Description
Historic Roger Maris 61st Home Run New York Daily News Newspaper – October 2, 1961
Outstanding piece of New York Yankees and Major League Baseball history documenting Roger Maris hitting his record-breaking 61st home run during the 1961 season.
The dramatic Daily News front page features the enormous headline:
“MARIS RAISES THE MARK TO 61”
with a large photograph of Maris following the historic achievement.
Also included is the equally impressive sports page headline:
“ROGER REACHES 61”
along with additional photographs and coverage relating to Maris and his historic season.
Maris hit his 61st home run on October 1, 1961 at Yankee Stadium, surpassing Babe Ruth’s legendary single-season mark of 60 home runs set in 1927.
Important
This listing is for a 4-page newspaper section only. It is NOT a complete issue.
The surviving pages include highly desirable Roger Maris coverage and make an excellent display piece for a Yankees, baseball, Roger Maris or historic sports memorabilia collection.
Condition Details
The newspaper is more than 60 years old and shows expected age and handling wear, including:
Heavy age toning/yellowing
Original horizontal and vertical folds
Edge and corner wear
Small tears and separations
Creasing and handling wear
General paper brittleness consistent with age
The major Maris headlines, photographs and graphics remain highly visible and display extremely well considering the age.
Please examine all photographs closely as they are an important part of the condition description.
Item Specifics
Sport: Baseball
Player: Roger Maris
Team: New York Yankees
Year: 1961
Publication: New York Daily News
Date: October 2, 1961
Event: Roger Maris 61st Home Run
Type: Vintage Newspaper / Newspaper Section
Original: Vintage period newspaper
Number of Pages: 4
Era: 1960s
Country/Region: United States
Search Keywords
Roger Maris, Maris 61, 61st home run, Yankees, New York Yankees, Babe Ruth, 1961 Yankees, home run record, historic baseball newspaper, vintage Yankees memorabilia, Mickey Mantle era, Yankee Stadium, baseball history.
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