9th Inning Pinch Hit Single Ruins Whitey Ford No-Hitter. Yankees Win

 GAME 1:

Game MVP:Whitey Ford

Griffith Stadium     Game 1    (08-30-2025 19:45:04)       Time 2:45, 71ø, Wind: 12 MPH In from RCF  Night Game

Apr 30, 1961                  1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1961 New York(A) 7-7          0 0 0   2 1 0   0 0 0      3 10  1
1961 Washington 6-9           0 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 0      0  1  3

Recap

NYY  4th: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 2 runs on 3 hits, and 2 errors.

NYY      Roger Maris hit a solo HR(5) to take the lead.  NYY  1 Was 0.

NYY      Yogi Berra scored on a PB by Daley.  NYY  2 Was 0.

NYY  5th: Scored 1 run on 3 hits.

NYY      Yogi Berra singled scoring Kubek.  NYY  3 Was 0.

NYY  8th: Failed to score on 2 hits and on one walk.

NYY  Roger Maris: 3 for 5, HR.

NYY  Yogi Berra: 3 for 5, double.

NOTE: WAS Jim Mahoney Pinch Hit single in the ninth inning broke up Whitey Fords no-hit attempt

NYY  Whitey Ford threw a shutout: 1 hit, 2 BB, 10 K. He's 3-1 on the year.

Was  Dick Donovan pitched 8 solid innings but took the loss: 2 earned runs, 9 hits, 3 BB, 2 K. He's 1-3 on the season.

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  E-Boyer(2), Daley(1), Bright(2), Donovan(1)

 2B-Boyer(2), Berra(1)

 HR-NYY Maris(5) off Donovan(5) in the 4th with bases empty, 335 feet

RBI-NYY  - Maris(11), Berra(2)

 PB-Daley (2)

Great-Kubek(3), Mantle(7)

LOB-New York(A) 12 Washington 4

GWRBI-Maris