1960s Timeline

Mantle on Home Run Chase: "I Can't Make It"

Hank Greenberg Understands Pressure on Maris, Mantle

Phillies Destroy Dodgers, 19-10

Two Fans Charge Jimmy Piersall at Yankee Stadium, Piersall Charges Back

Maris Hits No. 56, Ahead of Babe Ruth's '27 Pace

Ted Williams Says Maris Will Break Ruth's Record

Mantle Hits No. 52 as Yankees Trim Tribe, 9-1

Maris Hits No. 55 as Yankees Trim Tribe, 7-3

Yankees Top Senators as Maris Hits No. 54

Yankees Crush Senators as Mickey Hits No. 53

Dodgers Top Giants, 4-0, Gain in N.L. Race

Mantle Hits Nos. 49, 50 as Yankees Clip Tigers, 8-5

Maris Hits Nos. 52, 53 as Yankees Down Tigers, 7-2

Yankees Top Tigers as Skowron Knocks in Winning Run

Braves Beat Drysdale and Dodgers, 2-1

Mantle Slams 47th as Yankees Down Twins, 4-0

Koufax Tosses 2-Hitter, Strikes Out 12, in 2-1 Victory over Cubs

IBM Computer "Casey" Predicts Maris, not Mantle, Will Break Ruth's Record

Spahn Scores 304th Career Victory as Braves Beat Phillies, 7-1

Maris-Mantle Chase for Record Sparks Huge Interest