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1961 World Series Game 4 Called by Bob Wolff and Waite Hoyt An ankle injury forces Whitey Ford to retire in the sixth, after he extends his World Series scoreless inning streak to 32, breaking Babe Ruth's record of 29 2/3 innings. Thus, two of Babe's most celebrated records fall within seven days, both to Yankees. Game box score below provided by Retrosheet.org They have a fantastic website, be sure to check it out. |
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NY A 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 0 0 - 7 11 0
CIN N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 5 1
BATTING
New York Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Richardson 2b 5 1 3 0 0 0 4 4
Kubek ss 5 0 1 1 0 2 0 4
Maris rf,cf 3 2 0 0 2 1 3 0
Mantle cf 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Lopez pr,rf 3 1 1 2 0 1 3 0
Howard c 4 1 1 0 0 2 3 0
Berra lf 2 1 0 0 2 0 4 0
Skowron 1b 3 0 3 1 1 0 9 0
Boyer 3b 4 0 1 2 0 0 0 2
Ford p 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
Coates p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Totals 34 7 11 6 6 7 27 10
FIELDING -
DP: 1. Kubek-Richardson-Skowron.
BATTING -
2B: Richardson (1,off O'Toole); Howard (2,off Brosnan); Boyer (1,off Brosnan).
IBB: Berra 2 (2,by Brosnan 2); Maris (1,by Brosnan).
Team LOB: 6.
Cincinnati Reds AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Chacon 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 4
Kasko ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 2
Pinson cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
Robinson rf 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
Post lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Freese 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 2
Coleman 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
D. Johnson c 2 0 2 0 0 0 5 0
Bell ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Zimmerman c 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
O'Toole p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Gernert ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brosnan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lynch ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Henry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 0 5 0 1 3 27 9
FIELDING -
DP: 3. Kasko-Chacon-Coleman, Freese-Chacon-Coleman, Coleman.
E: Pinson (1).
BATTING -
HBP: Robinson 2 (2,by Ford,by Coates).
Team LOB: 7.
PITCHING
New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Ford W(2-0) 5 4 0 0 0 1 0 19
Coates SV(1) 4 1 0 0 1 2 0 15
Totals 9 5 0 0 1 3 0 34
Ford faced 1 batter in the 6th inning
HBP: Ford (1,Robinson); Coates (1,Robinson).
Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
O'Toole L(0-2) 5 5 2 2 3 2 0 21
Brosnan 3 6 5 5 3 3 0 16
Henry 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3
Totals 9 11 7 7 6 7 0 40
WP: Brosnan (1).
IBB: Brosnan 3 (3,Berra 2,Maris).
Umpires: HP - Augie Donatelli, 1B - Ed Runge, 2B - Jocko Conlan, 3B - Frank Umont,
LF - Shag Crawford, RF - Bob Stewart