Mickey Mantle's 1961 Statistics
| Year | Club | Games | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | BA | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Yankees | 153 | 514 | *132 | 163 | 16 | 6 | 54 | 128 | *126 | 112 | 12 | 0.317 | *.687 |
| World Series vs. | Reds | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.167 | 0.167 |
1961’s Facts
- $70,000 Salary
- $7,389 World Series winning share
- American League Slugging Leader
- American League Runs Scored Leader
- Home run race with Roger Maris
- July 2nd – 1,000th hit
- September 3 – Two homers with hurt left arm vs Tigers
- September 19th – Mickey misses games due to cold (followed by abscess)
- October 8th – W.S. Game 4 – Singles while hip bleeds through his uniform
The Greatest.
Little league kid 11 years old from Charleston. , South Caroline .
Mickey Mantle was my hero.
I try switch hitting lefty & righty.
I never got chance see him play in Majors.
THIS WAS 1961 WHEN AM PLAYING LITTLE LEAGUE. NEW YORK & YANKEE STADIUM WAS VERY FAR FROM CHARLESTON , SOUTH CAROLINE. I REMEMBER WATCHING ROGER MARIS HIT 60 & 61 ON BLACK & WHITE TV.
WOW !! SUMMER O F 1961 WAS VERY EXCITING FOR BASEBALL . MICKEY & ROGER HOME RUN RACE TO CATCH BABES 60 HOME RUNS.
I ALWAYS WONDER IF MICKEY HAD STAY HEALTHY THRU 1961 SEASON , IF HE WOULD BROKEN BABES 60 HOME RUN RECORD. ??
VERY SAD HEAR MICKEYS ILLNESS 1995 & HIS PASSING.