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Miley BB CD 1961 World Series Game 2
Called by Bob Wolff and Waite Hoyt

Chacon's alert baserunning in the fifth scores the go-ahead run.  The game is then iced when the Yankees twice intentionally walk batters in order to face Edwards, but he upsets their strategy by driving in runs each time.

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Cincinnati Reds 6, New York Yankees 2

World Series Game 2 Played on Thursday, October 5, 1961 (D) at Yankee Stadium I

CIN N    0  0  0    2  1  1    0  2  0  -   6  9  0
NY A 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 4 3
BATTING
Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Chacon 2b 4 1 1 0 1 0 6 4
Kasko ss 5 0 1 0 0 2 6 4
Pinson cf 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 0
Robinson lf 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 0
Coleman 1b 5 1 2 2 0 1 5 1
Post rf 4 2 2 0 0 1 0 0
Freese 3b 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 1
Edwards c 4 0 2 2 0 0 6 1
Jay p 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 0
Totals 37 6 9 4 4 8 27 11
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Chacon-Kasko-Coleman, Chacon-Kasko-Coleman.
BATTING - 
2B: Post (1,off Terry); Edwards (1,off Arroyo); Pinson (1,off Arroyo).
HR: Coleman (1,4th inning off Terry 1 on 1 out).
IBB: Freese 2 (2,by Terry,by Arroyo).
Team LOB: 8.
New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Richardson 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 3
Kubek ss 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 2
Maris cf 3 1 0 0 1 2 1 0
Berra lf 4 1 2 2 0 0 4 0
Blanchard rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Howard c 3 0 0 0 1 0 8 0
Skowron 1b 3 0 0 0 1 2 8 1
Boyer 3b 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 1
Terry p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Lopez ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Arroyo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Gardner ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 4 2 6 6 27 9
FIELDING - 
E: Berra (1), Boyer (1), Arroyo (1).
PB: Howard (1).
BATTING - 
HR: Berra (1,4th inning off Jay 1 on 0 out).
GDP: Skowron (1,off Jay); Howard (1,off Jay).
Team LOB: 7.
PITCHING
Cincinnati Reds              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Jay W(1-0) 9 4 2 2 6 6 1 36
New York Yankees             IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Terry L(0-1) 7 6 4 2 2 7 1 30
Arroyo 2 3 2 1 2 1 0 11
Totals 9 9 6 3 4 8 1 41
IBB: Terry (1,Freese); Arroyo (1,Freese).
Umpires: HP - Jocko Conlan, 1B - Frank Umont, 2B - Augie Donatelli, 3B - Ed Runge, 
LF - Shag Crawford, RF - Bob Stewart