Mantle Expected to Sign 1962 Contract for $85,000
Dec. 12, 1961 - The world champion Yankees may be faced with a record payroll that could go well over $700,000. But their salary troubles...
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Nov 15, 2021
Maris Voted MVP Second Year in a Row
Nov. 15, 1961 - Yankee outfielder Roger Maris, whose 61 home runs last season were the most ever hit by a major league player in a...
Nov 8, 2021
Ford Wins Cy Young Award
Nov. 8, 1961 - Whitey Ford, the bellwether of the Yankee pitching staff for more than 10 years, gained the Cy Young award as the...
Nov 4, 2021
Maris Gets 61st Home-Run Ball Back in Sacramento
Nov. 4, 1961 - Roger Maris today got back the ball he hit for his 61st home run last season, but he avoided a red-carpet welcome planned...
Oct 30, 2021
Fan Who Caught Maris’s 61st Homer Weds
Oct. 30, 1961 - Sal Durante (right), the 19-year-old Brooklyn truck driver who caught Roger Maris’s 61st home run, arrived in Sacramento...
Oct 9, 2021
Ford Named Outstanding Performer of 1961 World Series
Oct. 9, 1961 - Whitey Ford (pictured right with Johnny Blanchard and Roger Maris), a double pitching victor for the Yankees, was named...
Oct 9, 2021
Reds Manager Says Maris Homer Was Turning Point
Oct. 9, 1961 - Fred Hutchinson (pictured right with Ralph Houk), the manager of the routed Reds, said after today's game that the Yankees...
Oct 9, 2021
🚨Yankees Rout Reds, 13-5, Win 19th World Series
Oct. 9, 1961 - The Yankees defeated the Cincinnati Reds today, 13-5, and won the world series for the 19th time in 26 attempts. Eight...
Oct 8, 2021
Bombers Take Game Four in Cincinnati
Oct. 8, 1961 - The Yankees defeated the Reds, 7-0, today and moved within a game of winning the 1961 world series. Babe Ruth's...
Oct 7, 2021
Yankees Take Game Three after Maris’s Ninth-Inning Homer
Oct. 7, 1961 - Two majestic home runs — a pinch homer by John Blanchard in the eighth inning and a drive by Roger Maris in the ninth for...
Oct 4, 2021
Yogi Berra Shatters World Series Records
Oct. 4, 1961 - Virtually every time Yogi Berra picks up a bat or draws a deep breath during a world series, he breaks a record, usually...
Oct 4, 2021
Yankees Take Game 1 of Series, 2-0, as Ford Shines
Oct. 4, 1961 - The Yankees defeated the Cincinnati Reds, 2-0, in the first game of the 1961 world series at Yankee Stadium today. Whitey...
Oct 3, 2021
Yankees’ Whitey Ford against Reds’ Jim O’Toole in Series Opener
Oct. 3, 1961 - Weather permitting, it will be Whitey Ford (pictured), star of the Yankee pitching staff, against Jim O'Toole of the...
Oct 2, 2021
DiMaggio to Throw out First Ball of Series at Yankee Stadium
Oct. 2, 1961 - Governors, mayors, and other politicians will have to step aside for an old ballplayer on Wednesday at Yankee Stadium. The...
Oct 1, 2021
Maris Credits Red Sox Pitcher Who Gave Up 61st Homer
Oct. 1, 1961 - After today's game, Roger Maris gave credit to Tracy Stallard (pictured), the Red Sox player whose pitch resulted in...
Oct 1, 2021
Reward for Man Who Caught Maris’s Record Blast
Oct. 1, 1961 - Sal Durante (right), a 19-year-old truck driver from Coney Island, was the fellow who caught Roger Maris's 61st home-run...
Oct 1, 2021
Video: Maris’s 61st Home Run
Oct. 1, 1961 - Here is video of Roger Maris hitting his 61st home run of the season earlier today. Phil Rizzuto has the call on WPIX-TV...
Oct 1, 2021
🚨Maris Slams Record 61st Home Run
Oct. 1, 1961 - Roger Maris today became the first major league player in history to hit more than 60 home runs in a season. The...
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