At Cleveland’s Municipal Stadium, both Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris homer in the twinbill sweep. Mantle’s 1st-inning three-run homer, and Maris’s in the 3rd inning, make it easy for Ralph Terry. In the nightcap, Bill Skowron hits his 21st in the 2nd inning and the Yanks win, 5 – 2.
Roger Maris ties an American League record with his 7th home run in his 6th straight game, as New York beats Chicago, 5 – 4, in the 9th inning. His two blasts off Billy Pierce give him 48, three more than Mickey Mantle.
August 2, 1961 – Whitey Ford faces off vs Kansas City A’s in this game 1 of a day night double header. Mantle, Maris, Elston Howard lead the bombers and although not Hall of Famers – Dick Howser and Haywood Sullivan make stong efforts in this classic Yankee walk off victory. Game ticket & learn…
On July 25, 1961, Roger Maris of the New York Yankees hits four home runs during a doubleheader sweep of the Chicago White Sox, giving him 40 for the season. Maris moves 25 games ahead of Babe Ruth’s 1927 pace and he also ties the American League record for most home runs in a…
A home run derby featuring Bronx Bombers Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle vs. Giants sluggers Willie Mays and Orlando Cepeda planned to take place before tonight’s exhibition game between the two teams is postponed due to the inclement conditions at Yankee Stadium. Mickey Mantle will be the only scheduled participant to homer in the actual contest, when his second inning round-tripper, a 450-foot blast off Bob Bolin that lands in the bleachers, accounts for New York’s only run.
With back-to-back homers in the top of the first at Fenway Park, Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris continue their assault on Babe Ruth’s single-season home run record. The game’s decisive hit, however, is a pinch-hit grand slam by Johnny Blanchard with two-out in the ninth-inning which propels the Bronx Bombers past the Red Sox, 11-8.
On July 11, 1961, San Francisco Giants pitcher Stu Miller is literally blown off the mound during the All-Star Game at Candlestick Park. In the ninth inning, high winds cause the 165-pound Miller to lose his balance. Umpires call a balk, allowing the runners, Al Kaline and roger Maris into scoring position. The AL will…
On July 2, 1961 The Yankees hit five homers – number 28 by Mickey Mantle and numbers 29 and 30 by Roger Maris – to easily beat the Senators, 13 – 4. @ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF90YWdzIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiYmVmb3JlIjoiTGVhcm4gTW9yZSBhYm91dCB0aGUgdGVhbXMsIHBsYXllcnMsIGJhbGwgcGFya3MgYW5kIGV2ZW50cyB0aGF0IGhhcHBlbmVkIG9uIHRoaXMgZGF0ZSBpbiBoaXN0b3J5IC0gLSAtIC0gLSAtIC0gIiwiYWZ0ZXIiOiIiLCJsaW5rX3RvX3Rlcm1fcGFnZSI6Im9uIiwic2VwYXJhdG9yIjoiIHwgIiwiY2F0ZWdvcnlfdHlwZSI6InBvc3RfdGFnIn19@ Play by Play, Box Scores, News Paper Reports and other links Other Resources & Links Baseball-Reference Box Score
The voting ends in a ‘world-wide election’ to settle the question who is the better superstar, New York’s Mickey Mantle or San Francisco’s Willie Mays. The Sport magazine poll, inspired by Bill Hoebler, a young baseball fan, and reader from Pittsburgh, puts the Yankee center fielder ahead of the Giants’ Say Hey Kid by more than 500 votes, after the tallying the seventeen pounds of postcards from all 50 states and several countries.
In the eleventh game of the season, Roger Maris finally hits his first homer in New York’s 13-11 victory over Detroit at Tiger Stadium. The fifth inning blast off Paul Foytack begins the Yankee right fielder’s historic quest for the single-season home run record.
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