1960s World Series Trivia

1. The World Series in the 1960s started off the decade in 1960 with the first walk-off home to win a World Series title. The player was Bill Mazeroski. Which team did he play for?

From Quiz Decade of the Flower Children

Answer: Pittsburgh Pirates

The series pitted the heavily-favored Yankees against Roberto Clemente, Vernon Law, and the Pirates. The Pirates won the series four games to three, but the Yankees out-did the Pirates in everything except in the win column. They out-scored them 55-27, 40-26 in the strikeout department, and three blowout wins for the Yankees. Game two was 16-3, game three was 10-0, then game six was 12-0. The Yankees, even though losing the series, also had the series MVP in Bobby Richardson. This was the first time in history that a member of the losing team was the MVP of a World Series.

From Quiz World Series: The 1960s

Answer: Bill Mazeroski

Mazeroski's homer off Ralph Terry gave the Pittsburgh Pirates a 10-9 win over the New York Yankees, the Pirates' first crown since 1925.

From Quiz 1963 World Series: Yankees / Dodgers

Answer: Stan Musial

Musial was the only non-Yankee listed as he spent his 20+ seasons with the St. Louis Cardinals. He threw out the first pitch while sitting in the stands beside Yankee Hall of Famer Joe DiMaggio, and threw the ceremonial pitch to Yankee catcher Elston Howard.

From Quiz The 1968 World Series

Answer: Sandy Koufax

Koufax struck out 15 Yankees in game 1 of the 1963 series. The record before that was held by the Brooklyn Dodgers' Carl Erskine when he struck out 14 Yankees in game 3 of the 1953 series.

From Quiz World Series: The 1960s

Answer: Roger Maris

Maris had set a new MLB record for home runs in a season, and his heroics continued in the World Series when his 9th inning homer at Crosley Field gave the Yankees a vital 2-1 edge over Cincinnati. The Yankees would go on to win the series by four games to one.

From Quiz 1963 World Series: Yankees / Dodgers

Answer: Whitey Ford vs Sandy Koufax

It was Whitey Ford's season record of 24-7 against Sandy Koufax's record of 25-5. Although Ford led the American League with 24 wins, Koufax of the National League with the Dodgers won the NL MVP, the Cy Young award, and the Triple Crown. Koufax went on to win the 1963 World Series MVP award in the Dodgers' skunking of the Yankees also.

From Quiz 1960 World Series: Game 7

Answer: Bob Turley (Yankees) and Vernon Law (Pirates)

Terry of the Yankees and Haddix of the Pirates ended the game. Pittsburgh's Haddix was given the win the game, while Terry received the loss after giving up the home run to Mazeroski.

From Quiz The 1968 World Series

Answer: Mickey Lolich

Lolich was 2nd on the Tigers after McLain with 17 wins in the 1968 regular season.

From Quiz World Series: The 1960s

Answer: San Francisco

The Giants had relocated from New York to San Francisco in 1958, and met their former crosstown rivals, the Yankees, in the 1962 World Series. The Yankees won the series 4-3, with Bill Skowron scoring the only run of game 7 at Candlestick Park.

From Quiz 1960 World Series: Game 7

Answer: Rocky Nelson

The Bucco first baseman gave his team an early lead, and almost ended the game in the top of the ninth when he caught Yogi Berra's ground ball smash and almost doubled up Mickey Mantle.

From Quiz The 1968 World Series

Answer: Mickey Stanley

Stanley had never played shortstop in his major league career until the end of the 1968 season. The Tigers' regular shortstop, Ray Oyler, batted .135 in 1968. Thus, Manager Mayo Smith was able to put Willie Horton, Jim Northrup, and Al Kaline all in the lineup. It paid off as the 3 players combined to hit .313 with 5 HRs and 19 RBI. Stanley committed only 2 errors at his unfamiliar position.

From Quiz World Series: The 1960s

Answer: Los Angeles Dodgers

Sandy Koufax won two games as the Dodgers swept the Yankees 4-0.

From Quiz 1963 World Series: Yankees / Dodgers

Answer: Frank Howard

After hitting the top of the centerfield wall in the second inning for a double, Howard then scored on a single by ex-Yankee great, Bill "Moose" Skowron. The Dodgers went on to win game one, 5-2.

From Quiz 1960 World Series: Game 7

Answer: Bill Skowron

Skowron's blast over the right field wall trimmed the Bucs' lead to 4-1.

