1939 – At Shibe Park‚ the Yankees bombard the feeble A’s, 18 – 4, as Steve Sundra (6-0) coasts to the win. Babe Dahlgren has 4 hits‚ including a solo homer in the 6th and a grand slam an inning later. He drives in 6 runs. Joe Gordon adds his 18th homer of the year.

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1939 – At Shibe Park‚ the Yankees bombard the feeble A’s, 18 – 4, as Steve Sundra (6-0) coasts to the win. Babe Dahlgren has 4 hits‚ including a solo homer in the 6th and a grand slam an inning later. He drives in 6 runs. Joe Gordon adds his 18th homer of the year.

The Yankees hit 13 homeruns in a doubleheader collecting a record 53 total bases

The Yankees hit 13 homeruns in a doubleheader collecting a record 53 total bases

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The Yankees hit eight home runs in the first game of a doubleheader with the A’s, and five more in the nightcap. Both are major league records, as are the 53 total bases in a doubleheader. Joe DiMaggio, Babe Dahlgren and Joe Gordon each hit three homers. The Yankees win the opener, 23 – 2, and take the nightcap, 10 – 0.

1939 Spring Training Game Lefty Gomez
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1939 Spring Training Game Audio New York Yankees vs Cincinnati Reds

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    On March 15, 1939 the New York Yankees face the Cincinnati Reds in a spring training game. These two teams will also face off in the 1939 World Series. The Yankees finished with a record of 106–45, winning their 11th pennant, finishing 17 games ahead of the Boston Red Sox, the Red Sox…

A classic shot ... Lou Gehrig at Fenway Park
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Yankees sweep Cubs 1938 World Series – Full Radio Broadcast

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test October 10, 1938 – Game 4 was a rematch of the Game 1 starters, Red Ruffing vs. Lee. Like the closely contested series opener, it stayed close until New York pulled away with four runs in the bottom of the eighth. In the bottom of the second, the Yankees struck for three runs. Myril…

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New York Yankees become the first team in major league history to win three consecutive World Championships

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test On October 9, 1938, the New York Yankees become the first team in major league history to win three consecutive World Championships. The Yankees sweep the Chicago Cubs, 8-3, behind the eight-hit pitching of Red Ruffing at Yankee Stadium. Game 4 recap – was a rematch of the Game 1 starters, Ruffing vs. Bill…

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…

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.