For 37 years, Roger Maris owned baseball's single-season home run record of 61. The Yankee great signed this official American League (MacPhail) baseball in the early '80s, affixing his John Hancock on the sweet spot in blue ball point pen rating 8/10. The ball has some light toning but still rates around EX. JSA LOA included. Maris - who died 1985 at the age of 51 - was an All-Star, MVP, three-time World Champion and author of one of the most powerful seasons in baseball history.