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Roger Maris, Mickey Mantle chasing 61 homers, 60 years later
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A Look Back: Eventual Islander Sal Durante caught Roger Maris' record-setting 61st home run ball -- and became part of history (Photos)
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Roger Maris's Misunderstood Quest to Break the Home Run Record - The Atlantic
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Roger Maris, Mickey Mantle chasing 61 homers, 60 years later
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Football Fridays in Georgia, Stephenson Vs. Mays, Season 2015, Episode 8
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September 20, 1961: Roger Maris hits 59th home run as Yankees clinch pennant – Society for American Baseball Research
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Baseball's Greatest Quotations Rev. Ed. by Paul Dickson - Ebook
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Roger Maris Collection
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Roger Maris Was Terrified and Tormented During Home Run Record Chase
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Catching a record-breaking home run ball can be life changing, as NYC family found out 61 years ago - CBS New York
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