Roger Maris and Yankee teammate Mickey Mantle engaged in a home race during a pennant race, both trying to pass the season record of 60 home runs hit in 1927 by Yankee Babe Ruth.
In 1961 the American League expanded from 8 to 10 teams and increased its schedule from 154 to 162 games. Both the 1927 and 1961 Yankees played one tie game:
- Thursday, April 14, 1927 Philadelphia Athletics 9, Yankees 9 after ten innings; no home runs
- Saturday April 22, 1961 in Baltimore: Orioles won game one 5-3; game two: 5-5 tie after 7 innings. Only Bill Skowron (bases loaded) homered for the Yankees that day.
This was 1961 Yankee game 151 (101-49-1). Maris hit number 57, his first in a week. In 1927 Yankee game 151 (106-44-1) Ruth sitting on number 56.
Attendance: 35,820
Venue: Tiger Stadium
Game Duration: 2:32
Day Game, on grass
Tigers 10, Yankees 4
HR: Roger Maris (57, off Frank Lary, 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep RF); tied game 2-2
| Tm | W | L | GB | RS | RA | pythW-L% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYY | 101 | 49 | .673 | -- | 791 | 586 | .634 |
| DET | 91 | 58 | .611 | 9.5 | 764 | 618 | .596 |
| BAL | 88 | 62 | .587 | 13.0 | 650 | 550 | .576 |
| CHW | 80 | 70 | .533 | 21.0 | 707 | 675 | .521 |
| CLE | 73 | 75 | .493 | 27.0 | 673 | 681 | .495 |
| BOS | 72 | 79 | .477 | 29.5 | 700 | 753 | .467 |
| LAA | 66 | 82 | .446 | 34.0 | 679 | 712 | .478 |
| MIN | 64 | 83 | .435 | 35.5 | 644 | 718 | .450 |
| WSA | 56 | 93 | .376 | 44.5 | 580 | 719 | .403 |
| KCA | 54 | 94 | .365 | 46.0 | 632 | 808 | .389 |
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