The problem with Mantle, is Mantle.
—Casey Stengel
In the five years from 1960 to 1964, the New York Yankees won 97, 109, 96, 104, and 99 games, respectively, an average of 101 per year. They won the American League pennant in each of those five years and the World Series in two of them—1961 and 1962. There were several notable Yankee stars during this era, including Mickey Mantle, Roger Maris, Elston Howard, Bobby Richardson, Tony Kubek, and Whitey Ford. The high point was the 1961 season when Mantle and Maris gave chase to Babe Ruth’s single-season home run record of 60, and Maris bested it on the last day of the season when he hit number 61. Many historians believe the 1961 Yankees were one of the best teams ...
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