1961 World Series
October 4, 1961 · Yankee Stadium I
Every player's age on the day of Game 1.
New York Yankees (4), manager Ralph Houk
- Yogi Berra, C: 36 years, 145 days
- Luis Arroyo, P: 34 years, 228 days
- Billy Gardner, 2B: 34 years, 77 days
- Whitey Ford, P: 32 years, 348 days
- Elston Howard, C: 32 years, 223 days
- Hector Lopez, LF: 32 years, 88 days
- Bill Skowron, 1B: 30 years, 290 days
- Mickey Mantle, CF: 29 years, 349 days
- Jim Coates, P: 29 years, 61 days
- Bud Daley, P: 28 years, 362 days
- Jack Reed, CF: 28 years, 244 days
- Johnny Blanchard, C: 28 years, 220 days
- Roger Maris, RF: 27 years, 24 days
- Bobby Richardson, 2B: 26 years, 46 days
- Tony Kubek, SS: 25 years, 357 days
- Ralph Terry, P: 25 years, 268 days
- Clete Boyer, 3B: 24 years, 237 days
- Bill Stafford, P: 23 years, 52 days
Cincinnati Reds (1), manager Fred Hutchinson
- Bill Henry, P: 33 years, 354 days
- Darrell Johnson, C: 33 years, 40 days
- Dick Gernert, 1B: 33 years, 6 days
- Gus Bell, CF: 32 years, 323 days
- Wally Post, RF: 32 years, 87 days
- Bob Purkey, P: 32 years, 82 days
- Jim Brosnan, P: 31 years, 345 days
- Jerry Lynch, LF: 31 years, 79 days
- Eddie Kasko, SS: 30 years, 99 days
- Don Blasingame, 2B: 29 years, 202 days
- Ken Johnson, P: 28 years, 110 days
- Gene Freese, 3B: 27 years, 269 days
- Gordy Coleman, 1B: 27 years, 91 days
- Jerry Zimmerman, C: 27 years, 13 days
- Sherman Jones, P: 26 years, 236 days
- Joey Jay, P: 26 years, 50 days
- Frank Robinson, RF: 26 years, 34 days
- Elio Chacon, SS: 24 years, 343 days
- Jim O'Toole, P: 24 years, 267 days
- Johnny Edwards, C: 23 years, 116 days
- Vada Pinson, CF: 23 years, 54 days
- Ken Hunt, P: 22 years, 294 days
- Leo Cardenas, SS: 22 years, 291 days
- Jim Maloney, P: 21 years, 124 days