In their 1st series, the 1933 Washington Senators swept the 1939 New York Yankees in 3 games. Not this time. On the back of Red Ruffing, the Yanks shutout the Senators 3-0 to take Game 1 of the best-of-5 Loser’s Bracket series. Ruffing allowed just 1 run on 5 hits in his last start, a win against the 1935 Detroit Tigers. Ruffing has now allowed 5 hits in each of his 3 starts in the Tournament. Washington’s General Crowder kept pace, taking a scoreless game into the 6th. That’s when Joe DiMaggio hit a solo home run to break the scoreless tie. After a slow start in the Tournament, DiMaggio is heating up. He finished 2 for 4 with 2 RBI and has now homered in his past two games. Ossie Blueage threw one away for an unearned run later in the 6th. Blueage led off the 7th with another error, bobbling a hard grounder from George Selkirk. It would lead to another unearned run. Crowder allowed 10 hits, but only 1 earned run in his complete game loss. He’s now 2-2. Washington will hope to bounce back tomorrow.