Dizzy Dean pitching for the Cubs gets Yankees' Tommy Henrich to pop up in Game 2 of 1938 World Series at Wrigley Field. Joe DiMaggio on deck.
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Dizzy Dean pitching for the Cubs gets Yankees’ Tommy Henrich to pop up in Game 2 of 1938 World Series at Wrigley Field. Joe DiMaggio on deck.

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    October 6, 1938 Dizzy Dean pitching for the Cubs gets Yankees’ Tommy Henrich to pop up in Game 2 of 1938 World Series at Wrigley Field. Joe DiMaggio on deck. @ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF90YWdzIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiYmVmb3JlIjoiTGVhcm4gTW9yZSBhYm91dCB0aGUgdGVhbXMsIHBsYXllcnMsIGJhbGwgcGFya3MgYW5kIGV2ZW50cyB0aGF0IGhhcHBlbmVkIG9uIHRoaXMgZGF0ZSBpbiBoaXN0b3J5IC0gLSAtIC0gLSAtIC0gIiwiYWZ0ZXIiOiIiLCJsaW5rX3RvX3Rlcm1fcGFnZSI6Im9uIiwic2VwYXJhdG9yIjoiIHwgIiwiY2F0ZWdvcnlfdHlwZSI6InBvc3RfdGFnIn19@ Other Resources & Links  

October 6, 1938 World Series..Wrigley Field in Chicago.. Game Two..Yankees vs Cubs.. Cubs pitcher Dizzy Dean faces Yankee Centerfielder Joe DiMaggio.. Yanks would win 6-3.. The last batter Dean faced for the afternoon was DiMaggio, who hit a 2-run shot in the top of the 9th, to provide the insurance needed
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DiMaggio takes Dean deep to seal World Series Win

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  October 6, 1938 at Wrigley Field future hall of famers clash as Joe DiMaggio, Lou Gehrig, Joe Gordon, Lefty Gomex and Dizzy Dean face off.  Game 2 pitted the Yankees’ Lefty Gomez against former St. Louis Cardinals ace Dizzy Dean, who had been traded to Chicago in April and won seven of his eight…