July 9 in Yankees History: The Red Sox sweep a 5-game series in Yankee Stadium (1939)

On July 9, 1939 The Red Sox win 4 – 3 and 5 – 3 to sweep a 5-game series in Yankee Stadium. The Yankee lead is now 6 1/2 games. Joe Cronin drives in runs in both games, giving him 12 games in a row with RBI. [adrotate banner=”51″] @ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF90YWdzIiwic2V0dGluZ3

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