Greatest American League
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The 1936 Yankees won four of six games against the 1977 Yankees to move to 13-11 while the '77 Yankees continue to drop further below .500 at 25-47.
The '77 Yankees won the first and last game of the series, and the '36 Yankees won all four games in between. Thurman Munson went 3-5 with a double, homerun, and five RBI to lead the '77 Yankees to a 8-4 win in Game One. Lou Gehrig countered with two homeruns, three RBI, and three runs scored to lead the '36 Yankees to a 8-1 Game Two win. Tony Lazzeri went 3-4 with two doubles and four RBI in Game Six to help the '36 Yankees clinch the series in Game Five 6-2. Bucky Dent drove in four runs on 3-4 hitting with a homer to salvage a 9-4 win for the '77 Yankees in the final game.
Gehrig hit .368 in the series which actually brought his average down to .404; he hit four dingers and drove in 10 runs to give him 14 and 36 for the play in season. Bill Dickey is hitting .362 with 26 RBI and a 1.020 OPS. Joe Dimaggio is hitting .358 with a 1.111 OPS. The offense has had to carry a pitching staff that has had a subpar 5.16 Team ERA through the first 24 games.
Munson leads the '77 Yankees in hitting at .277 with 11 HRs and a team-leading 47 RBI. Reggie Jackson dropped to .275 with a team-best 16 HRs and 41 RBI. Ed Figueroa’s nightmarish season continued with another loss to drop his record to 1-11 with a 5.35 ERA. The '77 Yankees will play the 1923 Yankees in the next series.
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The 1923 Yankees beat the 1977 Yankees four out of six games to improve their overall record to 7-5. The '77 Yankees reached the halfway mark of the play in season at 27-51.
They got off to a good start in Game One by beating the '23 Yankees in Game One 6-5 in 10 innings. It was a game that either tied or had the lead change hands five times; Mickey Rivers won the game with a walk-off double in the 10th. The '23 Yankees won the next two games by a combined score of 14-1. Sam Jones pitched a five-hit shutout in Game Two for a 8-0 win. The '77 Yankees won 6-2 in Game Four to tie the series at 2-2. Game Five was full of late drama; Roy White tied the game 5-5 in the 9th with a solo homerun, but Babe Ruth countered with a two-run Babe Blast walk-off to win it 7-5. Joe Bush gave the '23 Yankees their second shutout of the series, a five-hitter, as they won the final game 7-0, led by Bob Meusel who went 3-4 with a homerun and four RBI.
Ruth hit .444 in the series with five homeruns (he homered in five of the six games) and 12 RBI; overall he is hitting .324 with eight homers , 21 RBI, and a 1.608 OPS. Meusel hit .375 with two homers and eight RBI to raise his average to .320 with 11 RBI and a .946 OPS. Jones’ shutout brought his ERA down to 1.80 in two winning starts. Waite Hoyt is also 2-0 with a 1.35 ERA.
Thurman Munson and Reggie Jackson continue to carry the offense, both hitting .280. Munson has 11 HRs and 49 RBI while Jackson has 16 HRs and 43 RBI. Catfish Hunter became the second starter to lose double digit games (3-10 with a 6.00 ERA). The '77 Yankees will battle with the 1943 Yankees in the next series.
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After nine straight series that they either lost or split, the 1977 Yankees finally won a series, defeating the 1943 Yankees in four out of six games to improve their record to 31-53. The '43 Yankees dropped to 5-7.
The '77 Yankees broke out their offense in this series in a big way. They started out with a 14-0 blowout. They hit four triples and three homeruns in the game, led by Reggie Jackson who went 3-5 at the plate, a single away from hitting the cycle, and five RBI. Ed Figueroa, who won both of his starts pitched a three-hit shutout. The '43 Yankees tied the series in Game Two 4-3 when Billy Johnson hit a go-ahead triple in the 9th inning off Sparky Lyle. After winning Game Three 8-1, the '77 Yankees embarrassed the '43 Yankees in Game Four 20-1. They scored 15 of their runs in the second inning alone, NINE BEFORE RECORDING THEIR FIRST OUT!. Every player had a run scored AND an RBI, led by Roy White who had five RBI in the game. The '43 Yankees won Game Five 8-5 despite two more homers by Jackson. The '77 Yankees clinched the series with a 6-2 win in the final game.
Jackson had an enormous series, hitting .407 with six dingers and 14 RBI to raise his average to .293 with 22 homeruns and 57 RBI. Thurman Munson hit .482 in the series with nine RBI to shoot his average up to .296 with 12 homeruns and 58 RBI. Figueroa lowered his ERA to 4.59 and improved his record to 3-12. Ron Guidry went over .500 in his start at 7-6 and lowered his ERA to 3.50.
