1967 — The Boston Red Sox won the American League pennant with a 5-3 win over the Twins on the final day of the season. Boston’s Carl Yastrzemski went 4-for-4 and finished with 44 home runs, 121 RBIs ...
1923 — Lou Gehrig hit his first homer in the majors off Bill Piercy of the Boston Red Sox. On the same date 15 years later, he hit his 493rd and last off Dutch Leonard ... 1998 — Mark McGwire gave ...
While the Baltimore Orioles celebrated clinching a playoff spot on Tuesday, the New York Yankees were left waiting at least one more day to enjoy securing the American League East title.