The 1936 Yankees dominated their six game series with the 1947 Yankees, winning five of six games. The '36 Yankees moved to second place at 64-32 while the '47 Yankees fell back to .500 at 69-69.
The '36 Yankees won the first five games in the series, falling short of a sweep with a 7-6 loss in the final game. In Game Two, every player but Tony Lazzeri scored an RBI in a 12-4 win. Lazzeri had a bigger impact in their Game Four 8-7 win; Lazzeri went 4-6 with a triple, home run, two RBI and two runs scored. The '47 Yankees made a furious comeback in that game with five runs in the 9th but made the final out with the tying run on base. Lou Gehrig had a monster Game Five with two home runs and six RBI in an 8-6 win.
Gehrig hit .500 in this series with three home runs and 11 RBI to raise his average to .376 with 46 home runs, 126 RBI, 117 runs scored, and a 1.316 OPS. Joe Dimaggio raised his average to .360 with 26 home runs, 10 triples, 89 RBI, 93 runs scored, and a 1.074 OPS. Red Ruffing picked up another win to go to 16-2 with a 3.72 ERA.
Dimaggio leads the '47 Yankees in hitting at .303 with 22 home runs, 109 RBI, 94 runs scored. George McQuinn hit .291 with 17 home runs, 79 RBI, and 97 runs scored. Tommy Henrich is hitting .257 with 11 home runs, 11 triples, and 87 RBI. Joe Page picked up his 33rd save. He is 4-1 with a 2.28 ERA. The '47 Yankees will take on the 51-27 1927 Yankees in the next series.