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=BABE RUTH HITS THREE HOME RUNS - YANKEES WIN 1928 WORLD SERIES= THE YANKEES FINISHES OFF THE ST. LOUIS CARDINALS IN FOUR STRAIGHT! The complete 60-page newspaper in remarkably well-preserved, near mint condition published on enduring “rag paper.” Only around 90 such papers were ever printed back in 1928! A baseball collector’s prize to be sure! $370 **mitchellarchives.com**/ny-**yankees**-**win**-**1928**-**world-series** The defending champion Yankees went to the 1928 World Series after winning a difficult American League pennant race over the Athletics by 2½ games. New York was depleted by injuries, though. Babe Ruth himself played on a bad ankle. The Cardinals were in good shape and primed for a repeat of the 1926 Series when they upset New York in seven games. In Game 1 at Yankees Stadium, Ruth hit a single and two doubles, Lou "Iron Horse" Gehrig batted two-for-four with two RBIs and Bob Meusel clubbed a two-run homer for a 4-1 win. Grover Alexander started Game 2 for St. Louis, but lacked his dominating form of two years earlier. Gehrig hit a three-run homer in the first, setting the pace for a 9-3 blowout. In Sportsman's Park, Gehrig pounded three home runs to power a 7-3 win. Like 1926, Ruth knocked three blasts in Game 4 (with Gehrig adding one) for a second 7-3 victory another Series sweep. Ruth and Gehrig hit a combined sixteen-for-twenty-seven, with a .593 average, seven homers and thirteen RBIs. Ruth hit a Series record .625 (ten-for-sixteen). Gehrig batted .545 with a record nine RBIs. The rest of the Yankees hit .196, but were backed by solid pitching. The Cardinals’ Bill McKechnie became the second manager after Pat Moran to take two different teams to the Series. Both won one and lost one. The Yankees’ sweep of the 1928 World Series along with the 1927 Series marked the first time a team had swept consecutive Fall Classics. [|www.**superpages.com**/supertips/**1928**-**world**-**series**.html]
 * “YANKEES WIN SERIES, TAKING FINAL, 7-3; RUTH HITS THREE HOMERS. St. Louis Fans becom eangry after his second homer makes great catch to end game. BOTTLES WERE THROWN AT RUTH OUT OF ANGER FROM CARDINAL FANS.”**
 * “Babe Ruth Scoring in the Eighth Inning on His Third Home Run.”** There are also large photos of Ruth, Yankees Manager Miller Huggins and winning pitcher, Waite Hoyt. **Lou Gehrig** also smacks a homer in the completely one-sided series, won by the Yankees in four straight games.

sports date oct. 9 and 10

New York Yankees
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 * ~ Pitching ||~ IP ||~ H ||~ R ||~ ER ||~ BB ||~ SO ||~ HR ||~ ERA ||~ BF ||~ GSc ||~ IR ||~ IS ||~ WPA ||~ aLI ||~ RE24 ||
 * [|Waite Hoyt], W (2-0) || 9 || 11 || 3 || 2 || 3 || 8 || 0 || 1.50 || 39 || 60 ||  ||   || 0.153 || 0.88 || 1.9 ||
 * Team Totals || 9 || 11 || 3 || 2 || 3 || 8 || 0 || 2.00 || 39 || 60 ||  ||   || 0.153 || 1.38 || 1.9 ||

St.Louis Cardinals
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 * ~ Pitching ||~ IP ||~ H ||~ R ||~ ER ||~ BB ||~ SO ||~ HR ||~ ERA ||~ BF ||~ GSc ||~ IR ||~ IS ||~ WPA ||~ aLI ||~ RE24 ||
 * [|Bill Sherdel], L (0-2) || 6.1 || 11 || 4 || 4 || 3 || 1 || 3 || 4.73 || 32 || 33 ||  ||   || -0.120 || 1.76 || 0.2 ||
 * [|Pete Alexander] || 2.2 || 4 || 3 || 3 || 0 || 1 || 2 || 19.80 || 13 ||  || 1 || 1 || -0.227 || 0.42 || -2.4 ||
 * Team Totals || 9 || 15 || 7 || 7 || 3 || 2 || 5 || 7.00 || 45 || 33 || 1 || 1 || -0.347 || 0.88 || -2.1 ||

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