Historical Hockey Memorabilia Auction Winter 2015
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 2/25/2015
The late Roger Maris broke the great Babe Ruth’s single-season home run record in 1961 when he belted 61 homers for the powerhouse New York Yankees. Maris’ mark remains the American League record and many still consider it the Major League mark because of the steroid scandal that taints the numbers of NL sluggers McGwire, Sosa and Bonds. Maris, who died in 1985, won his second straight AL MVP award in 1961 beat out teammate Mickey Mantle, who hit a career-high 54 homers. Maris placed a big bold blue fiber-tip marker autograph on the sweet spot of this Rawlings (Haiti) baseball that had plenty of wear from various abrasions and staining and no discernible markings by the time Roger signed it. Comes with a JSA LOA.
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