1958-1961 New York home run leaders.

The New York Yankees had the city all to themselves after the Giants and Dodgers moved to California in 1958 and before the Mets were created in 1962. Here are the Yankees home run leaders in those years:

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yearID	HR	AB	BB	SO	nameFirst	nameLast
1958	42	519	129	120	Mickey	Mantle
1959	31	541	93	126	Mickey	Mantle
1960	40	527	111	125	Mickey	Mantle
1961	61	590	94	67	Roger	Maris

Roger Maris beat Mickey Mantle in the great home run race of 1961 61 to 54. Maris broke the single season home run record of Yankee Babe Ruth: 60 in 1927.