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Monday, October 9, 1961

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1961 World Series

New York wins series 4 - 1

New York Yankees 13
Cincinnati Reds 5
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Johnny Blanchard 3
2 Clete Boyer 2
2 Elston Howard 2
2 Eddie Kasko 2
2 5 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Blanchard 1
1 Hector Lopez 1
1 Wally Post 1
1 Frank Robinson 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hector Lopez 5
2 Frank Robinson 3
2 Bill Skowron 3
4 Johnny Blanchard 2
4 Wally Post 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
None

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bud Daley 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bud Daley 3
2 Bob Purkey 2
3 Jim Brosnan 1
3 Bill Henry 1
3 2 others tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

World Series Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bobby Richardson .391
2 Bill Skowron .353
3 Wally Post .333
4 Eddie Kasko .318
5 Yogi Berra .273

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Blanchard 2
2 Yogi Berra 1
2 Gordy Coleman 1
2 Elston Howard 1
2 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hector Lopez 7
2 Bill Skowron 5
3 Frank Robinson 4
4 Yogi Berra 3
4 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Richardson 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Whitey Ford 0.00
1 Bud Daley 0.00
3 Bob Purkey 1.64
4 Bill Stafford 2.70
5 Jim O'Toole 3.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Whitey Ford 2
2 Luis Arroyo 1
2 Bud Daley 1
2 Joey Jay 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Whitey Ford 7
1 Ralph Terry 7
3 Joey Jay 6
4 Jim Brosnan 5
4 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Coates 1

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bobby Richardson .391
2 Bill Skowron .353
3 Eddie Kasko .348
4 Wally Post .333
5 Clete Boyer .267

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Blanchard 2
2 George Altman 1
2 Yogi Berra 1
2 Rocky Colavito 1
2 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hector Lopez 7
2 Bill Skowron 5
3 Frank Robinson 4
4 Yogi Berra 3
4 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Al Kaline 1
1 Bobby Richardson 1
1 Frank Robinson 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bud Daley 0.00
1 Jim Bunning 0.00
3 Whitey Ford 0.53
4 Bob Purkey 1.80
5 Bill Stafford 2.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Whitey Ford 2
2 Luis Arroyo 1
2 Bud Daley 1
2 Joey Jay 1
2 Stu Miller 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Whitey Ford 9
1 Stu Miller 9
3 Bob Purkey 8
4 Ralph Terry 7
5 Joey Jay 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Coates 1

Final Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 109 53 .673 --
Tigers 101 61 .623 8.0
Orioles 95 67 .586 14.0
White Sox 86 76 .531 23.0
Indians 78 83 .484 30.5
Red Sox 76 86 .469 33.0
Twins 70 90 .438 38.0
Angels 70 91 .435 38.5
Athletics 61 100 .379 47.5
Senators 61 100 .379 47.5

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 93 61 .604 --
Dodgers 89 65 .578 4.0
Giants 85 69 .552 8.0
Braves 83 71 .539 10.0
Cardinals 80 74 .519 13.0
Pirates 75 79 .487 18.0
Cubs 64 90 .416 29.0
Phillies 47 107 .305 46.0