Known as the” M&M Boys”, Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris teamed up for one of the most exciting summers of baseball in 1961. With both men on the chase for beating Babe Ruth's record of sixty home runs in a season, the country watched carefully, many rooting against them in defense of Ruth keeping the record. Injuries led Mantle to drop out of the race near the end, but Maris continued, and in the final game of the season, he hit number 61. Putting a cherry-on-top of that magical season, the Yankees would also win the World Series in impressive fashion.

Offered here is a Spalding baseball with “Yankees” stamped on the sweet spot signed by 25 members of the 1961 World Champion New York Yankees. Hall of Famer Yogi Berra signed his name on the sweet spot and a clubhouse signature of Mickey Mantle is signed below. Tony Kubek signed his name on the stamped sweet spot with Roger Maris’ signature signed vertically to the left of the “Yankees” stamp. All of the signatures have been signed in black ballpoint pen and also include Hall of Famers Whitey Ford (signed Ed Ford), along with the signatures include Elston Howard, Deron Johnson, Bob Turley, Luis Arroyo, Bobby Richardson, Bill Stafford, Clete Boyer, Joe DeMaestri, Bob Cerv, Jack Reed, Rollie Sheldon, Ralph Terry, Tex Clevenger, Hector Lopez, Hal Reniff, Art Ditmer, Jim Coates and four others. The ball displays minor toning with the stampings clear and the signatures lite. This comes with a LOA from JSA (X12895).

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