For the second consecutive series, the 1947 Yankees lost five of six games, this time to the 1927 Yankees. The '27 Yankees improved their record to 56-28, third place while the '47 Yankees fell below .500 at 70-74.
The '27 Yankees won Game One 7-5 behind Babe Ruth and Bob Meusel who both had three RBI. Urban Shocker pitched a three hit shut out in Game Two for a 9-0 win. Lou Gehrig went 5-5 with a double, home run, four RBI and four runs scored. Gehrig led them to a 7-2 win in Game Three as he went 2-5 with two stolen bases, three runs scored and two RBI. After losing 8-3 in Game Four, the '27 Yankees came back with their second shutout, a 15-0 demolition. George Pipgras pitched a four hit shutout while the offense had 25 hits. Six players, including Pipgras, had three hits. Gehrig and Tony Lazzeri had four RBI each. Gehrig went 1-3 with a home run, three RBI and two runs scored in the final game, a 9-2 win.
Gehrig hit .539 in the series with two home runs and 13 RBi to raise his average to .370 with 27 home runs, 106 RBI, 98 runs scored and a 1.213 OPS. Earle Combs leads the team in hitting at .375 with 10 triples, 13 stolen bases, 80 runs scored, and a .913 OPS. Ruth is hitting .365 with 42 home runs, 104 RBI, 110 runs scored, and a 1.340 OPS. Meusel is hitting .327 with 10 triples, 12 stolen bases, 80 RBI, 64 runs scored and a .906 OPS. Tony Lazzeri is hitting .301 with 16 home runs, 72 RBI, and 58 runs scored. Waite Hoyt is 15-3 with a 2.48 ERA.
Joe Dimaggio stayed over .300 at .301 with 22 homers, 10 triples, 111 RBI and 97 runs scored. The '47 Yankees will battle the 52-26 1932 Yankees in the next series.