Mickey Mantle's majestic power made him the favorite ... Fans rooted against Roger Maris, and they urged Mantle on. But Maris broke the record with 61, while injury and illness halted Mantle's ...

The Billy Crystal movie, "61*," debuts Saturday night on HBO amid nearly as much publicity as the Great Home Run Race produced back in 1961, when Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle challenged Babe Ruth ...

A uniform worn by Yankees legend Roger Maris during the 1961 ... including Babe Ruth's rookie card, a Mickey Mantle uniform, the historic1961 Maris' uniform and the ball he hit his 53rd home ...

A New York Yankees jersey worn by baseball legend Roger Maris during his record ... showing a Babe Ruth rookie baseball card and a Mickey Mantle jersey. “It is always an honor and a privilege ...