⚾️On October 1, 1961 the Yankees’ Roger Maris rocked the baseball world by passing the legendary Babe Ruth with his 61st home run on the last day of the regular season. The historic homer comes against Tracy Stallard of the Red Sox at Yankee Stadium. The blow gives New York a 1-0 victory over Boston and gives Maris the single season home run record. In newspapers across the country, Maris faced both praise and criticism for breaking the Babe’s 60-home run mark. The season was expanded from 154 g