The House That Ruth Built A New Stadium, The First Yankees Cham | New York Yankees | Babe Ruth You are purchasing a Very Good copy of 'The Tigers and Yankees in '61: A Pennant Race for the Ages, the Babe's Record Broken and Stormin' Norman's Greatest... The Tigers And Yankees In ’61: A Pennant Race For The Ages, The Babe’s The surprising Tigers and the perennial champion Yankees met in a climactic three-game series at Yankee Stadium on September 1-3. The Bronx Bombers swept all three contests, and New York went on to win the pennant for the eleventh time in thirteen seasons. Still, the 18 games the Tigers and Yankees played were the most exciting contests