This Week in Yankees History
December 18th - December 24th
December 18th
1918 - Outfielder Duffy Lewis returns from the military, he is traded by the Boston Red Sox to the New York Yankees. He goes along with front-line pitchers Ernie Shore and Dutch Leonard for P Ray Caldwell, P Elmer “Slim” Love, C Roxy Walters, OF Frank Gilhooley, and $15,000. The Detroit Tigers had turned down a deal for Dutch Leonard on the 16th. The Boston Post newspaper reports, "It will take a lot to convince Boston fans that they got the best of this one."
1930 - Former Yankees 1B Bill "Moose" Skowron (1954-1962) was born. Bill Skowron hit .296 in 12 years with the Yankees with 156 HRs and 672 RBI's. He was named to the AL All Star team 1957-1961. In 1958, he led the AL 1st baseman in fielding. He appeared in 7 World Series with the Yankees and 1 with the Dodgers (1963). Bill was traded to the Dodgers for starter Stan Williams during the winter of 1962. Now Bill works with the C...
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Sliding Into Home:
PLAYERS:
Tom Carroll,
Mike Snyder,
Randy Velarde,
Nick Johnson,
Johnny Damon,
Joe Dimaggio,
George Steinbrenner,
Tom Wilson,
Ryan Martindale,
Andy Cannizaro,
Rafael Soriano,
John Gray,
Eddie Robinson,
Willie Randolph,
James Williams,
Jackie Robinson,
Yogi Berra,
Ralph Houk,
Luis Sojo,
Hideki Matsui,
Homer Bush,
Carl Pavano,
Tony Womack,
Kevin Howard,
Babe Ruth,
Dave Kingman,
Alfonso Soriano,
Jay Witasick,
Buddy Carlyle,
Royce Ring,
David Cone,
Darren Holmes,
Ben Ford,
Christian Parker,
Karim Garcia,
Wayne Franklin,
Mike Patterson,
Jason Lane,
Jose Rivera,
Hideki Irabu,
Jake Westbrook,
Ted Lilly,
Bernie Williams,
Juan Miranda,
Scott Allen,
Javier Vazquez,
Melky Cabrera,
Boone Logan,
Juan Rivera,
Shawn Chacon,
Eduardo Sierra,
Ramon Ramirez,
Craig Wilson,
Dave Eiland,
Lou Gehrig,
David Wells,
Graeme Lloyd,
Roger Clemens,
Jose Contreras,
LaTroy Hawkins
TEAMS: Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers, Chicago White Sox, New York Yankees, Seattle Mariners, Tampa Bay Rays, Cleveland Indians, Pittsburgh Pirates, Baltimore Orioles, Texas Rangers, Oakland Athletics, Philadelphia Phillies, Minnesota Twins, Cincinnati Reds, Chicago Cubs, Houston Astros, Washington Nationals, Arizona Diamondbacks, Philadelphia Eagles, St. Louis Cardinals, Los Angeles Dodgers, Miami Marlins, Atlanta Braves, San Francisco Giants, Colorado Rockies, New York Mets, Detroit Red Wings, New York Giants, Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Angels, San Diego Padres, Toronto Blue Jays, Pacific Tigers
TEAMS: Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers, Chicago White Sox, New York Yankees, Seattle Mariners, Tampa Bay Rays, Cleveland Indians, Pittsburgh Pirates, Baltimore Orioles, Texas Rangers, Oakland Athletics, Philadelphia Phillies, Minnesota Twins, Cincinnati Reds, Chicago Cubs, Houston Astros, Washington Nationals, Arizona Diamondbacks, Philadelphia Eagles, St. Louis Cardinals, Los Angeles Dodgers, Miami Marlins, Atlanta Braves, San Francisco Giants, Colorado Rockies, New York Mets, Detroit Red Wings, New York Giants, Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Angels, San Diego Padres, Toronto Blue Jays, Pacific Tigers
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