Editor’s note: The 27 * 61 Yankees Replay games are being played with Strat-o-Matic cards and dice. The designated hitter will not be used for any games. Injuries will only be used during the game when they occur.
The offense for the 2005 Chicago White Sox came to life en route to a 9-2 victory over the 1961 New York Yankees at U.S. Cellular Field.
New York starter Bud Daley was in control as the Yankees led 2-0 after three innings before everything changed.
Mickey Mantle‘s two-run homer in the first inning off Chicago starter Orlando Hernandez would turn out to be all of the offense the Yankees could muster in the opener of the three-game series.
Daley had allowed two hits and fanned seven heading into the top of the fourth inning.
Paul Konerko led off the frame with a single. After A.J. Pierzynski lined out, Aaron Rowand doubled to put runners at second and third.
New York manager Ralph Houk went to visit Daley and made the decision to pitch to Joe Crede.
Houk’s mistake led to another as Crede blasted a three-run shot that turned the tide of the contest.
In the sixth, the White Sox manufactured a run that came home on a sacrifice fly by Rowand and it was 4-2.
The White Sox exploded in the seventh with five runs as 10 batters came to the plate.
Scott Podsednik hit a two-run homer that was later followed by two-run single by Rowand. Juan Uribe‘s RBI single capped the rally.
Hernandez went the distance for the White Sox giving up eight hits with a walk and four strikeouts.
Daley suffered the loss with six innings of work giving up eight hits and not striking out a batter after the third. Jim Coates went the final two frames for the Yankees.
A pair of aces will be on the mound for both teams with Whitey Ford getting the start of the Yankees in the second contest of the three-game set, while Mark Buehrle gets the ball from manager Ozzie Guillen for the White Sox.
27 * 61 Replay Standings
1927 New York Yankees (15-5)
1961 New York Yankees (11-9)
1972 Oakland A’s (6-8)
2004 Boston Red Sox (4-8)
1924 Washington Senators (3-9)
2005 Chicago White Sox (1-1)
1948 Cleveland Indians (0-0)
1968 Detroit Tigers (0-0)
1970 Baltimore Orioles (0-0)
27 * 61 Home Run Totals
Roger Maris 9
Lou Gehrig 8
Babe Ruth 7
Mickey Mantle 7