
Book titled 'Sixty-One: The Team, The Record, The Men' by Tony Kubek and Terry Pluto
History
Published in 1989, this book chronicles the historic 1961 New York Yankees baseball season, when Roger Maris broke Babe Ruth's single-season home run record by hitting 61 home runs. The book provides an in-depth look at the team, the players, and the cultural context of this significant moment in baseball history. This book is highly valued by baseball historians and collectors of sports literature for its detailed account of one of baseball's most famous seasons. Yankees fans and baseball memorabilia collectors particularly prize first editions and signed copies as they offer insight into a pivotal moment in America's pastime when the home run record that had stood for 34 years was finally broken.
Origin
United States
Maker
Tony Kubek and Terry Pluto
Time period
1989