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Miley BB CD 1961 World Series Game 1
Called by Bob Wolff and Waite Hoyt

Elston Howard and Moose Skowron power Whitey Ford to his record eighth World Series victory, as Ford throws a 2-hit shutout.  Bobby Richardson adds three hits.


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New York Yankees 2, Cincinnati Reds 0

World Series Game 1 Played on Wednesday, October 4, 1961 (D) at Yankee Stadium I

CIN N    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  2  0
NY A 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 x - 2 6 0
BATTING
Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Blasingame 2b 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 2
Lynch ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kasko ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 3
Pinson cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Robinson lf 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 0
Post rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
Freese 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Coleman 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
D. Johnson c 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
Cardenas ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Zimmerman c 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
O'Toole p 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Gernert ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brosnan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 0 2 0 1 6 24 6
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. D. Johnson-Kasko-Coleman.
BATTING - 
Team LOB: 3.
New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Richardson 2b 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 4
Kubek ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 3
Maris cf,rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
Howard c 4 1 1 1 0 0 6 0
Skowron 1b 3 1 1 1 1 1 13 0
Berra lf 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0
Lopez rf 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
Blanchard ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Reed cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Boyer 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 5
Ford p 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals 29 2 6 2 5 3 27 13
BATTING - 
HR: Howard (1,4th inning off O'Toole 0 on 0 out); Skowron (1,6th inning off
O'Toole 0 on 1 out).
Team LOB: 8.
BASERUNNING - 
CS: Richardson (1,2nd base by O'Toole/D. Johnson).
PITCHING
Cincinnati Reds              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
O'Toole L(0-1) 7 6 2 2 4 2 2 30
Brosnan 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 4
Totals 8 6 2 2 5 3 2 34
New York Yankees             IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Ford W(1-0) 9 2 0 0 1 6 0 30
Umpires: HP - Ed Runge, 1B - Jocko Conlan, 2B - Frank Umont, 3B - Augie Donatelli, 
LF - Shag Crawford, RF - Bob Stewart