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Roger Maris and Aaron Judge | Ep. 65
Aaron Judge is chasing baseball history, having hit 60 home runs in the 2022 season. He needs one more to tie the American League single-season home run mark, held by the late Roger Maris, who hit 61 home runs in 1961.
The nation has been captivated by the chase, much as the nation was enthralled back in 1961, when Maris and teammate Mickey Mantle were chasing Babe Ruth's single season record of 60.
In this episode of Baseball Discourse, I look back at the closing week of the season, as Maris attempted to set the mark. (Mantle fell from the race, sidelined with a hip infection.) We hear the "Voice of the Yankees," Mel Allen, interview Maris in the Yankees clubhouse, after New York clinched the AL pennant, and we hear the call (in its entirety) of Yankees broadcaster Phil Rizzuto, as Maris slugs home run number 61.
Enjoy.
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By Dan LovalloAaron Judge is chasing baseball history, having hit 60 home runs in the 2022 season. He needs one more to tie the American League single-season home run mark, held by the late Roger Maris, who hit 61 home runs in 1961.
The nation has been captivated by the chase, much as the nation was enthralled back in 1961, when Maris and teammate Mickey Mantle were chasing Babe Ruth's single season record of 60.
In this episode of Baseball Discourse, I look back at the closing week of the season, as Maris attempted to set the mark. (Mantle fell from the race, sidelined with a hip infection.) We hear the "Voice of the Yankees," Mel Allen, interview Maris in the Yankees clubhouse, after New York clinched the AL pennant, and we hear the call (in its entirety) of Yankees broadcaster Phil Rizzuto, as Maris slugs home run number 61.
Enjoy.