Posted inBaseball Deaths (Obituaries) Durante, Sal (1941-2022) Maris, Roger New York Yankees Records and Achievements
Sal Durante, Who Caught a Bit of Baseball History, Dies at 81
At Yankee Stadium on Oct. 1, 1961, Mr. Durante, a 19-year-old truck driver, stood on his seat in right field and nabbed Roger Maris’s 61st home run one-handed.