There have been many momentous home runs in the long and rich history of the Yankees. On Saturday night in Cleveland, Juan ...

giving him a shot at surpassing the 61 Roger Maris hit in 1961. “I’m definitely nervous,” Ficek said. “This is the first legitimate approaching of the record.” The word “legitimate ...

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Actors Barry Pepper, left, as Roger Maris, and Thomas Jane, as Mickey Mantle, certainly look the part in Billy Crystal's "61*." As happened when Mark McGwire pursued and broke Maris' record three ...

61 years ago to the day of publication, New York Yankees outfielder Roger Maris hit his 60th home run of the Major League Baseball season, tying Babe Ruth's single-season home run record.

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The first homer was hit by Roger Maris in 1961. Babe Ruth was involved ... ball that broke Ruth’s hallowed single-season home run record. All he wanted was to hand it to Maris after the game.

1996 — Todd Hundley of the New York Mets became the ninth player to hit 40 home runs this season, breaking the major league record set in 1961. 1998 — Mark McGwire broke Roger Maris’ 37-year ...

Judge set the single-season American League home run record with 62 long balls, eclipsing the 61 former Yankees star Roger ...

Judge is closing in on Roger Maris’ AL record of 61 homers and might also win the Triple Crown. He’s done it while playing quite a bit of center field for a team that’s nearing a division title.