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 152 (102-49-1). Maris hit number 58 after homering in the previous game. In 1927 Yankee game 152 (107-44-1) Ruth hit number 57 off Lefty Grove. Ruth has only three more games.
Attendance: 44,219
Venue: Tiger Stadium
Game Duration: 3:46
Day Game, on grass
Yankees 6, Tigers 4 in 12 innings
HR: Roger Maris (58, off Terry Fox, 12th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep RF); game winner.
| Tm | W | L | GB | RS | RA | pythW-L% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYY | 102 | 49 | .675 | -- | 797 | 590 | .634 |
| DET | 91 | 59 | .607 | 10.5 | 768 | 624 | .594 |
| BAL | 88 | 63 | .583 | 14.0 | 650 | 551 | .575 |
| CHW | 82 | 70 | .539 | 20.5 | 719 | 679 | .526 |
| CLE | 73 | 77 | .487 | 28.5 | 676 | 691 | .490 |
| BOS | 73 | 79 | .480 | 29.5 | 701 | 753 | .467 |
| MIN | 66 | 83 | .443 | 35.0 | 654 | 721 | .455 |
| LAA | 66 | 84 | .440 | 35.5 | 683 | 724 | .473 |
| WSA | 56 | 94 | .373 | 45.5 | 582 | 722 | .403 |
| KCA | 55 | 94 | .369 | 46.0 | 635 | 810 | .390 |
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