The '29 A's pitching was potent as all 3 starters (Grove, Earnshaw, and Walberg) go the distance for wins. Philly pitching held the '39 Yankees to 3 runs over 3 games. Yankee HOF hitting starts DiMaggio and Dickey go for a combined 1 for 21 at the plate. --Steve Tate--
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| Grove CG victory | Earnshaw 2 hit SO | Simmons |
GAME 1 - Yankee Stadium
Lefty Grove vs Red Ruffing
1929 A's 2, 1939 Yankees 1
Awesome pitcher's duel between played out between two HOF'ers at the Big Ball Orchard up in the Bronx. Lefty Grove's "bend don't break" strategy played out to perfection as evidenced by his giving up just 1 run on 12 hits in a complete game effort. Ruffing left for a pinch hitter after 7 with the game tied at 1-1. An error, by of all people...Joltin Joe, led to Mickey Cochran scoring on Al Simmons single in the 8th. After giving up a 1 out single to Frank Crosetti in the bottom of the 9th Grove got pinch hitter Rosar to hit into a game ending 6-4-3 DP.
A's lead series 1-0
GAME 2 - Yankee Stadium
George Earnshaw vs Lefty Gomez
A's 1, Yankees 0
If you like pitcher's duels, this game was right up your alley. George Earnshaw would make Al Simmons' 1st inning homer stand up with a nifty 2 hit shutout. Gomez went 8 and made just that one mistake to Simmons, but because the Yankee bats went silent Gomez took the loss.
A's lead series 2-0
GAME 3 - Shibe Park
Hildebrand vs Rube Walberg
A's 7, Yankees 2
Philly's bats came to life with a 5 run outburst in the bottom of the 4th. Al Simmons was once again the hitting star with his 3 for 4 performance. Mule Haas went deep as did pitcher Walberg. New York finally got on the board with 2 runs in the 6th, but the A's answered back with solo runs in the 6th and 7th to snuff out New York's chances.
A's win series 3-0
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