The Yanks top Washington, 6 – 1, sending the Senators to their 20th defeat in their last 21 games. Mickey Mantle’s homers for his 51st. The Yanks win, coupled with a Detroit doubleheader loss, puts New York ahead by 7 1/2 games.

On September 5, 1961 — The Yanks top Washington, 6 – 1, sending the Senators to their 20th defeat in their last 21 games. Mickey Mantle’s homers for his 51st. The Yanks win, coupled with a Detroit doubleheader loss, puts New York ahead by 7 1/2 games.

 

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