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Season 4: 1954
Home Run Number:	Date:	Place:	Opponent:	Pitcher:	Hit Right-handed or Left-handed:	Place in Batting Order:	Position:	Distance:
058	04/19/1954	Fenway Park	Boston Red Sox	Chuck Stobbs	Right-handed	3rd	CF
Inning:	Men on Base:	At-Bats:	Hits:	Walks:	Runs:	RBI:	Stolen Bases:	Final Score:
5	0	5	2	0	1	1	0	Yankees 5, Red Sox 0
Description: Mickey got off to a slow start in 1954 mainly due to off-season knee surgery and rehab. The first surgery in November 1953 was to remove torn cartilage from his right knee - the same knee he'd injured in the 1951 World Series. Mickey wasn't fully dedicated to his rehabilitation - he later said he had been "lazy and sloppy" about his program - and re-injured himself in a basketball game. He had a second surgery just before spring training to remove a fluid-filled cyst from behind his knee, which prevented him from participating in most of spring training. His bad knee particularly hampered his left-handed batting - he couldn't step into pitches properly because his right knee would buckle - and in some instances rode the bench against right-handed pitchers. Mickey's first homer of the 1954 season come in the second game of a "Patriot's Day" morning/afternoon doubleheader in Boston where the Red Sox won the first game 2-1. In that game Mickey struck out four times, the last time on three pitches with the bases loaded in the ninth inning. In the second game Mickey hit a solo shot for his first homer of the 1954 season.
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Home Run Number:	Date:	Place:	Opponent:	Pitcher:	Hit Right-handed or Left-handed:	Place in Batting Order:	Position:	Distance:
059	04/23/1954	Yankee Stadium	Boston Red Sox	Leo Kiely	Right-handed	3rd	CF
Inning:	Men on Base:	At-Bats:	Hits:	Walks:	Runs:	RBI:	Stolen Bases:	Final Score:
	0	3	1	1	1	1		Yankees 5, Red Sox 1
Description: Mickey hit a solid solo home run into the right-field bleachers at Yankee Stadium.
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Home Run Number:	Date:	Place:	Opponent:	Pitcher:	Hit Right-handed or Left-handed:	Place in Batting Order:	Position:	Distance:
060	05/07/1954	Yankee Stadium	Philadelphia A's	Morrie Martin	Right-handed	3rd	CF	425+ feet
Inning:	Men on Base:	At-Bats:	Hits:	Walks:	Runs:	RBI:	Stolen Bases:	Final Score:
7	0	3	1		1	1		Yankees 2, Athletics 0
Description: Mickey rocketed a towering home run high over the 402-foot sign in left-field that came down past the double row of box seats.
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Home Run Number:	Date:	Place:	Opponent:	Pitcher:	Hit Right-handed or Left-handed:	Place in Batting Order:	Position:	Distance:
061	05/21/1954	Yankee Stadium	Boston Red Sox	Frank Sullivan	Left-handed	3rd	CF
Inning:	Men on Base:	At-Bats:	Hits:	Walks:	Runs:	RBI:	Stolen Bases:	Final Score:
8	1	4	1		1	2		Red Sox 6, Yankees 1
Description: Mickey struck out three straight times before coming to the plate with a runner on and the Yankees down 6-1. This time he crushed a drive that flew over the auxiliary scoreboard in right field, landing in the right field bleachers.
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Home Run Number:	Date:	Place:	Opponent:	Pitcher:	Hit Right-handed or Left-handed:	Place in Batting Order:	Position:	Distance:
062	05/22/1954	Fenway Park	Boston Red Sox	Ted Clevenger	Left-handed	3rd	CF
Inning:	Men on Base:	At-Bats:	Hits:	Walks:	Runs:	RBI:	Stolen Bases:	Final Score:
6	1	5	4		2	4	1	Yankees 7, Red Sox 0
Description: Mickey obliterated his early season slump by going 4-for-5 with 4 rbi, a stolen base, a triple and a home run. The Mick used all of his offensive weapons in this game: his blazing speed to beat out a grounder to first for an rbi single in the third, his power to crush a two-run homer into the right-field bleachers in the sixth, and both in the seventh when he cracked an opposite-field rbi triple - his near-home run bounced off the top of the railing in left-field. It was early enough in the season for him to raise his average 37 points in this one game, taking his average above .250. He also drove in ten runs in this three-game series with Boston, more than doubling his season total from 7 to 17. By the end of May he was batting .311, going 21-for-45 - a .467 average! - for the month of May.
