The 1947 Yankees had to settle for a disappointing split in their six game series with the 1939 Yankees after winning the first three games. The '47 Yankees remain two games over .500 at 58-56 while the '39 Yankees stay 12 games over at 48-36.
The '47 Yankees won Game One 7-3 thanks to three errors by the '39 Yankees that led to five unearned runs. They won Game Two 6-3 in 12 innings; it was a game that featured a lot of late fireworks. The '39 Yankees tied the game 2-2 off closer Joe Page with back-to-back doubles by George Selkirk and Bill Dickey. Later in the 11th, Frankie Crosetti put the '39 Yankees ahead 3-2 with a RBI single, but Joe Dimaggio rapped a RBI double off '39 Yankee closer Johnny Murphy in the bottom of the inning to tie the game again. One inning later, Stuffy Stirnweiss stuffed a three-run homer in the seats for a walk-off win. The '47 Yankees overcame a four run 1st. inning by the '39 Yankees for a 5-4 win in Game Three. Billy Johnson, who scored or drove in all five runs, hit a two-run homer in the 8th to give them the lead for good. The '39 Yankees made their comeback in the final three games, first with a 5-3 win in Game Four, then a dramatic 6-5 win in 10 innings in Game Five. This game saw the '39 Yankees take the lead three different times, only to have the '47 Yankees tie the game each time. They went ahead for the first time 5-4 in the 9th on a Stirnweiss RBI single. Joe Page, again, was not able to close the game in the 9th when Crosetti hit a solo home run to send the game to extras. Joe Dimaggio won the game in the bottom of the 10th with an unusual walk-off wild pitch. Dimaggio went 2-4 with a home run, three runs scored, and two RBI in the final game as the '39 Yankees won 9-5 to earn the six game split.
Charlie Keller leads the '39 Yankees in hitting at .351 with 14 home runs, 51 RBI, 65 runs scored, and a 1.020 OPS. Dimaggio is hitting .317 with 19 home runs, 67 RBI, 67 runs scored, and a 1.001 OPS. Red Rolfe is hitting .297 with 66 runs scored. Dickey is hitting .290 with 18 home runs, 80 RBI, and a .960 OPS. Red Ruffing is 13-2 with a 2.22 ERA after splitting his two starts.
Dimaggio raised his average for the '47 Yankees to .306 with 21 home runs, 96 RBI, and 79 runs scored. George McQuinn kept his average at .283 with 80 runs scored. Allie Reynolds won his 17th game; he is 17-6 with a 2.92 ERA. The '47 Yankees will take on the 47-31 1938 Yankees in the next series.