The 1961 Yankees beat the 1923 Yankees four games to two in their six game series. The '61 Yankees improved their record to 67-71 while the '23 Yankees dropped to 36-30.
This series featured the most impressive offensive performance I have seen in the 45 years I have been playing APBA, boards or GO. In Game Two, the '61 Yankees released hell on the '23 Yankees to the tune of a 25-5 beating. They had 29 hits, including 10(!!!) homeruns. Yogi Berra and Tony Kubek each hit three. Roger Maris hit two, including a grand slam as part of a 15 run 7th inning. Elston Howard, who batted 6-6, and Clete Boyer rounded out the ten spot. Berra and Maris each drove in seven RBI. Howard also led a ninth inning rally in Game One in which his two-run triple led to four runs to break a 3-3 tie for a 7-3 win. Kubek committed an error in Game Three that led to four runs for the '23 Yankees in the 5th inning for a 4-3 loss, but he reverted back to hero mode in the final game with two more homeruns, including a walk-off tater in the 11th for a 3-2 win.
Howard hit .345 with a homer and seven RBI to raise his team-leading average to .334 with 33 homeruns, 94 RBI, 99 runs scored, and a .934 OPS. Mantle hit .346 in the series to raise his average to .325 with 49 homeruns, 106 RBI, 121 runs scored, and a 1.116 OPS. Kubek hit .482 with six homeruns and seven RBI to raise his average to .265 with 10 homeruns. Maris hit three more homeruns to give him 56 for the season with 21 games left.Whitey Ford picked up his 15th win in this series.
Babe Ruth is still hitting above .400 at .402 but went homerless for the second straight series. Waite Hoyt picked up his second straight defeat to fall to 8-2 but still has a stingy 1.83 ERA. The '23 Yankees face the 45-45 1941 Yankees in the next series.