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Home Run Number:	Date:	Place:	Opponent:	Pitcher:	Hit Right-handed or Left-handed:	Place in Batting Order:	Position:	Distance:
063	05/23/1954	Yankee Stadium	Boston Red Sox	Bill Henry	Right-handed	3rd	CF
Inning:	Men on Base:	At-Bats:	Hits:	Walks:	Runs:	RBI:	Stolen Bases:	Final Score:
3	2	5	2	1	1	4		Red Sox 10, Yankees 9
Description: Mickey tied the game in the third by clouting a long three-run home run into the left-field seats. He also hit an rbi single but struck out to end the game.
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Home Run Number:	Date:	Place:	Opponent:	Pitcher:	Hit Right-handed or Left-handed:	Place in Batting Order:	Position:	Distance:
064	05/25/1954	Griffith Stadium	Washington Senators	Sonny Dixon	Left-handed	3rd	CF
Inning:	Men on Base:	At-Bats:	Hits:	Walks:	Runs:	RBI:	Stolen Bases:	Final Score:
8	0	5	3	1	2	1		Yankees 9, Senators 3
Description: Mickey beat out two infield hits for singles, walked and homered over the right-field wall in the eighth inning. He also struck out twice.
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Home Run Number:	Date:	Place:	Opponent:	Pitcher:	Hit Right-handed or Left-handed:	Place in Batting Order:	Position:	Distance:
065	05/29/1954	Fenway Park	Boston Red Sox	Sid Hudson	Left-handed	3rd	CF
Inning:	Men on Base:	At-Bats:	Hits:	Walks:	Runs:	RBI:	Stolen Bases:	Final Score:
	0	4	3	1	3	2		Yankees 10, Red Sox 2
Description: Mickey rocketed a homer into the netting above the "Green Monster" in left-field. He had a ten-game hitting streak and brought his average above .300.
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Home Run Number:	Date:	Place:	Opponent:	Pitcher:	Hit Right-handed or Left-handed:	Place in Batting Order:	Position:	Distance:
066	05/30/1954	Fenway Park	Boston Red Sox	Willard Nixon	Left-handed	3rd	CF
Inning:	Men on Base:	At-Bats:	Hits:	Walks:	Runs:	RBI:	Stolen Bases:	Final Score:
	0	3	1	1	1	1		Red Sox 3, Yankees 1
Description: Mickey homered into the right-field bullpen to tie the game but the Yankees couldn't score again and lost 3-1. His hitting streak was extended to 11 games.
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Home Run Number:	Date:	Place:	Opponent:	Pitcher:	Hit Right-handed or Left-handed:	Place in Batting Order:	Position:	Distance:
067	06/18/1954	Yankee Stadium	Baltimore Orioles	Don Larsen	Left-handed	3rd	CF
Inning:	Men on Base:	At-Bats:	Hits:	Walks:	Runs:	RBI:	Stolen Bases:	Final Score:
	1	4	2		2	2		Yankees 5, Orioles 2
Description: Mickey's first home run against the Orioles - formerly the St. Louis Browns - came off Don Larsen, who later became Mickey's teammate and pitched the only perfect game in World Series history. Mickey punched his homer into the right-field stands.
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Home Run Number:	Date:	Place:	Opponent:	Pitcher:	Hit Right-handed or Left-handed:	Place in Batting Order:	Position:	Distance:
068	06/10/1954	Yankee Stadium	Detroit Tigers	Ralph Branca	Left-handed	3rd	CF
Inning:	Men on Base:	At-Bats:	Hits:	Walks:	Runs:	RBI:	Stolen Bases:	Final Score:
	0	5	2		2	2		Yankees 9, Tigers 5
Description: Mickey went 2-for-5 with a homer, two runs scored and two rbi and the Yankees beat the Tigers 9-5 in NY.
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Home Run Number:	Date:	Place:	Opponent:	Pitcher:	Hit Right-handed or Left-handed:	Place in Batting Order:	Position:	Distance:
069	06/20/1954	Comiskey Park	Chicago White Sox	Don Johnson	Left-handed	3rd	CF
Inning:	Men on Base:	At-Bats:	Hits:	Walks:	Runs:	RBI:	Stolen Bases:	Final Score:
	1	3	2	3	4	2		Yankees 16, White Sox 6
Description: Mickey reached base five times, scored four times and drove in two runs with a two-run homer.
