1962 – In the opener of the World Series at Candlestick Park, Whitey Ford’s record scoreless inning streak ends at 33 2/3 when a surprising squeeze play by Jose Pagan brings Willie Mays home. The Yankees beat San Francisco, 6 – 2, the last of a record 10 World Series victories for Ford.
On October 8, 1961, at Crosley Field – Whitey Ford of the New York Yankees sets a record for consecutive scoreless innings in World Series play. Ford extends his streak to 32 innings with a 7-0 shutout of the Cincinnati Reds. Whitey Ford started Game 4 for the Yankees in an attempt to continue…
The Yankees win Game 3 of the World Series, beating the hometown Reds at Crosley Field, 3-2. The decisive blow is Roger Maris’ home run leading off in the top of the ninth inning off Cincinnati starter Bob Purkey.
October 13, 1960 – Mickey Mantle dives back to the bag to prevent a double play after Yogi Berra lined out to Pirates 1st baseman Rocky Nelson in the 9th inning of game 7 of the World Series. @ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF90YWdzIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiYmVmb3JlIjoiIiwiYWZ0ZXIiOiIiLCJsaW5rX3RvX3Rlcm1fcGFnZSI6Im9uIiwic2VwYXJhdG9yIjoiIHwgIiwiY2F0ZWdvcnlfdHlwZSI6InBvc3RfdGFnIn19@ Sponsor this Page
October 13, 1960 — With the World Series between the Yankees and Pirates knotted at three games apiece, Game 7 at Pittsburgh’s cavernous Forbes Field. In the top of the 9th, with a 9-7 lead, the Pirates sent eighteen-game winner Bob Friend to the mound but the Yankees would manage to tie things up….
On October 10, 1960 Game 5 of the World Series Pittsburgh Pirates @ New York Yankees With the series now tied at two, Yankee manager Casey Stengel started pitcher Art Ditmar, his Game 1 starter (in which he was ineffective), against the Pirates’ Harvey Haddix, who had become famous for taking a perfect…
October 8, 1960 Game 3, of the 1960 World Series shifted to Yankee Stadium as Casey Stengel sent Whitey Ford to the mound against Pittsburgh’s Vinegar Bend Mizell. Ford had somewhat of an off-year (12–9, 3.08 ERA and 192.2 IP) for his lofty standards, but was brilliant against the Pirates. The Yankees continued the offensive…
At Forbes Field, Roger Maris becomes the seventh major leaguer to homer in first World Series at-bat. The right fielder’s first-inning round-tripper off Vernon Law gets the Yankees off to a good start, but the Pirates will win Game 1 of the Fall Classic, 6-4.
In Game 6, the Dodgers defeat the ‘Go-Go Sox,’ 9-3, to win the World Series. Chicago’s speed and quickness weren’t enough to overcome Los Angeles’ hitting and pitching.
The largest crowd ever to attend a major league game, 92,706 fans, watches a nail-biter as White Sox hurler Bob Shaw beats Sandy Koufax and the Dodgers, 1-0, in Game 5 of the Fall Classic.
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