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A Look Back: Eventual Islander Sal Durante caught Roger Maris
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New York Yankee Roger Maris kisses Mrs. Clare Ruth on meeting
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Roger Maris dished true feelings to The Post after breaking record
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Roger Maris dished true feelings to The Post after breaking record
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Lot Detail - Roger Maris Breaks Babe Ruth's Record Newspaper
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New York Yankees Roger Maris, left, and Mickey Mantle wait their
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Roger Maris left behind complicated, oft-misunderstood legacy
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Sal Durante, who caught Roger Maris' record-breaking 61st home run
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Roger Maris broke the home run record, with 61 in '61