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Best known as the fellow Yankee who broke Babe Ruth's home run record with 61 home runs in the memorable 1961 season, Roger Maris was also one of the finest players of his time, appearing in more World Series than any other player of the 1960s. During his first year with the Yankees (1960), Maris was tops in the league with a .581 slugging percentage and beat out Mickey Mantle for the MVP. With "The Mick," Maris helped usher in a new Yankees dynasty of five consecutive pennants. Many believe that his Hall of Fame qualification is long past due. Maris is one of only 11 players to have won consecutive MVP Awards (1960, 1961), all of the others who are eligible have already been inducted into the Hall of Fame. Other than that, no other Hall of Famer has achieved this distinction, including Hank Aaron, Roberto Clemente, Ty Cobb, Joe DiMaggio, Lou Gehrig, Babe Ruth and Ted Williams. The Most Valuable Player Award plaque is given annually to one outstanding player in each league of Major League Baseball. Since 1931, it has been awarded by the Baseball Writers Association of America, and since 1944 has been called the Kenesaw Mountain Landis Award in honor of baseball's first commissioner. This 1960 Roger Maris American League MVP trophy plaque was found hanging in the lobby of Dieges & Clust, the renowned specialist gold and silversmiths who have been producing prestigious trophies, medals, jewelry and awards for the Olympic Games, the Congressional Medal of Honor, the Heisman Trophy, the National Football League, Major League Baseball, etc. since 1898. It is an exact match of the award given to Maris at the time, with the Dieges & Clust" manufacturer's plaque on the back. It is a 16" diameter black wood circle with mounted metal octagon; on the perimeter in relief is "Kenesaw Mountain Landis Memorial Baseball Award". In the center is a baseball diamond in relief. On the top is a bronze 2" portrait of Landis with two engraved banners reading "1921" and 1944" (his reign as commissioner). Below this is "Most Valuable Player American League" in relief, below this is a bronze plaque engraved "Roger Maris", below this is "New York Yankees" in relief, below this is a bronze 1" baseball with crossed bats engraved "1960", and finally a 1/4" green & white enameled logo pin of the BBWAA, mounted on a small home plate. In overall EXMT-NRMT condition with minor scuffing, absolutely gorgeous!
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