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1961 Back-O'-The-Card: 1960 World Series Game 6

FORD PITCHES SECOND SHUTOUT
New York Yankees 12, Pittsburgh Pirates 0

HOW THE  YANKEES SCORED:
2nd Inning: Berra walked. Skowron singled Berra around to third base. Howard was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Grba ran for Howard. Ford singled off Friend's glove to score Berra. ONE RUN.
3rd Inning: Kubek was hit by a pitch. Maris doubled, sending Kubek around to third. Mantle singled, scoring Kubek and Maris. Berra singled, sending Mantle racing around to third. Cheney came in to relieve friend. Skowron flied out and Mantle tagged up and scored. Blanchard singled, Berra stopping at second. Richardson tripled, driving home both Berra and Blanchard. FIVE RUNS.
6th inning: Boyer tripled. Kubek singled, Boyer scoring. Maris singled, Kubek going to third. Berra singled, scoring Kubek. TWO RUNS.
7th Inning: Blanchard doubled. Richardson tripled and drove in his 12th run in the Series to establish a new World Series record. Ford bunted Richardson home. TWO RUNS.
8th Inning: Maris singled. Mantle forced Maris and went to second on a wild pitch. Berra singled, scoring Mantle. On the throw to the plate to nail Mantle, Berra raced on to second. Skowron grounded out, Berra going to third. Blanchard doubled, scoring Berra. TWO RUNS.

-1961 Topps No. 311

1961 Back-O'-The-Card: 1960 World Series Game 3

RICHARDSON IS HERO
New York Yankees 10, Pittsburgh Pirates 0

HOW THE  YANKEES SCORED:
1st Inning: Cerv singled to center. Mantle singled through the middle, Cerv racing to third. Skowron singled through the middle, Cerv scoring and Mantle running to third. McDougald drew a bases on balls to load the bases. Labine was summoned from the bullpen to replace Mizell. Howard, the first man Labine faced, singled Mantle home. The bases remained loaded. Richardson hit a grand slammer on a 3-2 pitch. This was only the seventh grand slam homer hit in a World Series game. SIX RUNS.
4th Inning: Ford singled. Cerv grounded out, Ford going to second. Mantle homered into the bullpen, scoring Ford ahead of him. Skowron singled. McDougald singled, sending Skowron down to second. Howard slammed a hit off Hoak's chest to load the bases. Richardson singled to drive in Skowron and McDougald. Richardson established a World Series record with six RBI's in one game. FOUR RUNS.

-1961 Topps No. 308

1961 Back-O'-The-Card: 1960 World Series Game 2

MANTLE SLAMS 2 HOMERS
New York Yankees 16, Pittsburgh Pirates 3

HOW THE  YANKEES SCORED:
3rd Inning: Richardson walked. Turley sacrificed. Kubek singled Richardson home. McDougald doubled, scoring Kubek. TWO RUNS.
4th Innings: Richardson singled, going to second on a passed ball. Turley singled him home. ONE RUN.
5th Inning: McDougald walked. Maris forced him. Mantle homered, scoring Maris. TWO RUNS.
6th Inning: Howard tripled. Richardson doubled, scoring Howard. Richardson went to third on a passed ball. Kubek was safe on an error. Richardson scored on McDougald's single. Maris walked. Berra singled, scoring Kubek and McDougald. Skowron singled, scoring Maris. Howard singled Berra in. Richardson singled, Skowron scoring. SEVEN RUNS.
7th Inning: Kubek singled. DeMaestri singled. Mantle homered, scoring three runs. THREE RUNS.
9th Inning: Mantle walked. Boyer doubled. Mantle scored on a wild pitch. ONE RUN.

-1961 Topps No. 307

1962 Back-O'-The-Card: 1961 World Series Game 5

YANKS CRUSH REDS IN FINALE "With Mickey Mantle and Yogi Berra out of the lineup, Yankee reserves came off the bench to help batter the ...