...was dedicated on this date in 1932 in memory of the late manager Miller Huggins -- who led the Bronx Bombers to six pennants and three World Series championships during their first dynasty. It was placed in front of the flagpole in center field at the original Yankee Stadium. Of course, having players such as those whose monuments would later flank his make a skipper's job just a wee bit easier. Keep in mind that Huggins was the only manager whom the Babe respected. While making Ruth the focal point of its batting order, the diminutive Huggins (who stood not much more than 5-feet tall) knew how to discipline his slugging star -- including fining him a then-record $5000 for totally living out of control during the "lost" season of 1925 -- lessons the Babe never forgot.
En route to another championship, that afternoon the Yanks swept a Memorial Day doubleheader from the Red Sox, 7 - 5 and 13 - 3.
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