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Oct 9, 2021

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...

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...