Game 1 {{Linescore|
Joe Gordon's home run in the second inning off
Curt Davis put the Yankees up 1–0. In the fourth inning,
Charlie Keller walked with two outs and scored on
Bill Dickey's double to extend the lead to 2–0. The Dodgers cut it to 2–1 in the fifth inning when
Pee Wee Reese singled with two outs off
Red Ruffing and scored on
Mickey Owen's triple. In the sixth inning, after a one-out walk and single, Gordon's RBI single made it 3–1 Yankees. After a single and error, pinch-hitter
Lew Riggs' single scored
Cookie Lavagetto in the seventh inning as the Dodgers pulled to within 3–2. Then they threatened in the ninth inning with hits by
Joe Medwick and
Pee Wee Reese, before Ruffing was able to get
Herman Franks to ground into a game-ending 4-6-3 double play.
Game 2 {{Linescore| The Yankees struck first in Game 2 on
Spud Chandler's RBI single in the second with runners on second and third, but
Joe Gordon was thrown out at home trying to score to end the inning. Next inning,
Charlie Keller's RBI single with two on made it 2–0 Yankees. In the fifth, the Dodgers loaded the bases off Chandler with no outs on a double and two walks when
Pee Wee Reese's sacrifice fly and
Mickey Owen's RBI single tied the game. Next inning, an error and single put two on with no outs off Chandler, then
Dolph Camilli's single off relief pitcher
Johnny Murphy in the sixth put the Dodgers up 3–2. Wyatt gave up a pinch single to
George Selkirk leading off the ninth, but nailed down a complete-game victory.
Game 3 {{Linescore| With the veteran
Freddie Fitzsimmons dueling young southpaw
Marius Russo, there was no score into the top of the seventh. With two outs, Russo lined a drive off Fitzsimmons' knee that broke his kneecap. The ball caromed into Pee Wee Reese's glove for the third out, but Fitzsimmons was forced from the game.
Hugh Casey, who came out to pitch in the eighth for Brooklyn, promptly gave up four straight one-out singles, the last two of which to
Joe DiMaggio and
Charlie Keller scoring a run each. The Dodgers made it a one-run game in the bottom half when
Dixie Walker hit a leadoff double and scored on
Pee Wee Reese's single, but Russo pitched a perfect ninth for a complete game as the Yankees won 2–1.
Game 4 dropped a third strike on Tommy Henrich, and Yanks rallied to win 7–4. {{Linescore| In Game 4, the Yankees struck first in the top of the first on
Charlie Keller's RBI single with two on off
Kirby Higbe. In the fourth, they loaded the bases with no outs on a double, walk and single and two outs later,
Johnny Sturm's two-run single made it 3–0 Yankees and knock Higbe out of the game. In the bottom half,
Atley Donald walked two with two outs before both runners scored on
Jimmy Wasdell's double. Next inning,
Pete Reiser's two-run home run put the Dodgers up 4–3, but with two out, two strikes and no runners on base in the ninth, the Yankees rallied off
Hugh Casey. First,
Tommy Henrich swung and missed at a 3-2 pitch which should have ended the game, but Dodger catcher
Mickey Owen failed to catch the ball. Heinrich reached first base after the ball sailed to the backstop. Owen recollected the incident:
Joe DiMaggio followed with a single and
Charlie Keller hit a double to drive in Henrich and DiMaggio and take the lead.
Bill Dickey would follow up with a walk and, along with Keller, score on a
Joe Gordon double to make the final score 7–4.
Johnny Murphy pitched two shutout innings to close the game as the Yankees were one win away from the championship.
Meyer Berger of
The New York Times covered the events in "Casey in the Box", a poem derived from the 1888 classic "
Casey at the Bat".
Game 5 {{Linescore| In the fifth inning,
Whit Wyatt and
Joe DiMaggio almost came to blows on the mound as DiMaggio returned to the dugout after flying out.
Tiny Bonham pitched a complete game four-hitter, allowing only one hit and one walk after the third inning. In the second, with runners on first and third, a wild pitch by Wyatt and RBI single by
Joe Gordon made it 2–0 Yankees.
Pete Reiser's sacrifice fly in the third with two on cut it to 2–1, but the Yankees got that run back in the fifth on
Tommy Henrich's home run. The Dodgers hit only .182 as a team, contributing to their five-game loss. ==Composite box==