World Series Game 6: Bronx Bombers Champions Of The World!

 Game 6:

Game MVP:Luis Arroyo

Yankee Stadium I    (03-03-2026 10:09:30)       Time 2:28, 67ø, Wind: 8 MPH Out to LCF  Day Game

Oct 11, 1961                  1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E

1961 Milwaukee 2-4            0 0 2   1 0 0   1 0 0      4  8  0

1961 New York(A) 4-2          0 0 0   3 0 0   3 0 -      6 10  2

Recap

MBr  3rd: Scored 2 runs on a hit and on one walk.

MBr      Eddie Mathews hit a 2 run HR(3) to take the lead.  MBr  2 NYY 0.

MBr  4th: Scored 1 run on 3 hits.

MBr      Lew Burdette singled scoring Torre.  MBr  3 NYY 0.

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

NYY      Mickey Mantle hit a solo HR(3).  MBr  3 NYY 1.

NYY      Bill Skowron hit a 2 run HR(3) to tie the score.  MBr  3 NYY 3.

MBr  7th: Scored 1 run on a hit, and an error.

MBr      Lee Maye tripled scoring Burdette to take the lead.  MBr  4 NYY 3.

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

NYY      Bob Cerv singled scoring Boyer to tie the score.  MBr  4 NYY 4.

NYY      Elston Howard singled scoring Cerv to take the lead.  MBr  4 NYY 5.

NYY      Mickey Mantle hit a fly ball scoring 1.  MBr  4 NYY 6.

MBr  9th: Failed to score on a hit, on one walk and an error.

NYY  Clete Boyer: 2 for 4, double, triple.

NYY  Mickey Mantle: 1 for 2, HR, 2 RBI.

NYY  Bill Stafford pitched 7 innings and picked up the win: 7 IP, 3 earned runs, 7 hits, 1 BB, 5 K. He's 2-0 on the year.

NYY  Luis Arroyo pitched a shutout the final 2 innings earning his 2nd save.

MBr  Lew Burdette pitched 6 innings and took the loss: 6 IP, 6 earned runs, 9 hits, 2 BB, 3 K. He goes to 0-2 on the year.

Milwaukee                      IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc

Burdette L(0-2)               6.0  9  6  6  2  2  3   95  70  25   8.31  29 130(129)       31

 Willey                       2.0  1  0  0  0  0  0   18  12   6   5.14   8   70(75)   +

                              8.0 10  6  6  2  2  3  113  82  31   4.15  37

New York(A)                    IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc

Stafford W(2-0)               7.0  7  4  3  1  1  5  105  71  34   1.69  30 125(126)       53

 Arroyo S(2)                  2.0  1  0  0  0  1  1   34  20  14   0.00   8   50(54)

                              9.0  8  4  3  1  2  6  139  91  48   2.89  38

NYY: Cerv hit for Stafford in the 7th

     Lopez moved to LF in the 9th

  E-Kubek(2), Maris(1)

 2B-Boyer(1), Kubek(2)

 3B-Maye(1), Boyer(1)

 HR-MBr Mathews(3) off Stafford(1) in the 3rd with 1 on base, 352 feet

    NYY Mantle(3) off Burdette(3) in the 4th with bases empty, 327 feet

    NYY Skowron(3) off Burdette(4) in the 4th with 1 on base, 313 feet

RBI-MBr  - Mathews 2(5), Maye(2), Burdette(1)

    NYY  - Howard(3), Skowron 2(8), Mantle 2(6), Cerv(1)

 SF-Mantle(1)

 WP-Stafford(1)

Great-Boyer(1), Kubek(1), Mantle(3)

Poor-Aaron(1), Maye(1)

LOB-MBr(7)  - Bolling 5, Mathews 2, McMillan, Aaron, Maye

    NYY(6)  - Howard 2, Boyer 2, Maris 2, Blanchard 2, Skowron, Richardson, Stafford, Arroyo

GWRBI-Howard

Game MVP:Luis Arroyo

Yankee Stadium I    (03-03-2026 10:09:30)       Time 2:28, 67ø, Wind: 8 MPH Out to LCF  Day Game

Oct 11, 1961           1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E

1961 Milwaukee         0 0 2   1 0 0   1 0 0      4  8  0

1961 New York(A)       0 0 0   3 0 0   3 0 -      6 10  2

World Series Game 5: Warren Spahn Picks Up His 2nd Win As Bravos Stay Alive

 GAME 5

Game MVP:Warren Spahn

County Stadium    (03-03-2026 09:54:01)       Time 2:20, 54ø, Wind: 5 MPH Out to CF  Day Game

Oct 9, 1961                   1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E

1961 New York(A) 3-2          0 0 0   0 0 0   0 1 0      1  5  1

1961 Milwaukee 2-3            0 3 0   0 0 0   0 0 -      3  4  0

Recap

MBr  2nd: Scored 3 runs on 2 hits and on one walk.

MBr      Hank Aaron scored on a WP by Sheldon to take the lead.  NYY  0 MBr 1.

MBr      Joe Adcock scored on a WP by Sheldon.  NYY  0 MBr 2.

MBr      Roy McMillan hit a fly ball scoring 1.  NYY  0 MBr 3.

NYY  8th: Scored 1 run on 3 hits.

NYY      Bill Skowron singled scoring Mantle.  NYY  1 MBr 3.

NYY  Clete Boyer: 2 for 4, double, triple.

NYY  Mickey Mantle: 1 for 2, HR, 2 RBI.

