 Contrary to the films suggestion (and the widely held public  impression), Commissioner Ford Frick never said that Mariss home  run mark would carry an asterisk because it was set in 162 games,  while Babe Ruths record was set in 154 games. As Frick said on 21  September, 10 days before Maris hit his 61st homer: "As for that  star or asterisk business, I dont know how that cropped up or was  attributed to me, because I never said it." Frick said the record  books would contain two entries, with the same status. More  importantly, he said he took this position because he was convinced  baseball would revert back to a 154