1961 Mickey Mantle & Roger Maris, New York Yankees, M&M Boys

Book excerpt: Phil Pepe's '1961*: The inside story of the Mantle-Maris home-run chase' – New York Daily News

Classic Film Observations & Obsessions: October 2018

1961 Life Magaine cover of the M&M Boys - Mickey Mantle an…

1961 LIFE Magazine Publicity Photo of Maris, Mantle at Auction

Mickey Mantle vs. Roger Maris. Dial M for Murder, by Riley Poole

1961 Post Cereal Mickey Mantle (Hand Cut)

M&M Boys Tee (60th Anniversary) – Big Fly Gear

Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris Photographed in September 1961

Roger Maris vs Mickey Mantle: Hidden pain of 1961 home run chase of Babe Ruth record

Roger Maris, New York Yankees right fielder, is greeted by teammate Mickey Mantle as he reaches home plate after his first inning homer against Chicago White Sox at New York's Yankee Stadium

Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris are forever intertwined in baseball history thanks to the unforgettable 1961 season, when the two Yankee icons spurred each other to new heights in pursuit of Babe Ruth's home run record. History has largely overlooked the bond between the two men not as titans of their sport, but as people.

Maris and Mantle: Two Yankees, Baseball Immortality, and the Age of Camelot [Book]

1961 Topps Mickey Mantle Baseball Card

New York Yankees Outfielders Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris in a Vintage Portrait circa 1961. AP Photo/Steve Moore Archives Stock Photo - Alamy

A Chocolatey Snack (“M&Ms”) that Produced Many “Thwacks”, by MLB.com/blogs