MBr  Warren Spahn pitched 8.2 innings and picked up the win: 8.2 IP, 1 earned run, 4 hits, 0 BB, 0 K. He's 2-0 on the year.

MBr  Don McMahon pitched the 9th to record his 1st save of the year.

NYY  Rollie Sheldon pitched 6 innings and took the loss: 3 earned runs, 2 hits, 0 BB, 0 K. He drops to 0-1 on the year.

New York(A)                    IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc

Sheldon L(0-1)                6.0  2  3  3  0  1  2   78  55  23   4.50  22 120(116)       57

 Coates                       2.0  2  0  0  0  1  2   40  29  11   0.00   9   75(75)   +

                              8.0  4  3  3  0  2  4  118  84  34   2.86  31

Milwaukee                      IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc

Spahn W(2-0)                  8.2  4  1  1  0  6  5  141  91  50   1.02  36 135(140)       71

 McMahon S(1)                 0.1  1  0  0  0  0  0    5   4   1  21.60   2   35(34)

                              9.0  5  1  1  0  6  5  146  95  51   3.68  38

NYY: Blanchard hit for Sheldon in the 7th

     Lopez hit for Boyer in the 9th

     Cerv hit for Coates in the 9th

  E-Boyer(2)

 2B-Bolling(2), Thomas, F(1)

RBI-NYY  - Skowron(6)

    MBr  - McMillan(3)

 SF-McMillan(1)

 WP-Sheldon 2(2), Spahn(1)

Great-Richardson(1), Mantle(2), Thomas, F(2)

Poor-Kubek(1)

LOB-NYY(10)  - Skowron 2, Maris 2, Berra 2, Boyer, Kubek, Blanchard, Cerv

    MBr(4)  - Torre 3, Spahn 2, Mathews, Aaron, Maye, Thomas, F

Game MVP:Warren Spahn

County Stadium    (03-03-2026 09:54:01)       Time 2:20, 54ø, Wind: 5 MPH Out to CF  Day Game

Oct 9, 1961            1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E

1961 New York(A)       0 0 0   0 0 0   0 1 0      1  5  1

1961 Milwaukee         0 3 0   0 0 0   0 0 -      3  4  0

World Series Game 4: Ford Strikes Out 8 As Yankees Take Control Of Series.

GAME 4:

Game MVP:Whitey Ford

County Stadium    (03-03-2026 09:40:28)       Time 3:03, 52ø, Wind: 3 MPH In from RCF  Day Game

Oct 8, 1961                   1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E

1961 New York(A) 3-1          0 0 0   0 0 1   1 0 4      6 10  0
1961 Milwaukee 1-3            0 0 0   0 0 1   0 0 0      1  3  3

Recap

NYY  2nd: Failed to score on 2 hits and 2 walks.

NYY  6th: Scored 1 run on a hit and on one walk.

NYY      Clete Boyer hit a fly ball scoring 1 to take the lead.  NYY  1 MBr 0.

MBr  6th: Scored 1 run on a hit and 2 walks.

MBr      Hank Aaron hit a fly ball scoring 1 to tie the score.  NYY  1 MBr 1.

NYY  7th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.

NYY      Elston Howard hit a solo HR(1) to take the lead.  NYY  2 MBr 1.

NYY  9th: Sent 10 batters to the plate scoring 4 runs on 3 hits, 2 walks and 2 errors.

NYY      Roger Maris singled scoring Mantle.  NYY  3 MBr 1.

NYY      Tony Kubek singled scoring 2.  NYY  5 MBr 1.

NYY      Whitey Ford singled scoring Kubek.  NYY  6 MBr 1.

NYY  Clete Boyer: 2 for 4, double, triple.

NYY  Mickey Mantle: 1 for 2, HR, 2 RBI.

NYY  Whitey Ford pitched 9 innings and picked up the win: 9 IP, 1 earned run, 3 hits, 0 BB, 0 K. He's 1-1 on the year.

MBr  Don Nottebart pitched 2 innings and took the loss: 2 IP, 1 earned run, 2 hits, 0 BB, 0 K. He drops to 0-1 on the year.

New York(A)                    IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc

Ford W(1-1)                   9.0  3  1  1  0  3  8  117  85  32   3.45  33 120(130)       82

                              9.0  3  1  1  0  3  8  117  85  32   2.75  33

Milwaukee                      IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc

Buhl                          5.0  5  1  1  0  4  1  111  68  43   1.80  24 120(128)       50

 Piche                        1.0  0  0  0  0  0  0    9   8   1   0.00   3   85(75)

 Nottebart L(0-1)             2.0  2  1  1  1  1  2   43  31  12   1.80  10   75(75)

 McMahon                      0.1  2  4  4  0  1  0   15   6   9  27.00   5   35(30)   -

 Cloninger                    0.2  1  0  0  0  1  1   19  10   9   0.00   5   70(75)

                              9.0 10  6  6  1  7  4  197 123  74   4.37  47

NYY: Berra hit for Blanchard in the 9th

     Lopez moved to LF in the 9th

MBr: Aaron moved to CF in the 7th

     Spangler moved to RF in the 7th

     Mantilla moved to SS in the 8th

  E-Aaron(1), Spangler(1), Mantilla(1)

 2B-Adcock(1), Bolling(1)

