Roger Maris hit his 61st home run of the season on Sunday, October 1, 1961.
Both the ball and bat from Maris' 61st home run can be found at the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York.
Boston Red Sox pitcher, Tracy Stallard, gave up Roger Maris's 61st home run on October 1, 1961.
If you mean the American League President, it was Joe Cronin. The US President in 1961, when Roger Maris hit 61 home runs, was John F. Kennedy.
SAL DURANTE WAS GIVEN $5,000 FOR TIS BALL THAT HE CAUGHT ON OCTOBER 1,1961.MY BELIEF IS THAT IS WORTH AT LEAST $50-60,000 TODAY.
Tracy Stallard of the Boston Red Sox.
None, both played in seasons that had 162 game schedules. Maris hit his 61st home run in the Yankees' 162nd game of the 1961 season. McGwire hit his 62nd home run in the Cardinals' 144th game of the 1998 season.
On October 1, 1961, Roger Maris hit his 61st home run breaking Babe Ruth's record.
Roger Maris of the New York Yankees hit his 61st Home Run of the 1961 season off Tracy Stallard of the Boston Red Sox in the final game of the season at the old Yankee Stadium.
Roger Maris hit 61 home runs during the 1961 season for the New York Yankees.
Roger Maris was born on September 10, 1934. Maris hit 61 home runs in 1961. He was 26 years old in 1961.
Roger Maris led the Major League in home runs 1 time. It was in 1961 with 61 home runs.