Owners of an eight-game winning streak, the Yankees were riding high, their 1-4 start to the season a distant memory. They entered the day with a chance to sweep the Tigers to reach nine in a row after resounding victories in the first two contests of the series. However, Brian Moehler had other ideas, holding down New York’s potent offense and out-dueling Hideki Irabu.
April 19: Yankees 1, Tigers 2 (box score)
Record: 9-5, .643 (0.5 GB)
Hideki Irabu was easily one of the most misunderstood Yankees players of the last quarter-decade.