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Hardy also hit his first major league home run pinch-hitting for Roger Maris when both were at Cleveland (May 18, 1958). June 8 – In the course of a 10–8 loss to the Cincinnati Reds, the Milwaukee Braves become the first team to hit 4 home runs in consecutive at bats. [25]
During the season, Maris had seven multi-home run games; in a doubleheader against the Chicago White Sox, he hit four home runs. 1961 was an expansion year, with the American League increasing from eight to ten teams, the first expansion in the 61-year history of the league. The old schedule of 154 games (seven opponents multiplied by 22 games ...
[79] At Yankee Stadium's inaugural game on April 18, 1923, Ruth hit the first home run in the stadium, which sportswriter Fred Lieb named "the House That Ruth Built" as the Yankees would not have needed such a large stadium without the Ruth-driven attendance. Ruth himself had a resurgence after receiving vocal criticism for his 1922 World ...
In 1964, Maris rebounded, appearing in 141 games and batting .281 with 26 home runs and 71 RBI. [15] Maris hit a home run in Game 6 of the 1964 World Series, in which the Yankees lost to the St. Louis Cardinals in seven games. [22] In 1965, his physical problems returned, and he had off-season surgery to remove a bone chip in his hand.
May 1, 1951: Mickey Mantle hits his first major league home run. The game was played against the Chicago White Sox and the pitcher who gave up the home run was Randy Gumpert. The home run was in the sixth inning and was measured at 450 feet. September 18, 1951: Allie Reynolds threw a no-hitter to clinch the American League pennant. It was the ...
Judge struck his first home run of the postseason off Guardians reliever Hunter Gaddis, a towering two-run drive to right center field that gave the Yankees a 6-2 lead in Game 2 of the ALCS ...
But Fry — who delivered the crucial, go-ahead home run in Cleveland’s ALDS Game 4 win — did not deliver this time. Instead, he popped up the first pitch, a 97 mph high-and-tight fastball on ...
Duke holds the distinction of finishing his career with exactly 100 home runs, the current record for a player hailing from the state of Utah. Sims is also credited as the last person to hit a home run in the original Yankee Stadium in 1973. He did it as a member of the Yankees in an 8–5 loss to the Detroit Tigers on September 30.