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Sal Durante, Who Caught a Bit of Baseball History, Dies at 81

The New York Times – Sports:

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.

Richard Sandomir
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Baseball, Deaths (Obituaries), Durante, Sal (1941-2022), Maris, Roger, New York Yankees, Records and Achievements
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