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Cincinnati Reds @ New York Yankees

1961-10-04 · 1961 World Series · Game 1 of 5 Game 2 ▶ · Day game · Yankee Stadium I · Att: 62397 · overcast · Wind 2 mph to RF · 2:11

New York Yankees defeated Cincinnati Reds 2–0. Whitey Ford earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CIN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
NYA	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		2	6

W: Whitey Ford L: Jim O'Toole SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Ed Runge · 1B: Jocko Conlan · 2B: Frank Umont · 3B: Augie Donatelli · LF: Shag Crawford · RF: Bob Stewart

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Don Blasingame	3	0	0	2
Eddie Kasko	4	1	0	0
Vada Pinson	4	0	0	0
Frank Robinson	2	0	1	2
Wally Post	3	1	0	0
Gene Freese	3	0	0	0
Gordy Coleman	3	0	0	0
Darrell Johnson	2	0	0	0
Jim O'Toole	2	0	0	1
Leo Cardenas	1	0	0	1
Dick Gernert	1	0	0	0
Jerry Lynch	1	0	0	0

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bobby Richardson	4	0	3	0	0	0
Tony Kubek	3	0	0	0	1	0
Roger Maris	4	0	0	0	0	1
Elston Howard	4	1	1	1	0	0
Bill Skowron	3	1	1	1	1	1
Yogi Berra	2	0	0	0	2	0
Hector Lopez	2	0	0	0	1	1
Clete Boyer	3	0	1	0	0	0
Whitey Ford	3	0	0	0	0	0
Johnny Blanchard	1	0	0	0	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jim O'Toole	7.0	6	4	2
Jim Brosnan	1.0	0	1	1

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Whitey Ford	9.0	2	1	6

Play-by-play

Top 1

Don Blasingame: K
Eddie Kasko: S7/F7S
Vada Pinson: 8/L8XD
Frank Robinson: K

Bot 1

Bobby Richardson: S8/L8S
Tony Kubek: W.1-2
Roger Maris: 6/P56D
Elston Howard: 8/F78
Bill Skowron: W.2-3;1-2
Yogi Berra: 4/P4D

Top 2

Wally Post: 53/G5
Gene Freese: 53/G5
Gordy Coleman: 13/G1

Bot 2

Hector Lopez: 9/L9DW
Clete Boyer: 5/P1
Whitey Ford: 43/G4

Top 3

Darrell Johnson: 53/G5
Jim O'Toole: K/C
Don Blasingame: K

Bot 3

Bobby Richardson: S6/G56
Tony Kubek: 6/P56D
Roger Maris: K+CS2(263)/DP

Top 4

Eddie Kasko: 63/G6
Vada Pinson: 43/G4
Frank Robinson: K

Bot 4

Elston Howard: HR/F9D
Bill Skowron: 63/G6
Yogi Berra: W
Hector Lopez: K/C
Clete Boyer: S9/G34.1-2
Whitey Ford: 6/L6

Top 5

Wally Post: S7/L7LS
Gene Freese: 7/F7D
Gordy Coleman: 43/G4S.1-2
Darrell Johnson: FC5/G5.2X3(5)

Bot 5

Bobby Richardson: 3/BG3S
Tony Kubek: 8/F8
Roger Maris: 3/G3

Top 6

Jim O'Toole: 8/F8S
Don Blasingame: 43/G4
Eddie Kasko: 43/G4

Bot 6

Elston Howard: 8/F8XD
Bill Skowron: HR/F7D
Yogi Berra: 4/P34D
Hector Lopez: W
Clete Boyer: 8/F78XD

Top 7

Vada Pinson: 3/P3
Frank Robinson: W
Wally Post: 54(1)/FO/G5
Gene Freese: 6/P6D

Bot 7

Whitey Ford: 43/G4
Bobby Richardson: S7/G56
Tony Kubek: 9/F9
Roger Maris: 2/P23F/FL

Top 8

Gordy Coleman: 63/G6M
Leo Cardenas: K
Dick Gernert: 53/G5

Bot 8

Elston Howard: 63/G6
Bill Skowron: K/C
Yogi Berra: W
Johnny Blanchard: 4/P4M

Top 9

Jerry Lynch: 5/P5L
Eddie Kasko: 63/G6
Vada Pinson: 6/P6MD

Notes & reviews

Pitch-by-pitch courtesy of MLB Classic Radio. Joe DiMaggio tossed out the first ball.
Stadium lights were turned on starting top of 2nd inning
Boyer: diving backhanded play on hard hit short hop
Caught at the 344' sign
High hop over Freese
Into the first row of RF box seats, just beyond Post's reach
Kasko: leaping 1-handed catch
Coleman tagged Richardson
Pinson speared it
Deep into LF seats
Pinson: fine running catch
Boyer: diving stop to his left

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