This day in Yankees history: June 3

Orlando "El Duque" Hernandez makes his Yankees debut on this day in 1998.|Art or Photo Credit: AP

2017: Grilling some homers

The Yankees hit four home runs in the top of the eighth inning against Jason Grilli and the Blue Jays, including back-to-back-to-back blasts. Brett Gardner leads off with a shot to right before Matt Holliday, Starlin Castro and Didi Gregorius hit three long balls in succession. The four home runs tie the franchise record for homers in an inning (fourth time). Also in this game, rookie Jordan Montgomery throws six scoreless innings, scattering three hits.

2003: The Captain is named

Derek Jeter is named the 11th captain in club history, The 28-year old joins Hal Chase (1912), Roger Peckinpaugh (1914-21), Babe Ruth (six days in 1922), Everett Scott (1922), Lou Gehrig (1935-41), Thurman Munson (1976-79), Graig Nettles (1982-84), co-captains Willie Randolph and Ron Guidry (1986-89) and Don Mattingly (1991-95)

1998: Everybody do the El Duque

Orlando “El Duque” Hernandez makes his MLB debut. He earns the win by tossing seven innings of one-run ball against the Devil Rays. The Yankees win, 7-1 at the Stadium, improving to 40-13.

1981: Nettles breaks the blank

After beating Baltimore on a Dave Revering walk-off homer in the 11th inning the day before, with two out and no score in the bottom of the 11th, Graig Nettles takes Orioles reliever Tippy Martinez deep for the two-run walk-off homer. Dennis Martinez had thrown 10 shutout innings for Baltimore.

1979: Sunday afternoon walk-off

With 55,073 in attendance at Yankee Stadium on a Sunday afternoon, the Yankees defeat the White Sox, 3-2, in 11 innings. Roy White is the hero, singling to center to bring home Thurman Munson.

1968: Three outs, inning over

With the bases loaded in the top of the eighth, Minnesota’s Johnny Roseboro hits a liner back to pitcher Dooley Womack who throws to third baseman Bobby Cox to force out Tony Oliva. Cox then throws to first baseman Mickey Mantle to force out Bob Allison for a triple play that would be the Yankees' last for 42 years.

1952: Johnny on the spot

In the 13th inning, the Yankees load the bases with two outs for pinch-hitter Johnny Sain. His walk-off single scores Mickey Mantle and lifts the Yankees to a 4-3 win over the White Sox. He was mainly a pitcher but batted .245 in 774 career at bats. This is his only career walk-off hit.

1937: A big, big fly

Negro Leagues star Josh Gibson is credited with a drive that hits just two feet below the rim of Yankee Stadium, about 580 feet from home plate. It is estimated the ball would have traveled nearly 700 feet if unimpeded.

1933: A Jumbo-sized comeback

The Yankees fall behind the Philadelphia Athletics, 11-3, after the A’s score 11 runs in the third inning. But Jumbo Brown closes the door and ends up throwing 6 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing just five hits while striking out 12. Meanwhile in the bottom of the fifth, the Yankees hang a 10-spot on the A's. Tony Lazzeri leads off the inning with a homer as part of a stretch where the Yankees collect nine hits and send 14 batters to the plate. Babe Ruth adds his 10th long ball of the season in the eighth, and eight Yankees have multi-hit games in a 17-11 win.

1932: Gehrig’s four-homer game

Lou Gehrig becomes the first player in the modern era (since 1900) to hit four consecutive home runs in a game while narrowly missing a fifth in a 20-13 win vs. the A’s. Tony Lazzeri hits for the cycle in the same game, becoming the third Yankee to accomplish the feat

1925: Shocking the Senators

Facing the Senators, the Yankees trail, 3-2, heading into the bottom of the ninth inning. Howie Shanks drills a one-out homer to left field to tie the game at three and send it into extra innings. Sad Sam Jones comes on in relief in the top of the 12th and gives up a run, but the Yankees fight back. Earle Combs ties the game with a single, and Bob Meusel clobbers a two-run homer to left to win it, 6-4. Sad Sam gets his sixth win of the year.