Roger Maris 1961 - 61st HR w/Rizzuto's audio & WPIX video--1st time!
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- Опубликовано: 18 янв 2016
- From 10/1/1961 and for the 1st time: Phil Rizzuto's iconic radio call of Roger Maris' 61st homer paired with the original WPIX-TV video (instead of with the usual old newsreel). We removed the audio of Red Barber's so-so call and put in the best call of them all. Enjoy this rarity. Produced by Brad Abrell.
The TRUE single season home run king
Mickey Mantle himself said Roger Maris was one of the best all around baseball players he ever saw.
My hero Roger Maris. He deserves to be in the MLB Hall of Fame.
What a class act. Roger Maris.
I get goosebumps hearing The Scooter call this play
An older acquaintance of mine played outfield alongside Roger in the Cleveland Indians sytem in the 1950s. He said that Roger was a real gentleman and made all his teammates better with his humble, workmanship ways of playing the game and training for it. I think Billy Crystal caught this well in his film 61. I wonder a bit if Mickey Mantle could have stayed healthy and thus played a few more years into his early 40s, in the 1970s, and productively, if Roger had been his teammate all throughout the 1950s also. I was at Yankee Stadium for Old timer's day in 1984 when Roger made one of his first returns to Yankee Stadium since his playing days. It was an emotional time (Roger would pass away in December of 1985 from cancer). He was a great player, a great Yankee (and Cardinal -- 2 World Series) and a true gentleman.
The BEST CALL of this Maris 61 HR event!!! 1961 saw a torrid home run race between Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle, who hit 54 homers that season. And, ironically, Maris received angry letters, including, yes, a death threat or more. But he came through, as did the Yankees, winning another AL pennant, and defeating Frank Robinson, Ted Kluzewski and the Cincinnati Reds in the World Series.
OUTSTANDING JOB. The Red Barber call was understated, as he tended to let the moment speak for itself. But to marry the Rizzuto call, which was perfect for radio, and the actual WPIX telecast is a special treat to be cherished. Thanks for sharing.
An amazing feat and to me, Maris is still the regular season home-run champ. The best part is the curtain call and watching fellow Yankees players push Maris out. If that happened today, it would have been a 10-minute curtain call and deservedly so. Thanks for sharing this historic piece.
Side note.......My Father was the one in right field gazing upward at Roger's shot......... and after the game, they went over to congratulate Roger Maris, and to give him a hard time, for NOT hitting it off the famous Facade at Yankee Stadium.......because if it bounced off that, and onto the field, my Father would have been $5,000.00 richer !!! Beyond that, my Father and his teammates in Boston said that Tracy Stallard, the pitcher was one very fierce competitor.........and in NO way would ever serve one up to Roger Maris....EVER. The players in Boston and NYC knew how merciless the press was/is there.......would not suffer a served up pitch, and were aware of all that Roger Maris went through that whole year........when all of NYC was rooting for Mantle to break the record. Belated Congrats to Roger Maris, his family, etc............incredible accomplishment considering all he went through.
The REAL home run record. Screw the others.
As far as I’m concerned, Maris still
it still brings tears to my eyes listening to the scooter make the call. best moment in yankees history to me. 2nd would be the Chambliss call
Now that is the way a great player rounds the bases after hitting a dinger.
Although Roger Maris' 61st home run was the highlight of the contest, many had forgotten that the winning Yankees' pitcher of the game was the late Bill Stafford and not Whitey Ford, who had a monster year at the time winning 25 games. Good for Roger Maris and Rest in Peace. It's truly a pity that the lousy New York sports papers mistreated him; and it wasn't until they realized (too late as usual) that Maris was a true giant.
Way back there holy cow he did it!!!
The all-time home run hitter.
Ahh, a simpler time. Pure baseball. No investigations or congressional testimonies. No indictments or hgh clinics. Just baseball.
The way many of the fans are dressed. Coat and tie - Different world....
Barry who? Mark who? Maris still holds the major league single season HR record!