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 143 (97-45-1). Maris hit number 56. In 1927 Yankee game 143 (100-42-1) Ruth hit number 53.
Start Time: 2:19 p.m. Local
Attendance: 37,161
Venue: Yankee Stadium I
Game Duration: 2:41
Day Game, on grass
Yankees 8, Indians 7
HR: Roger Maris (56, off Mudcat Grant, 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep RF)
Yanks scored 4 in bottom 9 to win. Mantle (IW) scored the winning run.
| Tm | W | L | GB | RS | RA | pythW-L% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYY | 97 | 45 | .683 | -- | 748 | 547 | .639 |
| DET | 87 | 55 | .613 | 10.0 | 729 | 587 | .598 |
| BAL | 86 | 60 | .589 | 13.0 | 640 | 536 | .580 |
| CHW | 78 | 66 | .542 | 20.0 | 680 | 641 | .527 |
| CLE | 71 | 72 | .497 | 26.5 | 655 | 662 | .495 |
| BOS | 69 | 76 | .476 | 29.5 | 668 | 726 | .462 |
| LAA | 62 | 80 | .437 | 35.0 | 647 | 691 | .470 |
| MIN | 60 | 80 | .429 | 36.0 | 624 | 693 | .452 |
| KCA | 52 | 89 | .369 | 44.5 | 612 | 781 | .390 |
| WSA | 52 | 91 | .364 | 45.5 | 559 | 698 | .400 |
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