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Sal Durante, who caught Roger Maris' 61st home run, dead at 80
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Sal Durante, who caught Roger Maris' record-breaking 61st home run in 1961, passes away at 80
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Fan Who Caught Maris's 61st Homer Visits Yankee Stadium - The New York Times
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Sal Durante, the S.I. resident who found the limelight after catching Roger Maris' 61st homer, has died
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Fan Who Caught Maris's 61st Homer Visits Yankee Stadium - The New York Times
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Sal Durante, the S.I. resident who found the limelight after catching Roger Maris' 61st homer, has died
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Sal Durante, the S.I. resident who found the limelight after catching Roger Maris' 61st homer, has died