The 1952 Yankees and 1978 Yankees split their six game series. The '78 Yankees remain six games over .500 at 18-12 while the '52 Yankees stay 14 games under at 41-55.
The '52 Yankees won two of the first three games in the series they won Game Three 13-6 despite two Reggie Jackson homeruns; Joe Collins and Irv Noren each homered and combined for nine RBI. The '78 Yankees evened the series in Game Four 9-5 thanks to a six run onslaught in the 5th inning. The '52 Yankees took a 3-2 lead in the series in Game Five with a 1-0 11 inning win. Ron Guidry’s 11 strikeout, nine shutout inning performance was ruined when Collins hit a walk-off triple in the 11th. The '78 Yankees came back to even the series in the final game with a 9-8 that was a back-and-forth affair. Graig Nettles blasted two homeruns to give them an early 5-1 lead. The '52 Yankees came back to tie the game with four runs in the 4th. The '78 Yankees used key hits by Willie Randolph to build the lead back up to 9-5 before holding off a late '52 Yankee comeback for the win. Both Nettles and Randolph ended up with four RBI in the game.
Mickey Mantle leads the '52 Yankees in hitting at .293 with 10 homeruns, 63 RBI, and 60 runs scored. Collins drove in seven runs in the series to give him 84 for the season to go with a .268 average, 21 homeruns and 10 triples. Gene Woodling is hitting .288 with 69 runs scored. Allie Reynolds picked up another win to improve his record to 15-3 with a 2.59 ERA.
Jackson hit .409 in the series with three homeruns and seven RBI to boost his overall average to .330 with 10 homeruns, 25 RBI, and a 1.045 OPS. Ed Figueroa picked up two more win for a 6-0 record with a 2.25 ERA. Goose Gossage notched a couple of more saves to give him 12 with a 1.93 ERA. The '78 Yankees will face the 47-55 1961 Yankees in the next series.