Roger Maris

There are restrictions for re-using this image. For more information, visit the Smithsonian's Terms of Use page .

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more.

View manifest View in Mirador Viewer

Object Details

referenced

New York Yankees

depicted (sitter)

Maris, Roger

Description

Stadium souvenir pinback button depicting New York Yankee Roger Maris. The button is part of a series designated PM10, and were available between 1947-1966.

Outfielder Roger Maris played Major League Baseball for the Cleveland Indians (1957-1958), Kansas City Athletics (1958-1959), New York Yankees (1960-1966) and St. Louis Cardinals (1967-1968). A two-time American League Most Valuable Player (1960, 1961), seven-time All-Star, and three-time World Series Champion (1961, 1962, 1967), Maris is best known for breaking of Babe Ruth’s single season home run record, swatting 61 in 1961.

Location

Currently not on view

date made

ca 1960s

ID Number

1996.0213.328

accession number

1996.0213

catalog number

1996.0213.328

Object Name

button, baseball

Physical Description

plastic (overall material)

metal (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 3 in; x 7.62 cm

See more items in

Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure

Data Source

National Museum of American History

name of sport

Baseball

level of sport

Professional

web subject

Sports

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-b673-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_1433182