The 1923 Yankees and 1947 Yankees split their six game series. The '23 Yankees remain four games over .500 at 41-37 while the '47 Yankees stay eight games over at 46-38.
The '23 Yankees won the first two games on back-to-back shutouts. The first was by Herb Pennock who pitched a three-hitter in a 5-0 win. The other was by Bob Shawkey who scattered seven hits and struck out nine in a 6-0 win. The '47 Yankees got the offense going and won the next two games. Joe Dimaggio homered and drove in three RBI in Game Three for a 5-1 win. They cranked out 19 hits in Game Four for a 13-2 pounding. Babe Ruth led the '23 Yankees to a 5-4 win in Game Five with a triple, homerun, and three RBI. The '47 Yankees earned a series split with a 7-1 win in the final game. Yogi Berra broke the game open with a grand slam in the 4th inning.
Dimaggio is hitting .289 with a team leading 13 homeruns and 65 RBI. George McQuinn is hitting .288 and leads the team in runs scored with 58. Allie Reynolds picked up his 15th win; he is 15-4 with a 2.37 ERA.
Ruth picked up his 30th homerun of the season in this series; he is hitting .399 with 76 RBI, 79 runs scored, and a 1.418 OPS. Shawkey’s shutout improved his record to 8-7 with a 4.38 ERA. Pennock is now 8-4 with a 3.87 ERA. The '23 Yankees will battle the 43-35 1956 Yankees in the next series.