Luckily, the Yankees won by the American League by two games in 1952. If a few things had gone differently and they had lost the pennant, there’s one game in particular that would stand out as the biggest missed opportunity that you could find.
The Yankees ended up winning the AL that year thanks primarily to putting up .700 winning percentages in both June and September. However, heading into May 30th, they were just above .500 at 18-15, and 3.5 games out of first.
On that day, the Yankees hosted the Philadelphia Athletics in a doubleheader.