Even without Mickey Mantle, the New York Yankees offense unloaded on the 1969 Baltimore Orioles, topping them 7-2 to advance in the Winner’s Bracket of the Best of the 1960s Tournament. Mantle was injured colliding with the wall in the last game between the teams. Roger Maris entered the game in a slump, but that quickly changed as he connected for a solo home run off Dave McNally in the 1st inning. Boog Powell evened things up with a solo homer of his own off Ralph Terry in the 3rd. Things got interesting in the bottom of the inning. Tony Kubek hit one into the corner that bounced away from Frank Robinson. Kubek was called safe on a very close play at the plate for an inside-the-park homer. Maris followed that with another solo shot to give the Yankees a 3-1 lead. McNally loaded the bases in the 4th, but a couple of strikeouts and a popout got him out of it. He wasn’t so lucky the next inning when Yogi Berra hit a 3-run homer to put New York up 6-1. Terry allowed just 5 hits heading into the 9th before tiring. After 3 Baltimore base hits, Bud Daley was brought in to get the final out, sealing a 7-2 win for New York. Baltimore will face off against the 1964 Chicago White Sox in an Elimination Series tomorrow. Maris finished 3 for 4 with a walk.