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I've looked through past July 29ths in Yankees history, and there really weren't many exciting games or acquisitions to report. I think my favorite game of the ones I perused was July 29, 1955, when the Yankees defeated the Kansas City Athletics 3-2. Former New York rotation stalwart Vic Raschi took the hill for Kansas City in his final career season against Yankee ace Whitey Ford, and the two gave up just a run apiece through six innings. In the seventh, Whitey stunned the crowd and his ex-teammate by slugging a solo homer to break the tie, the first of only three home runs he would hit in his career. The Athletics responded by sending up veteran outfielder Enos Slaughter to pinch-hit for Raschi against Ford, and he exacted revenge on the Yankees for trading him in May by driving a ball into the stands to tie the game again. The Yankees took the lead right back in the bottom of the eighth against reliever Tom Gorman on an RBI single by first baseman Joe Collins to bring Mickey Mantle home, and Ford finished his five-hitter in the ninth to secure a 3-2 win.
It's not really a very significant game since K.C. was an also-ran going nowhere that year and the Yankees were on their way to yet another World Series appearance. It wasn't a launching pad for a winning streak or anything; I just was really amused by the idea of Whitey Ford actually hitting a homer, against a former teammate no less. I really wish there were more videos available of classic moments like these, but alas, they are difficult to find. MLB.com does have a nice collection of various Yankee highlights though; it's just a matter of getting them properly organized. Therefore, as a Sunday treat, I've assembled many of these clips into a post in place of a more detailed "This Day in Yankees History" today since the selection for today was not great. It's just a pain to sort through MLB.com's Video Archives, so hopefully this feature makes it easier to enjoy the past. If there are any requests, please feel free to leave them in the comments, and I'll see if I can scrounge them up.
Take a moment and go back in time. Please don't bring Pitbull.
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1932- Babe Ruth's "Called Shot"
1939- Lou Gehrig's "Luckiest Man" speech
1941- Joe DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak and career summary
1956- Don Larsen throws perfect game in World Series Game 6
1961- Roger Maris hits #61 of '61
1976- Chris Chambliss send the Yankees to the World Series
1977- Reggie Jackson hits three homers in World Series Game 6
1978- Bucky Dent's shocks Boston in AL East playoff game
1983- Dave Righetti throws July 4th no-hitter against Boston
1996- Jim Leyritz's three-run homer shifts World Series momentum
1996- Yankees end 18-year drought, win World Series
1998- David Wells throws a perfect game against the Twins
1999- David Cone throws a perfect game on "Yogi Berra Day"
2001- Derek Jeter's "Flip" play in ALDS Game 3 saves season
2001- Tino Martinez & Derek Jeter win World Series Game 4
2003- Aaron Boone sends the Yankees to the World Series
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1941- Dodgers throw away strike three, Yankees win World Series Game 1
1943- Yankees win 10th World Series
1950- Allie Reynolds ends World Series against Phillies
1952- Yogi homers at Ebbets Field in World Series
1952- Yankees defeat Brooklyn Dodgers in World Series Game 7
1953- Billy Martin wins the World Series with a walk-off single
1958- Bob Turley completes World Series MVP performance
1962- Bobby Richardson snares line drive to end World Series
1964- Mickey Mantle's walk-off homer decides World Series Game 3
1977- Yankees rally past Royals in ALCS
1978- Graig Nettles shines on defense in World Series
1978- Pop up to Thurman Munson ends World Series
1979- After Munson's funeral, eulogist Bobby Murcer defeats the Orioles
1996- Dwight Gooden no-hits the Mariners
1996- Jeter ties ALCS Game 1, gets assist from fan Jeffrey Maier
1996- Against Baltimore, Bernie Williams ends ALCS Game 1 with a homer
1996- Yankees finish World Series Game 4 comeback in the 10th
1998- Tino Martinez''s grand slam ties World Series Game 1
1998- Yankees complete World Series sweep
1999- Against Boston, Bernie Williams again ends ALCS Game 1 with a homer
1999- Chuck Knoblauch's 8th inning homer ties World Series Game 3
1999- Unlikely hero Chad Curtis walks off in World Series Game 3
1999- Rivera ends World Series sweep, wins MVP
2000- Roger Clemens strikes out 15 in one-hit shutout in ALCS Game 4
2001- Scott Brosius ties World Series Game 5 with two outs in the 9th
2001- Alfonso Soriano ends 12-inning marathon, gives Yanks World Series lead
2003- Jorge Posada completes ALCS Game 7 rally with two-run double
2003- Mariano Rivera throws 3 scoreless in ALCS Game 7, wins MVP
2009- Alex Rodriguez & Mark Teixeira win ALDS Game 2
2009- Hideki Matsui has 6 RBI in World Series Game 6, wins MVP
2009- Yankees clinch 27th World Series championship
2011- Rivera breaks saves record with #602
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Tribute to George Steinbrenner
1924- Ruth and other stars featured in instructional video
1947- Yogi hits 1st pinch-hit homer in World Series history
1951- Yankees and Giants have a Subway Series
1952- Yankees force World Series Game 7 against Brooklyn Dodgers
1960- Mantle drives RBI single in World Series Game 7
1965- Mantle hits 1st Astrodome home run
1978- Further Nettles greatness in World Series
1981- Goose Gossage ends the AL East Division Series
1987- Don Mattingly homers in 8th consecutive game (more highlights, including 6th grand slam)
1991- Old Timers' Day highlights
1995- Mattingly hits 1st playoff homer
1995- Rivera preserves lead for 3.1 innings in ALDS Game 2
1996- Andy Pettitte 8.2 inning shutout start in World Series Game 5
1996- Joe Girardi's triple gives the Yankees a World Series Game 6 lead
1996- "RIVERA MAKES THE CATCH TO END THE GAME!"
