Official Site of the Yankees · Aug 18, 2015
In Yankee Stadium debut, Bird catalyst in win
Bird's first hit at home 0:48 8/17/15: Greg Bird leads off the bottom of the 10th inning with a double to right-center field, tallying his first hit at Yankee StadiumBird advanced to third base on a Brian McCann double, and then was replaced by pinch-runner Brendan Ryan when Chase Headley came to the plate with the bases loaded. Moments later, Ryan scored the winning run when Headley sent a chopper to Twins shortstop Eduardo Nunez, who booted it and threw to first because he had no play at home.