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Damn Yankees
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with a 5-0 lead. A shutout seemed inevitable for Ford as he forced Andy Seminick to hit a textbook fly to leftfield. However, Gene Woodling dropped the ball and both Phillies runners scored. Reynolds came in to get the last out, making the New York Yankees 5-2 winners and repeat champions.
Woodling, who tied Granny Hamner for the World Series batting lead with a .429 average, was distraught over his failure to protect the shutout. Ford was less concerned and happy with the win, which would be the first of many in the Fall Classic, this one retaining the Yankee standing as world champions.
It was a disappointing end to a roller coaster ride for the Phillies, but as the bloom was blown off the Whiz Kids in October defeat, their consolation lay in the establishment of a
consistently higher level of play that made the memories of those long years of decades past thankfully more distant.
"Philadelphia's Whiz Kids, who capped an exciting pennant race with the Phillies' first flag in 35 years, carried the excitement into the World Series but couldn't quite catch up with the Yankees."