August 1st 1968
On this day in 1968, Stan Bahnsen, who will be named the AL Rookie of the Year, sets the Yankee freshman record for strikeouts in a game, whiffing 12 batters en route to hurling a 1-0 masterpiece over Boston at Fenway Park. The 23 year-old right-hander’s mark will last for 30 years, until Orlando "El Duque” Hernandez strikes out one more in a 1998 game against Texas.