The Yankees sweep two from the Angels‚ winning the opener‚ 2 – 1 behind Ralph Terry’s 5-hitter. Yogi Berra clouts a pair of solo homers. In the nitecap‚ Mickey Mantle’s 1st inning homer‚ #19‚ gives him the American League lead‚ but Roger Maris adds a pair of home runs‚ his 19th and 20th‚ as New York wins, 5 – 1. The Yanks have won 10 of 11 games.

On June 11, 1961 The Yankees sweep two from the Angels‚ winning the opener‚ 2 – 1 behind Ralph Terry’s 5-hitter. Yogi Berra clouts a pair of solo homers. In the nitecap‚ Mickey Mantle’s 1st inning homer‚ #19‚ gives him the American League lead‚ but Roger Maris adds a pair of home runs‚ his 19th and 20th‚ as New York wins, 5 – 1. The Yanks have won 10 of 11 games.