Mattingly, Yanks Topple Angels 5-3

Sept. 2, 1985, baseballhistorian.com Newspaper Clipping- Don Mattingly lined two home runs, driving in three runs, as the New York Yankees topped the California Angels 5-3 yesterday in Yankee Stadium. Mattingly homered in the sixth inning when the Yankees scored three runs to tie the score. Mattingly and Don Baylor hit back-to-back homers in the seventh. In the past month (Aug 2-Sept 2) Mattingly has powered 13 homers, has hit two homers in a game four times, all since Aug 2. He now has 25 homers for the year and is leading the majors with 108 RBI's. baseballhistorian.com archives

 

June 20, 1987, Yankees Win 10-5 In 13 Innings

June 20, 1987 Baseballhistorian.com - Newspaper Clippings - The New York Yankees scored five runs in the top of the 13th inning to topple the Boston Red Sox 10-5. Dan Pasqua and Mike Pagiliarulo each hit home runs in the top of the 13th for the winning Yankees. Pasqua also had 4 RBIs. Willie Randolph lined 4 hits in 5 at bats, scored 3 runs and made an oustanding play at second base to aid the Yankees in their win. By virtue of their win, the Yankees stayed in 1st place in the AL East with a 42-25 record while the Red Sox dropped to 29-37. Attendance in Fenway Park 33,835, Time of Game 5:02.

Individual Batting - 1986 - American League

Wade Boggs, Boston was the AL batting champ in 1986 with his .357 average, The runner-up was Don Mattingly, Yankees .352. Kirby Puckett, Twins hit .328, Pat Tabler, Cleveland .326, Jim Rice, Boston .324, Robin Yount, Brewers .312, Tony Fernandez, Toronto .310, Phil Bradley, Seattle .310, George Bell, Toronto .309, Julio Franco, Cleve., .306, Eddie Murray, Orioles .305, Mike Easler , Yankees .302, Joe Carter, Cleve. .302, Tony Bernazard, Cleve., .301, and Scott Fletcher, Texas .300. For more information about 1986 type in 1986 into the 'Search' located on the Home Page.

1986 New York Yankees Second Place Finish New York Yankee Baseball History The 1986 New York Yankees ended the season at 90-72, second place in the AL East, 5 1/2 games behind. Owner George Steinbrenner signed manager Lou Piniella to a new 2-year contract for 1987. Baseball Players The Yankees were led by their star first baseman, Don Mattingly, who became only the 10th player in history to finish with at least 200 hits, a .350 average, 30 homers, and 100 RBIs. Mattingly was runner-up in the Most Valuable Player voting and put up numbers of .352 BA, 238 hits, 31 HRs and 113 RBIs. The pitching staff of 1986 was led by starting pitcher Dennis Rasmussen, 18-6, 3.88 ERA and reliever Dave Righetti, who set a major league record with 46 saves. Their All-Star second baseman, Willie Randolph batted .276, was 3rd in the league in walks and 6th in on-base-pct. Center-fielder Rickey Henderson stole 87 bases, hit 31 doubles, 28 homers and scored a league high 130 runs. Outfielder Dave Winfield slugged 24 home runs and drove home 104 runs. baseballhistorian.com - Baseball Players

Ron Guidry Pitcher, Right-handed; New York Yankees 1974-1988

Ron Guidry
Birthdate:	8/28/1950
Height / Weight:	5' 11" / 162 lbs.	Place of Birth:	Lafayette, LA, USA
Bats / Throws:	L / L

Baseball Historian Biography

Left-hander Ron Guidry arrived on the scene as a rookie Yankee' hurler in 1977, went 16-7, 2.82 ERA, pitched 5 shutouts in 210 innings. With an explosive 95 mph fastball and a wicked slider that burst down at the last second straight over home plate, Guidry had one of the greatest years in baseball history for the Yankees in 1978.  That year, Guidry was 25-3, and his .893 winning pct is the highest in history for 20 game winners. He hurled nine shutouts, tying Babe Ruth's American League's record for left-handers, and his 248 strike outs broke the great Yankee pitcher Jack Chesbro's 74 year old team record. Guidry won his first 13 games in route to his 25 victories. On June 17, he struck out 18 California Angels. He was the unanimous choice for the Cy Young Adward and finished second to Boston's Jim Rice in the MVP voting. In 1979, Guidry was 18-8, 2.78 ERA; in 1980, 17-10, 3.56 ERA. From 1977-1985, Guidry won 154 games, the most in the majors. In 1983, his record was 21-9, and in 1985 topped 20 wins again, going 22-6. The following year his arm went sour and his last three seasons he was a combined 16-23. Ron Guidry career: 170-91, .651 pct, 3.29 ERA, 368 G, 323 GS, 95 GC, pitched 26 shutouts, allowed just 2198 hits in 2392 innings, 1778 K's, 633 walks, .244 opponents batting average, .294 on-base-pct,. His .651 winning percentage is the 9th highest in this century.

Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	G	GS	W	L	SV	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	WP	HBP	BK	ERA
1975	NYY (AL)	10	1	0	1	0	0	0	15.2	15	6	6	0	9	0	15	1	1	0	3.45
1976	NYY (AL)	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	16.0	20	12	10	1	4	0	12	0	0	0	5.62
1977	NYY (AL)	31	25	16	7	1	9	5	210.2	174	72	66	12	65	2	176	6	0	0	2.82
1978	NYY (AL)	35	35	25	3	0	16	9	273.2	187	61	53	13	72	1	248	7	1	1	1.74
1979	NYY (AL)	33	30	18	8	2	15	2	236.1	203	83	73	20	71	0	201	9	0	0	2.78
1980	NYY (AL)	37	29	17	10	1	5	3	219.2	215	97	87	19	80	1	166	5	1	0	3.56
1981	NYY (AL)	23	21	11	5	0	0	0	127.0	100	41	39	12	26	0	104	6	1	0	2.76
1982	NYY (AL)	34	33	14	8	0	6	1	222.0	216	104	94	22	69	3	162	6	1	1	3.81
1983	NYY (AL)	31	31	21	9	0	21	3	250.1	232	99	95	26	60	3	156	4	2	2	3.42
1984	NYY (AL)	29	28	10	11	0	5	1	195.2	223	102	98	24	44	3	127	1	2	0	4.51
1985	NYY (AL)	34	33	22	6	0	11	2	259.0	243	104	94	28	42	3	143	3	0	1	3.27
1986	NYY (AL)	30	30	9	12	0	5	0	192.1	202	94	85	28	38	2	140	3	1	0	3.98
1987	NYY (AL)	22	17	5	8	0	2	0	117.2	111	50	48	14	38	3	96	3	1	1	3.67
1988	NYY (AL)	12	10	2	3	0	0	0	56.0	57	28	26	7	15	3	32	2	2	2	4.18
14 years		368	323	170	91	4	95	26	2392.0	2198	953	874	226	633	24	1778	56	13	8	3.29