(Paul Mirengoff) 1965 was only the third year since 1948 that the New York Yankees did not win the American League pennant. Unlike the previous two instances — 1954 (when they won 103 games) and 1959 (when they were only 4 games back in early July) — the '65 Yankees were never in contention. On this day 50 years ago, they were in sixth place, 10 games off the pace. That pace
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