The early 1990s were famously not always a great time for the New York Yankees. The 1990 campaign where they went 67-95 is on the shortlist for the worst season in franchise history. It wasn't until George Steinbrenner's suspension that year that the team actually took time to let young players develop and make moves that would turn the team into the dynasty of the late 1990s.
That being said, they did still win games during the 1990 season. As the adage goes, just about every MLB team wins 50 games and loses 50 games, and your season is decided by how you do in the rest. One of the Yankees' 50 of 1990 — or 67 to be accurate — came on July 22nd, where they got a wild amount of help from their opponent.
On July 22, 1990, the Yankees were in Minnesota to take on the Twins. While a year later, the Twins would win the World Series in a classic over Atlanta, the 1990 edition of the team would finish last in the AL West, with only the Yankees putting up a worse record in the American League.
On this particular day, the Twins struck first. Facing Yankees starter Andy Hawkins (of losing no-hitter fame), Gary Gaetti led off the second inning with a double and eventually tagged up and scored...