2001- Mike Mussina narrowly misses a perfect game
2003- Roger Clemens gets 300th win, 4,000th strikeout
2004- Jeter flies into the stands making an extra-inning catch
2006- Posada completes nine-run comeback with walk-off homer
2008- Johnny Damon goes 6-for-6
2009- Rivera's 500th save (and 1st RBI)
2009- Melky Cabrera hits for the cycle
2009- Jeter becomes all-time Yankee hit king
2009- CC Sabathia wins ALCS MVP with this start (and this start)
2011- Yankees set record with three-slam game
2011- Robinson Cano's ALDS Game 1 grand slam
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1953- Mantle's 1st tape-measure home run
1981- Bob Watson belts go-ahead homer in World Series Game 1
1987- Dave Winfield hits a grand slam
1990- Bizarre 8-inning no-hit loss for Andy Hawkins
1995- Paul O'Neill belts three homers against the Angels
1996- O'Neill hits bomb to Eutaw Street
1998- Tino HBP leads to brawl with Baltimore
1999- Orlando "El Duque" Hernandez throws glove to first
1999- Chili Davis's homer interrupts Pedro Martinez's 17-K, one-hit night
1999- Hideki Irabu induces a double play in ALCS Game 3
2000- Mike Stanton's relief helps Yanks win World Series Game 5
2001- Clemens strikes out 10 in World Series Game 7
2003- Grand slam welcomes Matsui to Yankee Stadium
2003- Matsui singles in All-Star Game
2003- Boone tags Jack Cust falling down to end game
2004- A-Rod triples in All-Star Game
2005- A-Rod hits 3 homers, drives in 10 runs
2005- Posada blasts into Yankee Stadium's left field upper deck
2005- Posada picks Carl Crawford off at 3rd base
2005- Posada blocks counterpart Jason Varitek at the plate
2005- Jason Giambi hits one to Eutaw Street
2006- Posada goes to Eutaw Street in 9th inning for the win
2008- Giambi hits one to Eutaw Street two nights in a row (Night 2)
2008- Cano goes to Eutaw Street
2008- Bob Sheppard announces final Yankee Stadium lineup
2008- Jeter becomes Yankee Stadium hit king
2011- Tino's Old Timers' Day homer
2011- Teixeira's 300th home run
Retired Number/Monument Features
Not all Yankees, but Yankee-related
~15 minutes of World Series moments
1971- Reggie's tape-measure All-Star homer (OAK)
1984- Reggie's 500th home run (CAL)
1989- Paul O'Neill bobbles ball, kicks it in, saves run (CIN)
1991- Rickey Henderson steals record #939 (OAK)
1993- Joe DiMaggio throws Marlins' 1st pitch (FLA)
1993- Winfield's 3,000th hit (MIN)
1995- A-Rod's 1st home run (SEA)
1996- Al Leiter no-hits the Rockies (FLA)
1997- A-Rod's 200th home run (TEX)
1999- Wade Boggs's 3,000th hit (TBD)
2001- A.J. Burnett no-hits the Padres (FLA)
2001- Rickey Henderson's 3,000th hit (SDP)
2001- President Bush's World Series 1st pitch strike
2002- Andruw Jones's defense in his prime (ATL)
2003- A-Rod's 300th home run (TEX)
2008- Final Yankee Stadium All-Star Game
2011- Matsui hits 500th combined home run between Japan & US (OAK)
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