The 1952 Yankees beat the 1941 Yankees four games to two after winning the final three games of the series. The '52 Yankees improved their record to 35-49 while the '41 Yankees fell to 16-14.
Game One went to extras and featured some 10th inning heroics. Joe Dimaggio hit a solo homerun in the top of the inning to give the '41 Yankees a 2-1 lead, but Mickey Mantle countered with a walk-off two-run triple in the bottom of the inning for a 3-2 win. Dimaggio led the '41 Yankees to win the next two games. In Game Two, Dimaggio went 4-5 with two homeruns and three RBI in a 4-2 win. In Game Three, he capped off a three-run rally in the third inning with a two-run homer for a 3-1 win. The '52 Yankees won the final three games by holding the '41 Yankees to five runs. Game Five went 12 innings after Gene Woodling tied the game 2-2 in the 8th inning with a solo homerun. Billy Martin hit a two-out two-run double in the 12th to put them ahead for good for a 4-2 win.
Hank Bauer remained steady at .303 to lead the '52 Yankees in hitting. Mantle dropped to .300 with 10 homeruns and 61 RBI. Despite hitting just .239, Yogi Berra took over the team lead in runs scored with 62. Joe Collins now has 18 homeruns and 75 RBI to lead the team in both categories while hitting .275. Allie Reynolds picked up another win to move to 12-3 with a 2.73 ERA.
Dimaggio hit .391 in the series with four homers and six RBI for the '41 Yankees. He raised his overall average to .375 with 13 homeruns, 33 RBI, and a 1.241 OPS. In his eight starts, Red Ruffing is hitting .300 with three homeruns and a 1.100 OPS. On the mound, he has struggled; Ruffing is 5-1 with a 4.64 ERA. Spud Chandler is 3-2 with a 1.81 ERA. The '41 Yankees will take on the 31-35 1996 Yankees in the next series.
