La Serie Mundial de 1961 fue disputada entre Cincinnati Reds y New York Yankees.
[1][2][3] Los New York Yankees resultaron ganadores al vencer en la serie por 4 partidos a 1.
LG: Whitey Ford (1–0) LP: Jim O'Toole (0–1) HRs: NYY – Elston Howard (1), Bill Skowron (1) LG: Joey Jay (1–0) LP: Ralph Terry (0–1) HRs: CIN – Gordy Coleman (1) NYY – Yogi Berra (1) LG: Luis Arroyo (1–0) LP: Bob Purkey (0–1) HRs: NYY – Johnny Blanchard (1), Roger Maris (1) LG: Whitey Ford (2–0) LP: Jim O'Toole (0–2) SV: Jim Coates (1) LG: Bud Daley (1–0) LP: Joey Jay (1–1) HRs: NYY – Johnny Blanchard (2), Héctor López (1) CIN – Frank Robinson (1), Wally Post (1)