This Week in Yankees History February 21st - February 27thFebruary 21st1919 - Yankees purchased P John Quinn from Veron for P Joe Finneran, 1B Zinn Beck and other considerations. Jack spent 2 tours with the Yankees (1909-1912) and (1919-1921) going 83-67, before being sent to the Red Sox.1945 - Former Yankees reserve OF Tom Shopay (1967, 1969) was born. The Yankees in the 34th round of the 1965 MLB amateur player draft drafted Tom Shopay. He appeared in only 36 games for the Yankees, hitting just .189. On December 1, 1969, he was drafted by the Orioles from the Yankees organization in the 1969 MLB Rule 5 player draft. Tom Shopay would play in the Orioles organization until 1977. He saw parts of 1971-1972, 1975-1977 AL seasons with the Orioles. His final MLB career totals were .201 BA with 3 HRs and 20 RBIs.1947 - Former Yankees P Terry Ley (1971) was born. Terry Ley was drafted by the Yankees in the 3rd round of the 1967 MLB amateur player draft (Secondary Phase). He appeared in 6...
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