4/10/2021 "Big Train", Walter Johnson No runs for 56 Innings

 Welcome To Today In Yankees History

by Kenny Rogers

Yankees 3-4 Plays Tampa Bay today. Yanks lost 0-4, now 3-5

4/10/2021 Today In Yankees History

1913

In a game that features President Woodrow Wilson throwing out the first pitch, Washington's Walter Johnson gives up an unearned run in the first inning of the home opener, but the 'Big Train' will not yield another tally for 56 innings. (That streak is like Joe DiMaggio 56 game hit streak). The Senators beat the team now known as the Yankees, 2-1, switching from the Highlanders, the nickname the team had used since the franchise moved from Baltimore to New York for the 1903 season.

1962

At Colt Stadium in Houston, thanks to a pair of three-run home runs by Roman Mejias, the Colt .45's, in their first-ever major league game, defeat the Cubs, 11-2. Former Yankee hurler Bobby Shantz gets the win for the new franchise on owner Judge Hofheinz's 50th birthday.  A Six-Gun Salute: An Illustrated History of the Houston Colt .45s

1976

With the bases loaded and the Brewers trailing the Yankees by three runs, Don Money blasts Dave Pagan's 1-0 pitch deep into the left-field bleachers, circling the bases for an apparent walk-off grand slam. Billy Martin vehemently insists first base ump Jim McLean called a timeout before the pitch, leading to the play's nullification when the arbitrator admits he had, after denying the skipper's claim at first, in Milwaukee's eventual 9-7 heartbreaking loss.

1980

At Arlington Stadium's season opener, Jon Matlack and Yankee southpaw Ron Guidry match zeroes for nine innings. In the 12th, with his 1978 Opening Day nemesis, Richie Zisk, at the plate, Goose Gossage allows Mickey Rivers to score the game's only run from third base when his first and only pitch is wild, giving the Rangers a 1-0 victory.

1989	Dave Stieb pitches his third one-hitter in his past four starts when the Blue Jays beat the Yankees in the Bronx, 8-0. The 30 year-old right-hander had also limited Baltimore and Cleveland to a lone hit during his last two starts the previous season.

1992

Dave Eiland hits his only big-league home run in his first major league at-bat and becomes the first hurler to accomplish the feat which also allows a homer to the first batter he faced in the major leagues. In 1988, as a rookie for the Yankees, the Padres right-hander gave up a round-tripper to Paul Molitor, who was the first batter he faced in his big league debut.

2015	The Red Sox need six hours and 49 minutes to beat New York at Yankee Stadium, making the contest the longest game in franchise history. The 19-inning victory lasts 14 minutes longer to complete than a 2001 loss to the Rangers in Texas.