61 years on . . .

frankmcr · #1 10-04-2022, 08:19 PM

Not a NYY fan, but good going Aaron Judge!

Lkristians · #2 10-04-2022, 08:26 PM

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Originally Posted by frankmcr

Not a NYY fan, but good going Aaron Judge!

Indeed. A worthy accomplishment.

Jim Owen · #3 10-04-2022, 08:49 PM

Good on him. While he plays for a team I cannot root for, I’m glad for him and am glad it’s being celebrated.

And I am glad they ain’t gonna slap an asterisk on it.

buddyhu · #4 10-05-2022, 05:16 AM

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Good on him. While he plays for a team I cannot root for, I’m glad for him and am glad it’s being celebrated.

And I am glad they ain’t gonna slap an asterisk on it.

It is quite an achievement, and it is nice to have the accomplishment untainted (as far as we know).

619TF · #5 10-05-2022, 07:28 AM

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It is quite an achievement, and it is nice to have the accomplishment untainted (as far as we know).

Agreed. The last time it was not enhanced was in 61 but Judge did it in more games. Of course Maris had more games in his season than Ruth who held the record previously and they wanted an asterisk for that one too.

Bob from Brooklyn · #6 10-05-2022, 07:42 AM

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Judge did it in more games.

Maris did it in game #162, no?

frankmcr · #7 10-05-2022, 07:58 AM

Baseball Almanac says Maris hit # 61 in Game 163.

https://www.baseball-almanac.com/feats/feats12b.shtml

Bob from Brooklyn · #8 10-05-2022, 08:24 AM

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Originally Posted by frankmcr

Baseball Almanac says Maris hit # 61 in Game 163.

https://www.baseball-almanac.com/feats/feats12b.shtml

Interesting. It says the Yankees record was 109-53-1. I had no idea there were ties back then.

DanR · #9 10-05-2022, 04:24 PM

I find it interesting that Maris hit 61 home runs in 1961 and 61 years later, Aaron Judge breaks that record.

Jim Owen · #10 10-05-2022, 06:06 PM

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Interesting. It says the Yankees record was 109-53-1. I had no idea there were ties back then.

It depends how you count it. The game Maris hit 61 in was a makeup for a game that was stopped while tied.

By the way, Maris hit 60 in fewer plate appearances than Ruth. He never deserved that asterisk.

ozzman · #11 10-06-2022, 05:26 AM

Ruth hit 60 in 154 games I believe.

Bob from Brooklyn · #12 10-06-2022, 05:33 AM

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Ruth hit 60 in 154 games I believe.

They only played 154 games in 1927. 1961 was the first year they expanded to 162 games.

frankmcr · #13 10-06-2022, 09:42 AM

Here's a good comparison of Ruth's 1927 season and Maris's 1961:

https://sabr.org/journal/article/mar...primary-issue/