Always a gentleman and forever conveying a no-nonsense style, Roger Maris put his signature on one of the game's greatest individual season-long showings with a standard-setting 61st home run on the final day of the 1961 campaign. This 8" x 10" black and white photograph reveals Maris as he watches homer No. 60 leave Yankee Stadium. The telling shot shows Maris watching the majestic flight of the ball, with Baltimore catcher Gus Triandos looking on in awe from behind the dish. (Maris, incidentally, was benched the following day and did not eclipse Ruth's mark until five days later in the final game of the season.) In black felt tip, Maris' curvaceous signature projects at a resounding strength of "9/10." The item presents at the apparent NM-condition level and must be considered among the best Maris signed photos availaible in the marketplace. This item comes with a Letter of Authenticity from PSA/DNA (Steve Grad and Zach Rullo).
The most enduring photographic image of Rajah, capping the dramatic 1961 season with his record-breaking homer, forms the perfect home for a "9" black ballpoint signature. The card measures 4.5" x 7" in size and remains in unbeatable NRMT condition. While Maris signatures are getting tougher and tougher to find, those penned on this famous image are particularly scarce. This item comes with a Letter of Grading and Authenticity ("9") from PSA/DNA (Steve Grad and Zach Rullo).
