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Hardy also hit his first major league home run pinch-hitting for Roger Maris when both were at Cleveland (May 18, 1958). June 8 – In the course of a 10–8 loss to the Cincinnati Reds, the Milwaukee Braves become the first team to hit 4 home runs in consecutive at bats. [25]
The 1961 New York Yankees season was the 59th season for the team. The team finished with a record of 109–53, eight games ahead of the Detroit Tigers, and won their 26th American League pennant. New York was managed by Ralph Houk. The Yankees played their home games at Yankee Stadium.
November 17 – Benny Kauff, 71, "the Ty Cobb of the Feds", outfielder who won back-to-back batting (.370 and .342) and stolen base (75 and 55) titles in the 1914–1915 Federal League, then considered an "outlaw" circuit but now recognized as a major league; also played for New York Highlanders of the American League and New York Giants of the ...
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 .
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road; Cincinnati Reds: 93: 61 .604 — 47–30 46–31 Los Angeles Dodgers: 89: 65 .578 4 45–32 44–33 San Francisco Giants: 85: 69 .552 8 45–32 40–37 Milwaukee Braves: 83: 71 .539 10 45–32 38–39 St. Louis Cardinals: 80: 74 .519 13 48–29 32–45 ...
The 1961 Philadelphia Phillies season was the 79th in franchise history. The Phillies finished the season in last place in the National League at 47–107, 46 games behind the NL Champion Cincinnati Reds. The team also lost 23 games in a row, the most in the majors since 1900.
Catcher Dick Brown hit 16 home runs in 1961, including back-to-back-to-back home runs with Norm Cash and Steve Boros on May 23, 1961. He hit a grand slam less than one month earlier on April 29, 1961. Brown shared catching duties with rookie Mike Roarke who played in 86 games and hit .223 with 2 home runs and 22 RBIs. Roarke was a 30-year-old ...
The 1961 Milwaukee Braves season was the ninth in Milwaukee and the 91st overall season of the franchise. The fourth-place Braves finished the season with an 83–71 (.539) record, ten games behind the National League champion Cincinnati Reds. [1] [2] The home attendance at County Stadium was 1,101,411, [2] fifth in the eight-team National ...