The 1947 Yankees and the 1958 Yankees split their six game series in which the home team won every single game. The '47 Yankees remain two games under .500 at 20-22 while the '58 Yankees stay six games under at 30-36.
The '47 Yankees won Game One 4-2 thanks to a two-run triple by Tommy Henrich which broke a 1-1 tie in the sixth inning. After trailing 2-0 in Game Two, the '47 Yankees came back to win 3-2 with a two-run rally in the bottom of the ninth off closer Ryne Duren; Phil Rizzuto walked it off with a bases loaded walk for a 3-2 win. After losing Game Three 4-1, the '58 Yankees won the final three games in the series. Johnny Kucks pitched a four-hit shutout in Game Four for a 3-0 win. Game Five was an epic contest; Both teams scored three runs in the second inning. The '47 Yankees took a 5-4 lead in the eighth on a pinch-hit two-run triple by Bobby Brown. The '58 Yankees tied the game in the 9th to send it to extra innings. Both teams scored two runs in the 10th inning; Allie Clark hit a pinch-hit two-run homer to give the '47 Yankees a 7-5 lead, but the '58 Yankees tied it in the bottom of the inning on a pinch-hit RBI single by Jerry Lumpe and a sac fly by Gil McDougald. Hank Bauer finally won the game 9-7 for the '58 Yankees in the 12th inning on a walk-off two-run homer. Game Six was slightly less dramatic; the '58 Yankees broke a 4-4 tie in the bottom of the 8th with five runs, capped off by a grand slam by McDougald, for a 9-5 win.
Hank Bauer leads the ‘58 Yankees in hitting at .267. Mickey Mantle is hitting just .235 but leads the team in runs scored with 41 thanks to 62 walks in 66 games. Andy Carey is hitting .245 and leads the team in homeruns and RBI at 15 and 47. Kucks’ shutout evened his record to 4-4 with a 3.30 ERA. Duren picked up his fourth loss with the blown save but still has a low ERA of 2.05.
Joe Dimaggio leads the '47 Yankees in hitting at .301 and RBI with 29. The team has a total of just 22 homeruns in 42 games. Joe Page picked up a couple more saves to give him 14 with a 1.40 ERA. The '47 Yankees will battle with the 21-21 1943 Yankees in the next series.
