King Kong Keller clouts three home runs for the New York Yankees in a 10 – 9 win over Chicago in the first game of a doubleheader split.
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King Kong Keller clouts three home runs for the New York Yankees in a 10 – 9 win over Chicago in the first game of a doubleheader split.

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1940 – King Kong Keller clouts three home runs for the New York Yankees in a 10 – 9 win over Chicago in the first game of a doubleheader split.

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New York Yankees set a record by winning their fourth consecutive World Championship in 1939

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test On October 8, 1939, In the top of the tenth, Yankee outfielder Joe DiMaggio scores all the way from first base when Reds’ catcher Ernie Lombardi lies in a daze at home plate after being run over by ‘King Kong’ Charlie Keller. The Bronx Bombers score three runs thanks to ‘Lombardi’s Swoon’ and will…

Monte Pearson does not allow a base hit until one out in the 8th inning as he shuts out Cincinnati, 4 – 0. Babe Dahlgren hits a home run and a double as the Yankees take a 2-0 Series lead.
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Monte Pearson does not allow a base hit until one out in the 8th inning as he shuts out Cincinnati, 4 – 0. Babe Dahlgren hits a home run and a double as the Yankees take a 2-0 Series lead.

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1939 – In Game 2 of the World Series, Yankees pitcher Monte Pearson does not allow a base hit until one out in the 8th inning as he shuts out Cincinnati, 4 – 0. Babe Dahlgren hits a home run and a double as the Yankees take a 2-0 Series lead.

Yankee owner Jacob Ruppert buys the International League’s Newark franchise. The Bears will be very successful, sending many players to the Bronx which include Charlie Keller, Joe Gordon, and Spud Chandler.

Yankee owner Jacob Ruppert buys the International League’s Newark franchise. The Bears will be very successful, sending many players to the Bronx which include Charlie Keller, Joe Gordon, and Spud Chandler.

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Yankee owner Jacob Ruppert buys the International League’s Newark franchise. The Bears will be very successful, sending many players to the Bronx which include Charlie Keller, Joe Gordon, and Spud Chandler.