Courtesy of a doubleheader sweep the day before, the New York Yankees entered August 8th with a winning season already guaranteed. How insanely early is that? Last year’s squad, which got off to a 1998-esque start before completely flopping in the month of August, did not win their 82nd game until September 7th, the 2019 team that won 103 games didn’t reach 82 until August 16th, and the 2009 World Series champions didn’t guarantee a winning season until August 30th.
Clearly, something special was brewing.
August 8: Yankees 14, Royals 1 (box score)
Record: 83-29, .