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. Game box score below provided by Retrosheet.org They have a fantastic website, be sure to check it out. |
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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