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MLB: Manager Ralph Houk Says Yankees Team to Beat
Jan. 31, 1962 - Ralph Houk (pictured center), in his State of the Yankees message today, revealed the baseball world’s worst-kept secret:...
Jan 31, 2022


MLB: Willie Mays Signs 1962 Contract with Giants
Jan. 31, 1962 - Willie Mays signed his 1962 contract with the San Francisco Giants today. The pact made him baseball’s highest paid...
Jan 31, 2022


Two Minor Leaguers Vie for Yankees Shortstop Job
Jan. 2, 1962 - As the world champion New York Yankees look forward to launching another spring-training campaign next month, Manager...
Jan 2, 2022

Ping Bodie is Dead
Dec. 18, 1961 - Ping Bodie (pictured left in 1920), the slugging outfielder who was a former roommate of Babe Ruth (right), died of...
Dec 18, 2021


New York Mets Announce 1962 Home Schedule
Dec. 16, 1961 - The return of National League baseball to New York moved a little closer today when the Mets announced their 1961 home...
Dec 16, 2021


A.P. Names Maris Male Athlete of the Year
Dec. 15, 1961 - Roger Maris, baseball’s home run king, normally quiet and unemotional, appeared deeply moved today when told he had been...
Dec 15, 2021

William "Dummy" Hoy, Oldest Former Major League Ballplayer, Dead at 99
Dec. 15, 1961 - William “Dummy” Hoy (pictured throwing out the first pitch at Game 3 of this year’s World Series), the oldest former...
Dec 15, 2021


MLB: Mets Acquire Former Batting Champ Richie Ashburn
Dec. 8, 1961 - The New York Mets today acquired another slightly aged though still highly capable player they expect to give their club...
Dec 8, 2021


WOR-TV Likely Network for New York Mets Games in '62
Nov. 30, 1961 - New York stations WOR-TV and WOR radio said today they had reached “major portions of agreement” in negotiations to...
Nov 30, 2021


MLB: White Sox Trade Minnie Minoso to St. Louis
Nov. 27, 1961 - The Chicago White Sox traded Orestes (Minnie) Minoso, their Cuban outfield star, to the St. Louis Cardinals for Joe...
Nov 27, 2021

Casey Stengel Expounds on the Spitball
Nov. 23, 1961 - New York Mets manager Casey Stengel said today he couldn’t see what all the fuss was about the spitball. “If the pitchers...
Nov 23, 2021


Reds' Frank Robinson Wins NL MVP Award
Nov. 22, 1961 - Frank Robinson (pictured at his wedding last month), crack outfielder of the Cincinnati Reds, today was named the winner...
Nov 22, 2021


The New York Mets Have a Logo
Nov. 16, 1961 - The New York Mets gave a $1,000 check to Ray Gotto, a cartoonist, for submitting the prize-winning emblem for the new...
Nov 16, 2021


Former Baseball Great Jimmy Foxx Bankrupt
Nov. 8, 1961 - Jimmy Foxx (pictured with Connie Mack in 1931), who now lives in Lakewood, Ohio, filed a voluntary petition in bankruptcy...
Nov 8, 2021


William A. Shea Honored by Mayor for Bringing National League back to New York
Oct. 26, 1961 - The New York City Mayor’s Committee on Baseball was honored today for “outstanding accomplishments in preserving the...
Oct 26, 2021


MLB: Reds’ Joey Jay Named National League Pitcher of the Year
Oct. 25, 1961 - Joey Jay was named the National League pitcher of the year today by UPI’s board of baseball experts. The 26-year-old...
Oct 25, 2021

MLB: Al Kaline Named Comeback Player of 1961
Oct. 19, 1961 - Al Kaline (pictured right with Mickey Mantle and Norm Cash) of the Detroit Tigers, who increased his batting average 46...
Oct 19, 2021


MLB: Dodgers Manager Walt Alston Gets New Contract
Oct. 11, 1961 - Walt Alston (pictured with Dodgers owner Walter O’Malley) was signed today to a new one-year contract to manage the...
Oct 11, 2021


Baseball’s New Clubs Pick First Players
Oct. 10, 1961 - At a combined cost of $3,650,000, the New York Mets and the Houston Colts today fished 45 players out of the 136-player...
Oct 10, 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
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