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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