The NEVADA DUSTERS The Story of a Major League Baseball Franchise

1962 World Series GAME ONE October 18, 1962 Yankee Stadium (New York)

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Terry Blanks the Dusters "If he gets into a rythym, we're in trouble," admitted Ben Naylor,  referring to New York starter Ralph Terry (19-7), who had pitched seven complete games during the regular season. Nails saw his worst fears realized in Game One, in a Yankee Stadium packed to overflowing with 67,000 fans. Conn Hudson acknowledged the possibility that the Duster players were somewhat intimidated by the crowd and the venue, but the biggest problem was their inability to solve Terry. Still, Nevada had some chances -- two men on with one out in the 2nd and two men on in the 6th, again with one out. "You're not going to get too many opportunities, so you better take advantage of them -- and we didn't," said Naylor in the postgame press conference. Hudson pointed out the fine pitching by Nevada ace Bob Shaw (23-3), who held the potent Yankees offense scoreless until the 6th. Shaw walked five batters in his six innings, but this was by design; Naylor and pitching coach Ray Narleski had decided that, no matter what, Shaw should not give in to the middle of the New York lineup, consisting of Mickey Mantle, Eddie Matthews and Yogi Berra. "If Bob got behind in the count, they walked," said Nails. Berra drew two intentional passes, Mantle three. It was Mantle who walked in the 6th and scored the first Yankee run on a two-out single by Berra. Then Elston Howard doubled on a 1-2 pitch to score Berra, and Tony Kubek followed with a knock to right that eluded a diving Vic Power, and Howard scored to make it 3-0 Yankees. So it remained -- and to add insult to injury, Nevada shortstop Jerry Adair would miss the next four games with a sprained finger. The oddsmakers had made it 8-5 against the Dusters going into Game One; with the shutout and the injury to Adair, the odds shot up to 3-1. But Hudson didn't seem worried. "If you think they're going to just roll right over us," he told reporters, "then you're mistaken." Ralph Terry is carried off the field by his teammates after pitching a complete game shutout. Nevada Dusters at New York Yankees October 18, 1962 TOP OF THE FIRST Ralph Terry takes the mound for the Yankees. Vic Power grounded to first. <---> Lee Maye popped up to second. <---> Billy Williams flied out to left. <---> 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base. In the middle of the first, the game is tied at 0. BOTTOM OF THE FIRST Bob Shaw takes the mound for the Dusters. Bobby Richardson singled down the left field line. <--1> Roger Maris grounded to third for a double play (5-4-3). <---> Eddie Mathews walked. <--1> Mickey Mantle walked. <-21> Bill Skowron struck out. <-21> 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 2 left on base. At the end of the first, the game is tied at 0. TOP OF THE SECOND Hector Lopez grounded to short. <---> Jerry Adair singled down the first base line. <--1> Johnny Blanchard singled through the right side. <-21> Clete Boyer flied out to center field. <-21> Johnny Schaive grounded to first. <-21> 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, and 2 left on base. In the middle of the second, the game is tied at 0. BOTTOM OF THE SECOND Yogi Berra walked. <--1> Elston Howard popped up to the second baseman. <--1> Yogi Berra was caught stealing second. <---> Tony Kubek grounded back to the pitcher. <---> 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base. At the end of the second, the game is tied at 0. TOP OF THE THIRD Bob Shaw lined out to right field. <---> Vic Power struck out. <---> Lee Maye singled to center. <--1> Billy Williams grounded to the pitcher. <--1> 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 1 left on base. In the middle of the third, the game is tied at 0. BOTTOM OF THE THIRD Ralph Terry grounded to third. <---> Bobby Richardson struck out. <---> Roger Maris grounded to short. <---> 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base. At the end of the third, the game is tied at 0. TOP OF THE FOURTH Hector Lopez flied out to right. <---> Jerry Adair popped up to second. <---> Johnny Blanchard flied out to right. <---> 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base. In the middle of the fourth, the game is tied at 0. BOTTOM OF THE FOURTH Eddie Mathews hit an infield single to first. <--1> Mickey Mantle grounded to short for a double play (6-4-3). <---> Bill Skowron hit an infield single to short. <--1> Yogi Berra grounded to short. <--1> 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, and 1 left on base. At the end of the fourth, the game is tied at 0. TOP OF THE FIFTH Clete Boyer struck out. <---> Johnny Schaive struck out. <---> Bob Shaw grounded to the shortstop. <---> 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base. In the middle of the fifth, the game is tied at 0. BOTTOM OF THE FIFTH Elston Howard struck out. <---> Tony Kubek grounded to short. <---> Ralph