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.
This year’s Baseball Hall of Fame ballot has 14 new finalists, headlined by the polarizing Carlos Beltrán. The other 13 don’t require much debate, but they offer plenty of memories.