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New York Yankees at New York Giants, October 2, 1936

Playing on the road, the New York Yankees won 18-4 over the New York Giants on October 2, 1936 in the World Series. The 18-4 final was one-sided. Retrosheet records a crowd of 43,543, a running time of 169 minutes, and a day start for this game. The line score has the New York Yankees crossing the plate in the first, third, sixth, seventh, and ninth; the third brought 7 runs. The New York Giants scored in the second and fourth innings, with the biggest frame a 3-run fourth. Hits were 17 for the New York Yankees and 6 for the New York Giants, with 0 and 1 errors. The win went to Lefty Gomez, allowing 4 earned runs on 6 hits in 9.0 innings. Hal Schumacher took the loss after 2.0 innings and 5 runs. No pitcher struck out more than Lefty Gomez, who had 8. The New York Giants' pitching table lists Dick Coffman, Frank Gabler, Harry Gumbert, Hal Schumacher, and Al Smith. The New York Yankees' top hitter was Joe DiMaggio, 3 for 5, 1 double, and 2 RBI. Bill Dickey drove in 5 for the New York Yankees. Bill Dickey and Tony Lazzeri also homered for the New York Yankees. The New York Giants' top hitter was Bill Terry, 2 for 5 and 2 RBI. The home-plate umpire was Harry Geisel.