Monday, July 23, 2012

1961 Yankees come back to win 8 games to 7 over 49 Dodgers

Down 7 games to 5, the 61 Yankees come back and win the last 3 games to win the series.  Mantle and Berra both got 3 game MVPs


Games:
1. Yankees -6 Dodgers-2 MVP-Whitey Ford complete game win
2. Yankees-5 Dodgers-0 MVP-Ralph Terry 8 IP win
3. Dodgers-7 Yankees-1 MVP-Ralph Branca 8 IP for the win
4. Dodgers-4 Yankees-3 MVP-Roy Campanella GW RBI
5. Dodgers-5 Yankees-4 MVP-Gil Hodges 3 RBIs
6. Dodgers-6 Yankees-3 MVP-Don Newcombe 8 IP for the win
7. Yankees-5 Dodgers-1 MVP-Mickey Mantle 1 HR 4 RBIs
8. Dodgers-14 Yankees-5 MVP-Carl Furillo 3 RBIs
9. Yankees-4 Dodgers-2 MVP-Mickey Mantle 1 HR
10. Dodgers-15 Yankees-9 MVP-Roy Campanella 4 RBIs
11. Yankees-11 Dodgers-6 MVP-Yogi Berra 3 RBIs
12. Dodgers-3 Yankees-2 MVP-Joe Hatten 6 IP fo the win
13. Yankees-4 Dodgers-3 MVP-Yogi Berra 1 HR 3 RBIs
14. Yankees-11 Dodgers-5 MVP-Yogi Berra 2 HR 5 RBIs
15. Yankees-5 Dodgers-2 MVP-Mickey Mantle 1 HR 3 RBIs

Series MVP-Mickey Mantle/Yogi Berra both got 3 game MVPs with at least 1 HR in each of those games

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