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New York Yankees 4, Cincinnati Reds 1 · 1961-10-04 to 1961-10-09 · 5 games · attendance 223,247 · season overview
Champion · 19th title
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Ballparks
Games
| # | Date | Away at Home | Series | Park | Attendance | Win | Loss | Save |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1961-10-04 | Cincinnati Reds 0 at  New York Yankees 2 | 1–0 | Yankee Stadium I | 62,397 | Whitey Ford | Jim O'Toole | |
| 2 | 1961-10-05 | Cincinnati Reds 6 at New York Yankees 2 | 1–1 | Yankee Stadium I | 63,083 | Joey Jay | Ralph Terry | |
| 3 | 1961-10-07 | New York Yankees 3 at Cincinnati Reds 2 | 2–1 | Crosley Field | 32,589 | Luis Arroyo | Bob Purkey | |
| 4 | 1961-10-08 | New York Yankees 7 at Cincinnati Reds 0 | 3–1 | Crosley Field | 32,589 | Whitey Ford | Jim O'Toole | Jim Coates |
| 5 | 1961-10-09 | New York Yankees 13 at Cincinnati Reds 5 | 4–1 | Crosley Field | 32,589 | Bud Daley | Joey Jay |
The players
New York Yankees
| Batting | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Richardson | 5 | 23 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .391 |
| Tony Kubek | 5 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .227 |
| Elston Howard | 5 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .250 |
| Roger Maris | 5 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .105 |
| Bill Skowron | 5 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .353 |
| Clete Boyer | 5 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .267 |
| Yogi Berra | 4 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .273 |
| Johnny Blanchard | 4 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .400 |
| Hector Lopez | 4 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .333 |
| Mickey Mantle | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .167 |
| Whitey Ford | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Ralph Terry | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Bill Stafford | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Jim Coates | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Bud Daley | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Billy Gardner | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Pitching | G | GS | W–L | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitey Ford | 2 | 2 | 2–0 | 0 | 14.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Ralph Terry | 2 | 2 | 0–1 | 0 | 9.1 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 4.82 |
| Bud Daley | 2 | 0 | 1–0 | 0 | 7.0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0.00 |
| Bill Stafford | 1 | 1 | 0–0 | 0 | 6.2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2.70 |
| Jim Coates | 1 | 0 | 0–0 | 1 | 4.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Luis Arroyo | 2 | 0 | 1–0 | 0 | 4.0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2.25 |
Cincinnati Reds
| Batting | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Kasko | 5 | 22 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .318 |
| Vada Pinson | 5 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .091 |
| Gordy Coleman | 5 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 |
| Wally Post | 5 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 |
| Gene Freese | 5 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .062 |
| Frank Robinson | 5 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .200 |
| Elio Chacon | 4 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .250 |
| Johnny Edwards | 3 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .364 |
| Don Blasingame | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .143 |
| Darrell Johnson | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Dick Gernert | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Joey Jay | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| Leo Cardenas | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 |
| Gus Bell | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Jerry Lynch | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Jim O'Toole | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Bob Purkey | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 |
| Pitching | G | GS | W–L | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim O'Toole | 2 | 2 | 0–2 | 0 | 12.0 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3.00 |
| Bob Purkey | 2 | 1 | 0–1 | 0 | 11.0 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1.64 |
| Joey Jay | 2 | 2 | 1–1 | 0 | 9.2 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5.59 |
| Jim Brosnan | 3 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 6.0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 7.50 |
| Bill Henry | 2 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 2.1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 19.29 |
| Ken Hunt | 1 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Jim Maloney | 1 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0.2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 27.00 |
| Sherman Jones | 1 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Ken Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |