ðə jˈæŋkiːz wɜː ðˈɛn ɛmbɹˈɔɪld ɪn ɐ pˈɛnənt skɹˈæmbəl wɪððə dɪtɹˈɔɪt tˈaɪɡɚz, ænd hˈɑːps ɡˈeɪmwˈɪnɪŋ pˈɪntʃ hˈɪt ɡɹˈænd slˈæm ɐɡˈɛnst ðə bɹˈaʊnz ˌɔn sɛptˈɛmbɚ sˈɛvəntˌiːn kəntɹˈɪbjuːɾᵻd tə ðə jˈæŋkiːz sˈɜːdʒ tə ðɪ ɐmˈɛɹɪkən lˈiːɡ tʃˈæmpiənʃˌɪp.
The Yankees were then embroiled in a pennant scramble with the Detroit Tigers, and Hopp's game-winning pinch hit grand slam against the Browns on September 17 contributed to the Yankees' surge to the American League championship.