1960s Timeline

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...

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, 1961 - Whitey Ford, the bellwether of the Yankee pitching staff for more than 10 years, gained the Cy Young award as the...

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, 1961 - Sal Durante (right), the 19-year-old Brooklyn truck driver who caught Roger Maris’s 61st home run, arrived in Sacramento...

Oct. 9, 1961 - Whitey Ford (pictured right with Johnny Blanchard and Roger Maris), a double pitching victor for the Yankees, was named...

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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 1961 - Weather permitting, it will be Whitey Ford (pictured), star of the Yankee pitching staff, against Jim O'Toole of the...

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, 1961 - After today's game, Roger Maris gave credit to Tracy Stallard (pictured), the Red Sox player whose pitch resulted in...

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, 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, 1961 - Roger Maris today became the first major league player in history to hit more than 60 home runs in a season. The...