
Monday, August 21, 2006
Yankees World Series Last Outs
One of the numerous projects I had lined up was to record every last out in a Yankees World Series. This chart will also be published in my book, which I have procrastinated too long on.
CAPS indicate the winning team.
1921:
GIANTS/Yankees
Game 7
Yankees third baseman Home Run Baker grounds into a double play second -> first -> third
1922:
GIANTS/Yankees
Game 4
Yankees second baseman Aaron Ward flies out to right field
1923:
Giants/YANKEES
Game 6
Giants pitcher Jack Bentley grounded out second -> first
1926:
CARDINALS/Yankees
Game 7
Yankees right fielder Babe Ruth caught stealing second base
1927:
Pirates/YANKEES
Game 4
Pirates pitcher John Miljus threw a wild pitch enabling Earle Combs to score the winning run
1928:
Cardinals/YANKEES
Game 4
Cardinals second baseman Frankie Frisch fouled out to left field
1932:
Cubs/YANKEES
Game 4
Cubs left fielder Riggs Stephenson flied out to right field
1936:
Giants/YANKEES
Game 6
Giants catcher Harry Danning grounded out to first unassisted
1937:
Giants/YANKEES
Game 5
Giants left fielder Jo-Jo Moore grounded out pitcher -> first base
1938:
Cubs/YANKEES
Game 5
Cubs second baseman Billy Herman grounded out pitcher -> first
1939:
Reds/YANKEES
Game 4
Reds outfielder Wally Berger lined out to shortstop
1941:
Dodgers/YANKEES
Game 5
Dodgers pinch hitter Jimmy Wasdel flied out to center
1942:
CARDINALS/Yankees
Game 5
Yankees pinch hitter George Selkirk grounds out second -> first
1943:
Cardinals/YANKEES
Game 5
Cardinals left fielder Debs Garms grounded out second -> first
1947:
Dodgers/YANKEES
Game 7
Dodgers catcher Bruce Edwards grounds into a double play shortstop -> second -> first
1949:
Dodgers/YANKEES
Game 5
Dodgers first baseman Gil Hodges strikes out
1950:
Phillies/YANKEES
Game 4
Phillies pinch hitter Stan Lopata strikes out
1951:
Giants/YANKEES
Game 6
Giants pinch hitter Sal Yvars lines out to right field
1952:
Dodgers/YANKEES
Game 7
Dodgers shortstop Pee Wee Reese flies out to left field
1953:
Dodgers/YANKEES
Game 6
Yankees first baseman Billy Martin singles in Hank Bauer
1955:
DODGERS/Yankees
Game 7
Yankees left fielder Elston Howard grounds out shortstop -> first
1956:
Dodgers/YANKEES
Game 7
Dodgers third baseman Jackie Robinson strikes out
1957:
BRAVES/Yankees
Game 7
Yankees pitcher Tommy Byrne hits into a fielders choice to third base, Jerry Coleman out at third
1958:
Braves/YANKEES
Game 7
Braves second baseman Red Shoendienst lines out to center
1960:
PIRATES/Yankees
Game 7
Pirates second baseman Bill Mazeroski hits a walk off home run
1961:
Reds/YANKEES
Game 5
Reds center fielder Vada Pinson flied out to left field
1962:
Giants/YANKEES
Game 7
Giants left fielder Willie McCovey lines out to second
1963:
DODGERS/Yankees
Game 4
Yankees right fielder Hector Lopez grounds out shortstop -> first
1964:
CARDINALS/Yankees
Game 7
Yankees second baseman Bobby Richardson popped out to second
1976:
REDS/Yankees
Game 4
Yankees left fielder Roy White flied out to center
1977:
Dodgers/YANKEES
Game 6
Dodgers pinch hitter Lee Lacy bunted out to the pitcher
1978:
Dodgers/YANKEES
Game 6
Dodgers third baseman Ron Cey popped out to catcher
1981:
DODGERS/Yankees
Game 6
Yankees first baseman Bob Watson flied out to center
1996:
Braves/YANKEES
Game 6
Braves second baseman Mark Lemke popped out to third base
1998:
Padres/YANKEES
Game 4
Padres pinch hitter Mark Sweeny grounded out to third -> first
1999:
Braves/YANKEES
Game 4
Braves designated hitter Keith Lockhart flied out to left field
2000:
Mets/YANKEES
Game 5
Mets catcher Mike Piazza flied out to center
2001:
Game 7
DIAMONDBACKS/Yankees
Diamondbacks let fielder Luis Gonzalez hits a game winning single
2003:
Game 6
MARLINS/Yankees
Yankees catcher grounds out to pitcher



Posted by Steve Kenul at 11:15 PM


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