The 1938 Yankees and the 1947 Yankees split their six game series. The '38 Yankees stayed 16 games over .500 at 50-34 while the '47 Yankees remained two games over at 61-59.
Lefty Gomez was the MVP for the '38 Yankees in this series; Gomez pitched two complete game wins in Games One and Six (9-1 and 8-1). Gomez also had two RBI at the plate in their Game One win. The '47 Yankees won Game Two 15-6, a game they initially trailed 4-0 in the first, came back to build an 8-5 lead, and exploded for seven runs in the 8th to put it out of reach. The '38 Yankees needed 10 innings to win Game Four 7-6. Joe Gordon hit two home runs including a walk-off solo shot in the 10th. The '47 Yankees won Game Five 4-3 thanks to an Aaron Robinson two-run double in the 8th to give them the lead.
Joe Dimaggio leads the '38 Yankees in hitting at .329 with 19 home runs, 10 triples, 74 RBI, 63 runs scored, and a 1.001 OPS. Bill Dickey is hitting .318 with 23 home runs, 88 RBI, 65 runs scored, and a 1.007 OPS. Red Rolfe is hitting .289 with 52 RBI. Tommy Henrich is hitting .277 with 11 home runs and 61 runs scored. Lou Gehrig is hitting .268 with 14 home runs, 54 RBI, and 76 runs scored. Gordon hit four home runs and drove in nine RBI in the series to give him 20 and 65 for the season. With the two wins, Gomez improved his record to 10-7 with a 2.74 ERA.
Dimaggio’s average for the '47 Yankees dropped to .300 , and he only had one RBI in the series, giving him 97 for the season. Henrich is hitting .267 with 10 home runs and 76 RBI. Joe Page picked up his 30th save. He is 3-1 in 41 appearances with a 2.03 ERA. The '47 Yankees will face the 44-28 1953 Yankees in the next series.