Movie Description:
One was the Yankees` best loved player, the other was their most valuable. In the summer of 1961, Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle took on BabeRuth`s record, the 1927 single-season 60home run slam. It would be a summer that no one wholoves baseball will everforget. In 1961, Mickey Mantle is a Yankee favorite. The smiling sun god of the season, a hit with fans and sports writersalike and natural heir to hispredecessors Joe DiMaggio, Lou Gehrig and Babe Ruth. Also atbat is a young Midwesterner, Roger Maris. A hard-hitting right fielder, Maris isMantle`s opposite in almost every way. Quiet and soft-spoken, he doesn`t add upto everything asports legend should be,and finds hinself losing the support ofthe fans when he refuses to try. As the summer of 1961unfolds, both Maris and Mantle find themselves approaching Babe Ruth`s benchmark of 60home runs. Facing mounting pressure from the media and the stands, they bothknow there`s only room for one winner. The people make their choice known. Butthe people`s favorite isn`t thefavoriteto win.
