The 1936 Yankees dragged the 1978 Yankees by sweeping their six game series. The '36 Yankees are now 50-22, second by winning percentage. The '78 Yankees plummeted to 67-83 with one series left to play.
The '36 Yankees scored 51 runs in the series, over eight a game. In Game Two they scored runs in every inning but the first and ninth, and needed every one of them in a 14-12 slugfest. Lou Gehrig went 3-5 with a homerun and five RBI, and Joe Dimaggio had four hits including two home runs. Gehrig and Dimaggio hit solo home runs in the 11th inning to give them a 5-3 win in Game Three. Ron Guidry struck out 10 in a losing cause. Bob Seeds hit a dramatic walk off pinch hit two-run home run off Goose Gossage in Game Four for a come-from behind 4-3 win. They won less dramatically in Game Five 17-7. Gehrig went 4-5 with a home run and and five RBI while Red Rolfe and Jake Powell each had four RBI. They won another come-from behind contest in Game Six 4-2 when Bill Dickey hit a two-out three-run homer in the 8th.
Gehrig hit .500 in the series with three home runs and 11 RBI; he is now hitting .361 with a ridiculous 35 home runs, 93 RBI, and 86 runs scored in 72 games. He has a 1.288 OPS. Dickey is hitting .359 with 15 home runs, 74 RBI and a .997 OPS. Dimaggio is hitting .330 with 19 home runs, 58 RBI, 71 runs scored, and a 1.007 OPS. Pat Malone has 18 saves and five wins in 25 appearances with a 2.34 ERA.
Reggie Jackson is now hitting .321 with 43 home runs, 118 RBI, 102 runs scored and a .990 OPS. Graig Nettles is hitting .279 with 28 home runs, 90 RBI, and 75 runs scored. Ron Guidry needs 16 strikeouts in his last start to have 300 for the season. Gossage now has seven losses and a 3.72 ERA to go with 37 saves. The '78 Yankees will play their final series against the 42-18 1928 Yankees.