YANKEES at RED SOX

100 YEARS OF THE YANKEES AT PARK January 3,1920: The Yankees purchase the contract of from the Red Sox for $125,000 and a $350,000 loan against the mortgage on . Box Score from First Game September 28, 1923: The Yankees record 30 hits in a 24-4 win over Boston at Fenway at Fenway Park

Park… the total remains the most in a nine- game in Yankees franchise history, April 20, 1912 while the 24 runs mark the second-most ever by the club in a road game and they’re most ever at Fenway Park . September 8, 1925: At Fenway Park, Babe Ruth hits his 300th career home off Buster Ross in a 7-4 Yankees victory . , 1927: In an 11-4 Yankees win at Fenway Park, becomes the first player

in franchise history to hit 3HR in a game against the Red Sox… the feat would be matched by on May 8, 2010 at Fenway Park . September 5, 1927: The Yankees lose, 12-11, in 18 at Fenway Park in the second-

longest road game in franchise history (in terms of innings played)… was the first game of a

… the Yankees scored two runs in the top of the ninth to send it to extras… both

teams scored three runs in the 17th inning… Red Sox threw 15 .0 innings in the start . September 24, 1929: At Babe Ruth Day at Fenway Park, the Yankees win, 5-3, with Ruth going 2-for-3 with a . July 3, 1932: The Yankees defeated the Red Sox, 13-2, in the first ever Sunday game at

Fenway Park… due to the ’s proximity to a church, the Red Sox had played their Sunday games at nearby until the law was changed . June 6, 1934: goes 6-for-6 in a 15-3 win in game one of a doubleheader at

Fenway Park, becoming the first Yankee to go 6-for-6 in a nine-inning game… the feat was later matched by on June 7, 2008 vs . Kansas City . September 22, 1935: The Yankees swept a doubleheader from the Red Sox, 6-4 and 9-0, in front of 47,267 fans – the largest crowd to ever see a baseball game at Fenway Park . April 20, 1939: The Yankees defeat the , 2-0, on in Fenway Park . Red Ruffing throws a shutout, allowing seven hits and one walk with five

. hits a solo … An ailing Lou Gehrig goes 0-for-4 in his final Fenway appearance, and goes 1-for-4 in his Major League debut in the only game to ever feature both players . July 9, 1946: In the first-ever All-Star Game hosted at Fenway Park, the Yankees’ hits a two-run home run in the first inning of a 12-0 victory . April 18, 1950: On Opening Day, the Yankees overcome a 9-0 deficit to win 15-10 at Fenway

Park, scoring 11 runs (without any home runs) over the final two innings… the win matches their largest deficit overcome in a road win in franchise history . April 14, 1955: becomes the first black player in Yankees history, making his

Major League debut in an 8-4 loss at Fenway Park… he records an RBI single in his only . September 21, 1956: In a 13-7 Yankees loss at Fenway Park, hits what is considered the longest known homer to straightaway centerfield in Fenway Park history… the YANKEES ALL-TIME LEADERS second-inning solo homer off Frank Sullivan carried approximately 480 feet before it struck one foot below the top brick barrier located behind section 36 . AT FENWAY PARK July 21, 1961: The Yankees score five runs in the top of the ninth to come back for an 11-8 win Credit: Elias Sports Bureau at Fenway Park, thanks to a pinch-hit from Johnny Blanchard off Mike Fornieles HITS in the final frame . Lou Gehrig...... 193 September 11, 1966: Johnny Miller makes his Major League debut, homering in his first plate

appearance in the second inning off Lee Stange in the Yankees win at Fenway Park… Bobby HOME RUNS Richardson hits a two-run homer in the 10th to give the Yankees the 4-2 victory . Mickey Mantle...... 38 April 6, 1973: At Fenway Park in Boston, the Yankees’ becomes the Major Babe Ruth...... 38

League’s first … batting in the top of the first inning, he walks with the bases loaded off and finishes the day 1-for-3 with 1RBI in the 15-5 loss . WINS October 2, 1978: The Yankees defeat the Red Sox, 5-4, in only the second one-game playoff in ...... 15-3

AL history… trailing by 14 .0 games as late as July, caps the Yankees’ comeback with a three-run seventh-inning home run in one of the most memorable homers in Baseball history .

June 19, 2000: The Yankees defeat the Red Sox, 22-1, at Fenway Park… five different Yankees homer in the game, including who also

scored four runs in the contest… Chuck Knoblauch was the only Yankees starter without a hit in the game… the Yankees scored 16 combined runs over the final two innings, including seven in the ninth off . September 2, 2001: RHP comes within one out of a at Fenway Park as singles with two outs in the ninth .

October 16-18, 2004: The Yankees win Game 3 of the ALCS, 19-8, at Fenway Park to go up 3-games-to-none… Boston would win the next two nights at Fenway Park with consecutive extra-inning ‘walk-off” wins and go on to become the first ever team in any sport to overcome a 3-games- to-none deficit in a best-of-seven series . August 18, 2006: The Yankees and Red Sox play their signature marathon game at Fenway Park, with the Yankees winning, 14-11, in a 4-hour,

45-minute game in game two of a doubleheader… marks the longest nine-inning game in Baseball history in terms of time… marked the first day of a five-game series between the two teams, in which the Yankees completed the sweep from August 18-21 . April 22, 2007: In a 7-6 loss at Fenway Park, Yankees starter surrenders four consecutive home runs in the third inning to Manny

Ramirez, J .D . Drew, and … the lefthander became just the second pitcher in Major League history to allow four consecutive home runs in an inning, joining Paul Foytak, who did so on 7/1/63 with California vs . (credit: Elias Sports Bureau) . September 28, 2009: On the final day of the season – and what turns out to be his final career outing – the Yankees’ Mike Mussina becomes a 20- game winner for the first in his career, reaching the plateau in a 6-2 win in the first game of a doubleheader at Fenway Park .