After winning the first two games, the 1923 Yankees had to settle for a six game split with the 1938 Yankees. The '23 Yankees stayed two games under .500 at 62-64 while the '38 Yankees stay 16 games over .500 at 47-31.
The '23 Yankees won Game One 9-1; Herb Pennock pitched a complete game without giving up an earned run. They scored four runs in the second inning of Game Two, two on a Wally Pipp triple, and made it stand up for a 4-2 win. The '38 Yankees picked up their first win in Game Three, a 9-0 whitewash. Monte Pearson pitched a four-hit shutout while Tommy Henrich and Red Rolfe each hit a home run and combined for six RBI. They evened the series in Game Three with a wild 6-4 win in 10 innings. The score was tied 2-2 in the 9th when Everett Scott gave the '23 Yankees a 4-2 lead with a home run. Lou Gehrig tied the game in the bottom of the 9th with a two-out two-run homer of his own. In the 10th, Joe Gordon walked it off with, of course, a two-run homer. The '23 Yankees took the lead back in the series in Game Five with a 5-4 win. Bob Muesel hit a three-run masher to cap off a four run 7th inning that broke a 1-1 tie. It looked like the '23 Yankees would win this series after jumping out to a 7-0 lead after three innings. Nahhh. All the '38 Yankees did after that was score 15 unanswered runs and 25 (!) runs overall between the 3rd and 7th innings for a 25-11 win. The '38 Yankees hit EIGHT home runs; two of them were by Bill Dickey who was 4-5 with six RBI and four runs scored.
Joe Dimaggio leads the '38 Yankees in hitting at .324 with 18 home runs, 68 RBI, 59 runs scored, and a .993 OPS. Dickey is hitting .314 with 22 home runs, 79 RBI, 60 runs scored, and a 1.010 OPS. Henrich is hitting .284 with 11 home runs and 55 runs scored. Rolfe is hitting .279 with 50 RBI. Gehrig is hitting .264 with 14 home runs, 53 RBI, and 70 runs scored. Pearson’s shut out reduced his ERA to 2.64 while improving his record to 9-5.
Babe Ruth’s average dropped below .400 at .397 with 40 home runs, 114 RBI, 122 runs scored, and a 1.354 OPS. Meusel is hitting .317 with 10 home runs, 99 RBI, 10 triples, and 11 stolen bases. Whitey Witt raised his average to .290 with 91 runs scored. Aaron Ward has 81 RBI while his average dipped slightly to .255. Pennock’s complete game win improved his record to 12-5 with a 3.52 ERA. The '23 Yankees will play the 41-25 1953 Yankees in the next series.