Joe Pepitone was in his rookie season when he became the sixth player in American League history to homer twice in the same inning on this day in 1962. The New York Yankees rode their nine-run eighth inning to a 13-7 victory over Kansas City.
Derek Jeter had three hits, two rbi’s and scored two on May 23, 2007, in an 8-3 Yankee Stadium win over Boston. His second-inning single was Derek’s 2,215th career safety, pushing him past Joe DiMaggio into fifth place on the all-time Yankees hit list.
The New York Yankees have one of the most powerful lineups in baseball.