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1915 Boston Red Sox (#15) 4, 1936 New York Yankees (#18) 3
MVP: Dick Hoblitzell (Bos 1915) .483/.516/.586, 0 HR, 8 RBI
Our first matchup between two top-20 teams (there's one more this round) went the distance. Game 1 saw New York running away with it early, with the Red Sox scoring both of their runs in the 9th. Boston tied it up in Game 2, thanks in part to a 6-run 6th that saw 12 batters come up to the plate; Duffy Lewis was responsible for 2 of the 3 outs that inning. Game 3 was a back-and-forth slugfest. Boston scored 3 in the 3rd, but the Yankees tied it up with a run in the 4th and 2 more in the 5th. Boston jumped ahead with 5 in the 6th, but New York answered in the 7th with 5 of their own. Boston took a 1-run lead in the 8th, and then added yet another 5 runs in the 9th. The Yankees couldn't answer that. Game 4 saw the Red Sox pouring it on some more, partially behind Lewis's 3-for-4 performance, putting behind the sting of that 2-out inning from earlier in the series. That put them up 3-1 and the Yankees in a win-or-go-home Game 5, and New York took the "win" part very seriously. They had innings where they scored 6, 3, 2 and 5 runs, easily beating the Sox. No Yankee had more than 2 hits in the game, but both Monte Pearson and Lou Gehrig had 2-run home runs. The Yankees then pushed the series to the limit in Game 6, thanks to a great 4-hitter by Johnny Broaca. Game 7 was all Boston though, due to a nearly-perfect Rube Foster, who pitched a 1-hit masterpiece (with only 2 walks). Boston's Dick Hoblitzell was named MVP for the 2nd straight series. All 3 of Boston's losses were attributed to Ernie Shore, and Yankee legend Red Ruffing also lost all 3 games he pitched.
Scores:
NYY 8 Bos 2
Bos 7 NYY 4
Bos 14 NYY 8
Bos 8 NYY 4
NYY 16 Bos 3
NYY 4 Bos 1
Bos 4 NYY 0
The 1915 Red Sox's next opponent will be the 1955 Dodgers, who just swept the 2005 White Sox in 4 games.
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