LIFE
August 18th 1961
Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris of the New York Yankees chase "The Babe" for the single season home run record. Maris would set the new mark of 61 on the last day of the 1961 season.
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Friday, August 18, 2017
Friday, August 26, 2016
1961 American League MVP
Roger Maris
(NY Yankees)
1961 American League MVP
Led the American League in:
61 Home runs (major league record)
141 RBI
132 runs
366 total bases
Thursday, August 25, 2016
Sports Illustrated Cover of the Week
Roger Maris
October 2nd 1961
Roger Maris of the NY Yankees was chasing Babe Ruth's record of 61 home runs in a season.
He had won the American League MVP in 1960 and would win it again in 1961 as he set the new single season home run record with 61. Maris along with teammates Mickey Mantle and Whitey Ford would power the Yankees to the 1961 World Series championship defeating the Cincinnati Reds 4 games to 1.
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