1960s Timeline

July 15, 1961 - At the age of 52 - "and that's the truth, man, no matter what those books say" - Leroy (Satchel) Paige (pictured with Roy Campanella) is ready to return to the major leagues. "There's not a team in either league that I couldn't help right now," he said. "But the scouts, they keep beating me about my age. The way I look at it, it shouldn't matter how old you are so long as you can produce - even if you're 100." A right-handed pitcher, Paige began his profession

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 their holiday stand-off against the Tigers. With Roland Sheldon (right) tossing a 4-hitter for his first major league shutout, the Yanks polished off the Tribe, 6-0. By way of a proper finish for a pleasant Yankee afternoon, Roger Maris accounted for the last run with his 32nd homer of the year. #MLB #baseball #sports #yankees #tigers #cl

July 4, 1961 - Responding to the roars of the season's largest baseball gathering, a crowd of 74,246, the Yankees stormed into the American League lead at the Stadium today. But they remained there only a few hours. Behind Whitey Ford's brilliant pitching, Ralph Houk's Bombers downed the Tigers in the first game of their doubleheader, 6-2. It was the southpaw’s 15th victory and his 9th in a row. The triumph sent the Yanks into the lead by 4 percentage points. But four h