Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle "61 Forever" New York Yankees Premium Poster Print - Photofile Inc. Freedom Pee Wee Reese

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the packed stands

you are transported back to that crisp autumn evening in Cleveland

He was one of the greatest players of his era - and then

check out the famous bleachers and rooftop patios beyond the grounds

Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle "61 Forever" New York Yankees Premium Poster Print - Photofile Inc. Freedom Pee Wee ReeseThe summer of 1961 there's never been another season like it! Chronicled brilliantly in the HBO film 61*, it was so much more than just another year of New York Yankees dominance. While the Bronx Bombers were in the midst of yet another World Series run, the sub plot almost overshadowed the that main storyline. It was the two men seen in this classic image Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle that starred in one of the most remarkable dramas in baseball