'61 Bombers sweep '77 Edition

Al played 2 games vs the computer and Eddie played 2 games vs me (Marc). Any way you slice it the results were the same, the 1961 Yanks found a way to win. Mantle has gotten hot. He now has 9 homers. Maris is heating up too, as he went deep twice in the opener. This is good news for the folks on 161st and River and bad news for the rest of the AL.

GAME 1: Catfish Hunter gave up 3 solo shots and lost this game to Bill Stafford who gave up 2 runs on 5 hits. Dick Tidrow came in and yielded the 4th homer. Maris went deep twice and Berra and Boyer followed suit once each.

GAME 2: Bill Terry improved his record to 2-1 as he went the distance and gave up only 2 runs (solo shots by Graig Nettles and Mickey Rivers). The '61 crew were carried by "the Mick" who hit his 6th and 7th of the year. He and Maris knocked in 5 of the 6 runs scored by the bombers. Ed Figueroa took the loss and dropped to 0-4 on the season.

GAME 3: Tony Kubek went 3-4 includinga solo homer to open the scoring, but he was not the star of the game. The Mick as always finds a way to outshine anyone and everyone. Mantle also went 3 for 4, but clout 2 homers (8th/9th of the season). With the score tied at 3 in the top of the 9th Mickey his a 2 run shot to put his team ahead for good. The "gator", Ron Guidry was the victim. Whitey Ford (4-1, 1.52) gave up 3 runs and went the distance for his 4th win of the season. Ellie Howard also went 3-4, but was not involved in any of the scoring. Thurman Munson's homer tied the game at 3 and looked to be the key hit of the game until Mantle struck.

GAME 4: The '77 Yanks fell short again (by 1 run) in this offensive oriented game. '61's starter Bud Daley gave up 4 runs, but the lineup behind him is so potent he has the luxury of not having to be perfect. Don Gullett his opposite number doesn't have tha luxury as his team is hitting around .240 on the season. Both teams had 2 homers. Maris hit one out and looks to be heating up. The '77 team and a pull the names out of the hat lineup, which seemed to get them going. In the end the '61 squad was just to powerful to contend with.