Baseball legend Roger Maris’ 1961 Yankees UP uniform for auction, expected to receive $ 1 million

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A uniform world from the legend of Yankees Roger Maris’ while he SMhed 61 at home runs in his 1961 epic season could receive more than $ 1 million in a auction later this month.

Pinstripes from the Slugger Breaking MVP record and the world series winning season is currently offering $ 340,000 – but Heritage auctions, which is waiting for selling online, expects not to go home for less than seven figures.

Maris number “9” Blend Flend-Flanl, matching pants, blue navy belt and arouse “survive in [their] Original, unchanged state ”according to Chris Ivy, Director of Heritage Sports Auctions.

“Everything about this uniform is significant and magnificent,” Gushed Ivy.

“It is also known from a distance, and there is no discussion of the weight of the story made on its narrow shoulders … for which so many films and books have been made,” Ivy continued.

While Maris was wearing several jerseys throughout 1961, the uniform currently under Gavel matched the photograph at a main moment at Yankee Stadium during this historic season of the season, including two of Maris’s home in the 13-4 victory over Washington Senators most July 2; A home run on the 2-1 loss to Chicago White Sox in August. 15; And two home runs in 7-2 defeated Detroit tigers in September. 2

Jersey describes the “NY” logo on the chest and number “9” in the background. A “Maris” exchange is sewn on the collar, “spalding [size 44]”Tagged tagged on the front left of the lower left, and the historical” 61 “is embroidered on the body of Jersey. A felt exchange with” Maris 9 36 61 “is embroidered on the matching pants.

Uniform – which was previously at the exhibition inside the Museum at Yankee Stadium – is ready for offer until February. 22. The late man of the sender of the item won the uniform from a “close friend” of the Maris family in the 1980s, according to Heritage.

In 2004, the jersey Maris wore when he hit his 61st home record during the 1961 season sold for $ 302,000.