This lot is closed. Bidding ended on 12/1/2002.
Babe Ruth's 60 home runs in 1927 seemed to be a nearly untouchable single-season record until 1961, when Yankee teammates Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris each threatened Ruth's mark before Maris eventually topped Ruth in the final game of the season with his 61st homer. This near-mint to mint, white OAL Cronin baseball with dark stamping has been signed by Mantle and Maris in blue ink. The Mantle signature on the sweet spot rates an 8 and the Maris side panel signature rates a 9. This is a fantastic, almost unimprovable example of a ball signed by the "M&M Boys." The autographs come with a letter from PSA/DNA.