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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