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12 months ago :: Jun 26, 2012 - 7:35AM #3831
FW57Clipper51 Posts: 9,403	1984 New York Yankees: Dave Winfield gets hits in Yankees win over the Tigers June 25, 1984- At Yankee Stadium, Dave Winfield hits 5 singles and drives in 4 runs to lead the Yankees to a 7-3 win over the Detroit Tigers. Yankees starter Ron Guidry (6-5) is the beneficiary of Winfield's hitting. Dave is now hitting .750 against the Tigers this season. Winfield has three 5-hit games this month, tying an American League record set by HOF Ty Cobb.
12 months ago :: Jun 26, 2012 - 7:57AM #3832
FW57Clipper51 Posts: 9,403	Happy Birthday to The Captain!!! Derek Jeter June 26, 1974- Current Yankees All Star Shortstop and Captain Derek Jeter was born. Derek Jeter was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 1992 MLB amateur player draft. Derek currently has a Yankee lifetime BA of .313 with 247 HRs and 1,221 RBI’s. Jeter was an American League Shortstop Golden Glove winner in 2004-2006, again in 2009-2010. He was a AL Silver Slugger winner in 2006-2009. Jeter won the 1996 AL Rookie of the Year Award winner. He has been named to the AL All Star team 12 times. Derek Jeter has appeared in 7 World Series for the New York Yankees, hitting .321 in 28 games with 3 HRs and 9 RBI’s. Jeter has appeared in 9 ALS, hitting .258 with 7 HRs and 24 RBI’s. In 15 ALDS, Jeter has hit .341 with 10 HRs with 26 RBI’s. On July 9, 2011, Derek Jeter reached the 3,000 MLB hit career mark for the Yankees. He became the first Yankees player in club history to reach that MLB milestone.
12 months ago :: Jun 27, 2012 - 8:18AM #3833
FW57Clipper51 Posts: 9,403	Happy Birthday to Former Yankee Minor League Manager Wayne Terwilliger June 27, 1925- Former Yankees minor league INF and Manager Wayne,MLB Coach Terwilliger was born. Wayne Terwilliger came to the New York Yankees from the Kansas City A’s during the 1960 American League season. He was assigned to the Richmond Virginians (AAA) in the International League, where he hit .206 in 93 games. In 1961, Wayne became a minor league manager for the New York Yankees organization at Greensboro in Carolina League. Then in 1962, he would start to manage in the Washington Senators-Texas Rangers minor league system the 1960's. In 1969. he became a MLB Coach for Senators for Manager Ted Williams, staying with the team until 1971. From 1981 to 1985, he rejoined the Senators, now Texas Rangers as a MLB Coach. In 1986, he moved to the Minnesota Twins staying with the team until 1994. Wayne wrote a book about his baseball experiences as a player and manager in the minor league. He is stii active with the Fort Worth Cats, a independant league team.
12 months ago :: Jun 28, 2012 - 8:24AM #3834
FW57Clipper51 Posts: 9,403	Happy Birthday to Former Yankees Minor League OF John Elway June 28, 1960- Former Yankees minor league OF John Elway was born. John Elway was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 1979 MLB amateur draft but did not sign with the club. He was again selected in the 1981 MLB amateur draft by the New York Yankees. He signed with the club and played right field for the Oneonta Yankees in 1982. He hit .318 in 42 games before giving up baseball for a career in NFL pro football.
12 months ago :: Jun 29, 2012 - 10:36AM #3835
FW57Clipper51 Posts: 9,403	New York Yankees 1941: Joltin' Joe breaks George Sisler's 41 AL game hitting streak June 29, 1941- In a doubleheader sweep of the Washington Senators, Yankees CF Joe DiMaggio ties and then breaks the American League consecutive game-hitting streak of 41 games established by George Sisler. In the opener, he knots the record with a double off of Nats hurler Dutch Leonard in the 6th inning. In the nightcap, the "Yankee Clipper" tops the record with a 7th inning single against the Nats hurler Walt Masterson. The Yankees sweep the Senators by the scores of 9-4 and 7-5.
