NYA @ CIN

October 08, 1961

Final Score: NYA 7 - CIN 0

Game Information

Ballpark
Crosley Field
Attendance
32,589
Game Duration
147 minutes
Day/Night
Day
Winning Pitcher
Whitey Ford
Losing Pitcher
Jim O'Toole
Save
Jim Coates

Umpires

Home Plate
Augie Donatelli
First Base
Ed Runge
Second Base
Jocko Conlan
Third Base
Frank Umont

Weather & Field Conditions

Temperature
76°F
Sky
Sunny
Field Condition
Dry
Precipitation
None

Line Score

NYA @ CIN — Line Score
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
NYA 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 0 0 7 11 0
CIN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1

NYA Batting

NYA @ CIN — NYA Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Yogi Berra 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Clete Boyer 4 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250
Jim Coates 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Whitey Ford 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Elston Howard 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 .250
Tony Kubek 5 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 .200
Hector Lopez 3 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333
Mickey Mantle 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Roger Maris 3 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Bobby Richardson 5 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .600
Bill Skowron 3 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Team Totals 34 7 11 6 6 7 3 0 0 0 .324

CIN Batting

NYA @ CIN — CIN Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Gus Bell 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Jim Brosnan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Elio Chacon 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250
Gordy Coleman 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Gene Freese 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Dick Gernert 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Bill Henry 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Darrell Johnson 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Eddie Kasko 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Jerry Lynch 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Jim O'Toole 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Vada Pinson 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Wally Post 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Frank Robinson 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Jerry Zimmerman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Team Totals 31 0 5 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 .161

NYA Pitching

NYA @ CIN — NYA Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Jim Coates (SV) SV 4.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0.00
Whitey Ford (W) W 5.0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Team Totals 9.0 5 0 0 1 3 0 0.00

CIN Pitching

NYA @ CIN — CIN Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Jim Brosnan - 3.0 6 5 5 3 3 0 15.00
Bill Henry - 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00
Jim O'Toole (L) L 5.0 5 2 2 3 2 0 3.60
Team Totals 9.0 11 7 7 6 7 0 7.00

New York Yankees at Cincinnati Reds, October 8, 1961

On October 8, 1961, the New York Yankees defeated the Cincinnati Reds 7-0 at Crosley Field in a World Series game. The New York Yankees won comfortably. The information panel shows a crowd of 32,589, a game time of 147 minutes, and a day start. The weather notes give 76 degrees and sunny skies. The line score has the New York Yankees crossing the plate in the fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh; the seventh brought 3 runs. The Cincinnati Reds were held scoreless in every inning. Hits were 11 for the New York Yankees and 5 for the Cincinnati Reds, with 0 and 1 errors. Whitey Ford was the winning pitcher, allowing 0 earned runs on 4 hits in 5.0 innings. Jim O'Toole took the loss after 5.0 innings and 2 runs. Jim Coates earned the save. The Cincinnati Reds used Jim Brosnan, Bill Henry, and Jim O'Toole on the mound. For the New York Yankees, Bill Skowron went 3 for 3 and 1 RBI. Clete Boyer drove in 2 for the New York Yankees. For the Cincinnati Reds, Darrell Johnson went 2 for 2. Augie Donatelli worked home plate.

The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at 20 Sunset Rd., Newark, DE 19711.