Bill Dickey leads the '43 Yankees in hitting at .310 with a .453 OBP. Bud Matheny is hitting .250 and leads the team in homeruns (4), RBI (10) and runs scored (7). Tiny Bonham has an enormous ERA (12.66) in his two starts. Johnny Murphy as three saves in four appearances with four scoreless innings pitched. The '43 Yankees will battle the 1949 Yankees in the next series.
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The 1943 Yankees evened their record at 9-9 by beating the 1949 Yankees four out of six games. The '49 Yankees dropped to 28-44.
The '43 Yankees won the first two games 7-2 and 3-2. Nick Etten went 3-4 with four RBI in Game One and Joe Gordon won Game Two with a walk-off triple. Tommy Byrne struck out 10 for the '49 Yankees in defeat. The '49 Yankees won a wild Game Three 9-5 in 13 innings. Trailing 4-1 in the 8th inning, the '43 Yankees tied the game on a two-run homer by Bud Metheny. The teams traded runs in the 11th. Joe Dimaggio’s three-run blast capped a four run 13th inning that game the '49 Yankees the win. The '43 Yankees pitching took over the next two games as Spud Chandler and Butch Wensloff pitched back-to-back shutouts in wins of 3-0 and 6-0. The '49 Yankees won the final game 6-3.
Bill Dickey is hitting .324 to lead the '43 Yankees. Metheny’s average dropped to .216 but he leads the team in homers (5) and RBI along with Etten (13). Joe Gordon is hitting .234 but leads the team in runs scored with 11. Chandler’s three-hitter bettered his record to 2-2 and lowered his ERA to 3.41. Wensloff’s three-hitter dropped his ERA to 4.80 with a 2-3 record.
Dimaggio leads the '49 Yankees in hitting at .320, homeruns with 21, runs scored with 61, and OPS at 1.128. Tommy Henrich’s average dropped to .260 with 18 homeruns and a team-leading 63 RBI. Vic Raschi is 8-2 despite a higher than average 4.31 ERA, best on the team. The '49 Yankees will take on the 9-9 1932 Yankees in the next series.
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The 1932 Yankees defeated the 1949 Yankees four games to two in their six game series to improve their record to 13-11. The '49 Yankees dropped to 30-48.
Offense ruled the first four games. The '32 Yankees won the first two games 10-3 and 11-2. In Game One, Red Ruffing pitched a complete game and went 3-5 at the plate with a double, HR, and two RBI. Babe Ruth hit two homers and a triple in a 4-5 performance with five RBI. Frankie Crosetti led the attack in Game Two, going 2-5 with a double, HR and five RBI. The '49 Yankees won the next two games 12-5 and 9-2. Hank Bauer was a perfect 5-5 at the plate in Game Four with three runs scored while Joe Dimaggio was 3-4 with a double, HR and five RBI. The '32 Yankees won the last two games 2-1 and 3-2 with better pitching. Earle Combs hit a walk-off single to win the final game.
Ruth hit .478 in the series with three homers and seven RBI to raise his average to .371 with 13 HRs, 29 RBI and a 1.356 OPS. Tony Lazzeri is hitting .358 and leads the team in runs scored, along with Ruth with 23. Lou Gehrig is hitting a mere .253 and is homerless in his first 24 games. George Pipgras continued his hot start, raising his record to 4-1 with a 2.73 ERA.
Dimaggio drove in eight runs in the series to give him 68 for the play-in season to go with a .312 average and 23 homeruns. Tommy Henrich leads the team in RBI with 70 to go with a .255 average and 18 homers. The '49 Yankees will play the 13-11 2000 Yankees in the next series.
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The 1949 Yankees and the 2000 Yankees split their six game series in one that had wild swings. The '49 Yankees remained 18 games under .500 at 33-51. The 2K Yankees remained two games over .500 at 16-14.
The 2K Yankees won the first two games 2-1 and 9-4. Joe Dimaggio got injured in Game Two and missed the next two games; ironically, the '49 Yankees won the next two games 2-1 and 9-3. They took the series lead by pounding the 2K Yankees in Game Five 12-3. Gene Woodling was a single away from hitting the cycle and drove in five RBI. The 2K Yankees won the final game of the series 7-3 in a game partially gifted by the '49 Yankees; they committed three errors which led to four unearned runs.
Paul O’Neill leads the 2K Yankees in hitting at .269 and RBI, along with Bernie Williams, with 22. WIlliams is hitting just .233 but leads the team in homers with seven. Derek Jeter leads the team in runs scored with 27, despite just hitting .223. Mariano Rivera picked up his ninth save in 13 appearances and reduced his ERA to 2.57.
