This Week in Yankees History (3/29-4/3)

This post was written by Career Training on March 29, 2009
Posted Under: Career Training

This Week in Yankees History March 29th- April 4th March 29th 1917 - Former Yankees minor league OF Tommy Holmes was born. In 1937, Tommy was signed by the Yankees as an amateur free agent. Unable to crack the Yankees starting outfield of Charlie Keller, Tommy Henrich and Joe DiMaggio, he was traded to the Braves in 1942 for 1B Buddy Hassett, OF Gene Moore and cash. He would have a successful MLB career with the Braves and Dodgers in the NL, finishing with a lifetime BA of .302 i