Pinstripe Alley · Mar 20, 2022
Red Rolfe is the third baseman for the All-Supernova squad
Photo by George Rinhart/Corbis via Getty ImagesIn 1939, the New York Yankees beat the Cincinnati Reds in the World Series on a clean 4-0 sweep. That capped off one of the most illustrious seasons in franchise history. The ‘39 team won 106 games in only 152 games and had a Pythagorean win-loss record of 111-40. Whenever you score 967 runs and allow only 556, you’re doing virtually everything right.
The strength of that team’s lineup resided in the outfield with the combo of All-Supernova nominee Charlie Keller, fellow underrated Yankee great George Selkirk, and the Yankee Clipper, Joe DiMaggio.