 HR-NYY Howard(1) off Nottebart(1) in the 7th with bases empty, 389 feet

 SB-NYY Mantle(1) off McMahon(1) + Torre(1), 9th

 CS-NYY Kubek(2) by Buhl(1) and Torre(2), 2nd

RBI-NYY  - Howard(2), Boyer(1), Kubek 2(2), Maris(2), Ford(1)

    MBr  - Aaron(1)

HBP-Blanchard(NYY) by Buhl(MBr)

    Maris(NYY) by Nottebart(MBr)

    Skowron(NYY) by McMahon(MBr)

 SF-Boyer(1), Aaron(1)

Great-Mantle(1), Thomas, F(1)

Poor-McMillan(1)

LOB-NYY(14)  - Howard 4, Maris 4, Blanchard 4, Skowron 3, Richardson 2, Boyer 2, Kubek 2, Ford 2, Mantle

    MBr(5)  - Torre 2, Adcock 2, McMillan, Aaron, Thomas, F, Jones,M

GWRBI-Howard

Game MVP:Whitey Ford

County Stadium    (03-03-2026 09:40:28)       Time 3:03, 52ø, Wind: 3 MPH In from RCF  Day Game

Oct 8, 1961            1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E

1961 New York(A)       0 0 0   0 0 1   1 0 4      6 10  0

1961 Milwaukee         0 0 0   0 0 1   0 0 0      1  3  3

World Series Game 3: Complete Game Shutout For Stafford. New York Moves In Front With Win In Milwaukee

 GAME 3:

Game MVP:Bill Stafford

County Stadium    (03-03-2026 09:19:05)       Time 2:11, 63ø, Wind: 5 MPH Right to Left  Day Game

Oct 7, 1961                   1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E

1961 New York(A) 2-1          0 0 2   0 2 0   0 0 0      4  8  1
1961 Milwaukee 1-2            0 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 0      0  3  0

Recap

NYY  3rd: Sent 8 batters to the plate scoring 2 runs on 2 hits and 3 walks.

NYY      Elston Howard singled scoring 1 to take the lead.  NYY  1 MBr 0.

NYY      Roger Maris walked scoring Stafford.  NYY  2 MBr 0.

NYY  5th: Scored 2 runs on 3 hits.

NYY      Mickey Mantle hit a solo HR(2).  NYY  3 MBr 0.

NYY      Bill Skowron hit a solo HR(2).  NYY  4 MBr 0.

NYY  Clete Boyer: 2 for 4, double, triple.

NYY  Mickey Mantle: 1 for 2, HR, 2 RBI.

NYY  Bill Stafford pitched 7 innings and picked up the win: 7 IP, 3 earned runs, 7 hits, 1 BB, 5 K. He goes to 1-0 on the year.

MBr  Carl Willey pitched 2 innings and took the loss: 2 IP, 1 hit, 0 BB, 0 K. He's now 0-1 on the year.

New York(A)                    IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc

Stafford W(1-0)               9.0  3  0  0  0  0  5   94  74  20   0.00  32 120(124)       86

                              9.0  3  0  0  0  0  5   94  74  20   3.33  32

Milwaukee                      IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc

Willey L(0-1)                 5.0  6  4  4  2  5  1  108  66  42   7.20  25 115(108)       35

 Nottebart                    3.0  1  0  0  0  0  2   35  25  10   0.00  10   75(75)

 Cloninger                    1.0  1  0  0  0  0  1   12  10   2   0.00   4   75(75)

                              9.0  8  4  4  2  5  4  155 101  54   3.81  39

  E-Boyer(1)

 2B-Kubek(1)

 HR-NYY Mantle(2) off Willey(1) in the 5th with bases empty, 382 feet

    NYY Skowron(2) off Willey(2) in the 5th with bases empty, 331 feet

 SB-MBr Maye(1) off Stafford(1) + Howard(1), 1st

 CS-NYY Kubek(1) by Willey(1) and Torre(1), 2nd

RBI-NYY  - Howard(1), Skowron(5), Maris(1), Mantle(4)

HBP-Bolling(MBr) by Stafford(NYY)

Great-Mathews(1)

Poor-Willey(1)

LOB-NYY(8)  - Blanchard 5, Skowron 3, Stafford 3, Howard 2, Richardson 2, Boyer, Mantle

    MBr(5)  - Mathews 4, Aaron 3, Maye 2, Torre, McMillan, Thomas, F

GWRBI-Howard

Game MVP:Bill Stafford

County Stadium    (03-03-2026 09:19:05)       Time 2:11, 63ø, Wind: 5 MPH Right to Left  Day Game

Oct 7, 1961            1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E

1961 New York(A)       0 0 2   0 2 0   0 0 0      4  8  1

1961 Milwaukee         0 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 0      0  3  0

World Series Game 2: Yankees Hold Off Battling Braves To Even Series

 GAME 2:

Game MVP:Luis Arroyo

Yankee Stadium I    (03-03-2026 08:56:50)       Time 2:13, 74ø, Cloudy, Rain, Wind: 14 MPH Out to CF  Day Game

Oct 5, 1961                   1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E

1961 Milwaukee 1-1            0 1 2   0 0 2   0 0 0      5  9  0

1961 New York(A) 1-1          3 0 0   0 3 0   0 0 -      6  6  1

Recap

MBr  1st: Failed to score on 2 hits and on one walk.

MBr      Joe Adcock DP with bases loaded, end 1st.

NYY  1st: Scored 3 runs on 2 hits and on one walk.

NYY      Bill Skowron hit a 3 run HR(1) to take the lead.  MBr  0 NYY 3.

