CIN @ NYA

October 04, 1961

Final Score: CIN 0 - NYA 2

Game Information

Ballpark
Yankee Stadium I
Attendance
62,397
Game Duration
131 minutes
Day/Night
Day
Winning Pitcher
Whitey Ford
Losing Pitcher
Jim O'Toole

Umpires

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

Weather & Field Conditions

Sky
Overcast
Wind Direction
torf
Wind Speed
2 mph

Line Score

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

CIN Batting

CIN @ NYA — CIN Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Don Blasingame 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000
Jim Brosnan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Leo Cardenas 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Gordy Coleman 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Gene Freese 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Dick Gernert 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Darrell Johnson 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Eddie Kasko 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Jerry Lynch 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Jim O'Toole 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Vada Pinson 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Wally Post 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Frank Robinson 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .000
Jerry Zimmerman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Team Totals 29 0 2 0 1 6 0 0 0 0 .069

NYA Batting

CIN @ NYA — NYA Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Yogi Berra 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Johnny Blanchard 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Clete Boyer 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Whitey Ford 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Elston Howard 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250
Tony Kubek 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Hector Lopez 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Roger Maris 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Jack Reed 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Bobby Richardson 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .750
Bill Skowron 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 .333
Team Totals 29 2 6 2 5 3 0 0 2 0 .207

CIN Pitching

CIN @ NYA — CIN Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Jim Brosnan - 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.00
Jim O'Toole (L) L 7.0 6 2 2 4 2 2 2.57
Team Totals 8.0 6 2 2 5 3 2 2.25

NYA Pitching

CIN @ NYA — NYA Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Whitey Ford (W) W 9.0 2 0 0 1 6 0 0.00
Team Totals 9.0 2 0 0 1 6 0 0.00

Cincinnati Reds at New York Yankees, October 4, 1961

On October 4, 1961, the New York Yankees defeated the Cincinnati Reds 2-0 at Yankee Stadium I, a World Series game. The information panel shows a crowd of 62,397, a game time of 131 minutes, and a day start. The weather notes give overcast skies and a 2 mph wind. The Cincinnati Reds were held scoreless in every inning. The New York Yankees' runs came one at a time, in the fourth and sixth. The Cincinnati Reds had 2 hits and the New York Yankees 6, with 0 and 0 errors. Whitey Ford was the winning pitcher, allowing 0 earned runs on 2 hits in 9.0 innings. The loss was charged to Jim O'Toole after 7.0 innings and 2 runs. No pitcher struck out more than Whitey Ford, who had 6. Bobby Richardson led the New York Yankees at the plate: 3 for 4. The New York Yankees got more home runs from Elston Howard and Bill Skowron. Behind the plate was umpire Ed Runge.

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