Official Rawlings American League baseball signed in ballpoint on the sweet spot, “Tracy Stallard #61 to Roger Maris 10/1/61.” Side panels of the ball contain Stallard’s handwritten account of that then record breaking home run, and reads, “1-Last game of 1961 season. I arrived Yankee Stadium one hour before game time, with no clue who was going pitch when Sal Maglie handed me the ball. /-2-I warmed up for 15 minutes. 1st inning Maris popped out. In the 3rd with the score at 0-0 count 2-0 I threw a fastball on the inner part of plate & he hit it high & hard in the right field seats for his 61st home run/-3-The hit broke Babe Ruth's single season record set in 1927. I pitched to Roger in the 7th and struck him out. /-4-When I later talked to Roger he thanked me for having the nerve to pitch to him. We lost game 1-0.” In fine condition. COA Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and R&R COA.
