CHASING MARIS

Chasing Maris key art: Aaron Judge and Roger Maris in a 1961-style Yankees design, built around the number 61.
Chasing Maris key art: Aaron Judge and Roger Maris in a 1961-style Yankees design, built around the number 61.

Aaron Judge’s 2022 run at Roger Maris’s AL record played out over weeks, with a new milestone every few days. A chase measured against 1961 deserved to look like 1961, not another stat graphic. I drew from vintage newspapers and midcentury ballpark scorecards and program covers, turning every homer into a new edition: story cards in the FOX Sports app and on social, and six article inlines reissued as the count moved.

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FOX Sports story card: “Aaron Judge ties Roger Maris’ AL record with 61st home run,” Yankees vs. Blue Jays scorecard style.
FOX Sports story card: “Yankees’ Aaron Judge can finally celebrate his home run milestone.”
FOX Sports story card: “Aaron Judge breaks Roger Maris’ AL record with 62nd home run.”
FOX Sports story card: “Home run king: Aaron Judge stands alone atop the American League.”
FOX Sports story card: “Aaron Judge crushes AL record, home run No. 62 in Game 161.”
FOX Sports story card: “Yankees’ Aaron Judge chasing home run No. 61: Judge ties Maris!” (live blog).
FOX Sports story card: “Why Aaron Judge’s chase for 61 is deserving of our attention,” with Judge and Maris in vintage program-cover style.
Article inline, edition 1: Judge at 53 home runs, September 5.
Article inline, edition 2: Judge at 55 home runs, September 7.
Article inline, edition 3: Judge at 57 home runs, September 14.
Article inline, edition 4: Judge at 60, ties Babe Ruth, September 20.
Article inline, edition 5: Judge ties Roger Maris at 61, September 28.
Article inline, edition 6: Home Run King, 62, October 4.
The Chasing Maris story card and an article inline as they appeared in the FOX Sports app.
The Chasing Maris art in the published FOX Sports article on Judge’s 62nd home run.

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1941 New York Yankees official scorecard cover, Harry M. Stevens, Yankee Stadium.
1952 New York Yankees “Home of Champions” program cover.
1961 New York Yankees Yearbook, revised edition, with a handwritten note about Roger Maris’s 61st home run.
1941 Pittsburgh Pirates scorecard interior with scoring grid and two-color ads.
1961 Yankee Home Run Derby newspaper chart comparing Ruth, Maris and Mantle after 120 games.