The 1928 Yankees defeated the 2009 Yankees four games to two to improve their record to 53-25, second place by winning percentage. The 2K9 Yankees fell to 65-73 with three more series left to play.
The '28 Yankees won Game One 4-1; Babe Ruth hit a two-run homer and Tony Lazzeri went 4-4 with a double, two runs scored, and a RBI. Despite giving up home runs to Mark Texeira, Alex Rodriguez, Jorge Posada, Robinson Cano, and Johnny Damon, the '28 Yankees won Game Two 13-7. After dropping Game Three 6-4, the '28 Yankees won another slugfest 10-8. Lou Gehrig and Mark Koenig had three RBI each. They clinched the series in Game Five with a 14-3 win; Earle Combs, Lazzeri, and Cedric Durst each tallied three RBI. The 2K9 Yankees won the final game 7-2; Rodriguez went 3-5 with a home run and four RBI.
Lazzeri hit .483 with nine RBI in the series to raise his average to .366 with 11 home runs, 11 triples, 70 RBI, 71 runs scored, and a 1.035 OPS. Combs raised his average to .339 with 11 triples, 91 runs scored, and a .956 OPS. Gehrig is hitting .334 with 13 home runs, 81 RBI, 62 runs scored, and a 1.027 OPS. Ruth is hitting .316 with 31 home runs, 85 RBI, 93 runs scored, and a 1.188 OPS. George Pipgras and Waite Hoyt remain undefeated at 13-0 and 12-0 respectively.
Derek Jeter leads the 2K9 Yankees in hitting at .288 with 19 home runs, 31 stolen bases, and 90 runs scored. Cano is hitting .285 with 25 home runs. Rodriguez is hitting .267 with 33 home runs, 111 RBI, and 112 runs scored. Posada is hitting .265 with 27 home runs and 105 RBI. C.C. Sabathia split his two starts to run his record to 17-11 with a 3.54 ERA. The 2K9 Yankees will battle the 47-25 1927 Yankees in the next series.