1960s Timeline

July 31, 1961 - Pitchers dominated throughout the major league all-star game at Fenway Park today. Rain prevented further embarrassment for the sluggers, halting play after nine innings with the American and National leagues deadlocked at 1-1. It was the first tie game in 31 all-star contests. Rocky Colavito (right) of the Tigers got the first hit of the day - a home run off Bob Purkey of the Reds in the first inning. No other American Leaguer got farther than second base. Th

July 30, 1961 - For the next 24 hours, major league baseball's torrid pennant races and the Maris-Mantle home run duel move into suspended animation. For tomorrow in Fenway Park, the top performers of the two leagues will engage in the second all-star game of 1961. As was the case a year ago, the public at large is finding a second all-star attraction something of an anti-climax, like playing a second World Series in Brazil. In fact, this could be the last of the two-a-year c

July 12, 1961 - Due to strong gales of wind at San Francisco's Candlestick Park yesterday, the 30th all-star game turned from a well-played affair into a comedy of errors before the Nationals pulled out a 5-4 victory. The American League manager, Paul Richards of Baltimore, said the winds made Candlestick the worst playing field in the majors. He called playing conditions the last couple of innings "impossible." Roger Maris (lower left) of the Yankees and Rocky Colavito (far