After a much-needed comeback victory to open their series against the Athletics, the Yankees followed by opening the floodgates 25 years ago. Entering this game, the Yanks were fresh off a rebound against the Athletics, who had been playing good baseball and had a strong hold on the American League’s Wild Card berth.

With Andy Pettitte tossing a workin’ man’s gem, and the bats lighting up the scoreboard with a double-digit run count, the Bombers took home an easy one.

August 9: Yankees 12, Athletics 1 (box score)

Record: 61-48 (4.5 GA in the AL East)

With the Yankees going up against Kevin Appier for Oakland, things were quiet on both sides for most of the first two innings. Jorge Posada changed that in the bottom of the second, when he put the Yankees on the board with a solo homer de

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