The 1939 Yankees beat the 2009 Yankees four games to two in their six game series. The '39 Yankees improved their record to 41-31 (11th place) while the 2K9 Yankees dropped to 39-45.
The '39 Yankees pitching dominated the first two games as they won back-to-back 2-0 shutouts. Red Ruffing pitched a three hitter in Game One and scattered eight walks; both teams combined to strand 23 runners. Lefty Gomez also pitched a three-hitter in Game Two. The bats finally broke loose for the 2K9 Yankee in Game Three as they won an 11-7 slugfest. Steve Swisher, Alex Rodriguez, Jorge Posada, and Hideki Matsui all clobbered homeruns, and ARod and Posada had four RBI apiece. The '39 Yankees came back to blow out the 2K9 Yankees in Game Four 13-2. Monte Pearson pitched a complete game and struck out 11 while Bill Dickey went 3-4 with a homerun and five RBI at the plate. The 2K9 Yankees trailed 5-1 early in Game Five only to score eight unanswered runs to cruise to a 9-5 win. The '39 Yankees clinched the series with authority with a 15-2 whipping. The offense was cooking with Charlie Keller going 4-5 with a homerun, three RBI, and three runs scored and Tommy Henrich going 3-4 with a triple, two homeruns and three RBI while the defense pulled off a triple play with the bases loaded in the 5th.
Keller leads the '39 Yankees in hitting at .341 with 10 homeruns, 54 runs scored, and a .982 OPS. Red Rolfe is hitting .295 with 57 runs scored. Joe Dimaggio is hitting .293 with 14 homeruns, 54 RBI, 55 runs scored, and a .934 OPS. Dickey is hitting .287 with 13 homeruns, 66 RBI, and a .933 OPS. Ruffing won both of his starts to improve his record to 11-1 and a 1.96 ERA. Gomez’s shutout improved his record to 5-7 with a 2.70 ERA.
Posada leads the 2K9 Yankees in hitting at .288 with 20 homeruns, 76 RBI, and a .935 OPS. Derek Jeter is hitting .282 with 12 homeruns, 53 runs scored and 19 stolen bases. Robinson Cano is hitting .281 with 12 homeruns. Melky Cabrera is hitting .272 with 10 homeruns. Rodriguez is hitting .246 with 16 homeruns, 59 RBI, and 66 runs scored. The 2K9 Yankees will face the 34-26 1950 Yankees in the next series.
