Lot # 1497: 1961 New York Yankees Yearbook Signed by (12) Including Mantle with Maris "61st" Home Run Notations

Starting Bid: $150.00

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Item was in Auction "February 2023 Auction",
which ran from 3/24/2023 12:00 PM to
4/6/2023 11:30 PM



Any debate over the greatest baseball team of all-time, must include the 1961 New York Yankees on the short list of teams worthy of the distinction. Manned with a power-packed lineup and a deep pitching staff, this team for the ages racked up a 109-53 record, and then made short work of the Cincinnati Reds in the World Series, winning in five games. All season long, Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris famously chased Babe Ruth's sacred single-season home run record, with 1961 AL MVP Maris finally blasting #61 in the last game of the season.

 

Blast the winning bid to claim a team-signed souvenir from this magnificent season, with this 1961 Yankers yearbook signed by (12) team members. Located throughout the program, the prized autographs average ("9-10") strength, with: Mickey Mantle (HOF), Hector Lopez, "Yogi" Berra (HOF), Johnny Blanchard, "Moose" Skowron, Bobby Richardson, "Whitey" Ford (HOF), sportscaster Mel Allen (HOF), sportscaster Phil Rizzuto (HOF), Jake Gibbs, Tom Tresh, and Joe Pepitone. With deference to tape repair on the spine, this yearbook presents GD-VG details, and bears some written notations on the front, dating Maris' achievement. Auction LOA from JSA. 

 

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