The 1961 New York Yankees became the 1st team in the Tournament to advance, topping the 1964 Chicago White Sox 4-2 to take the series 3 games to 1. The Yankees got on the board early when Roger Maris tripled with 2 outs in the 1st inning. Mickey Mantle followed with a 440′ home run off Juan Pizarro over the centerfield wall. Mantle singled off Pizarro in the 6th. It was the first of 4 straight hits that led to two more Yankees runs, giving them a 4-0 lead. Rollie Sheldon scattered 5 hits in 6 innings to earn the win in his 1st start of the Tournament. A walk and back-to-back base hits to start off the bottom of the 6th led to 2 runs for the White Sox. J.C. Martin led off the 9th with a double off Yankees closer Luis Arroyo. Arroyo then walked Tommy McCraw before getting three straight groundouts to end the game. With the loss, the White Sox will await their opponent in the Elimination Bracket. Meanwhile, the Yankees will face the winner of the 1969 Baltimore Orioles and the 1968 Detroit Tigers.