Yanks Sweep Five at Fenway
Clinch Tie for Season
The Yankee offense of 1936 arises and takes control. Snapping out of a 20 game funk, Gehrig and DiMaggio provide plenty of firepower to all but clinch the 154 game season. In game 142, DiMaggio doubles twice, homers, and drives in all four Yankee runs as they beat Ernie Shore 4-2. The next day they snap Babe Ruth's four game winning streak, with a Lazzeri home run (his 5th) leading the way to a 4-1 win. Ruth himself doubles twice but it's not enough.
The next day brings a 14-3 shellacking at the hands of the Bombers. They hit no home runs, but a balanced attack produces RBI from eight different men. And in the series finale (game 145) New York scores twelve more, then holds off a late Boston rally to beat Smoky Joe Wood 12-9. DiMaggio drives in three more, and Bill Dickey, who has been the quiet stalwart of the Yankee lineup, plates four on three hits and a home run. The Yanks head to the Bronx (and 1936) with plans to wrap things up and celebrate at Yankee Stadium.
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