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Oct 19, 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...

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

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 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 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 5, 2021

Yankees Crush Senators as Mickey Hits No. 53

Sept. 5, 1961 - Mickey Mantle's 53rd homer was the first salvo of a Yankee attack that crushed the Washington Senators today, 6-1....

Sep 3, 2021

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

Sept. 3, 1961 - Mickey Mantle treated himself, the Yankees, and 55,676 fans to a pair of homers today. They were his 49th and 50th of the...

Sep 2, 2021

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

Sept. 2, 1961 - Roger Maris catapulted himself into a commanding position in the assault on Babe Ruth's record of 60 home runs today by...

Sep 1, 2021

Yankees Top Tigers as Skowron Knocks in Winning Run

Sept. 1, 1961 - While baseball's vaunted M squad spent a sultry, frustrating day at the Stadium today, a relatively obscure Yankee helped...

Aug 4, 2021

Maris Hits 41st Homer as Yankees Beat Twins; Slugger Now 19 Games Ahead of Ruth's '27 Pace

Aug. 4, 1961 - After a ten-game hiatus in his assault on Babe Ruth's home run record, Roger Maris resumed with a bang today at the...

Aug 1, 2021

Ty Cobb Completed Autobiography Before Death

Aug. 1, 1961 - Ty Cobb (pictured "sliding" into home during his playing days), the first to enter Baseball's Hall of Fame, completed his...

Jul 23, 2021

Tigers Sweep Doubleheader from Kansas City, Regain First Place in American League

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...

Jul 17, 2021

Baseball Mourns Legend Ty Cobb

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...

Jul 17, 2021

Hall of Famer Ty Cobb Dead at 74

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...

Jul 15, 2021

Baseball Legend Ty Cobb Near Death

July 15, 1961 - Ty Cobb (pictured with Babe Ruth in 1927), the former baseball star who has been hospitalized several times in recent...

Jul 8, 2021

American League Favored in All-Star Game Tuesday

July 8, 1961 - A capacity Candlestick Park crowd of more than 40,000 is expected to view San Francisco's first all-star game on Tuesday,...

Jul 5, 2021

Yankees Clobber Indians, 6-0

July 5, 1961 - The Cleveland Indians, who have fallen on evil days in recent weeks, proved to be just the ticket for the Yankees after...

Jul 5, 2021

Yankees Split Doubleheader with Tigers

July 4, 1961 - Responding to the roars of the season's largest baseball gathering, a crowd of 74,246, the Yankees stormed into the ...