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Mickey Mantle, Roger Maris and Bill Skowron each hit two home runs to lead the New York Yankees to a 12 – 3 rout of the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park.
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239 Mickey Mantle:Roger Maris Stock Photos, High-Res Pictures, and Images - Getty Images
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Roger Maris 1961 - 57th Home Run as Called by Phil Rizzuto, WPIX-TV, 9/19/ 1961
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Maris and Mantle: Back-to-Back and Wall-to-Wall Home Runs at Yankee Stadium, News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors
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M&M Boys - Wikipedia
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The M&M Boys” Summer of 1961
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The M&M Boys” Summer of 1961
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History Bites: 1961 Home Run Chase
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Roger Maris, Mickey Mantle chasing 61 homers, 60 years later