Game 2 Thursday, October 6, 1938 at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E New York 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 6 7 2 Chicago 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 11 0 WP: Lefty Gomez (1–0) LP: Dizzy Dean (0–1) Sv: Johnny Murphy (1) Home runs: NYY: Frankie Crosetti (1), Joe DiMaggio (1) CHC: None Game 2 saw the Yankees' Lefty Gomez face former St. Louis Cardinals ace Dizzy Dean, pitching for the Cubs. Dean had been traded to Chicago in April and won seven of his eight decisions on the season by relying on finesse, as he had lost his speed by changing his pitching motion to avoid putting weight on the toe he had fractured during the 1937 All-Star Game. Game 2 of the 1938 Series thus became known as "Ol' Diz's Last Stand". The Cubs gave Dean a 1–0 lead in the bottom of the first when Stan Hack singled, advanced to third on a single by Frank Demaree, and scored on a fly ball by Joe Marty. The Bronx Bombers took the lead the next half-inning, however, as a Joe Gordon double scored both Joe DiMaggio and Lou Gehrig. In the bottom of the third, the Cubs retook their one-run lead when Hack and Billy Herman hit back-to-back singles, were sacrificed to third and second, respectively, by Demaree, and scored on a double by Marty. Dean pitched effectively for the next four innings, giving up only a single to Gehrig in the fourth. However, in the eighth, the Yankees stormed back with a two-run home run by Frankie Crosetti that scored pinch-hitter Myril Hoag, giving them a 4–3 lead, and DiMaggio added a two-run dinger of his own in the top of the ninth that scored Tommy Henrich. Yankee reliever Johnny Murphy, replacing Gomez, held Chicago at bay for the final two innings as New York secured a 6–3 victory and headed back home with a 2–0 Series advantage. Note: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1938_World_Series