The 1932 Yankees dominated the 2009 Yankees five games to one in their six game series, outscoring the millennials 65-28. The '32 Yankees are now 52-26, third place by percentage. The 2K9 Yankees are now 68-82 with one series left to play.
The offense for the '32 Yankees was relentless. In Game One they scored 10 runs in the FIRST inning en route to a 19-5 slaughter. Ben Chapman and Frankie Crosetti each homered and drove in four RBI apiece. Tony Lazzeri hit two bombs with five RBI in a 12-7 win in Game Two, spoiling Jorge Posada’s two home
runs, including a grand slam. Defense let the 2K9 Yankees down in Game Three as a Nick Swisher error led to five unearned runs in a 7-3 loss. Babe Ruth went 3-4 with a home run and four RBI. The '32 Yankees clinched the series in Game Four with a 12-1 win in which they had 13 hits and 15 WALKS! Gehrig had this bizarre stat line: 1-1, double, five walks, four runs scored, two RBI. After dropping Game Five 6-4, the '32 Yankees won the final game 9-6 behind Gehrig who was 3-5 with a double, home run, and seven RBI.
Ruth hit .482 in the series with a couple of homers and seven RBI to raise his average to .383 with 30 home runs, 85 RBI, 90 runs scored and a 1.247 OPS. Gehrig hit .435 in the series with 13 RBI to raise his average to .367 with 15 home runs, 91 RBI, 78 runs scored, and a 1.147 OPS. Lazzeri hit .414 in the series with a couple of homers and eight RBI to raise his average to .348 with 11 home runs, 16 triples, 69 RBI, 82 runs scored, and a 1.043 OPS. Johnny Allen surrendered only two hits in his complete game win to run his record to 8-1 with a 3.69 ERA.
Derek Jeter’s average dropped to .281 with 19 home runs, 35 stolen bases, and 98 runs scored. Posada hit .333 in the series with three homers and nine RBI to raise his average to .265 with 30 home runs, 114 RBI, and 75 runs scored. The 2K9 Yankees will play their final series against the 50-22 1936 Yankees.