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Home Run Number:	Date:	Place:	Opponent:	Pitcher:	Hit Right-handed or Left-handed:	Place in Batting Order:	Position:	Distance:
070	06/26/1954	Municipal Stadium	Cleveland Indians	Bob Hooper	Left-handed	3rd	CF
Inning:	Men on Base:	At-Bats:	Hits:	Walks:	Runs:	RBI:	Stolen Bases:	Final Score:
	0	5	2		1	2		Yankees 11, Indians 9
Description: Mickey made a bad throw early in the game to help the Indians take a 2-1 lead. However, his two hits - an rbi double and a solo home run - gave them a 7-5 lead and the Yankees went on to win 11-5.
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Home Run Number:	Date:	Place:	Opponent:	Pitcher:	Hit Right-handed or Left-handed:	Place in Batting Order:	Position:	Distance:
071	06/30/1954	Fenway Park	Boston Red Sox	Willard Nixon	Left-handed	3rd	CF
Inning:	Men on Base:	At-Bats:	Hits:	Walks:	Runs:	RBI:	Stolen Bases:	Final Score:
5	0	3	1	1	1	1		Red Sox 6, Yankees 1
Description: Mickey gave the Yankees their only run with an opposite-field homer launched into the net above the "Green Monster" in left.
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Home Run Number:	Date:	Place:	Opponent:	Pitcher:	Hit Right-handed or Left-handed:	Place in Batting Order:	Position:	Distance:
072	07/01/1954	Fenway Park	Boston Red Sox	Frank Sullivan	Left-handed	3rd	CF
Inning:	Men on Base:	At-Bats:	Hits:	Walks:	Runs:	RBI:	Stolen Bases:	Final Score:
3	1	5	2		1	3		Yankees 8, Red Sox 7
Description: Mickey crushed a two-run homer, drove in three runs and made a spectacular catch to help the Yankees to a one-run victory over the Red Sox, 8-7.
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Home Run Number:	Date:	Place:	Opponent:	Pitcher:	Hit Right-handed or Left-handed:	Place in Batting Order:	Position:	Distance:
073	07/03/1954	Yankee Stadium	Washington Senators	Bob Porterfield	Left-handed	3rd	CF	440 feet
Inning:	Men on Base:	At-Bats:	Hits:	Walks:	Runs:	RBI:	Stolen Bases:	Final Score:
	0	4	2		1	3		Yankees 3, Senators 2
Description: Mickey smashed a 440-foot opposite field homer into the left-field seats and drove in all three Yankee runs to carry them to a 3-2 win over the Nats. He had a 12-game hitting streak and raised his average to .320.
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Home Run Number:	Date:	Place:	Opponent:	Pitcher:	Hit Right-handed or Left-handed:	Place in Batting Order:	Position:	Distance:
074	09/01/1954	Connie Mack Stadium	Philadelphia A's	Arnie Portocarrero	Left-handed	3rd	CF
Inning:	Men on Base:	At-Bats:	Hits:	Walks:	Runs:	RBI:	Stolen Bases:	Final Score:
	0	5	1		1	1		Yankees 7, Athletics 4
Description: Mickey hit a back-to-back homer after Joe Collins to help the Yankees sweep a doubleheader from the A's in Philadelphia. It was their first doubleheader sweep of the season after splitting their first ten twinbills.
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Home Run Number:	Date:	Place:	Opponent:	Pitcher:	Hit Right-handed or Left-handed:	Place in Batting Order:	Position:	Distance:
075	07/07/1954	Yankee Stadium	Boston Red Sox	Tom Brewer	Left-handed	3rd	CF
Inning:	Men on Base:	At-Bats:	Hits:	Walks:	Runs:	RBI:	Stolen Bases:	Final Score:
	0	4	3	1	4	2		Yankees 17, Red Sox 9
Description: Mickey hit his twelfth left-handed homer in a row, going 3-for-4 with four runs scored and two rbi.
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Home Run Number:	Date:	Place:	Opponent:	Pitcher:	Hit Right-handed or Left-handed:	Place in Batting Order:	Position:	Distance:
076	07/19/1954	Yankee Stadium	Detroit Tigers	Ted Gray	Right-handed	5th	CF
Inning:	Men on Base:	At-Bats:	Hits:	Walks:	Runs:	RBI:	Stolen Bases:	Final Score:
3	0	3	1	1	2	1		Yankees 8, Tigers 0
Description: Mickey broke his streak of consecutive left-handed homers with a high drive that landed deep in the lower deck seats in left-field, his first righty homer since May 23rd.
