This Week in Yankees History

This Week in Yankees History May 17th - May 23rdMay 17th1920 - Former Yankees P James “Hot Rod” McDonald (1952-54, 1955) was born. On November 23, 1951, Jim was traded by the Browns to the Yankees for reserve C Clint Courtney. Jim went 16-12 in 69 games for the Yankees. In December of 1954, he was traded by the Yankees to the Orioles in the big 17-man trade. On July 30, 1955, he was traded by the Orioles to the Yankees for veteran starter Ed Lopat. He would go 4-1 in 16 games for the Yankees in 1955. Before the start of 1956 AL Season started, Jim was sent from the Yankees to the Orioles in an unknown transaction.1961 - The 1960 AL MVP Roger Maris hit his 1st HR of the 1961 AL season at Yankee Stadium (4th overall) on his way to a MLB season-record HR of 61.1975 - Former Yankees INF Scott Seabol (2001) was born. Scott was drafted by the Yankees in the 88th round of the 1996 MLB amateur player draft. He appeared in 1 game with 1at bat and no hits. On October 15, 2002, Scott was grant...