Giants @ Yankees - October 6, 1937 - World Series Game 1
Broadcasters -
NBC Radio:
Tom Manning
Red Barber
Warren Brown
Game Summary
Final Score: Yankees 8, Giants 1
Attendance: 60,573
Duration: ~2 hours 20 minutes
Pitching Duel:
Giants’ ace Carl “King” Hubbell (22–8 in regular season) faced the Yankees’ star Lefty Gomez (21 wins) They pitched scoreless ball through the first four innings.
First Scoring:
In the top of the 5th, Giants took a 1–0 lead: Jimmy Ripple singled, advanced to third, and scored on a Gus Mancuso double-play grounder en.wikipedia.org+1baseballhistorycomesalive.com+1.
Big 6th Inning:
The Yankees exploded for seven runs:
A walk and two singles loaded the bases.
Joe DiMaggio delivered a two‑run single to seize the lead.
Bill Dickey’s single added another.
George Selkirk followed with a two‑run single.
A Lazzeri grounder went for an error, making it 6–1.
Further pressure forced Hubbell’s exit and added another run via walks