1960s Timeline

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May 7, 2022

Herb Score Demoted to Minors

May 7, 1962 - Herb Score, the one-time strikeout ace of the American League, was farmed to the minor leagues today by the Chicago White...

May 4, 2022

Bosox Post 12 Runs in Single Inning, Top White Sox, 13-6

May 4, 1962 - The Boston Red Sox defeated the White Sox, 13-6, tonight on the strength of a 12-run inning, the biggest in the major...

Nov 27, 2021

MLB: White Sox Trade Minnie Minoso to St. Louis

Nov. 27, 1961 - The Chicago White Sox traded Orestes (Minnie) Minoso, their Cuban outfield star, to the St. Louis Cardinals for Joe...

Nov 9, 2021

White Sox Purchase Hotel to Bypass Segregation in Florida

Nov. 9, 1961 - The Chicago White Sox erased any possible racial segregation problem in spring training today by purchasing the 117-room...

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...

Aug 16, 2021

Maris Hits Nos. 47 and 48 as Yankees Beat White Sox, 5-4

Aug. 16, 1961 - Nothing activates Roger Maris's bat like the sight of a White Sox pitcher 60 feet 6 inches away. In precisely those...

Jul 26, 2021

Yankees Beat White Sox at Stadium, Mantle Belts 39th, Trails Maris By 1 Homer

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

Jul 25, 2021

Maris Hits 4 Homers in Yankees' Doubleheader Sweep of White Sox, Has 40

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

Jul 15, 2021

Yanks Win as Maris Blasts 35th Homer; 20 Games Ahead of Ruth's '27 Pace

July 15, 1961 - Erasing a six-run deficit with a stirring late drive, the Yankees cut down the White Sox, 9-8, in ten innings today in...

Jul 13, 2021

Yankees Beat White Sox as Maris and Mantle Connect

July 13, 1961 - Thanks largely to soaring home runs by Roger Maris (pictured right after today's game) and Mickey Mantle, the Yankees...

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,...