61 in '61: Roger Maris' Record-Breaking Season

roger maris, 50 years home run record
Tony Triolo / Sports Illustrated

A Record-Breaking Hit
Maris swings for the fences, hitting his 61st season home run to right field and breaking the single-season home run record Babe Ruth set in 1937, during a game against the Boston Red Sox at Yankee Stadium on October 1, 1961.

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