October 8, 1961 World Series Game 4 at Crosley Field Box Score and Play by Play

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1961 World Series Game 4

Game 1
NYY  2
CIN  0
Game 2
CIN  6
@NYY  2
Game 3
NYY  3
@CIN  2
Game 4
NYY  7
@CIN  0
Game 5
NYY 13
@CIN  5

Crosley Field, Attendance: 32,589

Sunday, October 8, 1961
Time of Game: 2:27

Yankees

Ralph Houk

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         0  0  0   1  1  2   3  0  0    7 11  0
Reds            0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  5  1

W: W Ford (2-0), L: J O'Toole (0-2), S: J Coates (1)

Reds

Fred Hutchinson

BATTING

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Richardson 2B               5   1   3   0    0   0  .471 1.000         4   4   2B
T Kubek SS                    5   0   1   1    0   2  .188  .423         0   4   
R Maris RF-CF                 3   2   0   0    2   1  .071  .521         3   0   IW
M Mantle CF                   2   0   1   0    0   0  .167  .334         1   0   
  H Lopez PR-RF               3   1   1   2    0   1  .200  .629         3   0   
E Howard C                    4   1   1   0    0   2  .200  .783         3   0   2B,GDP
Y Berra LF                    2   1   0   0    2   0  .273 1.045         4   0   2·IW
B Skowron 1B                  3   0   3   1    1   0  .333 1.050         9   0   
C Boyer 3B                    4   0   1   2    0   0  .167  .536         0   2   2B,GDP
W Ford P                      2   1   0   0    1   0  .000  .167         0   0   
  J Coates P                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       34   7  11   6    6   7                    27  10

BATTING

2B: B Richardson (1, off J O'Toole); C Boyer (1, off J Brosnan); E Howard (2, off J Brosnan).

IBB: R Maris (1, by J Brosnan); Y Berra 2 (2, 2 by J Brosnan).

TB: B Richardson 4; B Skowron 3; E Howard 2; C Boyer 2; M Mantle; T Kubek; H Lopez.

GIDP: C Boyer (1); E Howard (2).

RBI: H Lopez 2 (2); C Boyer 2 (2); T Kubek (1); B Skowron (2).

2-out RBI: T Kubek; B Skowron.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 5 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 1. T Kubek-B Richardson-B Skowron.

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E Chacon 2B                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .273  .606         4   4   
E Kasko SS                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .294  .588         1   2   
V Pinson CF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .059  .177         4   1   
F Robinson RF                 1   0   0   0    1   0  .091  .557         2   0   2·HBP
W Post LF                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .267  .600         1   0   GDP
G Freese 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .200         1   2   
G Coleman 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .688         5   0   
D Johnson C                   2   0   2   0    0   0  .500 1.000         5   0   
  G Bell PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Zimmerman C               0   0   0   0    0   0                     3   0   
J O'Toole P                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   0   
  D Gernert PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Brosnan P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Lynch PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .333         0   0   
  B Henry P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       31   0   5   0    1   3                    27   9

BATTING

HBP: F Robinson 2 (2, by J Coates, by W Ford).

TB: D Johnson 2; W Post; E Kasko; E Chacon.

GIDP: W Post (1).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 3. G Coleman; G Freese-E Chacon-G Coleman; E Kasko-E Chacon-G Coleman.

E: V Pinson (1).

PITCHING

New York Yankees           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str   GB-FB  GmSc  IR-IS
W Ford, W (2-0)             5     4   0   0    0   1   0   0.00   19     -       7-6     60    - 
J Coates, S (1)             4     1   0   0    1   2   0   0.00   15     -       3-7          1-0
Totals                      9     5   0   0    1   3   0          34     -      10-13         1-0

Cincinnati Reds            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str   GB-FB  GmSc  IR-IS
J O'Toole, L (0-2)          5     5   2   2    3   2   0   3.00   21     -       6-5     48    - 
J Brosnan                   3     6   5   5    3   3   0  11.25   16     -       1-3          0-0
B Henry                     1     0   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    3     -       0-1          0-0
Totals                      9    11   7   7    6   7   0          40     -       7-9          0-0

W Ford faced 1 batter in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: J Brosnan (1).

IBB: J Brosnan 3 (3; Y Berra, R Maris, Y Berra).

HBP: J Coates (1; F Robinson); W Ford (1; F Robinson).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Donatelli, 1B - Runge, 2B - Conlan, 3B - Umont.

Time of Game: 2:27.

Attendance: 32,589.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   New York Yankees              Cincinnati Reds                      
1. B Richardson         2B    1. E Chacon             2B 
2. T Kubek              SS    2. E Kasko              SS 
3. R Maris              RF    3. V Pinson             CF 
4. M Mantle             CF    4. F Robinson           RF 
5. E Howard             C     5. W Post               LF 
6. Y Berra              LF    6. G Freese             3B 
7. B Skowron            1B    7. G Coleman            1B 
8. C Boyer              3B    8. D Johnson            C  
9. W Ford               P     9. J O'Toole            P

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim O'Toole facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---     B Richardson    Flyball: CF
   O      ---     T Kubek         Strikeout
   O      ---     R Maris         Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Whitey Ford facing 1-2-3
   O      ---     E Chacon        Strikeout
   O      ---     E Kasko         Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      ---     V Pinson        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Reds 0.

Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim O'Toole facing 4-5-6
   O      ---     M Mantle        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     E Howard        Strikeout
   O      ---     Y Berra         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Whitey Ford facing 4-5-6
   O      ---     F Robinson      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     W Post          Flyball: LF
   O      ---     G Freese        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Reds 0.

Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim O'Toole facing 7-8-9
          ---     B Skowron       Walk
   O      1--     C Boyer         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--     W Ford          Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--     B Richardson    Double to LF; Ford to 3B
   O      -23     T Kubek         Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Whitey Ford facing 7-8-9
   O      ---     G Coleman       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---     D Johnson       Single to LF
   O      1--     J O'Toole       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--     E Chacon        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Reds 0.

Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim O'Toole facing 3-4-5
          ---     R Maris         Walk
          1--     M Mantle        Single (LF-CF); Maris to 3B
                  Hector Lopez pinch runs for Mickey Mantle batting 4th
   ROO    1-3     E Howard        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Maris Scores/No RBI
   O      ---     Y Berra         Groundout: 2B-P
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Whitey Ford facing 2-3-4
                  Roger Maris moves to CF; Hector Lopez moves to RF
          ---     E Kasko         Single to LF
   O      1--     V Pinson        Flyball: LF (LF Line)
          1--     F Robinson      Hit By Pitch; Kasko to 2B
   OO     12-     W Post          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Reds 0.

Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jim O'Toole facing 7-8-9
          ---     B Skowron       Single to RF
   OO     1--     C Boyer         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
          ---     W Ford          Walk
          1--     B Richardson    Single to CF; Ford to 2B
   R      12-     T Kubek         Single (CF-RF); Ford Scores; Richardson to 3B; Kubek to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   O      -23     R Maris         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 2, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-2, Whitey Ford facing 6-7-8
   O      ---     G Freese        Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      ---     G Coleman       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---     D Johnson       Single to CF
                  Dick Gernert pinch hits for Jim O'Toole batting 9th
   O      1--     D Gernert       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Reds 0.

Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jim Brosnan facing 4-5-6
                  Jim Brosnan replaces Dick Gernert pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---     H Lopez         Strikeout Looking
          ---     E Howard        Double (CF-RF)
          -2-     Y Berra         Intentional Walk
          12-     B Skowron       Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Howard to 3B; Berra to 2B
   RR     123     C Boyer         Double to LF; Howard Scores; Berra Scores; Skowron to 3B
   OO     -23     W Ford          Double Play: Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-4, Whitey Ford facing 1-2-3
          ---     E Chacon        Single to LF
                  Jim Coates replaces Whitey Ford pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--     E Kasko         Flyball: LF
   O      1--     V Pinson        Groundout: 1B unassisted; Chacon to 2B
          -2-     F Robinson      Hit By Pitch
   O      12-     W Post          Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 4, Reds 0.

Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-0, Jim Brosnan facing 1-2-3
          ---     B Richardson    Single to CF; Richardson to 2B/Adv on E8
   O      -2-     T Kubek         Flyball: LF
          -2-     R Maris         Intentional Walk
          12-     H Lopez         Wild Pitch; Richardson to 3B; Maris to 2B
   RR     -23     " "             Single to CF; Richardson Scores; Maris Scores; Lopez to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   O      -2-     E Howard        Strikeout
          -2-     Y Berra         Intentional Walk
   RO     12-     B Skowron       Single to CF; Lopez Scores; Berra out at 3B/CF-3B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Yankees 7, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-7, Jim Coates facing 6-7-8
   O      ---     G Freese        Flyball: LF
   O      ---     G Coleman       Flyball: RF
                  Gus Bell pinch hits for Darrell Johnson batting 8th
   O      ---     G Bell          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 7, Reds 0.

Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 7-0, Jim Brosnan facing 8-9-1
                  Jerry Zimmerman replaces Gus Bell playing C batting 8th
   O      ---     C Boyer         Flyball: CF
   O      ---     J Coates        Strikeout
   O      ---     B Richardson    Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 7, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-7, Jim Coates facing 9-1-2
                  Jerry Lynch pinch hits for Jim Brosnan batting 9th
   O      ---     J Lynch         Strikeout
   O      ---     E Chacon        Popfly: 2B
   O      ---     E Kasko         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 7, Reds 0.

Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 7-0, Bill Henry facing 2-3-4
                  Bill Henry replaces Jerry Lynch pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---     T Kubek         Strikeout
   O      ---     R Maris         Strikeout
   O      ---     H Lopez         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 7, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-7, Jim Coates facing 3-4-5
   O      ---     V Pinson        Popfly: 1B
          ---     F Robinson      Walk
          1--     W Post          Single to LF; Robinson to 2B
   O      12-     G Freese        Strikeout
   O      12-     G Coleman       Flyball: RF
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 7, Reds 0.

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