The 1951 Yankees ended their brief skid by defeating the 1923 Yankees in their six game series four games to two. The '51 Yankees improved their record to 41-37 while the '23 Yankees fell to 47-43.
Phil Rizzuto had no homeruns going into this series. He hit two in Game One. The first one helped build a 4-2 lead. The '23 Yankees rallied to tie the game in the top of the 9th. The scooter hit his second of the game to walk off with the win. The '23 Yankees evened the series in Game Two with a 5-0 win. Joe Bush pitched a four-hit shutout and hit a solo homerun. The '51 Yankees bounced back with a 15-0 pounding in Game Three. Spec Shea pitched a three-hit shutout. Yogi Berra went 4-6 at the plate with a homerun and five RBI. Mickey Mantle went 4-5 with a double, homerun, and four RBI. After losing Game Four 5-4, the '23 Yankees won Game Five 3-2 in 10 innings. Whitey Witt hit a walk-off homerun for the victory. The '51 Yankees clinched the series with an 8-4 win. The game was scoreless until the 8th inning when they scored six runs and held on for the win. Bobby Brown led the attack, going 2-5 with a homerun, three RBI, and two runs scored.
Berra hit .393 in the series with a homerun and six RBI to raise his average to .272 with 15 homeruns and 63 RBI. Shea’s shutout improved his record to 4-5 with a 5.68 ERA. It was his first complete game of the season.
Babe Ruth leads the '23 Yankees in hitting at .388 with 31 homeruns, 85 RBI, 85 runs scored, and a 1.359 OPS. Bob Meusel is hitting .295 with 51 RBI and 10 stolen bases. Witt is hitting .264 with 56 runs scored. Aaron Ward is hitting .248 with 53 RBI. Bush’s shutout improved his record to 7-11 with a 3.28 ERA. The '23 Yankees will take on the 43-35 1999 Yankees in the next series.
