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...
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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...
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