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1961 New York Yankees Clinch 1960s World Series

The 1961 New York Yankees used their relentless offense to top the 1962 San Francisco Giants 7-3, clinching the Best of the 1960s World Series in 5 games. Through 6 innings, the ending was in question as fans watched a pitcher's duel between Whitey Ford and Billy O'Dell. Roger Maris hit an RBI single in the 3rd, but the Yankees grounded into 3 double-plays, erasing other opportunities. Ford held the Giants to 4 hits before Willie Mays hit an RBI double in the 6th to tie the game 1-1. New York finally broke through in the 7th with back-to-back 2-out RBI base hits from Bobby Richardson and Tony Kubek. Bob Cerv hit a 2-run homer in a 3-run 8th off Bobby Bolin to signal the end for the Giants. Yogi Berra added an insurance run with an RBI single in the 9th, putting the Yankees up 7-1, with 6 of those runs scored in the final 3 innings. Willie McCovey and Orlando Cepeda hit back-to-back homers to lead off the 9th to end Ford's night, but Luis Arroyo retired the next three batters to end any comeback hopes. While skewed by a massive Game 3, the Yankees had a World Series team batting average of .330, compared to .257 for the Giants, out homering San Francisco 12-10 and outscoring them 39-23. The '61 Yankees become the 1st Yankees team to win a Best of the Decades Tournament, after the 1939 and 1998 Yankees failed to make the World Series in those decades, despite being a #1 seed. The Best of the Best Tournament is now guaranteed to have a Yankees representative.

'61 Yankees @ '62 Giants - 10/20/25

POPs S2 American League Standings

Pos	Team	W	L	Pct	GB	RS	RA	Diff	Home	Road	L10	Strk
1	Boston	33	17	0.660	0	281	223	58	17-6	16-11	7-3	W1
2	New York	26	24	0.520	7	269	277	-8	13-10	13-14	6-4	L1
3	Detroit	21	29	0.420	12	258	298	-40	13-14	8-15	2-8	L2
4	Oakland	20	30	0.400	13	276	286	-10	13-14	7-16	5-5	W2

POPs S2 National League Standings

Pos	Team	W	L	Pct	GB	RS	RA	Diff	Home	Road	L10	Strk
1	Houston	29	21	0.580	0	246	217	29	18-9	11-12	6-4	L1
2	Los Angeles	28	22	0.560	1	239	194	45	15-8	13-14	6-4	W2
3	St. Louis	22	28	0.440	7	217	228	-11	11-12	11-16	5-5	L2
4	Chicago	21	29	0.420	8	190	253	-63	11-16	10-13	3-7	W1

Today's POPs S2 Schedule


May 28, 2023 1:00 pm Oakland Coliseum N/A Boston Splinters @ Oakland Jacks
May 28, 2023 3:00 pm Astrodome N/A Los Angeles Dynamos @ Houston Hoots
May 28, 2023 5:00 pm Tiger Stadium N/A New York Swats @ Detroit Rockets
May 28, 2023 7:00 pm Wrigley Field N/A St. Louis Wizards @ Chicago Docs

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Date	Event	Final	Venue	Article
2023-05-26 19:00:00May 26, 2023	Boston Splinters @ New York Swats	3 - 0	N/A	Recap
2023-05-26 17:00:00May 26, 2023	Los Angeles Dynamos @ St. Louis Wizards	8 - 5	N/A	Recap
2023-05-26 15:00:00May 26, 2023	Chicago Docs @ Houston Hoots	6 - 4	N/A	Recap
2023-05-26 13:00:00May 26, 2023	Detroit Rockets @ Oakland Jacks	4 - 7	N/A	Recap
2023-05-25 19:00:00May 25, 2023	Chicago Docs @ Houston Hoots	7 - 10	N/A	Recap
2023-05-25 17:00:00May 25, 2023	Detroit Rockets @ Oakland Jacks	0 - 5	N/A	Recap
2023-05-25 15:00:00May 25, 2023	Los Angeles Dynamos @ St. Louis Wizards	7 - 4	N/A	Recap
2023-05-25 13:00:00May 25, 2023	Boston Splinters @ New York Swats	1 - 5	N/A	Recap