Yankees Break Up Monbo's No-Hitter, Top Red Sox, 4-1
May 9, 1962 - Just before his Red Sox took the field today, Manager Mike Higgins said: “Stopping these Yankees is tough. There’s no...
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May 4, 2022
Bosox Post 12 Runs in Single Inning, Top White Sox, 13-6
May 4, 1962 - The Boston Red Sox defeated the White Sox, 13-6, tonight on the strength of a 12-run inning, the biggest in the major...
May 1, 2022
Senators Top Red Sox as Burnside Pitches 4-Hitter
May 1, 1962 - Pete Burnside (right) pitched a 4-hitter tonight and snapped the Washington Senators’ 13-game losing streak by beating the...
Sep 19, 2021
Former Baseball Star Ted Williams Marries Model Lee Howard
Sept. 19, 1961 - Ted Williams, 43-year-old former baseball player for the Boston Red Sox, was married today in Cambridge, Mass. His bride...
Sep 9, 2021
Ted Williams Says Maris Will Break Ruth's Record
Sept. 9, 1961 - Ted Williams said today he was "pretty sure" Roger Maris would break Babe Ruth's 60-home-run record this season. The...
Aug 10, 2021
Stallard Gets First Big-League Win as Red Sox beat Twins, 3-2
Aug. 10, 1961 - Tracy Stallard registered his first major-league victory in his 39th mound appearance today as the Red Sox defeated the...
Jul 30, 2021
Second All-Star Game Tomorrow at Fenway Park
July 30, 1961 - For the next 24 hours, major league baseball's torrid pennant races and the Maris-Mantle home run duel move into...
Jul 21, 2021
Blanchard Wins It for Yanks; Maris Hits 36th Homer, Mantle 37th
July 21, 1961 - A pinch-hit grand-slam by John Blanchard (pictured) with two out in the ninth bailed out the Yankees today just when it...
Jul 9, 2021
Yankees Beat Red Sox as Maris Hits 33rd Homer
July 9, 1961 - The Yanks polished off the Red Sox today for the third time in a row, 3-0, as Roland Sheldon scored his second consecutive...
Jul 7, 2021
Yankees Destroy Red Sox, 14-3, Gain First Place
July 7, 1961 - Baseball's ultimate weapon - the home run - was employed once by both sides at Yankee Stadium last night. Its benefits...
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