MBr  2nd: Scored 1 run on 4 hits.

MBr      Roy McMillan singled scoring Thomas.  MBr  1 NYY 3.

MBr  3rd: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 2 runs on 2 hits, on one walk and an error.

MBr      Eddie Mathews hit a solo HR(2).  MBr  2 NYY 3.

MBr      Joe Adcock hit a solo HR(1) to tie the score.  MBr  3 NYY 3.

NYY  5th: Scored 3 runs on 3 hits.

NYY      Mickey Mantle hit a 3 run HR(1) to take the lead.  MBr  3 NYY 6.

MBr  6th: Scored 2 runs on a hit and on one walk.

MBr      Frank Bolling hit a grounder scoring 1.  MBr  4 NYY 6.

MBr      Lee Maye hit a fly ball scoring 1.  MBr  5 NYY 6.

NYY  Clete Boyer: 2 for 4, double, triple.

NYY  Mickey Mantle: 1 for 2, HR, 2 RBI.

NYY  Ralph Terry pitched 7 innings and picked up the win: 7 IP, 5 earned runs, 9 hits, 0 BB, 0 K. He's 1-0 on the year.

NYY  Luis Arroyo pitched a shutout the final 2 innings earning his 1st save.

MBr  Lew Burdette pitched 6 innings and took the loss: 6 IP, 6 earned runs, 9 hits, 2 BB, 3 K. He drops to 0-1 on the year.

Milwaukee                      IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc

Burdette L(0-1)               7.0  6  6  6  2  1  0   85  59  26   7.71  28 125(138)   +   40

 McMahon                      1.0  0  0  0  0  0  1   10   8   2   0.00   3   35(39)

                              8.0  6  6  6  2  1  1   95  67  28   3.71  31

New York(A)                    IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc

Terry W(1-0)                  7.0  9  5  5  2  4  2  123  73  50   6.43  33 120(122)       37

 Arroyo S(1)                  2.0  0  0  0  0  1  1   31  21  10   0.00   7   50(53)

                              9.0  9  5  5  2  5  3  154  94  60   5.00  40

MBr: White, S moved to C in the 8th

NYY: Cerv hit for Terry in the 7th

     Lopez moved to LF in the 9th

  E-Kubek(1)

 2B-Burdette(1)

 HR-MBr Mathews(2) off Terry(1) in the 3rd with bases empty, 305 feet

    MBr Adcock(1) off Terry(2) in the 3rd with bases empty, 318 feet

    NYY Skowron(1) off Burdette(1) in the 1st with 2 on base, 337 feet

    NYY Mantle(1) off Burdette(2) in the 5th with 2 on base, 347 feet

RBI-MBr  - Adcock(1), Bolling(2), Mathews(3), McMillan(2), Maye(1)

    NYY  - Skowron 3(4), Mantle 3(3)

 SF-Maye(1)

Great-Bolling 2(3), Aaron(1)

Poor-Mantle(2)

OfA-Blanchard(1)

LOB-MBr(8)  - Bolling 4, Adcock 3, Torre 2, Mathews 2, Maye 2, Burdette 2, Thomas, F

    NYY(1)  - Maris 3, Howard 2, Mantle, Blanchard

 DP-New York(A) 1

GWRBI-Mantle

Game MVP:Luis Arroyo

Yankee Stadium I    (03-03-2026 08:56:50)       Time 2:13, 74ø, Cloudy, Rain, Wind: 14 MPH Out to CF  Day Game

World Series Game 1: Braves Shock Yankee Faithful With Opening Day Win!

 GAME 1:

Game MVP:Warren Spahn

Yankee Stadium I    (03-03-2026 08:40:41)       Time 2:00, 68ø, Cloudy, Light Rain, Wind: 5 MPH Out to CF  Day Game

Oct 4, 1961                   1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E

1961 Milwaukee 1-0            2 0 0   0 0 0   3 0 0      5  8  0

1961 New York(A) 0-1          0 0 0   0 0 0   1 0 0      1  3  0

Recap

MBr  1st: Scored 2 runs on 2 hits.

MBr      Eddie Mathews hit a 2 run HR(1) to take the lead.  MBr  2 NYY 0.

MBr  7th: Sent 8 batters to the plate scoring 3 runs on 3 hits and 2 walks.

MBr      Roy McMillan doubled scoring Torre.  MBr  3 NYY 0.

MBr      Frank Bolling singled scoring McMillan.  MBr  4 NYY 0.

MBr      Mack Jones scored on a WP by Reniff.  MBr  5 NYY 0.

NYY  7th: Scored 1 run on a hit.

NYY      Bill Skowron hit a fly ball scoring 1.  MBr  5 NYY 1.

NYY  Clete Boyer: 2 for 4, double, triple.

NYY  Mickey Mantle: 1 for 2, HR, 2 RBI.

MBr  Warren Spahn pitched 8.2 innings and picked up the win: 8.2 IP, 1 earned run, 4 hits, 0 BB, 0 K. He goes to 1-0 on the year.

NYY  Whitey Ford pitched 9 solid innings and took the loss: 9 IP, 1 earned run, 3 hits, 0 BB, 0 K. He drops to 0-1 on the year.

