The 1927 Yankees defeated the 1978 Yankees four games to two. The '27 Yankees are now in 4th place at 47-25 while the '78 Yankees fall to 64-74.
The '27 Yankees won Game One 5-2 in 11 innings. The '78 Yankees had a chance to put the game away in the bottom of the 10th until Chris Chambliss lined out into a double play with a runner on second. Pat Collins broke the tie in the top of the 11th with a homer; Babe Ruth added his second home run of the game in a three run rally to put the game away for good. After losing Game Two 8-3, the '78 Yankees picked up their first win in Game Three 11-6. Thurman Munson went 3-5 with five RBI. Lou Gehrig led the '27 Yankees to win two of the final three games; he went 3-4 with a double, HR, and three RBI in a 5-2 win in Game Four and 3-4 with a double, HR, two RBI, and two runs scored in a 5-2 win in the final game.
Earle Combs leads the '27 Yankees in hitting at .363 with 11 stolen bases and 63 runs scored. Gehrig hit .435 in the series with two homers and six RBI to raise his average to .358 with 22 home runs, 81 RBI, 79 runs scored, and a 1.196 OPS. Ruth now has 33 home runs in just 72 games with 87 RBI and 89 runs scored while hitting .352 with a 1.310 OPS. Waite Hoyt (12-3, 2.51 ERA) is the only starter with an ERA below 4.
Reggie Jackson is now hitting .325 with 39 home runs, 111 RBI, 96 runs scored, 10 stolen bases, and a .993 OPS. Ron Guidry picked up his 13th win with one strikeout short of another double digit K outing. He is 13-12 with a 2.31 ERA and 267 strikeouts in 253 innings. The '78 Yankees will face the 44-22 1932 Yankees in the next series.
