The 1936 Yankees beat the 2009 Yankees four games to two to stay in first place by percentage at 54-24. The 2K9 Yankees finished the season with a record of 70-86 tied for 7th worst with the 2000 and 1958 Yankees.
The '36 Yankees pounded a 14-2 win in Game One; Jake Powell led the way going 3-4 with a triple, homerun, for RBi, and three runs scored. The 2K9 Yankees won the next two games 7-4 and 8-7. In Game Three, Melky Cabrera hit a two-out two run single in the 7th to break a 4-4 tie. In Game Three, The 2K9 Yankees came back from 7-6 down in the 9th with a Derek Jeter RBI single and a Mark Teixeira sac fly to win it. The '36 Yankees won the remaining three games in the series. In Game Four, they scored seven runs in the 7th to break a 1-1 tie thanks to a pinch-hit two run homer by Bob Seeds, a three run dinger by Bill Dickey and a two run rocket by Red Rolfe to win the game 9-4. Game Five was epic; the '36 Yankees led 3-0 early. The 2K9 Yankees came back with five runs in the 6th including a pair of two-run homers by Teixeira and Johnny Damon. Trailing 6-3, the '36 Yankees slashed six runs in the 7th thanks to a pair of three-run homers by Gehrig and Rolfe. The 2K9 Yankees came back with a pinch hit homer by Hideki Matsui and a two run bomb by A Rod to tie the game in the 8th, The '36 Yankees slapped three more runs in the bottom of the 8th on a George Selkirk RBI double and a Joe Dimaggio two-run double for a 12-9 final score. Selkirk went 5-5 with a couple of doubles and four runs scored while Dimaggio went 3-5 with two doubles and four RBI. They clinched the series with a 7-0 win in the final game. Red Ruffing pitched a four hit shutout and struck out 10.
The 2009 Yankees hit .251 as a team, 19th best, and scored 807 runs, 5.17 runs a game. They hit 221 home runs, second only to the 1961 Yankees. Here are the final numbers for their starters:
C: Jorge Posada: .270, 31 HRs, 116 RBI, 47 doubles, 81 runs
1B: Mark Teixeira: .219, 24 HRs, 91 RBI, 84 runs
2B: Robinson Cano: .280, 27 HRs, 79 runs
SS: Derek Jeter: .283, 19 HRs, 100 runs scored, 35 stolen bases
3B: Alex Rodriguez: .256, 35 HRs, 118 RBI, 123 runs, 13 steals
LF: Johnny Damon: .236, 22 HRs, 82 RBI, 85 runs, 13 steals
CF: Melky Cabrera: .252, 15 HRs, 72 RBI
RF: Nick Swisher: .223, 22 HRs, 75 RBI, 86 runs, 107 walks
DH: Hideki Matsui: .253, 18 HRs, 60 RBI.
The 2009 Yankees had a team ERA of 5.67, dead last among the 27 Yankee championship teams. They gave up 190 home runs, third worst. Here are the final numbers for the top five starters and closer.
C.C. Sabathia: 18-12, 3.57 ERA, 10 complete games, 180 Ks
A.J. Burnett: 8-13, 7.04 ERA, 117 walks
Andy Pettitte: 10-13, 4.51 ERA
Joba Chamberlain: 4-16, 7.75 ERA, .324 OBA
Sergio Mitre: 4-1, 4.21 ERA
Mariano Rivera: 3-3, 32 saves, 2.21 ERA, 0.84 WHIP
Halfway through the season Gehrig is on a ridiculous pace. 36 home runs, 101 RBI, and 92 runs scored to go with a .357 average with a 1.262 OPS. Bill Dickey is hitting .351 with 16 home runs, 83 RBI, 51 runs scored, and a .983 OPS. Dimaggio is hitting .334 with 21 home runs, 66 RBI, 78 runs scored, 31 doubles, and a 1.025 OPS. Powell is hitting .314 with 59 RBI and 13 stolen bases. Selkirk is hitting .310 with 11 home runs, 71 runs scored, and a .918 OPS. Frankie Crosetti is hitting .254 with 12 stolen bases and 53 runs scored. Tony Lazzeri is hitting .249 with 61 runs scored. Ruffing won both of his starts to boost his record to 14-2 with a 3.58 ERA. Johnny Broaca is 6-4 with a 2.81 ERA. Pat Malone has 19 saves with a 2.72 ERA. The '36 Yankees will take on the 68-76 1952 Yankees in the next series.