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Home Run Number:	Date:	Place:	Opponent:	Pitcher:	Hit Right-handed or Left-handed:	Place in Batting Order:	Position:	Distance:
077	07/22/1954	Yankee Stadium	Chicago White Sox	Don Johnson	Left-handed	3rd	CF/SS
Inning:	Men on Base:	At-Bats:	Hits:	Walks:	Runs:	RBI:	Stolen Bases:	Final Score:
	0	5	2		1	2		Yankees 4, White Sox 3
Description: Mickey goes 4-for-9, with a 10th inning game winning home run, 4 rbi and 3 runs scored in a doubleheader sweep of the White Sox in NY. The Mick even played shortstop for the final two innings before his walk-off home run. Manager Casey Stengel used four pinch-hitters in the eighth inning - he got a homer and a walk from them - giving Mickey the chance to score Bill "Moose" Skowron from second with a two-out, game-tying single. Stengel was then forced to shuffle his players in the field, shifting Irv Noren from right to center, moving Mickey to shortstop (a position that had challenged him greatly early in his career) and putting Gil McDougal in at second for the first time in his career. Fortunately Mickey didn't get a single defensive chance in his two innings at short.
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Home Run Number:	Date:	Place:	Opponent:	Pitcher:	Hit Right-handed or Left-handed:	Place in Batting Order:	Position:	Distance:
078	07/28/1954	Comiskey Park	Chicago White Sox	Jack Harshman	Right-handed	3rd	CF
Inning:	Men on Base:	At-Bats:	Hits:	Walks:	Runs:	RBI:	Stolen Bases:	Final Score:
9	2	5	3		3	3		Yankees 7, White Sox 5
Description: Mickey belted another game-winning homer in the ninth-inning to give the Yankees a 7-5 win over the White Sox. A rain delay stopped play for over an hour and when play resumed Mickey smashed a three-run homer into the lower left-centerfield seats.
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Home Run Number:	Date:	Place:	Opponent:	Pitcher:	Hit Right-handed or Left-handed:	Place in Batting Order:	Position:	Distance:
079	08/05/1954	Municipal Stadium	Cleveland Indians	Early Wynn	Left-handed	3rd	CF
Inning:	Men on Base:	At-Bats:	Hits:	Walks:	Runs:	RBI:	Stolen Bases:	Final Score:
4	0	3	2	2	2	2		Yankees 5, Indians 2
Description: Another two-homer game for The Mick. This first home run in the fourth inning off Hall of Fame pitcher Early Wynn staked the Yankees to a 1-0 lead. Mickey's two solo home runs against the first-place Indians help keep the Yankees in the pennant race.
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Home Run Number:	Date:	Place:	Opponent:	Pitcher:	Hit Right-handed or Left-handed:	Place in Batting Order:	Position:	Distance:
080	08/05/1954	Municipal Stadium	Cleveland Indians	Ray Narelski	Left-handed	3rd	CF	500 feet
Inning:	Men on Base:	At-Bats:	Hits:	Walks:	Runs:	RBI:	Stolen Bases:	Final Score:
8	0	3	2	2	2	2		Yankees 5, Indians 2
Description: Mickey's second home run of the game, a tremendous 500-foot shot into the upper deck in right field, was Mickey's response to a taunt from Joe Collins. Mickey was getting a lot of press about his long home runs ever since his monster shot at Griffith Stadium in Washington in April 1953. Collins was batting second in front of Mickey. When Collins batted in the eighth inning he drove a Ray Narelski 475-feet into the upper deck in right field. As he crossed the plate he said to Mickey, "Go chase that!" On the first pitch from Narelski Mickey walloped the ball deep to right-field in the same direction as Collins' homer. But Mickey's shot went about twenty-five feet further toward center and several rows deeper into the same upper deck seats as Joe's homer went. Mickey's homer went nearly five-hundred feet! When Mickey got back to the dugout he headed to the water fountain by Collins. As he took a sip he asked, "What did you say, Joe?" Collins replied, "Aw, go sh#* in your hat!"
Quotes & Comments: "Go chase that!" - Joe Collins to Mickey after pounding a 475-foot homer into the upper deck. "What did you say, Joe?" - Mickey to Joe Collins after his back-to-back 500-foot homer on the first pitch f