The Yankees become the first team in 40 years to sweep six doubles in one season

Wednesday night's rain sent the Yankees first place and the Tigers last place singles at Comerica Park on Thursday. The Yankees won both games, winning the first match 10-4 (box score) and the final 6-4 (box score).

The weather has not been lenient with the Yankees this season. Thursday's doubles program was their seventh this season, their best in a season in nearly four decades. To their credit, the Yankees have capitalized. Thursday was their sixth sweep in these seven doubles.

Here is the summary:

May 15	Orioles (at home)	5-3 win	Victory 3-1
May 25	Royals (on the road)	7-3 victory	Victory 6-5
June 11	Mets (at home)	12-5 win	Loss 10-4
July 18	Rays (at home)	Victory 6-2	Victory 5-1
August 3	Red Sox (at home)	Victory 9-2	6-4 win
August 12	Orioles (at home)	8-5 win	11-8 victory
September 12	Tigers (on the road)	10-4 win	6-4 win

The Yankees have been 13-1 in 14 doubles this season, which is quite remarkable. According to a study conducted by Devan Fink in 2017, about 52% of all dubbers end in a sweep, so it is more or less a draw. The Yankees have swept over 85% of their doubles this year.

It is not surprising to find that it has been rare to have swept six double heads in one season since the early 1980s, since double heads are regularly scheduled. The 2019 Yankees are the first team to …

• … sweep up five double titles in a season since the 1996 Reds.
• … sweep six doubles in a season since the Orioles and the Pirates in 1979.

In addition, the 2019 Yankees are the first Yankees team to have faced up to seven doubles since 1982. The last Yankees team to have swept up to six doubles in one season was the team. from 1973, which had swept seven twin tickets.

Thursday's double swept the magic number of New York to six. No matter what combination of victories and defeats the Yankees and the rest of the road can win the AL East title for the Yankees. This would be their first division title since 2012.

Despite the double cash, it was not good news for the Yankees on Thursday. They lost Edwin Encarnacion (oblique), Gary Sanchez (groin) and J.A. Happ (biceps) to the injury. All three return to New York for tests to determine the severity of their injuries. For the moment, the team hopes that all three injuries are minor.