The 1941 Yankees and 1947 Yankees split their six game series which featured several high scoring games. The '41 Yankees stayed two games over .500 at 58-56 while the '47 Yankees remained eight games over .500 at 49-41.
84 runs were scored combined by both teams in this series, an average of 14 total runs scored a game. After losing Game One 5-4, the '47 Yankees evened the series with a 13-5 win in Game Two. Phil Rizzuto led the '47 Yankees with a 3-5 game featuring two doubles and five RBI. The '41 Yankees retook the lead in the series in Game Three with an 11-3 win; Charlie Keller and Joe Gordon had three RBI each. The '47 Yankees evened the series again in Game Four with an easy 9-1 win. Spud Chandler pitched a complete game and hit two doubles and scored two runs at the plate. The '41 Yankees took a 10-0 lead in Game Five and held off a furious comeback by the '47 Yankees for an 11-6 win, a game where both teams combined for 35 hits. Johnny Sturn hit a homerun with three RBI and two runs scored. The '47 Yankees completed the back-and-forth pattern win an 11-4 win in the final game. Snuffy Stirnweiss had five RBI and hit a homer.
Rizzuto leads the '47 Yankees in hitting at .292 with 14 stolen bases. Joe Dimaggio is hitting .287 with 13 homeruns, 66 RBI, and 62 runs scored. George McQuinn is hitting .286 with 64 runs scored. Yogi Berra is hitting .269 with 10 homeruns. Allie Reynolds won both of his starts to boost his record to 16-5 with a 2.60 ERA.
Dimaggio hit .433 in the series for the '41 Yankees to raise his average to .360 with 40 homeruns, 112 RBI, 103 runs scored, and a 1.166 OPS. Joe Gordon is hitting .268 after hitting .440 in the series with a couple of dingers and seven RBI. He has 18 homeruns and 78 RBI overall. The '41 Yankees will face the 36-24 1953 Yankees in the next series.
