John bracket: 1961 Yankees defeat 1961 Phillies in five games

Game One: Phillies 6, Yankees 5 (12 innings)
WP: Ferrarese (1-0)
LP: Arroyo (0-1)
Save: Baldschun (1)
HR: Demeter (1), Maris 2 (2), Dalrymple (1), Kubek (1)

Game Two: Yankees 2, Phillies 0
WP: Terry (1-0)
LP: Mahaffey (0-1)
HR: Maris (3)

Game Three: Yankees 3, Phillies 2
WP: Stafford (1-0)
LP: Buzhardt (0-1)
Save: Arroyo (1)
HR: Maris (4)

Game Four: Yankees 10, Phillies 5
WP: Coates (1-0)
LP: Green (0-1)
HR: Maris (5), Blanchard (1), Demeter (2), BG Smith (1), Del Greco (1)

Game Five: Yankees 6, Phillies 4
WP: Ford (1-0)
LP: Roberts (0-1)
Save: Arroyo (2)
HR: Maris (6)

Roger Maris homered in each game as a Yankees got their expected series win, although with closer games than anticipated.

The bottom-seeded Phillies took the opener in Yankee Stadium, with light-hitting catcher Clay Dalrymple homering for their first run and singling in the go-ahead run in the 12th. Tony Kubek and Maris hit back-to-back homers in the first inning off Robin Roberts, and Maris hit another in the third. Chris Short allowed one run in four-plus innings of relief to give the Phillies the chance for the extra-inning win.

Ralph Terry evened the series with a two-hit shutout. He allowed just four baserunners -- a hit batter and an error -- and wiped one out with a double play grounder. Maris hit a two-run homer in the sixth for all the runs.

The series moved to Philadelphia and Connie Mack Stadium for Game Three. Maris homered in the first and drove in the final run with a ground out. Bill Stafford allowed one run in five innings for the win, with Rollie Sheldon, Hal Reniff and Luis Arroyo splitting the remaining four innings.

The Phillies led Game Four 5-3 after seven innings, but their bullpen couldn't hold the lead. The Yankees scored two in the top of the eighth and five more in the ninth, with Maris opening the inning with another homer. Kubek hit three doubles for the Yankees, driving in a pair in the ninth with his final two-bagger. Bobby Gene Smith and Bobby Del Greco hit back-to-back homers off Bud Daley in the fifth for the Phils.

Maris opened the scoring in Game Five with an RBI triple. He added a two-run homer in the fifth off Roberts. Whitey Ford allowed four runs in 6.1 innings but was credited with the win. Arroyo retired the final five batters to secure the game.

Player of the series: Roger Maris

Player availability: The Yankees pitchers will be fully rested for the second round.

Projected rotation: Ford-Terry-Stafford-Daley-(Ford)-(Terry)-(Stafford)