Greatest American League
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The 1939 Yankees beat the 1941 Yankees four of six games to go back to two games over .500 at 25-23. The '41 Yankees fell to two games under .500 at 23-25.
The '39 Yankees overcame a 4-0 deficit in Game One with a Frankie Crosetti three-run homer in the 4th and a two-out, two-run walk-off triple in the 9th by Charlie Keller to win 5-4. They won the next two games convincingly, 7-1 and 6-2. In Game Three, the '39 Yankees earned 12 walks to go along with eight hits. The '41 Yankees won Game Four 5-4 thanks to Joe Gordon’s RBI double to break a 4-4 tie in the 8th inning. The '39 Yankees clinched the series in Game Five with a 13-1 blowout win in which every player had a hit and either scored or drove in a run.
Keller raised his average to .313 to lead the team. Joe Dimaggio and Bill Dickey both have 10 homeruns and 42 RBI to lead the team. Red Ruffing picked up another win to improve his record to 6-1 with a 2.12 ERA. Atley Donald is 5-3 with a 1.94 ERA.
Dimaggio leads the '41 Yankees in hitting at .335, homeruns with 20, and RBI with 48. Marius Russo picked up a win in his two starts to improve his record to 6-3 with a 2.59 ERA. Johnny Murphy picked up two saves to give him 11 for the season. The '41 Yankees will take on the 36-36 1962 Yankees in the next series.