Yankees Halt Tribe, Stop Late Rally; Yankees 6, Indians 5
For even the biggest believers in the Cleveland Indians, the pennant hopes for 1948 are starting to flicker a little less brightly. This afternoon the Indians lost…
Indians Give Game Away In the Ninth; Yankees 3, Indians 2
Walkoff victories come in many shapes and forms. This afternoon the Yankees collected a walkoff victory that was delivered to them with a bow on it, courtesy…
Big Inning Forces Tribe to Settle for Split, Fall One Game Behind Boston; Yankees 7, Indians 2
August 27, 1948 With a Friday doubleheader in New York to make up a previous rain out, it looked like the Indians had a chance to tie…
Feller Triumphs New York for First Time this Season; Indians 9, Yankees 7
August 6, 1948 The Cleveland Indians trailed early, but used a solid pitching performance from Bob Feller and home runs from Joe Gordon and Allie Clark to…
DiMaggio Slam Too Much for Tribe to Overcome; Yankees 6, Indians 5
July 22, 1948 In the old days, a 3-2 lead in the middle of the fifth inning would be all the support Bob Feller would need. The…
Hegan Slam Caps Late Inning Rally for Twin Bill Split; Indians 12, Yankees 8
July 21, 1948 The Indians trailed by four runs and had only nine outs remaining Wednesday afternoon when the bats came alive, stunning New York’s bullpen and…
Four Yanks Homers Too Much for Tribe to Overcome; Yankees 7, Indians 3
July 21, 1948 The New York Yankees used four home runs from their lineup and three hits from Joe DiMaggio to take the first game of Wednesday’s…
Yankees Salvage Final Game of Series in Front of Legends; Yankees 5, Indians 3
June 13, 1948 Maybe it was the cast of former Yankees in attendance at today’s game, or the fear of their pennant hopes starting to wilt in…
Tribe Blows Out Bombers in Second Game; Indians 9, Yankees 4
June 12, 1948 As the sun began to set in the Bronx on Saturday evening, Yankee Stadium sat silent. For the World Series champions, the Yankees might…
Tribe Survives In Ninth to Take First Game of Series in Bronx; Indians 10, Yankees 8
June 11, 1948 In what might be the most exciting and tension-filled game of the season to date, the Cleveland Indians won a game loaded with big…