1961 World Series games

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The 1961 World Series games were the championship baseball contests that concluded Major League Baseball’s 1961 season, featuring the New York Yankees defeating the Cincinnati Reds.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Major League Baseball championship series
World Series
champion New York Yankees
cityOfCrosleyField Cincinnati
cityOfYankeeStadium New York City
endDate 1961-10-09
followedBy 1962 World Series
game1Date 1961-10-04
game1Score New York Yankees 2–0 Cincinnati Reds
game1Venue Yankee Stadium
game1Winner New York Yankees
game2Date 1961-10-05
game2Score Cincinnati Reds 6–2 New York Yankees
game2Venue Yankee Stadium
game2Winner Cincinnati Reds
game3Date 1961-10-07
game3Score New York Yankees 3–2 Cincinnati Reds
game3Venue Crosley Field
game3Winner New York Yankees
game4Date 1961-10-08
game4Score New York Yankees 7–0 Cincinnati Reds
game4Venue Crosley Field
game4Winner New York Yankees
game5Date 1961-10-09
game5Score New York Yankees 13–5 Cincinnati Reds
game5Venue Crosley Field
game5Winner New York Yankees
league Major League Baseball
leagueChampionAL New York Yankees
leagueChampionNL Cincinnati Reds
managerOfCincinnatiReds Fred Hutchinson
managerOfNewYorkYankees Ralph Houk
mostValuablePlayer Whitey Ford
notableHitter Mickey Mantle
Roger Maris
notablePitcher Whitey Ford
numberOfGames 5
precededBy 1960 World Series
radioNetworkUS NBC Radio
runnerUp Cincinnati Reds
seasonOf 1961 Major League Baseball season
seriesResult New York Yankees won 4–1
sport baseball
startDate 1961-10-04
teamAL New York Yankees
teamNL Cincinnati Reds
televisionNetworkUS NBC
year 1961

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Crosley Field hostedEvent 1961 World Series games