1960s Timeline

July 15, 1962 - Harmon Killebrew belted 2 doubles and drove in 4 runs today to back Frank Sullivan’s brilliant relief pitching and give...

July 6, 1962 - The Yankees’ murderous home-run duo of Maris and Mantle continued its fantastic pace today. With each blasting two home...

June 27, 1962 - In the first two innings today at Yankee Stadium, the Bombers gained a five-run lead over the Minnesota Twins with a...

June 14, 1962 - The Minnesota Twins broke a ninth-inning tie on a single by Len Green today and defeated the Los Angeles Angels, 5-4. Bo...

June 6, 1962 - The Minnesota Twins, behind the five-hit pitching of Jim Kaat (pictured), scored a 7-0 victory today over the Kansas City...

May 30, 1962 - The Yankees battled the Twins in a round-the-clock, morning-and-night marathon before a total of 75,355 fans today in...

May 18, 1962 - The Minnesota Twins won their first meeting of the season with the Yankees tonight in the Bronx. The score was 4-3, but...

Apr. 2, 1962 - The Minnesota Twins traded Pedro Ramos, a right-handed pitcher, to the Cleveland Indians today for Vic Power (pictured in...

Feb. 28, 1962 - Asked today whether he had set any goal for himself this year, Mickey Mantle said: “Well, just once, I’d like to play...

Aug. 10, 1961 - Tracy Stallard registered his first major-league victory in his 39th mound appearance today as the Red Sox defeated the...

Aug. 6, 1961 - Loud praises of Mickey Mantle reverberated through the Stadium today as the celebrated slugger slammed three home runs...

July 20, 1961 - Cecile Dionne, one of the four surviving Dionne quintuplets (pictured in 1950), has given birth to twin boys - the first...

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,...