Ruth, Maris & Judge - Part 2
61 years ago last week, Roger Maris hit number 61*, surpassing, with an asterisk, the hallowed mark of 60 set by Babe Ruth in 1927
NOTE from The Sports Time Traveler™
This is the 2nd installment of a 3 part series on Ruth, Maris & Judge as we celebrate the historic achievement last week of Aaron Judge’s American League single season HR record.
In part 1, I covered Babe Ruth’s record setting 60th home run in 1927. You can read that article at this link:
Today’s article focuses on Ro…