It was a classic pitching matchup for Game 7 of the 1929 Athletics/1954 Yankees series. The only problem was Lefty Grove forgot to show up. The Yankees pummelated (no it's not a word, but I used it anyway
) the HoFer for 10 runs on 13 hits in 6.1 IP to take Game 7 rather decisively 10-4. Irv Noren of the Yankees was named MVP of the series, hitting .387/.424/.613 while belting 2 HR and knocking in 7. The Yankees outscored the Athletics 35-31 for the series, which was pretty tight and closely contested up until Lefty laid an egg in Game 7. The series recap: