{"id":4569,"date":"2026-04-16T11:26:17","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T16:26:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/baseballmaelstrom.com\/?p=4569"},"modified":"2026-04-16T11:26:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T16:26:22","slug":"terry-pitches-yankees-to-world-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/baseballmaelstrom.com\/?p=4569","title":{"rendered":"Terry Pitches Yankees to World Series"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"212\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/baseballmaelstrom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/TerryRalphCelebrates-300x212.png?resize=300%2C212&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4570\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/baseballmaelstrom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/TerryRalphCelebrates.png?resize=300%2C212&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/baseballmaelstrom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/TerryRalphCelebrates.png?resize=128%2C90&amp;ssl=1 128w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/baseballmaelstrom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/TerryRalphCelebrates.png?resize=32%2C23&amp;ssl=1 32w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/baseballmaelstrom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/TerryRalphCelebrates.png?w=473&amp;ssl=1 473w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chicago&#8217;s Juan Pizarro pitched well, holding the 1961 New York Yankees to 5 hits, but it wasn&#8217;t enough. One mistake in the 2nd inning led to an Elston Howard solo home run. Roger Maris took advantage of a weird bounce, leading off the 4th with a triple. Mickey Mantle followed with a double and scored on a sacrifice fly to account for the 3 Yankee runs. Meanwhile, Ralph Terry stepped up when the Yankees needed him. The lone Chicago run came with the help of a passed ball and an error. Ron Hansen tripled with 2 outs in the 9th, but it was too little too late, as the Yankees won it 3-1, sending the White Sox home. This is the 1st Best of the Decades Tournament that saw a New York Yankees team with the top overall seed, but this is the 1st time that the team has made it to the World Series. They&#8217;ll face the winner of the series between the 1962 San Francisco Giants and the 1960 Pittsburgh Pirates. Elston Howard was a terror to White Sox pitching. Howard was 11 for 20 with 4 HR and 9 RBI.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/baseballmaelstrom.com\/STB60s\/Scoresheets\/10-05-2025_CHW_NYY.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"'64 White Sox @ '61 Yankees - 10\/5\/25\">&#8217;64 White Sox @ &#8217;61 Yankees &#8211; 10\/5\/25<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chicago&#8217;s Juan Pizarro pitched well, holding the 1961 New York Yankees to 5 hits, but it wasn&#8217;t enough. One mistake in the 2nd inning led to an Elston Howard solo home run. Roger Maris took advantage of a weird bounce, leading off the 4th with a triple. 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