The Detroit Tigers gave a memorable performance in the pennant race against the New York Yankees in 1961, the American League's first expansion season. Starting faster, the Tigers held first place for more than half the season, until the Yankees caught up in late July. They met in a climactic three-game series at Yankee Stadium. The Bronx Bombers swept all three, winning the pennant for the eleventh time in 13 seasons. But the 18 games the Tigers and Yankees played against each other were some of the most exciting contests of '61. The Yankees' saga is well known but the Tigers' tale has…mehr
The Detroit Tigers gave a memorable performance in the pennant race against the New York Yankees in 1961, the American League's first expansion season. Starting faster, the Tigers held first place for more than half the season, until the Yankees caught up in late July. They met in a climactic three-game series at Yankee Stadium. The Bronx Bombers swept all three, winning the pennant for the eleventh time in 13 seasons. But the 18 games the Tigers and Yankees played against each other were some of the most exciting contests of '61. The Yankees' saga is well known but the Tigers' tale has largely been ignored. This book chronicles the season highlights, such as the home run duel between Roger Maris, who slugged a record 61, and Mickey Mantle, who hit a personal best 54. Other outstanding performances were given by the Tigers' Norm Cash, who led the league with a .361 average, and Rocky Colavito, who hit 45 home runs.
Jim Sargent is a retired professor of American History. His accomplishments include an undergraduate degree from Eastern Michigan University, followed by his masters and PhD in US History at Michigan State in 1970. Jim taught history for forty years, mostly at Virginia Western Community College. After years of writing historical articles for journals, as well as interview articles about sports history, Jim turned to writing fiction. He first penned a baseball novel but soon switched to mysteries. Creating a series of books in The Mickey Mathews Mysteries, Jim added his historical expertise about 20th Century America to his fictional plots and characters to write A Brotherly Love.
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Table of Contents Foreword by Jake Wood Preface 1: The Tigers, the Yankees, and the Pennant Race of 1961 2: Bob Scheffing, Ralph Houk, and the Spring of 1961 3: Opening the Expansion Season: Baseball in April 4: The Tigers Lead the League in May 5: Detroit and New York Win Big in June 6: The Pennant Race Seesaws in July 7: Fighting for First in August 8: The Yankees Win the Pennant 9: Home Runs, the World Series, and Heroes Chapter Notes Bibliography Index
Table of Contents Foreword by Jake Wood Preface 1: The Tigers, the Yankees, and the Pennant Race of 1961 2: Bob Scheffing, Ralph Houk, and the Spring of 1961 3: Opening the Expansion Season: Baseball in April 4: The Tigers Lead the League in May 5: Detroit and New York Win Big in June 6: The Pennant Race Seesaws in July 7: Fighting for First in August 8: The Yankees Win the Pennant 9: Home Runs, the World Series, and Heroes Chapter Notes Bibliography Index
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