Jim Coates Stats & Facts
Jim Coates Positions: Bats: R Throws: R Height: 76 Weight: 192 Born: Thursday, August 04, 1932 in Farnham, VA USA Died: in , Debut: 9/21/1956 Last Game: 9/30/1967 Full Name: James Alton Coates
Whitey Ford breaks Babe Ruth’s record for consecutive scoreless innings in World Series play
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 Pirates win their first World Series Game since 1925
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.