Nineteen Sixty One

Roger Maris hit his league leading 12th homerun on May 9th, 1961. The other three hit two homeruns in their game that featured 9 homeruns and the second straight day that the Boston Red Sox scored 17 runs in a game. The lowely LA Angels were again the victums of the BoSox assault. In other games Washington split their double header with first place Detriot after scoring 11 runs in the 6th inning of the night cap to win it 12-4. Tigers won lid lifter 3-2 on a walk-off Al Kaline double. Yanks won, to go one game above .500...Whitey started but did not get the win. Cleveland beat the White Sox in a close game behind the complete game right handed slants of Jim Perry. Baltimore beat the Minnesota Twins in other league action.