1969 New York Yankees: The Yankees traded Pitcher Fred Talbot to Seattle Pilots for Reliever Jack Acker

May 20, 1969- The New York Yankees acquired veteran reliever Jack Aker (1969-1972) from the Seattle Pilots for Yankees Pitcher Fred Talbot. Jack Aker and Lindy McDaniel helped stabilized the Yankees bullpen for 4 seasons. Aker went 16-10 with 59 saves in 164 games for the Yankees. On May 17,1972, the Yankees sent veteran reliever Jack Aker to the Chicago Cubs to complete an earlier deal made on January 20,1972. The Yankees had traded for Cubs veteran OF Johnny Callison.

Yankees Bullpen:  Steve Hamilton, Lindy McDaniel, Jack Aker

The  1930 Yankees take two from the A's in a Home Run Derby doubleheader at Shibe Park

May 22, 1930- At Shibe Park in Philadelphia, the New York  Yankees and the Philadelphia A’s continue the Home Run barrage as the Bronx Bombers take both games of a 2nd straight doubleheader by the scores of 10-1 and 20-13. Babe Ruth hits a pair of HRs in the Opener, as does Ben Chapman and winning Pitcher George Pipgras. The Yankees score 9 runs in the 1st two innings of the 2nd game, but the A's come back to tie it at 12 apiece. The Yankees win the assault by the score of 20-13 as Tony Lazzeri is 4-for-4, scores 5 runs, and knocks in 4 runs. Babe Ruth hits another HR in the 2nd game, while Lou Gehrig powers 3 HRs to drive in 8 runs. On the A's side, Jimmie Foxx has 2-HRs to drive in 6 runs. For the afternoon, the teams combine to hit 14 HRs, a then record 10 HRs in game 2.

1952 New York Yankees: Billy Martin-Jimmy Piersall brawl at Fenway Park

May 24, 1952- Boston Red Sox OF Jimmy Piersall and New York Yankees 2B Billy Martin 1st exchange insults before a game in Boston‚ then they exchange punches in the tunnel under the Fenway Park stands. It takes MLB coaches Yankees Bill Dickey and Red Sox Oscar Melillo‚ along with Boston starter Ellis Kinder to break up the fight. Piersall goes to the Red Sox clubhouse to change his bloody uniform shirt and gets into another brawl with teammate P Mickey McDermott. He sits as Ellis Kinder stops the Yankees by the score of 5-2.