Milwaukee                      IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc

Spahn W(1-0)                  9.0  3  1  1  0  1  5   99  73  26   1.00  31 130(135)       81

                              9.0  3  1  1  0  1  5   99  73  26   1.00  31

New York(A)                    IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc

Ford L(0-1)                   6.2  8  5  5  1  1  5   95  61  34   6.75  29 120(122)       42

 Reniff                       1.1  0  0  0  0  1  1   22  13   9   0.00   5   35(41)

 Coates                       1.0  0  0  0  0  0  1   10   9   1   0.00   3   75(75)

                              9.0  8  5  5  1  2  7  127  83  44   5.00  37

NYY: Blanchard hit for Reniff in the 8th

 2B-McMillan(1)

 3B-Bolling(1), Mantle(1)

 HR-MBr Mathews(1) off Ford(1) in the 1st with 1 on base, 362 feet

RBI-MBr  - Bolling(1), Mathews 2(2), McMillan(1)

    NYY  - Skowron(1)

IBB-MBr Jones off Ford

 SF-Skowron(1)

 WP-Ford(1), Reniff(1)

Great-Bolling(1), Berra(1)

Poor-Mantle(1)

LOB-MBr(5)  - Mathews 2, Aaron 2, Spahn 2, Torre, Bolling, Jones,M

    NYY(3)  - Howard 2, Boyer 2, Blanchard 2, Skowron, Mantle

Game MVP:Warren Spahn

Yankee Stadium I    (03-03-2026 08:40:41)       Time 2:00, 68ø, Cloudy, Light Rain, Wind: 5 MPH Out to CF  Day Game

Oct 4, 1961            1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E

1961 Milwaukee         2 0 0   0 0 0   3 0 0      5  8  0

1961 New York(A)       0 0 0   0 0 0   1 0 0      1  3  0

ARAIGBB61 - World Series - New York Yankees vs. Milwaukee Braves

 

Week 29  Part 1

due ASAP World Series
Date	1961 Schedule	Home Manager

4-Oct	Milwaukee @ New York (A)	Scott Griffith
5-Oct	Milwaukee @ New York (A)	Scott Griffith
7-Oct	New York (A) @ Milwaukee	Joe Pryweller
8-Oct	New York (A) @ Milwaukee	Joe Pryweller
9-Oct	New York (A) @ Milwaukee	Joe Pryweller
11-Oct	Milwaukee @ New York (A)	Scott Griffith
12-Oct	Milwaukee @ New York (A)	Scott Griffith

Tigers Capture Final Game Of Season To Finish With 100 Wins. Minnesota loss Closes Them Out At 70-90

 GAME 3:

Game MVP:Rocky Colavito

Metropolitan Stadium    (02-26-2026 07:17:50)       Time 2:59, 60ø, Wind: 6 MPH Left to Right  Day Game

Oct 1, 1961                   1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1961 Detroit 100-62           1 0 3   0 1 0   1 0 0      6  9  1
1961 Minnesota 70-90          2 0 0   0 0 0   0 2 0      4  9  0

Recap

Det  1st: Scored 1 run on a hit and on one walk.

Det      Rocky Colavito singled scoring Bruton to take the lead.  Det  1 Min 0.

Min  1st: Scored 2 runs on 2 hits.

Min      Joe Altobelli hit a 2 run HR(4) to take the lead.  Det  1 Min 2.

Det  3rd: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 3 runs on 2 hits and on one walk.

Det      Rocky Colavito hit a 3 run HR(44) to take the lead.  Det  4 Min 2.

Det  5th: Scored 1 run on a hit and 2 walks.

Det      Norm Cash tripled scoring Bruton.  Det  5 Min 2.

Det  7th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.

Det      Jake Wood doubled scoring Boros.  Det  6 Min 2.

Det  8th: Failed to score on 3 walks.

Min  8th: Sent 8 batters to the plate scoring 2 runs on 2 hits and 3 walks.

Min      Bill Tuttle doubled scoring 2.  Det  6 Min 4.

Det  Rocky Colavito: 2 for 4, HR, 4 RBI.

Det  Bill Bruton: 0 for 1, 3 runs, 4 W.

Min  Joe Altobelli: 2 for 3, HR, 2 RBI.

Det  Paul Foytack pitched 8 innings to earn the win: 4 earned runs, 9 hits, 4 BB, 3 K. He moves to 11-6 on the year.

Det  Hank Aguirre pitched a shutout 9th to earn his 14th save.

Min  Al Schroll pitched 4.1 innings and took the loss: 5 earned runs, 5 hits, 4 BB, 2 K. He goes to 2-3 on the season.

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Detroit                        IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc

Foytack W(11-6)               8.0  9  4  4  1  4  3  143  91  52   4.18  37 130(133)       47

 Aguirre S(14)                1.0  0  0  0  0  1  1   16  10   6   3.44   4   25(30)  --

                              9.0  9  4  4  1  5  4  159 101  58   3.60  41

Minnesota                      IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc

Schroll L(2-3)                4.1  5  5  5  1  4  2   93  60  33   6.53  23 125(123)   +   31

 Pleis                        0.2  0  0  0  0  0  0    7   6   1   3.24   2   35(37)   +

 Moore                        2.0  3  1  1  0  1  1   42  28  14   4.25  10   30(30)  ++

 Strange                      1.0  0  0  0  0  3  0   25  10  15   7.50   6   45(54)   -

 Pascual                      1.0  1  0  0  0  1  0   16  11   5   3.21   4   50(50)s --

                              9.0  9  6  6  1  9  3  183 115  68   4.15  45

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E-McAuliffe(22)

 2B-Wood(12), Tuttle(14), Allison(22)

