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Roger Maris - Wikipedia
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50th anniversary of Roger Maris' 61-homer season stirs debate
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Sal Durante, who caught Roger Maris' 61st home run, dead at 80
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Springfield 'Sandlot kids' recall witnessing Roger Maris’ historic home run
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Roger Maris Hitting 61st Homer by Bettmann
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Sal Durante recalls catching Roger Maris' 61st home run at Yankee Stadium as anniversary approaches – New York Daily News
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50 years after hitting 61 in '61, Roger Maris remembered as 'regular guy' - Grand Forks Herald
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How newspapers covered Roger Maris' 61st homer
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Maris 161st & River
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