The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-10-11
YANKEES TAKE FIFTH
GAME AND WIN SERIES

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Gomez's long drive for the third
out.
Moore was the leading hitter of
the game. He collected three
singles in five tries. Gehrig led
the. Yanks' attack with two safe
blows, double and a triple, ara
Lazzeri's lone hit was Al. three
Dagger that was estimated to
have travelled 4OG feet and which
was out of the reach Of amy Giant
outfielder. ..d
Due to rain that fell the night
before and which continued during
the morning, the field was ideal
Tor football but not for baseball.
Attendants, however, put it in
playable condition. 1t was the
weather and the late decision to
play the game which caused only
1926 fans to be in attend
ance.
During the series, five home
runs were accounted for, four
by the victors and one by the
.ogers. Ten doubles, six for the
Yanks and four for the Giants,
were poied in the five games.
Terry's players failed to connect
for triple, while the Yanks hit
three. The Giants outhit the
Yanks, however, collecting 40
safeties to SO. Yet, Murderers'
Row scored % runs to II.
Outstanding hitter during the
series was Joe Moore, Giant left
fielder and lead-off man. In %
official trips to the plate. Joe hit
safely nine times, one of which
was double and the rest singles.
He batted in one run and scored
two himself. He did not walk in
any game and struck out but
once.
Next in most hits were five
players, each of whom garnered
six safeties. They were: Rofle,
DiMaggio, Gehrig, Hoag and Laz-
zeri of the Yanks. Two Giant
players, Bartell and Ripple, pol
ed five apiece, and four collect
ed four safe blows OFT, Lieber,
Mccarthy and Whitehead, all of
the Giants. Other heavy hitters
on the Yankees squad were Sell
kirk with five and Dickey with
four.
Crosetti, shortstop and leaf-off
man for the champs, was the
most disappointing player in the
series as far as hitting was con-
.cerned. In 81 official trips, he
hit only one safely.
Two of the heaviest sIuggers,
Oft and Gehrig, each struck out
four times. DiMaggio whitfield
thrice, as did Lazzeri and Rartell.
Most bases on balls were issued
to Columbia Lou Gehrig, Iron
Man of baseball, five in all.
Three free passes were dealt to
Crosetti, Rolfe, Lazzeri and Rip
pie,
Selkirk drove home the most
runs, six, followed by DiMaggio,
with four. Gehrig, Dickey, Ruff
ing and OFT each batted in three
runs. The honor of scoring the
met runs also went to Selkirk,
who crossed the home plate five
times. Hoag and Gehrig came in
four times, and Rolfe, Dickey and
Lazzeri trotted home three times
each.
The Yankees played the five
games without making an error.
The Giants miscued nine times,
three Of which were made by Dick
Bartell, usually cracker-jack
fielder, and rated the best short
stop In the National League.
Whitehead accounted for two bad
plays in trying to put out one
man, otherwise he played error
less bali.
Lefty Gomez was the leading
pitcher in winning two games. lie
allowed 16 hits and three runs,
all of which were earned. FL
Goofy whitfield eight and gave up
two bases on balls.
Red Ruffing won his game,
tanning eight and walking not a
single batter. He was nicked for
seven safeties but only one run.
He also was outstanding at bat,
polling two hits to average 800.
and batted in three runs and
scored one himself.
Monte Pearson won the other
game for the Yanks. He gave
up but five bingles and one run.
His two walks CAME IN the ninth.
Four men went out on strikes as
Monte worked 8 % innings.
Melton was the real victim of
the Yanks' attack. Starting
tsse games ana doing relief h0rl-
ing in another. he was touched
for az safe blows ard six russ.
losing both attempts. However.
in Is innings he struck out seven