Roger Maris came from relative obscurity in 1960 to hit 61 home runs for the New York Yankees in 1961 to break Ruth's record. The next year Maris has a baseball card game named for him. Lie playing cards, each card features the same photo of Maris on the front and two batting results on the back, depending on whether the top or bottom of the card is used: Strike, ball, ground out, home run, etc. 1962 lot of 44 cards.