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| 1939 | At an informal press conference arranged by Universal Pictures, actress Dorothy Arnold tells wire service reporters that she and Joe DiMaggio are engaged and plan to marry sometime this summer. Upon hearing the news, the somewhat surprised Yankee center fielder clarifies that no ceremony will occur during the baseball season, but the couple will exchange vows in November. |
| 1948 | Believing the Senators are trying to trick him, Yankee starter Allie Reynolds refuses to leave second base after hitting his first and only career home run, which is unbeknownst to him because he did not see the ball clear the left-field fence. In front of an amused President Truman, New York skipper Bucky Harris convinces the skeptical baserunner to round the bases to continue the Opening Day contest at Griffith Stadium. |
| 1949 |
On Opening Day, the Yankees unveil a monument in centerfield in memory of Babe Ruth eight months after his death. The legendary "Bambino" joins Lou Gehrig and Miller Huggins, also honored posthumously with cenotaphs, the team's highest honor.
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| 1960 | Roger Maris, obtained from the A's in the offseason, goes 4-for-5 batting leadoff in his first game as a Yankee. The 25-year-old right fielder's 11 total bases, including two home runs and a double, contribute to the Bronx Bombers' Opening Day 8-4 victory over Boston at Fenway Park. |
| 1972 | Sparky Lyle becomes the first reliever to come into a game with a signature entrance song when the Yankee Stadium PA system plays Pomp and Circumstance as the closer approaches the mound. Although the southpaw secures the last out of the team's 3-2 victory over Milwaukee, the reliever believes the Edward Elgar's march, selected by PR man Marty Appel, adds more pressure to his closer role, asking the public relations department to put the tradition on hold. |
| 1979 | Goose Gossage sustained a sprained ligament in his left thumb after a 6-3 loss to the Orioles in New York due to a clubhouse brawl with Yankee teammate Cliff Johnson. Due to the altercation, the reliever will be out of action until mid-July, and Johnson will be traded to the Indians in June for southpaw Don Hood. |
| 2019 |
When right-hander Adam Ottavino faces the Royals' Terrance Gore in the seventh inning of New York's 6-2 victory at Yankee Stadium, the matchup becomes the first zero vs. zero confrontation in a big-league game. The 33-year-old reliever, the first Bronx Bomber to wear the uniform #0, strikes out the Kansas City outfielder, the second Royals player ever to don a cipher, and the first since George Scott wore it in 1979.
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7 Fact(s) Found