But there was another home run record set that year — one that is now in its 64th year. The year of 1961 was also when Mickey Mantle hit a career-high 54 home runs. Until yesterday, that was the standalone record for homers by a switch-hitter.

Roger Maris was cheered, not booed, in 1960, his first season with the New York Yankees. Maris won the MVP Award, batted .283/.371/.581, led the league in slugging, hit 39 home runs to finish second to teammate Mickey Mantle and batted in 112 runs.

All Ms will be represented next Saturday when actor Billy Crystal and sportscaster Bob Costas host a showing and a question and answer session of the movie "61*." David Mantle, the son of the late Mickey Mantle, confirmed Friday that he will be part of the ...

In the summer of 1961, Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle, the M&M Boys of the New York Yankees, captured the imagination of the sports world and beyond. Throughout the dog-days of summer, they were locked into a fierce battle to see if one of them could ...

Bobby Richardson, this week’s star of “Sports Legends of the Carolinas,” was a notable New York Yankee who never fully left his South Carolina hometown. Born and raised in Sumter, about 110 miles southeast of Charlotte, Richardson still lives there ...