Were the 1961 New York Yankees the Worst Yankees Team to Ever Win the World Series?
Ask most people to name the greatest New York Yankee team of all time and chances are, depending on their age, you will hear years like 1927, 1961 and 1998. What if I were to tell you that the 1961 Yankees, the team of Roger Maris and his too-long-asterisked 61 home runs should not only not be in the running for the title of Best Yankees Ever, but may well have been the worst Yankees team to ever win the World Series? Put down those baseballs and bats, I’m a Yankee fan, remember. It just so happens, however, that as I was perusing one of my big ol’ baseball coffee table books in the, um, library that I discovered some pretty interesting and not particularly impressive statistics going on with the 1961 Yankees team. Here’s the thing: the 1961 New York Yankees were one of the most powerful offensive teams in history. They led the American League in home runs and slugging offense…but not much else. What if I were to tell you that the might 1961 New York Yankees, they of the 61 dingers b
