The 1928 Yankees surprisingly split their six game series with the 1952 Yankees after winning the first three games.
George Pipgras pitched a two-hit shutout in Game One for a 8-0 win. Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, and Bob Meusel homered back-to-back-to back in a four run 5th inning for a 7-1 win in Game Two. After losing 8-3 in Game Three, the '52 Yankees won Game Four 10-3. Joe Collins went 3-5 with four RBI. They scored seven runs in the 1st. inning of Game Five and cruised to a 12-5 win. It looked like Pipgras would suffer his first loss, as the '28 Yankees trailed 3-2 in the 9th. But Ruth homered to tie the game. The defense let them down in the bottom of the inning as they committed back to back errors with two outs, leading to a walk-off single by Yogi Berra for the win.
Mickey Mantle leads the '52 Yankees in hitting at .308 with 19 home runs, 106 RBI, 106 runs scored, 16 triples, and a .919 OPS. Hank Bauer is hitting .302 with 22 home runs, 93 RBI, and 76 runs scored. Gene Woodling is hitting .293 with 109 runs scored and 78 RBI. Joe Collins is hitting .279 with 32 home runs, 130 RBI, 90 runs scored, and 11 triples. Berra is hitting .243 with 27 home runs, 95 RBI and 107 runs scored. Allie Reynolds is 19-9 with a 2.54 ERA.
Lazzeri raised his average to .355 with 10 home runs, 55 RBI, 64 runs scored, 11 triples, and a 1.017 OPS. Gehrig raised his average to .333 while driving in eight runs in the series to give him 73 to go with 12 home runs, 59 runs scored, and a 1.027 OPS. Earle Combs hit .407 in the series to raise his average to .333 with 10 triples, 79 runs scored, and a .930 OPS. Ruth’s average dropped to .315 but he hit three home runs with seven RBI in the series to give him 29 home runs, 76 RBI, 85 runs scored and a 1.193 OPS. Meusel hit .429 in the series to raise his average to .269 with 69 RBI. Pipgras is now 12-0 with a 2.64 ERA. Waite Hoyt is 11-0 with a 1.59 ERA. Herb Pennock is 9-1 with a 3.03 ERA. That’s a combined 32-1 with a combined 2.38 ERA when any of those three pitchers start. The '28 Yankees will face the 63-69 2009 Yankees in the next series.
