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Photo By Ezra Shaw/Getty Images Welcome to This Day in Yankees History. We may be well into hot stove season, but there’s still some time to dig into the history books. These daily posts will highlight two or three key moments in Yankees history on a given date, as well as recognize players born on the day. Hope you enjoy this trip down memory lane with us! ★ ★ ★ 34 Years Ago Not a ton has happened on Christmas Eve over the years, so let’s focus in on the very consequential signing of Gary Ward. After several decent seasons with the Twins and Rangers, Ward came to terms with the Yan...

Result As in Game 2, the Game 6 rematch between aces Brad Havens and Ray Scarborough was decided by one bad inning. In this case, the bad inning came earlier. And it was much, much worse. ‘81 batted around in the first, sending 11 men to the plate and scoring seven runs to take a dominant lead they would not lose, claiming victory by an 8-1 tally and knotting the series at three. Scarborough’s struggles started one batter into the game, as Gary Ward sent a fly ball over the left field wall for an early 1-0 lead. After a strikeout, Scarborough loaded the bases on a walk and two singles, an...

Private Family Memorial Service will be held on December 21, 2020. In Lieu of Flowers, memorials may be directed to a charity of your choice in memory of Nancy. Arrangements are by Hofmeister-Jones Funeral Home. Nancy was born in Peoria, IL, on March 19, 1952, to H. Richard and Betty Waltmire. Upon graduation from Central High School in Peoria she attended Yankton College where she met her future husband, Gary Ward. They were united in marriage in Peoria on August 10, 1974. Nancy worked to help Gary through law school. They settled in Centerville in 1977, and she adopted it as her new home. S...

In that same year, young Gary Ward signed on as a volunteer with Valley Hill Fire & Rescue. A fulltime firefighter for the Hendersonville Fire Department before his retirement, Ward was honored last week for his volunteer service, which continues into a sixth decade. “He’s an active firefighter,” Valley Hill Chief Tim Garren said. “He comes out and helps us when he can.” Although Covid restrictions prevented the department from holding its annual awards dinner, Garren and a handful of department leaders honored Ward recently at Fire Station 1. Fighting fires is not all Ward does. �...

Result ‘48 and They got ace-like performances, but one shone brilliantly. Roger Erickson pitched a complete game one-hitter, shutting out ‘48 2-0 to push ‘81 one game closer to a bracket escape. Erickson allowed just two baserunners in his Maddux, a Mickey Vernon single and Sherry Robertson walk the only blemishes through 99 pitches. On the opposing rubber, Walt Masterson nearly matched Erickson’s performance, allowing three hits over 6.2 innings. However, one of those hits left the Senators playing from behind, as Roy Smalley opened the bottom of the fourth by lining Masterson’s...