According to the collector's price guide, "Team Baseballs," your mid-30's Yankees team-signed ball is worth between $800-1500, with value being greater or lower depending on exact year and players present - in particular, the inclusion or exclusion of Hall of Famers Lou Gehrig - plus all-important overall condition of the ball and Autographs. Other key factors include type of ball (is it an "Official American League" ball?), whether there are any "clubhouse signatures" (autographs signed for players by ballboys, attendants, etc), and total number of signatures present. The authenticity of the Gehrig signature is of particular importance, as he used "ghost-signers" extensively.
Yankees memorabilia is always highly collected and these factors, plus the authenticity of the all the significant signatures are the main variables in determining value.
There were several players who played leftfield for the New York Yankees during the Mantle and Maris era (1960-66), including Yogi Berra, Tom Tresh and Roy White. But the player most associated with leftfield in those days was Hector Lopez, the Panama product who played for the Yankees from 1959-1966.
Mickey Mantle played his entire career for the New York Yankees, 18 seasons from 1951 -1968.
The 1961 Yankees - Roger Maris had 61 and Mickey Mantle had 54.
1961 New York Yankees Team signed baseballA 1961 New York Yankees Team signed baseball with the Key signatures: Kubek, Berra, Mantle, Ford, Howard, Maris, and Tresh is worth about $1,500.00 - $2,000.00 Value is based on average prices of recently closed auctions. Prices may vary based on condition, and the type of authenticity that accompanies the baseball. Prices may also vary based on the amount of signatures, and key signatures acquired. The more complete the baseball with key signatures the more valuable. If the signatures are not properly authenticated the baseball could sell at half the market value or less.A baseball without the signatures of Mantle or Maris will sell significantly lower. In a recent auction a 1961 Yankees team reunion baseball without Roger Maris sold for $1,200.00.
Mickey Mantle Roger Maris Dual Signed BaseballA Mickey Mantle, Roger Maris Dual signed baseball is worth about $3,000.-$5,000. Price will vary based on condition, type of authenticity that accompanies the signatures, and which signature is on the sweet spot. One player or the other on the sweet spot might not be worth more than the other, but if a collector bidding on the ball is a favorite of one or the other that collector will pay more for that player on the sweet spot. In an October 2007 auction a Mickey Mantle, Roger Maris Dual signed baseball sold for $4,780.00 (Mantle on sweet spot). Signatures that have not been authenticated could sell at half the market value or less.
Mantle and Maris played together for the Yankees in the 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, and 1964 World Series. Mantle played in those five as well as the 1951, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957, and 1958 World Series, all for the Yankees. Maris played in those five along with the 1967 and 1968 World Series for the St. Louis Cardinals.
Yogi Berra, Mickey Mantle, Joe DiMaggio, Roger Maris and Alex Rodriguez.
Mickey Mantle, and Roger Maris were known as the M & M boys
There are many New York Yankees that played with both Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris on the same team. Mantle and Maris played together from 1960 -1966. You could visit BaseballAlmanac.co to see the rosters for each year. Some of the great players that played with the M&M boys included Yogi Berra, Whitey Ford, Bobby Richardson, Elston Howard, Mel Stottlemyre and even Bobby Murcer made an aperance with the two.
1) Roger Maris - 612) Mickey Mantle - 543) Bill Skowron - 28
Yes, they were. In 1961 Roger Maris and Bob Cerv asked Mickey Mantle to be their roommate. This was done to keep Mickey out of trouble. They lived in Queens and Mickey was not allowed to bring women home to the apartment.
4th Actually, Mantle batted both 3rd and 4th at various times for the Yankees. He often hit 3rd in the order after Roger Maris joined the ranks in 1960. Sometimes, Casey Stengle, hit Maris 3rd and Mantle 4th, and sometimes just the reverse. However, Mantle probably hit 4th in the Yankee's lineup most often.