The 1941 Yankees defeated the 1951 Yankees four games to two in their six game series. The '41 Yankees improved their record to 53-49 while the '51 Yankees dropped to 37-35.
Three of the first four games went into extra innings. '41 Joe Dimaggio gave his team a 2-0 lead in Game One with a homerun. That lead lasted until the 9th inning when Phil Rizzuto tied the game with a two out bases loaded single. It was one of only two hits the '51 Yankees had in the game. '41 Dimaggio hit a solo Dimaggio dinger in the 10th as part of a three run rally for an eventual 5-3 win. The '51 Yankees evened the series in Game Two with a 4-3 11 inning win. Jackie Jensen won the game with a walk-off sacrifice fly. After losing Game Three 5-4, the '41 Yankees won the last three games of the series, starting with a 14 inning 5-4 win in Game Four. Like Game One, the '41 Yankees led 2-0 in the 9th until Gene Woodling tied the game with a two run homer. The teams exchanged two runs apiece in the 11th inning. Buddy Rosar gave the '41 Yankees the win in the 14th with a walk-off single. They won Game Five 6-4 thanks to a five run rally in the 3rd. Tommy Henrich hit two homeruns in the final game, the second gave them a 3-2 lead in the 7th, which became the final score. Every game was decided by two runs or less.
'41 Dimaggio leads the team in hitting at .347 with 38 homeruns, 104 RBI, 92 runs scored, and a 1.164 OPS. Charlie Keller is hitting .274 with 24 homeruns, 81 RBI, and a .945 OPS. Henrich is hitting .238 with 24 homeruns, 77 RBI and 85 runs scored. Johnny Murphy blew a couple of saves and picked up a couple of more. He is 3-5 with 23 saves and a 4.24 ERA.
Yogi Berra raised his average slightly to .260, but he is stuck on 14 homeruns with 57 RBI. The '51 Yankees will face the 45-39 1923 Yankees in the next series.
