Roger Maris and teammate Yankee 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. Both ties were in April:
Start Time: 3:30 p.m. Local
Attendance: 9,000
Venue: Yankee Stadium I
Game Duration: 2:50
Day Game, on grass
Philadelphia Athletics 9, Yankees 9 TIE after 10 innings
No home runs by either team.
Attendance: 14,126
Venue: Memorial Stadium
Game Duration: 2:09
Night Game, on grass
Second game of doubleheader, see First game. (Orioles 5, Yanks 3)
Yankees 5, Orioles 5 TIE after 7 innings
HR: Bill Skowron (1, off Wes Stock, 4th inn, 3 on, 0 outs to Deep RF Line). Only Yankee home run in the doubleheader.
Attendance: 50,261
Venue: Yankee Stadium I
Game Duration: 2:02
Day Game, on grass
Yankees 7, Tigers 2
HR: Roger Maris 2 (53, 1 off Hank Aguirre, 8th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep RF, 1 off Frank Lary, 6th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep RF)
Aguirre threw lefty.
| Tm | W | L | GB | RS | RA | pythW-L% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYY | 89 | 45 | .664 | -- | 694 | 525 | .625 |
| DET | 86 | 49 | .637 | 3.5 | 711 | 550 | .615 |
| BAL | 79 | 59 | .572 | 12.0 | 614 | 520 | .575 |
| CHW | 72 | 64 | .529 | 18.0 | 637 | 605 | .524 |
| CLE | 69 | 67 | .507 | 21.0 | 624 | 621 | .502 |
| BOS | 65 | 73 | .471 | 26.0 | 626 | 691 | .455 |
| LAA | 60 | 76 | .441 | 30.0 | 612 | 648 | .474 |
| MIN | 58 | 75 | .436 | 30.5 | 587 | 648 | .455 |
| WSA | 51 | 82 | .383 | 37.5 | 536 | 653 | .411 |
| KCA | 48 | 87 | .356 | 41.5 | 566 | 746 | .376 |
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