The 1936 Yankees dominated their series with the 1958 Yankees, winning five of six games to raise their record to 39-21, seventh best by percentage. The '58 Yankees fell further behind .500 at 51-57.
Red Ruffing did damage on the mound and the plate in the '36 Yankees 4-3 Game One win; he got the win thanks to his game-winning solo homerun in the 8th to break a 3-3 tie. Joe Dimaggio broke out in Game Two with five RBI on a triple and homerun for a 12-6 win. The '36 Yankees overcame a 4-2 deficit in Game Three to win 5-4 thanks to Red Rolfe’s two-run single in the 8th inning. They won their fourth straight in Game Four with more late inning dramatics. The game was tied 1-1 in the 9th when the '58 Yankees went ahead 2-1 on an Enos Slaughter pinch-hit sac fly. In the bottom of the inning, Jake Powell laced a two-out RBI single to tie the game and pinch hitter Roy Johnson followed with a walk-off double for a 3-2 win. The '58 Yankees picked up their only win in Game 5. Elston Howard hit a pinch-hit three run homerun in the 7th to give them a 6-2 lead. They held on for a 6-5 win. The final game went extra innings. The '36 Yankees jumped out to a 5-0 lead on the strength of a Tony Lazzeri grand slam in the 2nd inning. The '58 Yankees came back to tie the game in the 7th when Andy Carey hit a two-run dinger. The two teams exchanged runs in the 8th which sent the game to extras. The '36 Yankees won in bizarre fashion as Rolfe scored from second after passed balls on back-to-back pitches for a 7-6 win.
Lou Gehrig leads the '36 Yankees in hitting at .346 with 31 homeruns, 80 RBI, 73 runs scored and a 1.235 OPS. Dimaggio his hitting .328 with 14 homeruns, 55 runs scored and a .992 OPS. Bill Dickey is also hitting .328 with 11 homeruns, 56 RBI and a .932 OPS. George Selkirk is hitting .315 with a .928 OPS. Powell is hitting .300. Ruffing is now 10-2 with a 4.14 ERA. Pat Malone picked up a couple of saves to give him 13 for the season with a 2.20 ERA
Howard is hitting .352 for the '58 Yankees with a .972 OPS. Norm Siebern and Mickey Mantle lead the team in runs scored with 74. Carey now has 22 homeruns and a team leading 77 RBI. Ryne Duren saved their only win, his 20th of the season. The '58 Yankees will take on the 27-15 1923 Yankees in the next series.
