October 1, 1961: Roger Maris surpasses Babe Ruth with 61st home run

On October 1, 1961, ending a quest that had enthralled both the…
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October 5, 1961: Underdog Reds win first World Series game in 21 years

Heading into the 1961 season, the National League pennant race…

October 7, 1961: Roger Maris’s ninth-inning home run wins Game 3 for Yankees

The 1961 World Series between the Cincinnati Reds and the New…

October 9, 1961: Yankees blast Reds to capture 19th World Series championship

As the 49-year-old midtown Cincinnati ballpark hosted Game Five…

April 10, 1962: Expansion Colt .45s win first game in franchise history

Houston was awarded a National League expansion franchise as…

April 10, 1962: Dodgers lose to Reds in opening game at Dodger Stadium

Walter O’Malley is a bane or a blessing dependent upon which…
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April 11, 1962: Carroll Hardy breaks scoreless tie with 12th-inning grand slam

For the Boston Red Sox team, it was a nice way to even up a new…

April 11, 1962: New York Mets open inaugural season with loss to Cardinals

A new day was dawning for New York baseball fans. After the Dodgers…
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April 14, 1962: Angels chill Twins in blustery season opener

The Minnesota Twins were scheduled to open their 1962 home season…

April 15, 1962: Pitcher Jim Manning becomes Twins’ first 18-year-old player

Jim Manning’s career as a big-league pitcher lasted only 17…

April 23, 1962: Jay Hook leads Mets to franchise’s first victory

New York City had long been a bastion of National League baseball.…

April 28, 1962: Minnie Miñoso rallies Cardinals to win over Reds

After a three-season Negro National League liftoff, Minnie Miñoso’s…

April 28, 1962: Mets earn franchise’s first home win at Polo Grounds

The end of a terrible era, the absence of National League baseball…

May 5, 1962: Bo Belinsky blanks Baltimore, strikes out nine in no-hitter

The first major-league no-hitter on the West Coast belongs not…
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May 6, 1962: Solly Hemus draws Mets’ first ejection in extra-inning win

Solly Hemus’s place in New York Mets history is exceedingly…

May 26, 1962: Sandy Koufax shines on the mound and at the plate

Through mid-May of 1962, Sandy Koufax owned a modest 4-2 record,…

May 29, 1962: Braves beat Cubs in a home run derby on a cold day in May

Though the calendar had yet to turn to June, the Chicago Cubs…