From Quiz World Series of the 1960s

Answer: Mickey Mantle

Mantle hit 7 homers in 5 World Series in the 60s. Roger Maris was next with 6 homers (in 7 World Series), and Lou Brock, known more for speed than power, hit 4 in 3 World Series. Frank Robinson also clubbed 4 homers in 3 World Series from 1960-69.

From Quiz The 1968 World Series

Answer: Mickey Lolich

What a series for Lolich. He won 3 games and hit his first career home run. Earl Wilson was known as one of the better hitting pitchers of his era, hitting 35 home runs in his 11 year career.

From Quiz Decade of the Flower Children

Answer: Cardinals, four games to three

It turned out to be a close series in most departments, except for Bob Gibson from the mound. Winning the series MVP, Bob fanned 31 Yankees during the series, and threw a complete game 7-5 victory in game seven. The Yankees had their moments also, blasting 10 home runs in the series, including three by Mickey Mantle, and two each by Tom Tresh and Phil Linz.

From Quiz World Series: The 1960s

Answer: Tim McCarver

Ken Boyer hit a grand slam in the 6th inning of game 4, as the Cardinals recovered from a two games to one deficit, eventually winning the series 4-3. McCarver, who added a homer of his own in game 5, went on to become a color commentator on TV after his playing career ended in 1979.

From Quiz 1963 World Series: Yankees / Dodgers

Answer: John Roseboro

There were only five home runs hit in the series, and Roseboro's was the first in game one of the Dodgers' four-run second inning. Other than the Dodgers' catcher Roseboro, Frank Howard and Bill Skowron hit them for Los Angeles, then Mickey Mantle and Tom Tresh hit the other two for the Yankees. The Dodgers took game one 5-2.

From Quiz 1960 World Series: Game 7

Answer: Bobby Shantz

Shantz kept the Pirates in check until the Yankees erupted with four runs in the sixth inning. Ironically, Shantz would pitch for the Pirates in the 1961 season.

From Quiz World Series of the 1960s

Answer: Frank Robinson

Robinson was A.L. MVP and World Series MVP in 1966. He won the triple crown that season, and went on to lead the Orioles in homers and RBI as they swept the 1966 World Series. Koufax was league and World Series MVP in 1963.

From Quiz The 1968 World Series

Answer: Lou Brock

Brock was the Cardinals' speedy left fielder but for unknown reasons, he attempted to score standing up on a play at the plate, and was tagged out by catcher Bill Freehan. That killed the Cardinal rally, and the Tigers went on to win the game 5-3 and narrow the Cardinals' series lead to 3 games to 2.

From Quiz World Series: The 1960s

Answer: Minneapolis

The Minnesota Twins, formerly known as the Washington Senators, won the 1965 AL pennant by 7 games over the White Sox, but lost the World Series to the Dodgers in seven games.

From Quiz 1963 World Series: Yankees / Dodgers

Answer: Hector Lopez

Lopez was another victim of the Dodgers' Koufax. Lopez had two hits it the series, and both were doubles. It was Hector's fourth of five World Series appearances, with a career .286 WS batting average.

From Quiz 1960 World Series: Game 7

Answer: Bill Mazeroski

Maz would go on to redeem himself in the ninth inning by hitting a home run to win the game.

From Quiz The 1968 World Series

Answer: Jim Northrup

The 13 run outburst supported 31 game winner Denny McLain in his only victory of the series.

From Quiz World Series: The 1960s

Answer: Baltimore Orioles

The Orioles had only made one series appearance under their previous incarnation as the St Louis Browns, but won the 1966 title in style, sweeping the Dodgers 4-0.

From Quiz 1963 World Series: Yankees / Dodgers

Answer: Harry Bright

This happened in game one of the series. Koufax went 25-5 in the season with 306 strikeouts, then added another 15 in game one, with Harry Bright being the record victim. The Dodgers won game one, 5-2.

From Quiz 1960 World Series: Game 7

Answer: The ball hit Kubek in the throat

Kubek was rushed to the hospital with a crushed larynx, and Virdon was safe.

From Quiz World Series of the 1960s

Answer: 5

The 5 were: Dave McNally (Orioles, 1969), Mickey Lolich (Tigers, 1968), Bob Gibson twice (Cardinals in 1967 & 1968), Jim "Mudcat" Grant (Twins, 1965), and Jose Santiago (Red Sox, 1967). All but McNally and Santiago won the game in which they hit their homer.

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