The 1937 Yankees dominated their six game series with the 1923 Yankees, winning five of six. The '37 Yankees improved their record to 62-40, eighth best by winning percentage. The '23 Yankees fell below .500 at 59-61.
The '37 Yankees won the first five games. In Game One, Joe Dimaggio demolished two home runs, including a grand slam, with five RBI for a 9-2 win. They trailed 5-0 in the first inning of Game Three but chipped away with a run in the 4th, two in the 5th, and two in the 6th to tie the game. Tommy Henrich completed the comeback with a three-run homer in the 8th to give them an 8-5 win. Henrich was the star again in Game Four, a 12-7 slugfest. Henrich hit a double, triple and home run with four RBI. In Game Five, Tony Lazzeri hit a three-run home run in the 4th to give them a 4-1 lead. The '23 Yankees trimmed the deficit to 4-3 in the 8th after a Bob Meusel solo mash. In the 9th, Lou Gehrig hit a pinch-hit double for the '23 Yankees, but got thrown out at the plate by George Selkirk after a two-out single by Babe Ruth to preserve a 4-3 win for the '37 Yankees. The '23 Yankees avoided the sweep with a 9-6 win in the final game. Ruth hit his 40th home run, and Aaron Ward went 3-5 with a double and three RBI.
Gehrig leads the '37 Yankees in hitting at .354 with 25 home runs, 82 RBI, 104 runs scored, 101 walks, and a 1.162 OPS. Dimaggio is hitting .311 with 41 home runs, 129 RBI, 87 runs scored, and a 1.045 OPS. Bill Dickey is hitting .251 with 17 home runs and 81 runs scored. Lefty Gomez and Red Ruffing continue to provide stellar pitching; Gomez is now 12-3 with a 2.28 ERA while Ruffing is 13-3 with a 2.58 ERA.
Ruth hit .458 in the series with six RBI to raise his average to .406 with 111 RBI to go with the 40 home runs, 120 runs scored, and a 1.389 OPS. Meusel raised his average to .317 and drove in seven runs in the series to give him 91 on the season. Whitey Witt hit .385 in the series to raise his average to .284 with 86 runs scored. Ward is hitting .259 with 75 RBI. Waite Hoyt picked up the only win in the series to improve his record to 13-7 with a 2.96 ERA. The '23 Yankees will face the 44-28 1938 Yankees in the next series.