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On this date in baseball history: Roger Maris hits record 61st home run in 1961
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1961 Topps Tracy Stallard
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Aaron Judge stuck on 61, Yankees get 8-0 win over Orioles
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Tracy Stallard – Society for American Baseball Research
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Roger Maris hit his 61st home run against Tracy Stallard of the Boston
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Day 11 of (at least) 30 baseball book reviews for spring/summer 2020: At least 61 new things to learn about Roger Maris' 61 homers in '61 – Tom Hoffarth's The Drill: More Farther Off the Wall
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Sixty springs later Throneberry Fields Forever
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Judge ties Maris for American League record
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Yankees vs Red Sox: fantastic finishes, Bronx Pinstripes
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Tracy Stallard, Who Gave Up Historic Maris Homer, Dies at 80 - The New York Times
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Pitchers who gave up milestone home runs
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Steve Aschburner: Bacsik fine with role in history - Sports Illustrated
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Mets have employed the last three pitchers to give up record single-season home runs
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Roger Maris: Baseball's Reluctant Hero: 9781416589297: Clavin, Tom: Books
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Lupica: Aaron Judge's 59th home run caps off spectacular day