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Roger Maris, former President Truman, and Mickey Mantle chat before the game
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1961 LIFE Magazine Publicity Photo of Maris, Mantle at Auction
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The Last Boy
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Mantle and Maris: Two New York Yankees We Wanted to Be Greater, News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors
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Roger Maris - IMDb
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ESPN.com - Page2 - Myths, misconceptions
and asterisks from '61
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New York Yankees Roger Maris, left, and Mickey Mantle wait their turns in batting cage before double header with Boston Red Sox in New York, July 9, 1961. Maris got a single
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Two Yankees, one record: Roger Maris' painful journey to be the HR king - Pinstripe Alley
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Roger Maris - Wikipedia