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August 10 was the highlight of the 1969 season for New York Yankees fans. New York's other team, the beloved New York Mets, would not have its greatest moments until October. The day that Bobby Murcer, Thurman Munson, and Gene Michael hit consecutive home runs in the sixth inning against Oakland made a pedestrian New York Yankees season memorable.
The Yankees finished fifth, a whopping 28-and-one-half games behind the Eastern Division champion Baltimore Orioles, but the Yankees had their moments.
  Gene Michael's Home Run Was a Surprise Bobby Murcer led off the Yankees' sixth inning with a shot into the right field bleachers.
Thurman Munson, playing only his sec ...

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Article written by Harold Friend