Left-handed screwballer Luis Arroyo went 15-5 with 29 saves. September Surge On September 1, 1961, the came into Yankee Stadium trailing the Bombers by just 1 1/2 games.

I n 1961, during spring training in Florida, LIFE gave 25-year-old Yankee shortstop Tony Kubek a camera and asked him to photograph his teammates: Mickey Mantle, Yogi Berra, Roger Maris, Whitey ...

While Maris wore a few jerseys throughout 1961, the uniform currently under the gavel has been photo-matched to several key moments at Yankee Stadium during that historic season.