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<blockquote data-quote="Fozzy" data-source="post: 2360487" data-attributes="member: 283991">While I think some folks may have been upset at Maris breaking one of Ruth&#039;s records, I think it may also have to do with a couple other things. Maris, first of all, was not anywhere near the &quot;personality&quot; that Ruth was. And perhaps more importantly, I think the Yankees fans wanted Mantle to break that record (he was neck and neck with Maris until injuries late in the season). Plus you also have to realize that attendance in those days was not nearly at the levels we expect today. The Yankees only averaged 21,444 per game that season. Hard to believe, but true.BTW - I can tell the previous answerers are all much younger than I am. There was no such thing as &quot;playoffs&quot; in those days (except on rare occasions when teams tied during the regular season). The Yankees had all ready clinched the pennant (they had an 8 game lead going into that game) and were going to the World Series. That also may have played into it - the game itself was totally insignificant.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Fozzy, post: 2360487, member: 283991"] While I think some folks may have been upset at Maris breaking one of Ruth's records, I think it may also have to do with a couple other things. Maris, first of all, was not anywhere near the "personality" that Ruth was. And perhaps more importantly, I think the Yankees fans wanted Mantle to break that record (he was neck and neck with Maris until injuries late in the season). Plus you also have to realize that attendance in those days was not nearly at the levels we expect today. The Yankees only averaged 21,444 per game that season. Hard to believe, but true. BTW - I can tell the previous answerers are all much younger than I am. There was no such thing as "playoffs" in those days (except on rare occasions when teams tied during the regular season). The Yankees had all ready clinched the pennant (they had an 8 game lead going into that game) and were going to the World Series. That also may have played into it - the game itself was totally insignificant. [/QUOTE]

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