79-PIT & 61-NYY split 2 at the Stadium

Breaking from tradition of playing the full home and home series all at once the Yankees and Pirates decided to play 2 games and take an off day.

Game 1, Yankee Stadium (Bronx, NY): Ralph Terry pitches 6 hitter and has 3 hits himself to almost win gane single handedly defeat the Bucs. Terry has a good memory and he remembers well that in 1960 he was victimized by the Bucs to lose the World Series.

Game 2, Yankee Stadium (Bronx, NY): Mickey Mantle almost becomes the man has 3 HR's but Yanks run out of relief help and go down in extra innings. If the '61 Yankees have one shortcoming it's extended relief. Luis Arroyo is a fantastic closer, but the starters must get to him since the rest of the bullpen is mediocre at best.

-contributed by Al Ginglardi-