After losing three of the first four games, the 1938 Yankees won their final two games with the 2009 Yankees to split the series and stay 14 games over .500 at 40-26. The 2K9 Yankees stayed eight games under .500 at 53-61.
Red Ruffing won two of the three games for the '38 Yankees, starting with a three-hit shutout in Game One for a 5-0 win. Joe Gordon broke the game open with a three run homer. The 2K9 Yankees won the next three games. They trailed 4-1 in Game Three until Derek Jeter hit a solo homerun in the eighth followed by a Jorge Posada two-run blast to tie the game. They scored three runs in the 10th for a 7-4 win. In Game Four, Nick Swisher and Alex Rodriguez broke a 3-3 tie in the 9th with RBI doubles for a 5-3 win. The '38 Yankees came roaring back in Game Five; they trailed 3-0 and 8-4 but exploded with five runs in the 9th for a come-from-behind 9-8 win. Ruffing picked up his second win of the series in the last game with a 7-2 win; Bill Dickey went 3-5 with a homerun, three RBI, and two runs scored.
Jeter and Robinson Cano lead the 2K9 Yankees in hitting at .281. Jeter has 26 stolen bases and 16 homeruns while Cano has 18 homeruns. Posada is hitting .277 with 24 homeruns and 90 RBI. A Rod is hitting .248 with 22 homeruns, 78 RBI, and 85 runs scored. Mariano Rivera picked up three saves and a blown save that led to a loss; he is 3-3 with 23 saves and a 2.94 ERA.
Dickey raised his average to .319 with 19 homeruns, 68 RBI, 50 runs scored, and a 1.016 OPS. Lou Gehrig hit .417 in the series to raise his average to .254 with 11 homeruns and 60 runs scored. Ruffing gave up two runs in his two starts to improve his record to 7-5 with a 2.60 ERA. The '38 Yankees will face the 67-71 1961 Yankees in the next series.
