1961 New York Yankees World Series Champs Team Signed Baseball Mickey Mantle JSA
$9,995.00
1961 is a historic year in baseball, and Yankee, history. The summer of ’61 saw one of the most exciting home run races in baseball history, as Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris waged a double-barreled assault on Babe Ruth’s single-season home run record. Mantle would go down with a hip injury late in the season, while Maris hit his 61st home run on the final day of the season to break Ruth’s long-standing record of 60. The Yanks would go on to win the AL Pennant, their 26th, before defeating the Cincinnati Reds in 5 games to capture their 19th World Series title. The ’61 Yankees are now considered one of the greatest teams of all-time, and this mildly toned baseball has been signed by 31 members of that legendary team. All signatures are in blue ink and include Hall of Famers Mickey Mantle, Yogi Berra and Whitey Ford, along with Roger Maris, Elston Howard, along with 26 other members of the Championship team. The ball is accompanied by an LOA from JSA (Y81928).
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