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1951 New York Yankees (#38) 4, 1953 New York Yankees (#27) 1
MVP: Gil McDougald (NYY 1951) .421/.478/.421, 0 HR, 2 RBI
This was the most confusing series so far, because not only were these two Yankees teams, they had mostly the same rosters. Only Game 5 had the teams starting a pitcher different from their opponent. The '51 Yankees won Game 1 behind a great pitching performance by their Eddie Lopat, who defeated the '53 Lopat. The '53 Yanks came back in Game 2 with 5 runs in the 4th, but the '51 team scored 5 of their own in the top of the 8th. That was quickly erased by 5 more by '53 in the bottom of the 8th. The '51 team then took Game 3 thanks mainly to another 5-run inning, this time in the 6th. They then won Game 4 in quite a dramatic fashion. Trailing 2-1, they scored a run in the 8th on a solo shot by Yogi Berra. Then, with 2 out in the bottom of the 9th, Joe DiMaggio stepped to the plate, pinch hitting -- that's right, he didn't start -- for Jerry Coleman. DiMaggio hit a walk-off home run on the first pitch he saw. The '53 Yankees nearly extended the series, leading Game 5 2-0 after 5. But the '51 team came back with 1 in the 6th and another 3 in the 8th to finish the job.
Scores:
NYY51 3 NYY53 1
NYY53 10 NYY51 5
NYY51 8 NYY53 5
NYY51 3 NYY53 2
NYY51 4 NYY53 2
The 1951 Yankees next opponent will be the 1932 Yankees, who beat the 1935 Tigers in 5 games.
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