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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 18, 2021

Cubs Top Dodgers 5-3, Drop 4 Behind Reds

Sept. 18, 1961 - Home runs by Ed Bouchee, Don Zimmer, and George Altman brought the Cubs a 5-3 victory over Los Angeles today and dropped...

Sep 17, 2021

With 58th Homer, Maris in Rare Company

Sept. 17, 1961 - What was Roger Maris thinking as he rounded the basepaths following his game-winning homer in the 12th inning at Tiger...

Sep 17, 2021

NFL: Vikings Upset Bears, 37-13 as Rookie Tarkenton Shines

Sept. 17, 1961 - The Minnesota Vikings, paced by a rookie quarterback, Fran Tarkenton, today scored a major upset in their first NFL...

Sep 17, 2021

Yankees Top Tigers, 6-4, as Maris Hits No. 58

Sept. 17, 1961 - Roger Maris hit his 58th home run of the season today. He did it in the 12th inning of the Yankees' game in Detroit...

Sep 17, 2021

Computer Says Maris Unlikely to Break Ruth’s Record

Sept. 17, 1961 - Despite hitting his 57th home run yesterday, Roger Maris's chances of breaking Babe Ruth's home-run record are extremely...

Sep 16, 2021

Maris Talks to Press Again - in a Whisper

Sept. 16, 1961 - Roger Maris was not exactly jumping for joy in the Yankees' dressing room immediately following today's losing game at...

Sep 16, 2021

Maris Slams No. 57 as Yankees Tame Tigers, 10-4

Sept. 16, 1961 - Roger Maris, stalled for a week, finally regained his stroke today and connected for his 57th homer of the year. The...

Sep 15, 2021

Koufax Sets N.L. Season Strikeout Record

Sept. 15, 1961 - Sandy Koufax set a National League season record for strikeouts by a left-hander today while the Dodgers routed Warren...

Sep 15, 2021

A Slumping Roger Maris Won't Talk to Press

Sept. 15, 1961 - Roger Maris went to bat nine times in the doubleheader against the Tigers today, which ended in a split decision. Only a...

Sep 14, 2021

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

Sept. 14, 1961 - In the Yankees' dressing room after he had gone hitless in seven official at-bats in today's doubleheader with the White...

Sep 13, 2021

Hank Greenberg Understands Pressure on Maris, Mantle

Sept. 13, 1961 - Probably more than anyone else, Hank Greenberg (pictured in 1938) knows what Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle are going...

Sep 12, 2021

Phillies Destroy Dodgers, 19-10

Sept. 12, 1961 - A former Dodger, Don Demeter (pictured right with Ruben Amaro), drove in 7 runs with 3 homers and a single today as the...

Sep 10, 2021

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

Sept. 10, 1961 - In the first game of a doubleheader today at Yankee Stadium, two youths charged onto the field and went after Jimmy...

Sep 10, 2021

NFL: Colts, Unitas Top Giants, 49-20, in Exhibition

Sept. 10, 1961 - When Johnny Unitas is at his best, he is practically unbeatable. And when the defense opposing the excellent Baltimore...

Sep 9, 2021

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

Sept. 9, 1961 - Roger Maris blasted another drive into the right-field bleachers at the Stadium today. It was Roger's 56th homer of the...

Sep 9, 2021

World Champion Oilers Open Season with 55-0 Thrashing of Raiders

Sept. 9, 1961 - The Houston Oilers set a scoring record today while opening the defense of their American Football League championship by...

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...

Sep 8, 2021

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

Sept. 8, 1961 - One of Gary Bell's pitches hovered a split second too long in Mickey Mantle's strike zone today at the Stadium. Before...

Sep 8, 2021

NAACP Protests Segregating Seating Policy at Houston Stadium

Sept. 8, 1961 - An official of the NAACP said today that Negroes playing with the Oakland Raiders would be asked not to cross picket...