1960s Timeline

July 27, 1961 - Juan Marichal (pictured) pitched a five-hitter today for his first shutout of the season in leading the Giants to a 2-0...

July 27, 1961 - Next month three Hollywood cameramen will film a game at San Francisco's Candlestick Park between the Giants and the...

July 26, 1961 - Gus Bell and Frank Robinson (pictured) slammed eighth-inning home runs as the Reds rallied and defeated the Braves, 3-2,...

July 26, 1961 - Today's job for the Yankees at the Stadium was to dig in and consolidate their position atop the American League...

July 25, 1961 - A three-run homer by Gil Hodges and a two-run triple by John Roseboro powered the Dodgers to a 7-2 victory over the...

July 25, 1961 - One seismic tremor after another shook the Stadium today as Yankee bats smashed eight home runs against the White Sox....

Sept. 17, 1961 - Stan Musial of the St. Louis Cardinals today celebrated the 20th anniversary of his major league debut by hitting a...

July 24, 1961 - The San Francisco Giants, New York's prodigal sons, proved today that you can go home again - and in style. To the glee...

July 24, 1961 - Slinging Sammy Baugh, head coach of the New York Titans, took one look at the thermometer this morning, whistled, and...

July 24, 1961 - A new Madison Square Garden will be built on top of Pennsylvania Station as part of a $50 million complex that will...

July 23, 1961 - The Detroit Tigers regained first place today by trouncing the Kansas City Athletics, 6-3 and 17-14. The second game was...

July 22, 1961 - The six-hit pitching of Jack Sanford, backed by a hitting spree headed by Jim Davenport's homer, gave San Francisco an...

July 21, 1961 - A pinch-hit grand-slam by John Blanchard (pictured) with two out in the ninth bailed out the Yankees today just when it...

July 20, 1961 - Four home runs and the seven-hit pitching of Sandy Koufax gave the Dodgers a 10-1 victory over Cincinnati today and moved...

July 19, 1961 - The Los Angeles Dodgers reduced Cincinnati's league lead to two and a half games today as they handed the slumping Reds...

July 18, 1961 - Bill White (pictured) belted a home run, two singles, two triples and a double in helping the Cardinals beat the Cubs,...

July 18, 1961 - Mickey Mantle paced the Yankees to a 5-3 victory over the Senators today with his continued heavy slugging. He blasted...

July 17, 1961 - The world of baseball today mourned the death of Ty Cobb (pictured with Stan Musial in 1957), hailed by many as the...

July 17, 1961 - Yankees manager Ralph Houk (center) takes the impartial managerial view in the home run battle between his sluggers,...

July 17, 1961 - Ty Cobb, the No. 1 player elected to baseball's Hall of Fame and one of the greatest stars in the game's history, died at...