Much like the rest of American society, the early sixties in baseball was just like the late 50s. The Yankees were winning, Mickey Mantle was playing well (albeit through injury), and the world was turning as it should.
That was until 1965 when the wheels completely fell off the Yankee bus and the rest of Major League Baseball took over.
The Dodgers had a great young pitcher named Sandy Koufax who looked like he could be the best pitcher ever. Because of Koufax, the strike zone had to be adjusted. Then Bob Gibson came along and forced league rulemakers to lower the mound.
For me, the sixties are a breath of fresh air for those who like to watch teams other than the Yankees compete for American League pennants.
The list of great players in the sixties is staggeringly long. I could probably name 15 different players from the 60s that you’ve heard of.
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List of 1960s World Series Winners
Year | Winning Team | Series | Losing Team |
1960 | Pittsburgh Pirates (NL) | 4–3 | New York Yankees (AL) |
1961 | New York Yankees (AL) | 4–1 | Cincinnati Reds (NL) |
1962 | New York Yankees (AL) | 4–3 | San Francisco Giants (NL) |
1963 | Los Angeles Dodgers (NL) | 4–0 | New York Yankees (AL) |
1964 | St. Louis Cardinals (NL) | 4–3 | New York Yankees (AL) |
1965 | Los Angeles Dodgers (NL) | 4–3 | Minnesota Twins (AL) |
1966 | Baltimore Orioles (AL) | 4–0 | Los Angeles Dodgers (NL) |
1967 | St. Louis Cardinals (NL) | 4–3 | Boston Red Sox (AL) |
1968 | Detroit Tigers (AL) | 4–3 | St. Louis Cardinals (NL) |
1969 | New York Mets (NL) | 4–1 | Baltimore Orioles (AL) |
List of 1960s AL MVPs
| 1960 | Roger Maris | New York | OF |
| 1961 | Roger Maris | New York | OF |
| 1962 | Mickey Mantle | New York | OF |
| 1963 | Elston Howard | New York | C |
| 1964 | Brooks Robinson | Baltimore | 3B |
| 1965 | Zoilo Versalles | Minnesota | SS |
| 1966 | Frank Robinson | Baltimore | OF |
| 1967 | Carl Yastrzemski | Boston | OF |
| 1968 | Denny McLain | Detroit | P |
| 1969 | Harmon Killebrew | Minnesota | 3B |
List of NL MVPs
| 1960 | Dick Groat | Pittsburgh | SS |
| 1961 | Frank Robinson | Cincinnati | OF |
| 1962 | Maury Wills | Los Angeles | SS |
| 1963 | Sandy Koufax | Los Angeles | P |
| 1964 | Ken Boyer | St. Louis | 3B |
| 1965 | Willie Mays | San Francisco | OF |
| 1966 | Roberto Clemente | Pittsburgh | OF |
| 1967 | Orlando Cepeda | St. Louis | 1B |
| 1968 | Bob Gibson | St. Louis | P |
| 1969 | Willie McCovey | San Francisco | 1B |
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