After losing or splitting the last eight series, the 1923 Yankees finally won a series, beating the 1998 Yankees four games to two. The '23 Yankees improved their record to 72-78 with one series left to play, while the '98 Yankees fell to 35-19, 5th best by winning percentage.
Bernie Williams hit two two-run homers in Game One to lead the '98 Yankees to a 6-4 win. The '23 Yankees evened the series with a 4-2 win in Game Two. Whitey Witt had an odd stat line: 0-1. 3 walks, 3 runs scored. They won the next three games to clinch the win in this series. Game Four was their chance to put a whipping on the other team’s pitching instead of the other way around. They cranked out 30 hits, including five homeruns, for a 25-3 win. Aaron Ward hit the cycle while batting a perfect 6-6 with six RBI and four runs scored. Bob Meusel hit two home runs and had seven RBI and Wally Schange was 3-6 with a home run and seven RBI. The '98 Yankees won the final game 14-3; Tino Martinez hit two home runs, including a grand slam, and has seven RBI.
Babe Ruth’s average dropped a couple of more points to .393 with 47 homeruns, 138 RBI, 148 walks, and a 1.341 OPS. Meusel raised his average to .323 with 14 home runs, 117 RBI, and 81 runs scored. White Witt is hitting .288 with 116 runs scored. Aaron Ward is hitting .278 with 110 RBI.
Derek Jeter leads the '98 Yankees in hitting at .364 with 13 homers, 51 runs scored, and a 1.018 OPS. Williams is hitting .351 with 17 home runs, 57 RBI, 10 steals, and a 1.084 OPS. Mariano Rivera picked up his 15th save to go with a 1.45 ERA. The '98 Yankees will face the 62-70 1952 Yankees in the next series.