#Yankees History

[newyorkthegoldenage]

The Yankees of the 1950s were as well-known for their high-octane partying as their feats on the field. One infamous incident happened on May 16, 1957.

To celebrate Billy Martin's 29th birthday, a group of six Yankees, including Mickey Mantle, Yogi Berra, Whitey Ford, and Hank Bauer, and their wives, went to the Copacabana. They had already been to two other clubs, and were pretty buzzed.

A bowling team from Washington Heights, carousing above their station in life (that is a JOKE, no nasty notes please) was also present—and similarly sloshed. The headliner that night was Sammy Davis, Jr. Shortly after the Yanks entered, the bowlers began to heckle Davis, hurling racial epithets. The ballplayers asked the bowlers to cool it, and matters quickly went downhill.

What exactly happened was a mystery for decades. At any rate, a fight ensued. One of the bowling team, Edwin Jones, a 42-year old delicatessen owner, claimed that the big and beefy Bauer had socked him. He did go to Roosevelt Hospital with a concussion, a fractured jaw and a broken nose.

"Whitey or Yogi grabbed me and said, 'Get out of here,'" Bauer said later. "So I did, and we go back to the hotel. It's 2 or 2:30 in the morning by then, and around 4:30 the phone rings, and a writer tells me, 'Some guy claims you hit him.' I was booked, fingerprinted and walked down the street with a detective, and it made me feel like a criminal."

"Nobody did nothin' to nobody" was how Yogi summed it all up. But the Yankees were fined and Jones brought a lawsuit against Bauer, which was later dismissed. And later that season, Martin was traded (the team's owner thought he was a bad influence on Mantle, who was clearly the future of the franchise), causing much bitterness and leading to his slide as a player.

Above: Mickey Mantle, Billy Martin, Hank Bauer, and Charlene Friede Bauer after a grand jury cleared Bauer of assault charges from the fight at the Copa. Photo: Harry Harris for the AP via the NY Times

It wasn't until three years ago that another version of events came to light. Joey Silvestri, a bouncer at the Copa, told the New York Times that "[t]here were no Yankees involved in the fight. Nobody threw a punch but me." He said he'd socked Jones twice, and the victim's head had hit a wall. "Hank Bauer and Billy Martin have always been maligned, when they're really the good guys. They were protecting Sammy Davis that night. If that happened today, they'd build a monument to them."

Whether Silvestri was telling the truth or just protecting his pals, we'll never know. Everyone involved is now dead.

[menandwomanofhistory]

George Herman Ruth ("Babe" Ruth)

[dinosaurwithablog]

The rookie, Ben Rice, just hit his 3rd home run off the day, driving in 7 RBIs in total!!! WOW!!! He's the first rookie in Yankees history to hit 3 home runs in one game!! He's the first Yankee with 7+ RBIs in the leadoff spot. 4th MLB player with 3+ home runs and 7+RBIs in leadoff spot since 1920. He's doing sooooooo well! And he's only just begun. What a great addition to my team. I love this guy!! He looks so very, very happy 😊 I'm happy for him. Let's go Yankees!!!!!

[corecustom]

[vintagecamping]

Legendary baseball player and avid fisherman, Lou Gehrig fishes upstate.

New York

1928

[fred-waffen]

[profitezbien1]

As the first autumn rains comes around so does on of the Top 10 scents. I love going for a walk after an autumn rainy storm. The air is fresh and I swear that my mind relaxes.

[queer-cinephile]

30 Days of Classic Queer Hollywood

Day 6: Tab Hunter (1931 - 2018)

Tab Hunter was one of Hollywood's 1950s golden boys, as well as a chart-topping singer. He appeared in over 40 films and was known for his All-American public persona.

Despite rumors that he was in relationships with actresses like Debbie Reynolds and Natalie Wood, these were actually studio-designed publicity stories to cover up the fact that Hunter was a closeted gay man.

His notable gay relationships included ones with Psycho actor Anthony "Tony" Perkins, professional figure skater Ronnie Robertson, and film producer Allan Glazer (Hunter's partner of 35 years). Hunter was plagued by rumors about his sexuality early in his career, but did not come out publicly until 2005.

[cleopatragirlie]

𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐚𝐛 𝐇𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟔𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡 🕊️

[clove-pinks]

It was a clear and cloudless night, and the wind blew steady and strong,

As gaily over the sparkling deep our good ship bowled along;

With the foaming seas beneath her bow the fiery waves she spread,

And bending low her bosom of snow, she buried her lee cathead.

— "The Yankee Man-O-War" in Ships and Sailors: being a collection of songs of the sea as sung by the men who sail it by James Barnes, with illustration by R.F. Zogbaum.

[takiki16]

Miami nation…they are making THEEEEEE Lionel Messi, greatest of all time and most decorated athlete to ever kick a ball, play in a BASEBALL STADIUM

[mahgnib]

[macaroniyankee]

Indiana Monument at Gettysburg and yours truly.

[dinosaurwithablog]

Freddie Freeman hits the first walk off Grand Slam in World Series history!!! Fantastic job, Freddie!! I bet his ankle feels fine right now!! The Dodgers usually win if they score first, which is exactly what they did tonight!! Congratulations 🎊 i just remembered seeing that Capital One said that they'd donate $250,000 to the Jackie Robinson foundation if the game was won with a walk off home run and it was so I'm very happy for the Jackie Robinson foundation and for the Dodgers. Congratulations again!!

Here comes the Gatorade ice!! Very cool 😎

[coolthingsguyslike]

[ollieoliveoboelo22]

Music of TURN

Round 19

Hangin' in the Wind

3.10: Trial and Execution

Also from what I learned, is that Matt Berninger sang this. The same singer in the Hush theme.

The motif that we hear when Andre dies (and Abe nearly dying) is present through the entirety of the episode. The episode opens with this theme on solo violin as we watch Nathan Hale be executed. We've associated it with death/hanging, and it serves as anticipation to what we know will come as we watch the gallows in Setauket constructed, the trial, the journey to the site, and the final march where it's played on fife with a drum cadence.

What we heard be mostly solo instruments play this motif, it goes into a full string ensemble as Richard saves Abe.

Just for you, I spent time humming at the piano with a tuner and this recording trying to figure out what key this is. C# minor, which usually along with the sadness of a minor key, has a lot of introspection, grief, and self-punishment. (Think moonlight sonata for reference). And then it modulates (changing keys by using similar notes) into E major, which is the relative major to C# minor. This key usually evokes dissatisfaction, a ready-to-fight feeling, but also joy and delight.

If this is confusing... welcome to music theory. This is the least daunting stuff.

Yankee Doodle

4.09: Reckoning

I did not intend for this to line up on Yorktown day, but it makes it all the better.

I don't have much to say on thematics because the moment is based off true events. But I have a gripe that the fingers of the piccolo/fife plays don't even move the same time the note change. Or worse, hold the same note.

This song really does embody the spirit of America, especially in this context. Playing the song your defeated enemy once mocked you with. At a surrender so embarrassing and ruinous that your own general does not attend and you attempt to surrender to the French to make it hurt less. Any way, I love Yankee Doodle and it should be played more often. The spotify recording is of a piece I played in high school, the ending is the best part so give it a listen.