The 1950 Yankees won five of their six games against the 1958 Yankees to boost their record to 34-26. The '58 Yankees dropped below .500 at 41-43.
The '50 Yankees needed extra innings to win Game One. Cliff Mapes hit a pinch-hit walk-off single in the 12th inning to give them a 3-2 win. Game Two was also low scoring. The '50 Yankees held a 1-0 lead until the 8th inning when Gil McDougald blasted a solo homerun to tie the game. Yogi Berra hit a two-out walk-off single to give the '50 Yankees a 2-1 win. They won Game Three with bats and pitching; Berra went 3-5 with two doubles and five RBI for a 10-0 win. Ed Lopat pitched a five-hit shutout. The '58 Yankees won their only game with a 16-2 blowout of their own. The '50 Yankees won the final two games 5-2 and 11-2. Berra hit the cycle in the final game with six RBI while oddly Johnny Mize hit into a triple play for the second series in a row.
Berra hit .308 in the series with a ridiculous 12 RBI to raise his overall average to .294 with 52 RBI. Johnny Hopp’s average cooled to .350 while Joe Dimaggio hit .417 to raise his average to .322 with 13 homeruns, 62 RBI, and a .989 OPS. Lopat’s shutout improved his record to 9-2 with a 3.25 ERA.
Elston Howard leads the '58 Yankees in hitting at .357 with a .981 OPS. Andy Carey has 17 homeruns and 56 RBI to lead the team. Bob Turley reached double digit losses for the season; he is 5-10 with a 3.79 ERA. The '58 Yankees will battle with the 39-39 1941 Yankees in the next series.