1960s – Page 3 – Society for American Baseball Research

April 11, 1961: Eli Grba wins first game in Angels franchise history

April 15, 1961: Bob Friend bests Don Drysdale in a record-setting game

April 20, 1961: Milwaukee Braves make dramatic comeback in 9th, win in 11

April 21, 1961: Twins lose first home opener at Metropolitan Stadium

April 23, 1961: Phillies’ Art Mahaffey fans franchise record 17 batters

April 25, 1961: A tale of three pitchers in Athletics’ lopsided 20-2 win over Twins

April 28, 1961: Braves’ Warren Spahn pitches second career no-hitter

April 30, 1961: The Say Hey Kid’s four-homer game

May 4, 1961: Joe Adcock’s walk-off grand slam wins it for Braves

May 9, 1961: Orioles’ Jim Gentile blasts two grand slams on consecutive pitches

May 12, 1961: Boston’s Bill Monbouquette whiffs 17 Senators

Roberto Clemente (NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME LIBRARY)

May 24, 1961: Roberto Clemente, the ‘College’ Cubs, and an incident in Mississippi

May 25, 1961: Sandy Koufax outduels Bob Gibson in Dodgers’ 1-0 victory

June 8, 1961: Milwaukee Braves belt a record four consecutive home runs in one inning

Lew Krausse Jr. (Trading Card DB)

June 16, 1961: Lew Krausse Jr. twirls debut shutout 10 days after high-school graduation

June 17, 1961: Tigers outslug Yankees and take first place

Jim Pagliaroni (Trading Card DB)

June 18, 1961: Red Sox sweep Senators in a double walk-off doubleheader

June 18, 1961: Goodman, Fox win it for White Sox in 9th with unlikely homers

Don Leppert (Trading Card Database)

June 18, 1961: Don Leppert debuts with home run, pickoff in Pirates’ win over Cardinals

Gene Baker (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

June 19, 1961: Gene Baker becomes first Black manager in affiliated minor leagues

Julio Becquer (Trading Card DB)

June 20, 1961: Julio Becquer hits first pinch-hit and walk-off home run in Minnesota Twins history

Clay Dalrymple (Courtesy of Temple University)

June 23, 1961: Phillies stun Pirates, 12-11

June 23, 1961: Stan Musial knocks in seven runs for Cardinals

Tommy John (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

June 26, 1961: International League All-Stars buzzsaw big-league Indians with two-hitter