The New York Yankees didn’t get their 1st hit off John Buzhardt until the 6th inning. In fact, Buzhardt and Whitey Ford held the Yankees and the Chicago White Sox to just 3 hits combined through 6. Mickey Mantle finally broke through with a triple in the 7th. Yogi Berra followed with a double, and two batters later, Elston Howard took Buzhardt deep to center for a 2-run home run to give New York a 3-0 lead. A couple of singles and a sacrifice fly in the 8th broke up Ford’s shutout. Berra led off the 9th with a single off Ray Herbert, and Johnny Blanchard followed with his 1st homer of the Tournament, a 2-run shot that gave the Yankees a 5-1 lead. A tiring Ford retired Pete Ward, but Ron Hansen and Dave Nicholson followed with back-to-back homers to end his day. Hal Reniff retired the next two batters to give the Yankees a 5-3 win. Chicago will need to win Game 5 in New York to avoid elimination and force a Best-of-7 series.
