The Tigers and Yankees in '61 - Sargent, Jim
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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

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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.
Autorenporträt
Jim Sargent is a retired professor of American History originally from Flint, Michigan, who has published extensively. His academic accomplishments include the Bachelor's Degree (1964) from Eastern Michigan University as well as the Master's (1968) and PhD Degrees (1972) in US History from Michigan State University. Jim taught history on the college level for forty years, the last thirty-three at Virginia Western Community College. In recent years he has focused on writing mystery novels. The first was Final Secret (2017). This novel, which highlights important events leading to the tragic Pearl Harbor attack in 1941, was the first of seven Mickey Mathews mysteries. The most recent is Brotherly Love (2023), which is set largely in Michigan in 1946. Jim also wrote Teen Spies (2024), a young adult mystery co-authored by his granddaughter Audrey Deichmann. Jim Sargent lives with his wife Betty in Roanoke, Virginia.