It Was A Good Day. Dig if you will the picture ...

Angels     000 001 024 -  7 15  2

Red Sox    410 100 40x - 10 16  1

 

Cleveland  333 061 006 - 22 22  1

Yankees    000 000 000 -  0  5  0

Before tonight, the Yankees had never lost by more than 18 runs (24-6 at Cleveland on July 29, 1928 and 19-1 at home against Detroit on June 17, 1925) and had never been shutout by more than 15 runs (15-0 at home against the White Sox on May 4, 1950). Cleveland also set a team record for largest shutout win, topping its 19-0 rout of Boston on May 18, 1955. ... And George Steinbrenner was on hand to watch!

In Boston, the Red Sox won for the 19th time in 23 games. In the last 2 weeks, Boston has gone 13-1 while New York has won only 6 of 14.

August 16                       September 1

 

Yankees  75  42  .641  --       Yankees  81  50  .618  --

Red Sox  64  52  .552  10½      Red Sox  77  53  .592  3½

The Nation's rallying cry: 8791!