▁Over view ▁Each ▁game ▁of ▁the ▁series ▁was ▁domin ated ▁by , ▁mostly , ▁hitting . ▁However , ▁the ▁pitch ers ▁of ▁each ▁team ▁held ▁their ▁own ▁and ▁it ▁made ▁for ▁some ▁exc iting ▁games . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁game ' s ▁match up ▁was ▁Paul ▁S pl itt or ff ▁( 1 6 – 6 ) ▁versus ▁Don ▁Gul lett ▁( 1 4 – 4 ). ▁Although ▁the ▁match up ▁seemed ▁to ▁not ▁exactly ▁be ▁the ▁classic ▁Game ▁ 1 ▁pitch er ' s ▁du el , ▁these ▁two ▁pitch ers ▁were ▁the ▁best ▁of ▁their ▁profession ▁for ▁that ▁season , ▁although ▁Gul lett ' s ▁was ▁pl ag ued ▁with ▁some ▁shoulder ▁inj uries . ▁ ▁Sum mary ▁ ▁Kansas ▁City ▁Roy als ▁vs . ▁New ▁York ▁Yan ke es ▁ ▁Game ▁summar ies ▁ ▁Game ▁ 1 ▁ ▁The ▁visit ing ▁Roy als ▁jump ed ▁on ▁the ▁s ore - should ered ▁Don ▁Gul lett ▁early ▁and ▁never ▁looked ▁back . ▁ ▁Hal ▁Mc R ae ▁hit ▁a ▁two - run ▁home ▁run ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁and ▁Fred die ▁P ate k ▁had ▁a ▁two - run ▁double ▁in ▁the ▁second . ▁John ▁May berry ▁hit ▁a ▁two - run ▁home ▁run ▁off ▁of ▁Dick ▁T id row ▁in ▁the ▁third . ▁ ▁Th ur man ▁Mun son ▁provided ▁the ▁Yan kee ▁runs ▁in ▁the ▁third ▁with ▁a ▁two - run ▁home ▁run ▁of ▁his ▁own , ▁but ▁that ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁b lem ish ▁on ▁a ▁pitch ing ▁gem