 3B-Cash(7)

 HR-Det Colavito(44) off Schroll(4) in the 3rd with 2 on base, 391 feet

    Min Altobelli(4) off Foytack(38) in the 1st with 1 on base, 335 feet

 SB-Det Morton(4) off Pleis(1) + Naragon(10), 5th

    Det Wood(33) off Pascual(12) + Henry(2), 9th

RBI-Det  - Cash(126), Wood(57), Colavito 4(133)

    Min  - Tuttle 2(37), Altobelli 2(8)

IBB-Det Colavito off Strange

HBP-Boros(Det) by Schroll(Min)

Great-Bruton(31), Killebrew(16), Versalles(48), Green(31)

Poor-Wood(38)

OfA-Bruton(5)

LOB-Detroit 12 Minnesota 10

 DP-Detroit 1 Minnesota 1

GWRBI-Colavito

Complete Game Shutout For Kaat. Minnesota Wins 2 Straight Over Detroit

 GAME 2:

Game MVP:Jim Kaat

Metropolitan Stadium    (02-26-2026 07:03:04)       Time 2:57, 75ø, Cloudy, Light Rain, Wind: 4 MPH In from RF  Day Game

Sep 30, 1961                  1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1961 Detroit 99-62            0 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 0      0  8  0
1961 Minnesota 70-89          4 0 0   2 0 0   0 0 -      6 13  1

Recap

Min  1st: Sent 9 batters to the plate scoring 4 runs on 5 hits and 2 walks.

Min      Billy Martin singled scoring Green to take the lead.  Det  0 Min 1.

Min      Bob Allison doubled scoring 2.  Det  0 Min 3.

Min      Hal Naragon hit a fly ball scoring 1.  Det  0 Min 4.

Min  4th: Scored 2 runs on 3 hits.

Min      Lenny Green doubled scoring Kaat.  Det  0 Min 5.

Min      Billy Martin singled scoring Green.  Det  0 Min 6.

Min  Billy Martin: 3 for 3, 2 RBI.

Min  Lenny Green: 4 for 4, 2 doubles, triple, 2 runs.

Min  Jim Kaat threw a shutout: 8 hits, 2 BB, 6 K. He's 13-9 on the year.

Det  Howie Koplitz pitched poorly for 3 innings and took the loss: 6 earned runs, 10 hits, 2 BB, 0 K. He's now 0-1 on the year.

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Detroit                        IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc

Koplitz L(0-1)                3.0 10  6  6  0  2  0   71  50  21  13.50  20 125(128)       13

 Gladding                     3.0  2  0  0  0  1  3   48  32  16   4.60  10   45(42)

 Staley                       2.0  1  0  0  0  2  3   44  29  15   1.74   9   30(27)

                              8.0 13  6  6  0  5  6  163 111  52   3.60  39

Minnesota                      IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc

Kaat W(13-9)                  9.0  8  0  0  0  2  6  131  92  39   3.39  37 130(126)   -   75

                              9.0  8  0  0  0  2  6  131  92  39   4.13  37

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  E-Valdivielso(13)

 2B-Morton(5), Green 2(24), Allison(21), Kaat(3)

 3B-Green(8)

RBI-Min  - Martin 2(39), Green(57), Allison 2(104), Naragon(19)

 SF-Naragon(1)

 WP-Kaat(11)

Great-Fernandez(21), Bruton(30)

Poor-Fernandez 3(27), Morton(4)

OfA-Colavito(6), Morton(1)

LOB-Detroit 10 Minnesota 9

 DP-Detroit 1 Minnesota 1

GWRBI-Martin

Pascaul Shines In Complete Game Win As Twins Down Detroit

 GAME 1:

Game MVP:Camilo Pascual

Metropolitan Stadium    (02-26-2026 06:53:14)       Time 2:47, 73ø, Wind: 7 MPH Left to Right  Day Game

Sep 29, 1961                  1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1961 Detroit 99-61            0 1 0   0 0 0   0 1 0      2  7  2
1961 Minnesota 69-89          0 0 0   0 1 3   0 0 -      4 10  0

Recap

Det  2nd: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.

Det      Jim Bunning singled scoring Boros to take the lead.  Det  1 Min 0.

Min  5th: Scored 1 run on a hit.

Min      Julio Becquer hit a solo HR(4) to tie the score.  Det  1 Min 1.

Min  6th: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 3 runs on 3 hits, and an error.

Min      Ted Lepcio hit a 2 run HR(13) to take the lead.  Det  1 Min 3.

Min      Jose Valdivielso hit a solo HR(2).  Det  1 Min 4.

Det  8th: Scored 1 run on a hit.

Det      Norm Cash hit a solo HR(42).  Det  2 Min 4.

Det  Dick McAuliffe: 1 for 5, 2 errors.

Min  Jose Valdivielso: 2 for 4, HR.

Min  Ted Lepcio: 1 for 2, HR, 2 RBI.

Min  Julio Becquer: 2 for 3, HR.

Min  Camilo Pascual pitched a complete game for the win: 2 earned runs, 7 hits, 3 BB, 9 K. He's 14-13 on the season.

Det  Jim Bunning pitched 6 innings and took the loss: 1 earned run, 7 hits, 1 BB, 7 K. He drops to 17-11 on the year.

