The 1958 Yankees and 1937 Yankees split their six game series with the '58 Yankees winning all the odd games and the '37 Yankees winning all the even games. The '58 Yankees remain two games under .500 at 47-49 while the '37 Yankees stay 14 games over .500 at 52-38.
In Game One, the '58 Yankees needed 11 innings to win 3-2 on a Mickey Mantle walk-off double. They won a slugfest in Game Three 10-18 in which 15 of the 18 runs were scored in the first three innings. They won another batfest in Game Five 11-7 thanks to two homeruns and four RBI from Mantle. Each time the '58 Yankees delivered a win, the '37 Yankees responded in kind. They won 9-2 in Game Two. In Game Four, Joe Dimaggio drove in a run and threw out a runner at the plate for a 5-4 win. Dimaggio went 3-4 with a double and a homerun with three RBI in the final game for a 6-1 win.
Dimaggio hit .520 in the series with four homeruns and nine RBI; he raised his overall average to .317 with 36 homeruns, 114 RBI, and a 1.050 OPS. Lou Gehrig remains the team leader in hitting at .350 with 23 homeruns, 69 RBI, 91 runs scored, and a 1.170 OPS. Lefty Gomez picked up his 10th win in this series while Red Ruffing won his 11th; their ERAs are 2.44 and 2.57 respectively.
Mantle hit four homeruns in the series to give him 22 for the season. Ford won again, upping his record to 9-4 with a 2.68 ERA. The '58 Yankees will take on the 25-17 1951 Yankees in the next series.