Hall of Champions: 1960
1960 World Series
Pittsburgh Pirates 10, New York Yankees 9
Pirates win series 4 games to 3 (6-4, 3-16, 0-10, 3-2, 5-2, 0-12, 10-9).
The 1960 World Series was played between the Pittsburgh Pirates of the National League (NL) and the New York Yankees of the American League (AL) from October 5–13, 1960. In Game 7, Bill Mazeroski hit the series winning ninth-inning home run, the only time a winner-take-all World Series game ended with a home run, and the first World Series to end on a home run. Despite losing the series, the Yankees scored 55 runs, the most runs scored by any one team in World Series history, and more than twice as many as the Pirates, who scored 27.
Game Date
Thursday, October 13, 1960
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The Pirates' inconsistent pitching and Casey Stengel's controversial decision not to start Whitey Ford in Games 1 and 4 resulted in the peculiar combination of close games and routs.
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The Pirates had two past or future MVPs – Dick Groat and Roberto Clemente – while the Yankees had five: Yogi Berra, Bobby Shantz, Mickey Mantle, Roger Maris, and Elston Howard.
- The World Championship for the Pirates was their third overall and first since 1925.
- The Yankees, winners of their 10th pennant in 12 years, outscored the Pirates 55–27 in this Series.
- The Yankees got two complete-game shutouts from Whitey Ford - and lost.
- The Series MVP was Bobby Richardson of the Yankees, the only time in history that the award has been given to a member of the losing team.
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1960 NFL Championship Game
Philadelphia Eagles 17, Green Bay Packers 13
Franklin Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Attendance 67,325.
The 1960 NFL Championship Game was the 28th NFL title game. The game was played on Monday, December 26, at Franklin Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The game matched the league's conference champions, Philadelphia Eagles (10–2) of the East and Green Bay Packers (8–4) of the West.
Game Date
Monday, December 26, 1960
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The game marked the lone playoff defeat for Packers coach Vince Lombardi before his Packers would soon establish a dynasty that won five NFL championships, as well as the first two Super Bowls, in a span of seven seasons.
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The Championship Game was played on a Monday, as it had been in 1955, as the NFL did not want to play the game on Christmas.
- The victory was the third NFL title for the Philadelphia Eagles, and was also their last championship until the team won Super Bowl LII 57 years later.
- Ticket prices for the game were eight and ten dollars.
- 1960 was the only year from 1958 to 1963 that did not include the New York Giants in the Championship Game.
- The Eagles were led on the field by 34-year-old quarterback Norm Van Brocklin.
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1960 AFL Championship Game
Houston Oilers 24, Los Angeles Chargers 16
Jeppesen Stadium, Houston, Texas. Attendance 32,183.
The 1960 American Football League Championship Game was the first AFL title game, played on New Year's Day 1961 at Jeppesen Stadium in Houston, Texas. The game matched the Eastern Division champion, the Houston Oilers (10–4), against the Western Division champion, the Los Angeles Chargers (10–4), in the first Championship Game of the new American Football League. George Blanda threw three touchdown passes, and kicked a field goal and three extra points to lead Houston to the AFL Championship by a score of 24–16.
Game Date
Sunday, January 1, 1961
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The first AFL title game was originally scheduled to be played in the 103,000 capacity Los Angeles Coliseum, however the Chargers had drawn less than 10,000 fans per home game.
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The gamed drew a near-capacity 32,183 despite raining for five days straight prior to the game.
- Oilers quarterback George Blanda had previously retired after ten seasons in the NFL and had not played in 1959.
- This was the first time that a major professional football league's playoff game was played in January rather than December.
- The Chargers, down by eight points, tried to reach the end zone on their final possession. Had they scored they could have gone for the two-point conversion.
- The host Oilers were favored by 6-6½ points.
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1961 NBA Finals
Boston Celtics 121, St. Louis Hawks 112
Celtics win the series 4 games to 1 (129–95, 116–108, 120-124, 119-104, 121–112).
The 1961 NBA World Championship Series was the championship series of the 1961 NBA Playoffs, which concluded the National Basketball Association (NBA)'s 1960–61 season. The best-of-seven series was played between the Western Conference champion St. Louis Hawks and the Eastern Conference champion Boston Celtics. This was the fourth and final World Championship Series meeting between the two teams. It was also Celtics' fifth straight trip to the championship series, and they won the series against the Hawks, 4–1.
Game Date
Tuesday, April 11, 1961
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Tom Heinsohn led the Celtics in scoring in the series with 22 ppg, while Cliff Hagan paced the Hawks (29.4 ppg).
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1962 NBA Finals
The "Bob's" - Cousy (Celtics) and Petit (Hawks) - both led their teams in free throws in the series, with 35 and 48, respectively.
- As of the 2019–20 season, this remains the Hawks franchise’s last appearance in the NBA Finals.
- Boston Celtics won Game 1 on April 2 by 34 points, 129–95.
- This was Celtics' fifth straight trip to the championship series.
- The Celtics were led to the finals by the NBA Most Valuable Player Bill Russell.
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1961 Stanley Cup Finals
Chicago Black Hawks 5, Detroit Red Wings 1
Black Hawks win the series 4 games to 2 (3-2,1-3, 3-1, 1-2, 6-3, 5-1).
The 1961 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 1960–61 season, and the culmination of the 1961 Stanley Cup playoffs. It was contested between the Detroit Red Wings and the Chicago Black Hawks. Chicago was making its first Finals appearance since 1944, and Detroit its first appearance since 1956; both had lost to the Montreal Canadiens in those previous appearances. The Black Hawks won the best-of-seven series, four games to two, to win their third Stanley Cup, their first since 1938.
Game Date
Sunday, April 16, 1961
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Chicago was making its first Finals appearance since 1944, and Detroit its first appearance since 1956; both had lost to the Montreal Canadiens in those previous appearances.
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1962 Stanley Cup Finals
Detroit defeated Toronto in five games and Chicago beat Montreal in six games, setting up the first all-American-team Finals since 1950.
- Two future Hockey Hall of Fame members, Bobby Hull and Stan Mikita, made their first Stanley Cup appearances.
- This was the only Stanley Cup championship in the 1960s not to be won by either the Toronto Maple Leafs or the Montreal Canadiens, or feature either team.
- 1960-61 proved to be the last time Chicago won the Stanley Cup until 2010, a 49-year drought.
- Bobby Hull scored two goals in the first game, including the winner, and Stan Mikita scored the winner in game five.
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