Ford Named Outstanding Performer of 1961 World Series
Oct. 9, 1961 - Whitey Ford (pictured right with Johnny Blanchard and Roger Maris), a double pitching victor for the Yankees, was named...
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Oct 9, 2021
Reds Manager Says Maris Homer Was Turning Point
Oct. 9, 1961 - Fred Hutchinson (pictured right with Ralph Houk), the manager of the routed Reds, said after today's game that the Yankees...
Oct 9, 2021
🚨Yankees Rout Reds, 13-5, Win 19th World Series
Oct. 9, 1961 - The Yankees defeated the Cincinnati Reds today, 13-5, and won the world series for the 19th time in 26 attempts. Eight...
Oct 8, 2021
Bombers Take Game Four in Cincinnati
Oct. 8, 1961 - The Yankees defeated the Reds, 7-0, today and moved within a game of winning the 1961 world series. Babe Ruth's...
Oct 7, 2021
Yankees Take Game Three after Maris’s Ninth-Inning Homer
Oct. 7, 1961 - Two majestic home runs — a pinch homer by John Blanchard in the eighth inning and a drive by Roger Maris in the ninth for...
Oct 6, 2021
Casey Stengel Holds Court
Oct. 6, 1961 - Casey Stengel, who will manage the New York Mets next season, expounded today on matters ranging from the 1964 World's...
Oct 6, 2021
Mets Sign Lease for New Stadium
Oct. 6, 1961 - The New York Mets, who will play their first National League season in the Polo Grounds next year, signed a 30-year lease...
Oct 5, 2021
Reds Knot Series with Yankees at 1-1
Oct. 5, 1961 - The Cincinnati Reds turned on the high and mighty Yankees at the Stadium today and thrashed the American League champions...
Oct 5, 2021
MLB: Jimmy Piersall Traded to Senators
Oct. 5, 1961 - Jimmy Piersall (pictured left) was traded to the Washington Senators today. In return for the centerfielder, the Cleveland...
Oct 4, 2021
Yogi Berra Shatters World Series Records
Oct. 4, 1961 - Virtually every time Yogi Berra picks up a bat or draws a deep breath during a world series, he breaks a record, usually...
Oct 4, 2021
Yankees Take Game 1 of Series, 2-0, as Ford Shines
Oct. 4, 1961 - The Yankees defeated the Cincinnati Reds, 2-0, in the first game of the 1961 world series at Yankee Stadium today. Whitey...
Oct 3, 2021
Yankees’ Whitey Ford against Reds’ Jim O’Toole in Series Opener
Oct. 3, 1961 - Weather permitting, it will be Whitey Ford (pictured), star of the Yankee pitching staff, against Jim O'Toole of the...
Oct 2, 2021
DiMaggio to Throw out First Ball of Series at Yankee Stadium
Oct. 2, 1961 - Governors, mayors, and other politicians will have to step aside for an old ballplayer on Wednesday at Yankee Stadium. The...
Oct 1, 2021
Maris Credits Red Sox Pitcher Who Gave Up 61st Homer
Oct. 1, 1961 - After today's game, Roger Maris gave credit to Tracy Stallard (pictured), the Red Sox player whose pitch resulted in...
Oct 1, 2021
Reward for Man Who Caught Maris’s Record Blast
Oct. 1, 1961 - Sal Durante (right), a 19-year-old truck driver from Coney Island, was the fellow who caught Roger Maris's 61st home-run...
Oct 1, 2021
Video: Maris’s 61st Home Run
Oct. 1, 1961 - Here is video of Roger Maris hitting his 61st home run of the season earlier today. Phil Rizzuto has the call on WPIX-TV...
Oct 1, 2021
🚨Maris Slams Record 61st Home Run
Oct. 1, 1961 - Roger Maris today became the first major league player in history to hit more than 60 home runs in a season. The...
Sep 30, 2021
Yankees Down Red Sox, but Maris Draws a Blank
Sept. 30, 1961 - For a crowd of 29,182, it was a pleasant enough afternoon at Yankee Stadium today. It was a barren day, however, for the...
Sep 29, 2021
Stengel to Manage Mets in 1962
Sept. 29, 1961 - Casey Stengel, 71, agreed today to a one-year contract as manager of the New York Mets, the new National League club...
Sep 28, 2021
Mickey Mantle Hospitalized, But Will Play World Series
Sept. 28, 1961 - Mickey Mantle was hospitalized today with an abscess in the upper right hip and will miss the Yankees' final three games...
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