October 6 , 1960 : Mickey Mantle 's Yankees not only crushed the Pirates in Game 2 .
Yankees followed it with a 10 - 0 whitewashing in Game 3 .
October 6 , 1960 : Mickey Mantle 's Yankees not only crushed the Pirates in Game 2 , but they followed it with a 10 - 0 whitewashing in Game 3 .