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1961 New York Yankees (#14) 4, 1925 Pittsburgh Pirates (#51) 2
MVP: Elston Howard (NYY 1961) .393/.393/.750, 2 HR, 8 RBI (This is the 3rd time Howard has been MVP, for 3 different Yankee teams)
The Yankees and Pirates had a good series, but the favored Yanks came out on top. Game 1 was scoreless for the first 5 innings, but then the Pirates scored 3 in the 6th. The Yankees answered with 4 in the 7th... and that's all the scoring. Game 2 was high scoring, with the Yankees leading the entire way, and the Pirates returned the favor once back in Pittsburgh for Game 3. The Pirates evened the series with a 6-hit shutout by Lee Meadows in Game 4. Game 6 was close the whole way, but the Yankees scored in the 1st inning and never gave up the lead. Game 6 wasn't so dramatic, with the Yanks putting up a big lead in the first 4 innings and the Pirates never really challenging.
Scores:
NYY 4 Pit 3
NYY 12 Pit 7
Pit 12 NYY 5
Pit 5 NYY 0
NYY 4 Pit 3
NYY 7 Pit 2
The 1961 Yankees' next opponent will be the winner of the 1975 Reds / 1962 Yankees matchup.
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