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Detroit                        IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc

Bunning L(17-11)              6.0  7  4  1  3  1  7  115  76  39   3.26  28 130(131)       54

 Montejo                      1.0  2  0  0  0  0  1   16  12   4   4.00   5   25(33)

 Aguirre                      1.0  1  0  0  0  1  0   20  12   8   3.51   5   25(23)

                              8.0 10  4  1  3  2  8  151 100  51   3.58  38

Minnesota                      IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc

Pascual W(14-13)              9.0  7  2  2  1  3  9  132  91  41   3.22  37 145(151)       71

                              9.0  7  2  2  1  3  9  132  91  41   4.16  37

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  E-McAuliffe 2(21)

 HR-Det Cash(42) off Pascual(24) in the 8th with bases empty, 379 feet

    Min Becquer(4) off Bunning(29) in the 5th with bases empty, 382 feet

    Min Lepcio(13) off Bunning(30) in the 6th with 1 on base, 369 feet

    Min Valdivielso(2) off Bunning(31) in the 6th with bases empty, 350 feet

 SB-Det Boros(5) off Pascual(11) + Naragon(9), 2nd

RBI-Det  - Cash(125), Bunning(7)

    Min  - Valdivielso(10), Lepcio 2(21), Becquer(7)

IBB-Min Green off Aguirre

 WP-Aguirre(6)

Great-Bruton(29)

Poor-Wood(37), McAuliffe(12)

LOB-Detroit 8 Minnesota 10

Giants Win Finale. Take 2 Of 3 From Braves. Milwaukee Now Awaits The Results From Pittsburgh

 GAME 3:

Game MVP:Mike McCormick

County Stadium     Game 2 (Game 1 - MBr 3, SF 2)    (02-26-2026 06:20:11)       Time 2:56, 63ø, Wind: 5 MPH In from RCF  Day Game

Oct 1, 1961                   1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1961 San Francisco 85-69      1 3 0   0 1 0   0 0 0      5 11  0
1961 Milwaukee 86-68          0 1 0   0 0 0   0 0 1      2  7  1

Recap

SF   1st: Scored 1 run on 2 hits and on one walk.

SF       Jim Davenport doubled  scoring 1 to take the lead.  SF   1 MBr 0.

SF   2nd: Sent 8 batters to the plate scoring 3 runs on 2 hits and 3 walks.

SF       Joey Amalfitano doubled scoring Landrith.  SF   2 MBr 0.

SF       Felipe Alou walked scoring McCormick.  SF   3 MBr 0.

SF       Joey Amalfitano scored on a PB by Torre.  SF   4 MBr 0.

MBr  2nd: Scored 1 run on a hit.

MBr      Joe Adcock hit a 460 foot solo HR(34).  SF   4 MBr 1.

MBr  4th: Failed to score on 2 hits and on one walk.

SF   5th: Scored 1 run on a hit, and an error.

SF       Bob Farley singled scoring Bressoud.  SF   5 MBr 1.

SF   9th: Failed to score on 2 hits and on one walk.

MBr  9th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.

MBr      Sammy White hit a grounder scoring 1.  SF   5 MBr 2.

SF   Joey Amalfitano: 3 for 5, 2 doubles, 2 runs.

SF   Mike McCormick went the distance for the win: 2 earned runs, 7 hits, 4 BB, 5 K. He goes to 17-12 on the year.

MBr  Ron Piche pitched 7 solid innings but took the loss: 3 earned runs, 7 hits, 5 BB, 6 K. He's 1-2 on the year.

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San Francisco                  IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc

McCormick W(17-12)            9.0  7  2  2  1  4  5  135  84  51   2.96  38 130(137)       66

                              9.0  7  2  2  1  4  5  135  84  51   3.85  38

Milwaukee                      IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc

Piche L(1-2)                  7.0  7  5  3  0  5  6  126  78  48   3.20  34 130(132)   -   48

 Nottebart                    1.0  2  0  0  0  0  0   16  11   5   5.23   5   70(75)   -

 McMahon                      1.0  2  0  0  0  1  0   25  17   8   3.32   6   20(20)s  -

                              9.0 11  5  3  0  6  6  167 106  61   3.82  45

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  E-McMillan(14)

 2B-Landrith(12), Amalfitano 2(7), Davenport(32), McCormick(4)

 HR-MBr Adcock(34) off McCormick(33) in the 2nd with bases empty, 460 feet

 SB- SF Alou(12) off Piche(3) + Torre(42), 1st

    MBr Spangler(4) off McCormick(10) + Landrith(11), 7th

RBI- SF  - Amalfitano(34), Davenport(69), Alou,F(60), Farley(1)

    MBr  - Adcock(100), White, S(12)

IBB- SF Marshall off Piche

 PB-Torre (10)

Great-Davenport(28), Mays 2(44), Adcock(12), McMillan 2(54), Aaron(22)

Poor-Alou,F(12)

LOB-San Francisco 13 Milwaukee 8

 DP-San Francisco 1

GWRBI-Davenport

Milwaukee One Step Closer To Pennant. SF Eliminated With Loss

 GAME 2:

Game MVP:Hank Aaron

County Stadium     Game 1    (02-26-2026 06:10:00)       Time 2:12, 62ø, Wind: 5 MPH Right to Left  Day Game

Oct 1, 1961                   1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1961 San Francisco 84-69      0 0 0   2 0 0   0 0 0      2  9  0
1961 Milwaukee 86-67          0 0 0   1 0 0   2 0 -      3  8  0

Recap

SF   4th: Scored 2 runs on 2 hits and on one walk.

SF       Willie Mays doubled scoring Alou to take the lead.  SF   1 MBr 0.

