Cuno Barragan, in his first major league at-bat, hits his only big league home run, taking Dick LeMay deep over the left-field fence at Wrigley Field in the second inning of the Cubs’ 4-3 loss to San Francisco. The 29 year-old catcher will play in 69 games for Chicago over three seasons.

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Cuno Barragan, in his first major league at-bat, hits his only big league home run, taking Dick LeMay deep over the left-field fence at Wrigley Field in the second inning of the Cubs’ 4-3 loss to San Francisco. The 29 year-old catcher will play in 69 games for Chicago over three seasons.

1961 – The American League’s biggest crowd of the year‚ 65‚566‚ sees Whitey Ford and Don Mossi duel at Yankee Stadium as a week-end battle for first place begins. Two-out‚ 9th-inning hits by Elston Howard‚ Yogi Berra‚ and Bill Skowron give New York a 1 – 0 win over the Tigers.

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1961 – The American League’s biggest crowd of the year‚ 65‚566‚ sees Whitey Ford and Don Mossi duel at Yankee Stadium as a week-end battle for first place begins. Two-out‚ 9th-inning hits by Elston Howard‚ Yogi Berra‚ and Bill Skowron give New York a 1 – 0 win over the Tigers.