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Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris Photographed in September 1961
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Mickey Mantle (7), left, and Roger Maris (9), right, couple their
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Roger Maris billboard in Fargo, ND : r/baseball
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The 1961 homerun chase: Mickey Mantle (no.7) and Roger Maris (no.9
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Mickey Mantle, Roger Maris made 1961 Yankees truly legendary
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1961 The Sporting News Newspaper Mantle Maris Babe Ruth Lou Gehrig
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