August 10 in Yankees History: “I may not have been the greatest Yankee to put on the uniform, but I am the proudest.” – Billy Martin (1986)

On August 10, 1986 — “I may not have been the greatest Yankee to put on the uniform, but I am the proudest.” – Billy Martin, on his day at Yankee Stadium. During Billy Martin Day at Yankee Stadium, the Bronx Bombers retire uniform #1 and dedicate a plaque in Monument Park which reads, ‘There has nev

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