Dimaggio’s average dropped to .301 but went over 70 RBI with 71 to go along with his 23 homeruns. Tommy Henrich hit his 19th homerun and matched Dimaggio in RBI with 71. Vic Raschi picked up his ninth win, vs. two losses, and a 4.02 ERA. The '49 Yankees will battle the 1937 Yankees in the next series.
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The 1937 Yankees beat the 1949 Yankees four out of six games to raise their record to 27-21. The 1949 Yankees dropped further below .500 at 35-55.
The '49 Yankees won the first and last games of the series. Eddie Lopat pitched a three-hit shutout in Game One and delivered a RBI double in their 4-0 win. The '37 Yankees won games 2-5. Spud Chandler pitched a two-hit shutout in a 1-0 win in Game Two. They won Game Three 2-1 in 11 innings on a Frankie Crosetti go-ahead triple in the 11th. Red Ruffing pitched his team to a 7-4 win in Game Four and hit a two-run homer in the process. Game Six was the wildest game of the series; The '49 Yankees overcame a 4-0 deficit with six runs in the fourth inning, capped off by a three-run homer by Lopat. The '37 Yankees came back with four runs in the bottom of the inning to take a 8-6 lead. Trailing 9-6, the '49 Yankees scored three runs in the 7th to tie the game 9-9. Yogi Berra hit a go-ahead homerun in the 9th to give the '49 Yankees a 10-9 win.
Lou Gehrig leads the '37 Yankees in hitting at .341, runs scored with 52 and OPS at 1.272. Joe Dimaggio is hitting .278; he shares the team lead in homers with Gehrig at 18, and leads the team in RBI with 56 in just 48 games. Ruffing’s homerun was his second; he is 6-2 on the mound with a 2.59 ERA. Lefty Gomez is 5-1 with a miniscule 1.69 ERA in nine starts.
Dimaggio leads the '49 Yankees in all major categories right now: Average (.299), homeruns (24), RBI (75), runs scored (70), and OPS (1.057). Tommy Henrich is slumping as his average dropped to .244. Lopat had a poor start mixed in with his shutout which brings his record to 6-9 with a 3.90 ERA. The '49 Yankees will take on the 7-5 2009 Yankees in the next series.
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The 2009 Yankees beat the 1949 Yankees four out of six games to raise their record to 11-7. The '49 Yankees sunk deeper below .500 at 37-59.
The 2K9 Yankees scored runs in bunches in first two games of the series, winning 13-6 and 11-0. Jorge Posada drove in five runs in Game One, while going 2-5 with a homerun; nine of the runs in Game One were unearned thanks to three '49 Yankee errors. Andy Pettitte pitched a six-hit shutout in Game Two while Melky Cabrera hit a grand slam and drove in five RBI. The '49 Yankees rebounded to win Game Three 8-5 before getting shutout again in game Four, this time by Sergio Mitre, in a 5-0 loss. Tommy Byrne shut out the 2K9 Yankees in Game Five 3-0 on six hits and struck out seven, but the 2K9 Yankees won the series in the final game 4-3 in 10 innings thanks to a walk-off single by Mark Teixeira.
Alex Rodriguez hit .409 with three homeruns in the series. He raised his average to .338 with a team-leading 20 runs scored and a 1.128 OPS. Posada is hitting .333 with a 1.036 OPS. Cabrera is off to a hot start at the bottom of the order; he is hitting .299 with team leads in homeruns (six) and RBI (20). In three starts, Mitre is 3-0 with a 0.89 ERA. Mariano Rivera has a win and three saves in four appearances with a 1.66 ERA.
Joe Dimaggio’s average dropped over 10 points to .287. He has 24 homeruns, 77 RBI, 73 runs scored, and a 1.017 OPS to lead the team. Tommy Henrich hit his 20th homerun in this series; he is batting .242 with 76 RBI and 70 runs scored. Byrne’s shutout gave him just his third win, against eight losses, with a 4.65 ERA. He also picked up a save in the series. The '49 Yankees will battle with the 7-5 1939 Yankees in the next series.
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The 1939 Yankees took five of six games from the 1949 Yankees to move to 12-6. The 1949 Yankees fell to 38-64 with only nine more series left to play.
