Ringo bracket: 1961 Twins defeat 1924 Yankees in five games

Game 1: Twins 10, Yankees 9
WP: McDevitt (1-0)
LP: Maumax (0-1)
Save: Moore (1)
HR: Pipp 2 (2), Green (1), Versalles (1), Meusel (1), Schang (1), Allison (1)

Game 2: Twins 3, Yankees 2
WP: Kralick (1-0)
LP: Hoyt (0-1)
Save: Moore (2)
HR: Allison (2)

Game 3: Yankees 12, Twins 2
WP: Bush (1-0)
LP: Ramos (0-1)
HR: Ruth 2 (2), Meusel (2)

Game 4: Twins 10, Yankees 7
WP: Pleis (1-0)
LP: Maumax (0-2)
Save: McDevitt (1)
HR: Battey (1), Ruth (3)

Game 5: Twins 7, Yankees 4
WP: Pascual (1-0)
LP: Pennock (0-1)
Save: Ramos (1)
HR: Allison 2 (4)

The Twins got just one quality start in five games and were outscored in the series but still prevailed.

Game One, in old Yankee Stadium, set the template for the series. The Yankees held a 7-4 lead after six innings, but the Twins scored three in the seventh and three more in the eighth and hung on in the ninth. The Yankees left the bases loaded in the final frame. Five of the Twins runs were unearned.

Jack Kralick held the Yankees scoreless through eight innings in Game Two. Ray Moore staggered through the middle of the Yankee order after relieving with one out and two on; for the second straight game the Yankees left the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth of a one-run loss.

The series move to Metropolitian Stadium for Game Three, and Babe Ruth made himself right at home. Held without an RBI in the first two games, the Bambino drove in seven in this one, with two homers and a single. Pedro Ramos got just three outs for the Twins, while native Minnesotan Bullet Joe Bush went the distance for New York.

The Yankees appeared destined to even the series early in Game Four, racking Jim Kaat for six runs (four unearned) in the first two innings and holding a 7-0 lead after five. But the Twins got five in the bottom of the sixth off Bob Shawkey, three more in the seventh to take the lead and a pair of insurance runs in the eighth. Relievers Bob Pleis, Don Lee and Danny McDevitt combined for three hitless innings.

The Yankees batted around in the first inning again in Game Five, with Wally Pipp doubling home two runs, but Camilo Pascual left the bases loaded in that inning and steadied after that. The Twins chipped away at Herb Pennock, tying the game in the fourth and taking the lead in the fifth. Bob Allison homered twice, both solo shots. The Yankees rallied in the ninth, but with a run in and a man on, McDevitt got Ruth to fly to center and Ramos got Meusel on a fly to right to wrap up the upset.

Player of the Series: Bob Allison

Projected rotation: Pascual-Kralick-Ramos-Kaat-(Pascual)-(Kralick)-(Ramos)