Roger Maris / Tracy Stallard Signed and Heavily Inscribed Official National League Baseball. PSA, Beckett
Official National League Baseball, signed by Roger Maris and heavily inscribed at length by 61st home run pitcher, Tracy Stallard. Inscription reads:
"I arrived at Yankee Stadium 1 hour before game. No clue who was going to pitch when Sal Maglie handed me the ball. I warmed up 15 minutes. 1st inning, Maris flew out to LF. 3rd inning, he hit No. 61 to break Babe Ruth's record.
I struck him out in the 6th. He popped out in his last about against Chet Nichols. Maris later thanked me for having nerve enough to pitch to him.
3rd inning one out bases empty. Inside fast ball I threw inside for his 61st HR.
The HR broke Babe ruth's single season record for HRs. Record set in 1927."
Some fading to Maris signature, Stallard inscription remains bright and unfaded. Ball is clean and bright. Letters of Authenticity from PSA and Beckett.
Official National League Baseball, signed by Roger Maris and heavily inscribed at length by 61st home run pitcher, Tracy Stallard. Inscription reads:
"I arrived at Yankee Stadium 1 hour before game. No clue who was going to pitch when Sal Maglie handed me the ball. I warmed up 15 minutes. 1st inning, Maris flew out to LF. 3rd inning, he hit No. 61 to break Babe Ruth's record.
I struck him out in the 6th. He popped out in his last about against Chet Nichols. Maris later thanked me for having nerve enough to pitch to him.
3rd inning one out bases empty. Inside fast ball I threw inside for his 61st HR.
The HR broke Babe ruth's single season record for HRs. Record set in 1927."
Some fading to Maris signature, Stallard inscription remains bright and unfaded. Ball is clean and bright. Letters of Authenticity from PSA and Beckett.
Official National League Baseball, signed by Roger Maris and heavily inscribed at length by 61st home run pitcher, Tracy Stallard. Inscription reads:
"I arrived at Yankee Stadium 1 hour before game. No clue who was going to pitch when Sal Maglie handed me the ball. I warmed up 15 minutes. 1st inning, Maris flew out to LF. 3rd inning, he hit No. 61 to break Babe Ruth's record.
I struck him out in the 6th. He popped out in his last about against Chet Nichols. Maris later thanked me for having nerve enough to pitch to him.
3rd inning one out bases empty. Inside fast ball I threw inside for his 61st HR.
The HR broke Babe ruth's single season record for HRs. Record set in 1927."
Some fading to Maris signature, Stallard inscription remains bright and unfaded. Ball is clean and bright. Letters of Authenticity from PSA and Beckett.
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Roger Maris played 12 seasons of Major League Baseball from 1957-1968 with 4 different teams, most notably the New York Yankees. Maris is most remembered for his historic 1961 season where he broke Babe Ruth's single season home run record with 61 home runs, which came in the fourth inning of the last game of the season on October 1, 1961. Maris also led the New York Yankees to a World Series Championship that same year. Although Major League Baseball has seen Maris’ record exceeded by 3 players (McGwire, Sosa and Bonds) in a narrow span of 4 seasons (1998-2001) attributed to the controversial use of performance enhancing drugs (ie steroids, human growth hormone), Maris’ historic 61 home runs is still considered the record today.
Maris is a 7-time All-Star, 3-time World Series Champion in 1961, 1962, and 1967, 2-time AL MVP in 1960 and 1961, and winner of a 1960 Gold Glove Award. Maris' number '9' was officially retired by the New York Yankees in 1984 shortly before his passing the following year.
Roger Maris and Tracy Stallard are forever linked in baseball history due to a legendary moment on October 1, 1961. Roger Maris, then an outfielder for the New York Yankees, broke Babe Ruth's single-season home run record by hitting his 61st homer. The pitcher who surrendered that historic shot was Tracy Stallard, a right-hander for the Boston Red Sox.
Maris's achievement cemented his place in baseball lore, though it was met with mixed reactions at the time due to Ruth's enduring popularity and the extended 162-game season. Stallard, despite being part of the record, handled the moment with grace, often recalling it with good humor in later years. Their connection encapsulates a pivotal chapter in Major League Baseball's rich history.