12 months ago :: Jun 29, 2012 - 4:57PM #3836
bomberhojoe Posts: 7,171	Jun 28, 2012 -- 8:24AM, FW57Clipper51 wrote: Happy Birthday to Former Yankees Minor League OF John Elway June 28, 1960- Former Yankees minor league OF John Elway was born. John Elway was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 1979 MLB amateur draft but did not sign with the club. He was again selected in the 1981 MLB amateur draft by the New York Yankees. He signed with the club and played right field for the Oneonta Yankees in 1982. He hit .318 in 42 games before giving up baseball for a career in NFL pro football. I still think he made a huge mistake. What future could he possibly have had in football? John 3:16 * Ephesians 2:8-9 * Romans 10:9-10 * John 14:3-6 * Romans 5:8
12 months ago :: Jun 30, 2012 - 1:11PM #3837
FW57Clipper51 Posts: 9,403	Jun 29, 2012 -- 4:57PM, bomberhojoe wrote: Jun 28, 2012 -- 8:24AM, FW57Clipper51 wrote: Happy Birthday to Former Yankees Minor League OF John Elway June 28, 1960- Former Yankees minor league OF John Elway was born. John Elway was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 1979 MLB amateur draft but did not sign with the club. He was again selected in the 1981 MLB amateur draft by the New York Yankees. He signed with the club and played right field for the Oneonta Yankees in 1982. He hit .318 in 42 games before giving up baseball for a career in NFL pro football. I still think he made a huge mistake. What future could he possibly have had in football? BJ, At least he was smart enought to stick to just 1 Professional sport, not like Bo Jackson or Dieon Sanders did. I wonder if Drew Henson still regretts his decision on MLB baseball over the NFL? Clipper
12 months ago :: Jun 30, 2012 - 1:16PM #3838
FW57Clipper51 Posts: 9,403	1961 New York Yankees: Whitey Ford completes a very successful June June 30, 1961- New York Yankees Ace Whitey Ford (14-2) tops the expansion Washington Senators by the score of 5-1 to give the 2nd place Yankees their 22nd win of the month. Roger Maris drives in 3 runs, teammate CF Mickey Mantle lines shot over CF Willie Tasby's that rebounds for an inside-the-park HR. Whitey Ford becomes the 1st pitcher in American League history to win 8 games in 1 month.
12 months ago :: Jul 01, 2012 - 7:27AM #3839
FW57Clipper51 Posts: 9,403	1938 New York Yankees Bill Dickey paces Yankees to victory with hot bat July 1, 1938- New York Yankees Catcher Bill Dickey drives in 7 runs during an 8-0 victory over the Washington Senators. Bill hits 3-HR in the 4th inning off of Nats starter Harry Kelly. In the 5th inning, he strikes again with a grand slam HR off of Kelly. The New York Yankees final run in the game was scored by a HR hit by INF Frank Crosetti.
12 months ago :: Jul 01, 2012 - 12:55PM #3840
MajorYankFan Posts: 6,384	Classic Yankee: Billy Martin (player edition) Posted on July 1, 2012 by Mike Sommer One day, someone may write the definitive biography on Billy Martin. Maybe it’ll be someone like Jane Leavy, who has already written two books, one on Sandy Koufax, and another on Mickey Mantle, that are excellent. There is a catch, though. There are so many sides to Billy Martin. To capture them all in one opus would be difficult. There was the Berkeley street kid with the perpetual chip on his shoulder that made Mickey Mantle state that “Billy could HEAR you giving him the finger,” who, when asked how many fights he got into, replied that there were probably nine unreported for each that people knew about. There was the womanizer who went through four wives and who had one daughter get into drug trouble in a foreign country. There was the man who had problems with alcohol, and who died in part because of that problem. There was the manager who could turn teams around quickly, but who would wear out his welcome just as quickly, who had five separate terms as Yankees manager. Finally, there was the Billy Martin that I’ll concentrate on here ..read more