Whitey Ford issued a leadoff walk to Don Buford. After striking out Paul Blair, Frank Robinson set the tone with a 2-run home run. It was his 4th homer of the Tournament. Ford allowed a solo shot to Merv Rettenmund in the 2nd, and another to Blair in the 3rd. The Yankees loaded the bases with no outs against Tom Phoebus, but Moose Skowron grounded into a double play, and Clete Boyer was thrown out trying to score on a double to limit the damage to two runs. A Skowron sacrifice fly got New York to within a run, but that’s as close as they would get. Phoebus allowed 3 runs on 8 hits in 8 1/3 innings and earned the win as Baltimore took Game 1 of the series 5-3.