JFK+50: Volume 5, No. 2085
NEW YORK YANKEES #6 HITS 61ST HOME RUN
New York City (JFK+50) Fifty-five years ago today, October 1, 1961, Babe Ruth's 34 year old single season home run record was broken in Yankee Stadium by Roger Maris*.
Maris hit his 61st home run against Boston Red Sox pitcher Tracy Stallard in the final game of the season.
A controversy developed because Ruth hit his 60th in 154 games while Maris hit his 61st in 162 games. In 1991, Major League Baseball awarded Maris the record officially.
*Roger Eugene Maris (1934-1985) was born in Hibbing, Minnesota & was a star athlete in basketball & football in high school. REM signed a professional baseball contract with the Cleveland Indians & after being traded to Kansas City joined the New York Yankees in 1960. Maris was a star hitter alongside Mickey Mantle during the early 1960s. He was a 7 time all star. Maris died of complications of Hodgkin's lymphoma in 1985.
NEW YORK YANKEES #6 HITS 61ST HOME RUN
New York City (JFK+50) Fifty-five years ago today, October 1, 1961, Babe Ruth's 34 year old single season home run record was broken in Yankee Stadium by Roger Maris*.
Maris hit his 61st home run against Boston Red Sox pitcher Tracy Stallard in the final game of the season.
A controversy developed because Ruth hit his 60th in 154 games while Maris hit his 61st in 162 games. In 1991, Major League Baseball awarded Maris the record officially.
*Roger Eugene Maris (1934-1985) was born in Hibbing, Minnesota & was a star athlete in basketball & football in high school. REM signed a professional baseball contract with the Cleveland Indians & after being traded to Kansas City joined the New York Yankees in 1960. Maris was a star hitter alongside Mickey Mantle during the early 1960s. He was a 7 time all star. Maris died of complications of Hodgkin's lymphoma in 1985.
Roger Maris Signs Baseball
for the President (1962)
www.baseball.wikia.com
Roger Maris Museum
Fargo, North Dakota
Photo by DaveZ28 (2010)
