The 1937 Yankees dominated their six game series with the 2009 Yankees, winning five of them to improve their record to 57-39. The 2K9 Yankees plummeted to 42-54.
The '37 Yankees averaged over eight runs a game in their five wins. That said, pitching was the star of Game One as Lefty Gomez pitched a six-hit shutout with 12 strikeouts in a 7-0 win. They doubled their run output in Game Two with a 14-3 drubbing. Lou Gehrig went 3-5 with a double, homerun and four RBI and George Selkirk went 3-6 with two doubles, a homer, three RBI and three runs scored. The '37 Yankees snatched defeat away from Mariano Rivera in the 9th inning of Game Three with four runs to turn a 4-2 loss into a 6-4 win. They clinched a series win in Game Four with a 10-1 win despite Gehrig hitting into a triple play. Bill Dickey hit a grand slam to cap off a seven run 6th inning to blow the game open. The 2K9 Yankees finally picked up a win in resounding fashion 11-2 in Game Five before losing again 5-1 in the final game.
Gehrig leads the '37 Yankees in hitting at .358 with 24 homeruns, 78 RBI, 96 runs scored, and a 1.175 OPS. Selkirk is hitting .322 with 25 homeruns, 66 RBI, 75 runs scored, and a 1.080 OPS. Joe Dimaggio is hitting .304 with 37 homeruns, 117 RBI, 80 runs scored, and a 1.016 OPS. Dickey is hitting .253 with 16 homeruns, 55 RBI, and 76 runs scored. Gomez’s shutout improved his record to 11-3 with a 2.30 ERA and 124 strikeouts in 156 2/3 innings. Red Ruffing picked up his 11th complete game and his 12th win to go with a 2.59 ERA.
Jorge Posada hit .376 in the series to raise his average to a team-leading .288 and a .915 OPS. A.J Burnett and Joba Chamberlain both have ERAs over 7 in their 37 combined starts at 7.01 and 7.42 disrespectively. The 2K9 Yankees will face the 28-20 1951 Yankees in the next series.
