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The teams are ready for Game 4 of the American League Championship Series. The 1939 New York Yankees are looking to sweep the 1932 New York Yankees. Red Ruffing (6-0, 1.88) is on the mound for the '39 Yankees, so things look promising for them to do just that. The '32 Yankees have chosen Johnny Allen (1-1, 4.55) to pitch today.

Scoring starts in the 1st inning. The top of the 1st starts out with Charlie Keller striking out, but Red Rolfe draws a walk for the '39 club. Joe DiMaggio steps in and hits a single to left center, moving Rolfe to second. George Selkirk is up next and he's plunked, so the bases are loaded. Bill Dickey grounds out to second, but Rolfe is able to score. Joe Gordon strikes out to end the inning and the '39 Yankees lead 1-0. But the '32 Yankees have an answer in the bottom half of the inning. With two outs, Lou Gehrig singles a ground past the shortstop. Babe Ruth then singles to right, moving Gehrig to third. Tony Lazzeri steps up and hits a grounder deep into the hole between short and third. He legs it out and beats the throw for the infield single, allowing Gehrig to score. Bill Dickey flies out to end the inning and the game is tied 1-1.

The '39 Yankees get on the board again in the top of the 3rd. Rolfe leads off the inning with a double to right center. DiMaggio lines out to third and Selkirk flies out to center to make it two outs. Dickey then delivers a base hit to score Rolfe from second, giving his team the 2-1 lead. Gordon draws a walk, but Tommy Henrich goes down swinging to end the inning. The '32 Yankees have the answer, again, in the bottom half of the 3rd. Earle Combs grounds out 3-1, but Gehrig comes up and singles to right. Babe Ruth bloops a hit over the second baseman to move Gehrig to second, while Lazzeri draws a walk to load the bases. Dickey steps up and sends the ball deep to left for a sac fly, scoring Gehrig. Samuel Byrd goes down swinging to end the inning, but the game is again tied, 2-2.

The '39 Yankees take the lead again in the top of the 5th on Selkirk's solo shot to right to make it 3-2. Gordon then delivers an inside-the-park homer in the top of the 6th to make it 4-2. The '32 Yankees, however, refuse to go down without a fight. In the bottom of the 7th, Combs leads off the inning with a single to right center. Gehrig doubles down the left field line, moving Combs to third. Ruth bloops a hit over the shortstop, which scores Combs and Gehrig and chases Ruffing from the mound. With the game now tied 4-4, the '39 Yankees bring in Spud Chandler (1-1, 4.50, 1 Sv, 7 G, 12 IP). Chandler gets Lazzeri to fly out to center for one out, but gives up a base hit to Dickey. Ruth moves to second and is pulled for pinch runner Myril Hoag. Byrd comes up and hits the ball to left center for a single and the third base coach waves Hoag around. The throw to the plate......and Hoag is SAFE!!! Joe Sewell ends the inning on a 4-6-3 double play, but the '32 Yankees have taken the lead, 5-4.

Jumbo Brown (3-1, 3.07, 2 BSv, 10 G, 14.2 IP) comes in to save the game for the '32 team. Brown gets Keller to go down swinging for one out, but issues a walk to Rolfe. DiMaggio flies out to right for the second out, but Brown issues a free pass to Selkirk to put two men on base. Dickey steps into the batters box and proceeds to fly out to left to end the game and give the '32 Yankees their first series victory.

1932 New York Yankees 5 1939 New York Yankees 4 '39 Yankees lead series 3-1