The '39 Yankees won Game One 9-5 thanks to Bill Dickey who went 3-3 with a triple away from the cycle and four RBI. Game Two went extra innings and Charlie Keller’s RBI single in the 11th gave them a 3-2 win. Joe Dimaggio missed the next two games for the '49 Yankees with an injury, and they dropped the next two games 6-2 and 12-2. Game Five was a back-and-forth affair; The '49 Yankees scored four runs in the sixth inning to take a 5-4 lead. The '39 Yankees tied the game in the bottom of the sixth and went ahead for good the next inning 6-5 on a solo homerun by Babe Dahlgren. In the final game, the '49 Yankees scored four runs in the first inning on the strength of three homeruns and held on to win 6-5 to avoid a six game streak.
Dimaggio is hitting .400 for the '39 Yankees to lead the team. He also leads the team in homeruns (7), RBI (27), and OPS (1.271). Two other players have an OPS over 1: Charlie Keller, hitting .394 with a team best 22 runs scored and a 1.140 OPS and Dickey hitting .318 with 18 RBI and a 1.016 OPS. Lefty Gomez, Atley Donald, and Bump Hadley are a combined 6-1 with a 2.46 in their combined nine starts.
Dimaggio continued to cool down for the '49 Yankees as his OPS dropped below 1 at .999 while hitting .284 with 24 homeruns, 78 RBI and 75 runs scored. Tommy Henrich is hitting just .239 now but took the team RBI lead with 80 and hit his 22nd homerun. Joe Page picked up his 16th save in the lone win of the series. The '49 Yankees next showdown will be against the 7-5 1938 Yankees in the next series.
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The 1938 Yankees took five of six games from the 1949 Yankees to raise their record to 12-6. The '49 Yankees plummeted to last place at 39-69.
The only win for the '49 Yankees came in dramatic fashion in Game Two; trailing 4-3, Yogi Berra hit a grand slam in the 8th inning to give his team a 7-4 win. It looked like they might win two in a row as they took a 4-2 lead in the 9th inning of Game Three. Bill Knickerbocker’s two-run pinch hit homerun tied the game for the '38 Yankees. They exploded for six runs in the 12th inning that included back-to-back-to-back homeruns by Joe Dimaggio (a three-run blast), Joe Gordon, and Red Rolfe on their way to a 10-4 win. They scored 10 runs again in Game Five, winning 10-2 on the strength of Tommy Henrich who was 3-3 with two homeruns and four RBI.
Bill Dickey hit .500 in the series with a couple of homers and five RBI to raise his overall average to .400 with six homeruns, 17 RBI and a 1.198 OPS. Dimaggio is hitting .297, tied with Joe Gordon for the team lead in RBI with 19 and has a 1.060 OPS. Lou Gehrig is in an unbelievable slump in his first 18 games, hitting just .100 with zero homeruns! In his three starts, Monte Pearson is 3-0 with a 1.96 ERA.
Dimaggio hit .350 for the '49 Yankees to raise his average to .288. He hit his 25th homerun and drove in his 80th RBI. Henrich leads the team in RBI with 83, but is still hitting only .232. Ralph Buxton now has double digit losses out of the bullpen; he is 2-10 with a 7.20 ERA. The '49 Yankees will take on the 7-5 1923 Yankees in the next series.
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The 1923 Yankees took five of six games from the 1949 Yankees to jump up the standings to 12-6. The '49 Yankees fell further below .500 at 40-74.
The '23 Yankees dominated this series with a combination of great pitching and timely hitting. They won Game Two 11-3 on the strength of 17 hits. They only needed Fred Hoffman’s solo homerun to break up a no-hitter attempt by Tommy Byrne in the seventh inning of Game Three to win 1-0 on a five-hit shutout by Waite Hoyt. The '49 Yankees won their lone game in Game Four 11-4 as Yogi Berra went 3-5 with a double, homerun and six RBI. Game Five featured an exchange of dramatic homeruns; Joe Dimaggio hit a two-run homer in the sixth inning, but Babe Ruth countered with a three-run blast in the bottom of the inning to give the '23 Yankees a 3-2 win.
Ruth hit .455 in the series with three homeruns and 10 RBI. He is now hitting .371, with 11 homeruns, 31 RBI, 23 runs scored and a 1.621 OPS, all team bests. With the shutout, Hoyt is now 3-0 in his three starts with a 0.93 ERA. Sam Jones has pitched quality innings both starting and in relief; Jones is 3-0 with three saves and a 2.58 ERA.
Dimaggio leads the '49 Yankees in hitting at .286 with 27 homeruns, 83 RBI, and 81 runs scored. Tommy Henrich’s average dropped to .226 but hit his 24th homer and leads the team in RBI with 85. Vic Raschi picked up his 11th win of the season. The '49 Yankees will battle the 1998 Yankees in the next series.