The Yankees tied a franchise record with eight home runs off Chicago White Sox pitching on Tuesday at Yankee Stadium, equaling a feat set by the 1939 Bronx Bombers.
The Bombers belted eight homers en route to a 16-3 win over the White Sox, but Alex Rodriguez, who came into the game with 499 career home runs, went 0-for-5.
The accomplishment matched a club mark set in the first game of a doubleheader against the Philadelphia Athletics on June 28, 1939, when the Yankees blasted to a 23-2 victory in the opener and slugged out a 10-0 win in the nightcap. In the twin bill, Joe DiMaggio, Babe Dahlgren and Joe Gordon each homered three times.
Hideki Matsui led the way with two home runs, giving him a total of 13 long balls in July, which marks the most by any player in the Major Leagues this month.
Also finding the outfield stands were Bobby Abreu, Robinson Cano, Melky Cabrera, Johnny Damon, Shelley Duncan and Jorge Posada. Three of those bombs accounted for the early exit of White Sox starter and former Yankee Jose Contreras, who left after 2 2/3 innings after allowing eight hits and seven runs.
Mike Mussina surrendered six hits in six innings and improved to 6-7 on the season. The right-hander struck out six without walking a batter.