Terry walked. <--1> Bobby Richardson doubled down the first base line. <32-> Roger Maris dribbled weakly to the catcher. <32-> 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 2 left on base. At the end of the fifth, the game is tied at 0. TOP OF THE SIXTH Vic Power grounded to second. <---> Lee Maye singled in the left field gap. <--1> Billy Williams singled through the right side, advancing the runner to third. <3-1> Hector Lopez lined out to right. <3-1> Jerry Adair lined out to right. <3-1> 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, and 2 left on base. In the middle of the sixth, the game is tied at 0. BOTTOM OF THE SIXTH Eddie Mathews grounded to short. <---> Mickey Mantle walked. <--1> Bill Skowron grounded to third. <-2-> Yogi Berra singled to right, scoring a run. <--1> Elston Howard doubled into the left field corner, scoring a run. <-2-> Tony Kubek singled to right, scoring a run. <--1> Tony Kubek went for an extra base and reached second. <-2-> Ralph Terry grounded to first. <-2-> 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, and 1 left on base. At the end of the sixth, New York leads 3 to 0. TOP OF THE SEVENTH Joe Pepitone came in to play First Base. <---> Johnny Blanchard lined out to right. <---> Clete Boyer grounded to second. <---> Johnny Schaive singled to center. <--1> Mack Jones pinch hit for Bob Shaw. <--1> Mack Jones grounded to second. <--1> 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 1 left on base. In the middle of the seventh, Nevada trails 3 to 0. BOTTOM OF THE SEVENTH Barney Schultz came in to pitch for the Dusters. <---> Bobby Richardson hit an infield single to second. <--1> Roger Maris lined out to center. <--1> Eddie Mathews grounded to the pitcher, forcing the runner at second. <--1> Mickey Mantle walked. <-21> Joe Pepitone grounded to third. <-21> 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 2 left on base. At the end of the seventh, New York leads 3 to 0. TOP OF THE EIGHTH Vic Power singled in the left field gap. <--1> Lee Maye grounded to second for a double play (4-6-3). <---> Billy Williams struck out. <---> 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 0 left on base. In the middle of the eighth, Nevada trails 3 to 0. BOTTOM OF THE EIGHTH Yogi Berra walked. <--1> Elston Howard grounded back to the pitcher for a double play (1-6-3). <---> Tony Kubek struck out. <---> 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base. At the end of the eighth, New York leads 3 to 0. TOP OF THE NINTH Hector Lopez grounded to second. <---> Jerry Adair singled to right. <--1> Johnny Blanchard flied out to right field. <--1> Clete Boyer grounded to second. <--1> YANKEES WIN: 3-0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +  R  H  E        Dusters (NEV) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0    0  8  0        Yankees (NYY) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 x    3  8  0 NEVADA               ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg V. Power (1B)         4  1  0  0  0  0  1  0    .298 L. Maye (CF)          4  2  0  0  0  0  0  0    .300 B. Williams (RF)      4  1  0  0  0  0  1  0    .314 H. Lopez (LF)         4  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .320 J. Adair (SS)         4  2  0  0  0  0  0  0    .289 J. Blanchard (C)      4  1  0  0  0  0  0  0    .234 C. Boyer (3B)         4  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .274 J. Schaive (2B)       3  1  0  0  0  0  1  0    .249 B. Shaw (P)           2  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .066  M. Jones (PH)        1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .224  B. Schultz (P)       0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .333 TOTALS               34  8  0  0  0  0  4  0           NEVADA   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA          B. Shaw  6.0  7  5  0  3  3  3  95   2.32       B. Schultz  2.0  1  2  0  0  0  1  33   2.71           TOTALS  8.0  8  7  0  3  3  4 128 NEW YORK             ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg B. Richardson (2B)    4  3  0  0  0  0  1  0    .269 R. Maris (RF)         4  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .303 E. Mathews (3B)       3  1  1  0  0  0  0  0    .277 M. Mantle (CF)        1  0  3  1  0  0  0  0    .316 B. Skowron (1B)       3  1  0  0  0  0  1  0    .301  J. Pepitone (1B)     1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .289 Y. Berra (LF)         2  1  2  1  0  1  0  0    .288 E. Howard (C)         4  1  0  1  0  1  1  0    .297 T. Kubek (SS)         4  1  0  0  0  1  1  0    .267 R. Terry (P)          2  0  1  0  0  0  0  0    .172 TOTALS               28  8  7  3  0  3  4  0    2B:  E. Howard, B. Richardson, T. Kubek         NEW YORK   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA         R. Terry  9.0  8  0  0  0  0  4  93   2.97           TOTALS  9.0  8  0  0  0  0  4  93      WP: R. Terry      LP: B. Shaw      Temperature: 47F      Wind: 2 MPH (in from center)      Attendance: 67,337      Time: 2:29