Clarke (1965-1973) was born.Horace was signed as a MLB free agent by the New York Yankees in 1958. Mislabel by the media as a symbol of failure during the YaTue, 01 Jun 2010 07:55:56 -0500Mo,Thank you, I remember my Father who served in WWII and Korean War with the Navy and other family members as well on Memorial Day. Several people that I served with Navy are now gone too. But I''ll never forget how proud they were when they talkedhttp://www.myyesnetwork.com/go/thread/view/82290/24915273/This_Week_in_Yankees_History_May_30th-June_5th?post_id=450026553#450026553Mo,Thank you, I remember my Father who served in WWII and Korean War with the Navy and other family members as well on Memorial Day. Several people that I served with Navy are now gone too. But I''ll never forget how proud they were when they talkedMon, 31 May 2010 14:11:17 -0500