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The first, the 30th Major League Baseball All-Star Game, was played on July 11, hosted by the San Francisco Giants in San Francisco, California, with the National League winning, 5–4. The second, the 31st Major League Baseball All-Star Game , was played on July 31, hosted by the Boston Red Sox in Boston, Massachusetts , with the game ending ...
Toggle Single-season leaders subsection. 1.1 Batting [1] ... Extra-Base Hits: Pete Rose, 868; Times on Base: Pete Rose, 4,654 ... Baseball statistics; References
Nuxhall first pitched for the Reds at age 15 on June 10, 1944, becoming the youngest man ever to play Major League Baseball. After eight years in the minors, he rejoined the Reds in 1952 and made two NL All-Star teams (1955, 1956). He will return to Cincinnati in late July 1962 as an effective pitcher, then popular radio broadcaster, and member ...
December 14, 1960: Bob Cerv was drafted from the Yankees by the Los Angeles Angels in the 1960 MLB expansion draft. [1] January 16, 1961: Mickey Mantle became the highest paid baseball player by signing a $75,000 contract. Prior to 1961 season: Art López was signed as an amateur free agent by the Yankees. [2]
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The 1961 Cincinnati Reds season was a season in American baseball. It consisted of the Reds winning the National League pennant with a 93–61 record, four games ahead of the runner-up Los Angeles Dodgers , but losing the World Series in five games to the New York Yankees .
The 1961 South Atlantic League was a Class A baseball season played between April 17 and September 5. Eight teams played a 140-game schedule, with the top team winning the league pennant and championship.
The 1961 Detroit Tigers won 101 games but finished in second place, eight games behind the Yankees.The team's 1961 record tied the 1934 Tigers team record of 101 wins, and only twice in team history have the Tigers won more games: 1968 (103 wins) and 1984 (104 wins).