SF       Felipe Alou hit a grounder scoring 1.  SF   2 MBr 0.

MBr  4th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.

MBr      Hank Aaron hit a solo HR(44).  SF   2 MBr 1.

MBr  7th: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 2 runs on 3 hits and on one walk.

MBr      Mack Jones hit a grounder scoring 1 to tie the score.  SF   2 MBr 2.

MBr      Lee Maye singled scoring Thomas to take the lead.  SF   2 MBr 3.

SF   Felipe Alou: 3 for 4.

MBr  Eddie Mathews: , 4 K, 2 great plays.

MBr  Hank Aaron: 3 for 4, HR.

MBr  Lew Burdette pitched a solid 7 innings for the win: 2 earned runs, 6 hits, 1 BB, 3 K. He's 22-7 on the season!

MBr  Don McMahon pitched a shutout the final 1.1 innings to record his 17th save of the year.

SF   Billy O'Dell threw a complete game but took the loss: 3 earned runs, 8 hits, 1 BB, 10 K. He goes to 6-6 on the year.

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San Francisco                  IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc

O'Dell L(6-6)                 8.0  8  3  3  1  1 10  125  91  34   2.82  32 130(134)   -   63

                              8.0  8  3  3  1  1 10  125  91  34   3.86  32

Milwaukee                      IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc

Burdette W(22-7)              7.0  6  2  2  0  1  3   97  69  28   3.61  27 140(141)       59

 Mackenzie H(2)               0.2  1  0  0  0  0  0    8   3   5   3.00   3   25(25)

 McMahon S(17)                1.1  2  0  0  0  0  0   15  10   5   3.38   5   35(33)

                              9.0  9  2  2  0  1  3  120  82  38   3.83  35

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 2B-Mays(30), Hiller(17), Adcock(27)

 HR-MBr Aaron(44) off O'Dell(9) in the 4th with bases empty, 321 feet

 CS-MBr Aaron(14) by O'Dell(4) and Bailey(28), 6th

RBI- SF  - Mays(116), Alou,F(59)

    MBr  - Aaron(143), Maye(45), Jones,M(4)

Great-Bolling(31), Mathews 2(34), Aaron(21)

LOB-San Francisco 6 Milwaukee 5

 DP-Milwaukee 2

GWRBI-Maye

SF Drops Milwaukee In Crucial Game 1 Of the Series.

 GAME 1:

Game MVP:Jose Pagan

County Stadium    (02-26-2026 06:02:21)       Time 2:58, 70ø, Wind: 2 MPH Right to Left  Night Game

Sep 29, 1961                  1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1961 San Francisco 84-68      0 1 0   0 0 2   0 1 0      4  7  0
1961 Milwaukee 85-67          2 0 0   0 0 0   0 1 0      3  9  0

Recap

MBr  1st: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 2 runs on 4 hits.

MBr      Frank Thomas singled scoring 2 to take the lead.  SF   0 MBr 2.

SF   2nd: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.

SF       Orlando Cepeda hit a solo HR(39).  SF   1 MBr 2.

SF   6th: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 2 runs on 2 hits and 2 walks.

SF       Jose Pagan singled scoring 2 to take the lead.  SF   3 MBr 2.

SF   8th: Scored 1 run on 2 walks.

SF       Jose Pagan hit a fly ball scoring 1.  SF   4 MBr 2.

MBr  8th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.

MBr      Hank Aaron hit a fly ball scoring 1.  SF   4 MBr 3.

SF   Willie Mays: 0 for 2, 3 W.

SF   Orlando Cepeda: 2 for 5, HR.

SF   Jack Sanford pitched 8 innings to earn the win: 3 earned runs, 8 hits, 0 BB, 6 K. He's 15-10 on the year.

SF   Sam Jones pitched a shutout 9th to earn his 4th save.

MBr  Warren Spahn pitched 7 solid innings but took the loss: 3 earned runs, 7 hits, 3 BB, 1 K. He's 18-10 on the season.

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San Francisco                  IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc

Sanford W(15-10)              8.0  8  3  3  0  0  6  120  87  33   4.45  32 120(127)   +   60

 Jones,S S(4)                 1.0  1  0  0  0  0  0   20  15   5   4.05   4   70(75)

                              9.0  9  3  3  0  0  6  140 102  38   3.87  36

Milwaukee                      IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc

Spahn L(18-10)                7.0  7  3  3  1  3  1  127  92  35   2.57  31 145(142)       49

 Piche                        2.0  0  1  1  0  3  1   34  16  18   2.95   9   65(75)

                              9.0  7  4  4  1  6  2  161 108  53   3.84  40

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 2B-Kuenn(20)

 HR- SF Cepeda(39) off Spahn(25) in the 2nd with bases empty, 366 feet

 SB- SF Alou(11) off Piche(2) + Torre(41), 8th

RBI- SF  - Pagan 3(46), Cepeda(117)

    MBr  - Aaron(142), Thomas, F 2(63)

IBB- SF Mays off Spahn

        Bailey off Piche

HBP-Bailey(SF) by Spahn(MBr)

 SF-Pagan(2), Aaron(5)

 SH-Davenport(19)

 WP-Spahn(5)

Great-Mays(42), McMillan 2(52)

Poor-Amalfitano 2(24)

OfA-Maye(2)

LOB-San Francisco 9 Milwaukee 6

 DP-Milwaukee 1

GWRBI-Pagan