The 1928 Yankees dominated their six game series with the 1961 Yankees, winning five of six games. The '28 Yankees are now 42-18, second place among the 27 Yankee Championship teams. The '61 Yankees fell to 70-80 with one series left to play against the 22-8 1998 Yankees.
Tony Lazzeri got the party started for the '28 Yankees in Game One with a triple, grand slam, and six RBI in a 12-2 rout. Bob Meusel added four hits, including a double, and four RBI. They won a tighter Game Two 3-1; Lou Gehrig scored all three runs from a solo homerun and two walks. They won Game Three 5-2 and Game Four 9-7. Gehrig went 3-4 in Game Four with a double, three RBI, and two runs scored. The '61 Yankees won their only game of the series 7-2 in Game Five; Tony Kubek hit two homers. The '28 Yankees won a wild Game Six 13-11 to cap off a healthy offensive series; Gehrig and Babe Ruth combined to drive in six of their runs.
Lazzeri leads the '28 Yankees in hitting at .366 with 21 doubles, 11 triples, 50 RBI, 55 runs scored, and a 1.048 OPS. Ruth is hitting .317 with 25 homeruns, 64 RBI, 71 runs scored, and a 1.239 OPS. Gehrig is hitting .326 with 57 RBI, 50 runs scored, and a 1.020 OPS. George Pipgras and Waite Hoyt remain undefeated in their combined 24 starts; Pipgras is 11-0 with a 2.81 ERA while Hoyt is 9-0 with a 1.63 ERA. Wilcy Moore has 16 saves with a 1.42 ERA.
Elston Howard raised his average to .344 with 37 homeruns, 103 RBI, 109 runs scored, and a .959 OPS. Mickey Mantle now has 51 homeruns with 111 RBI, 127 runs scored, and a 1.077 OPS to go with a .314 average. Roger Maris now has 60 homeruns with six games remaining.
