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To: nickcarraway

Roger Maris’s record stood for longer than Babe Ruth’s record. Maris hit 61 home runs in 1961. It took 61 more years to beat his record.


12 posted on 10/05/2022 5:57:31 AM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (Inside every leftist is a blood-thirsty fascist yearning to be free of current societal constraints.)
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To: Blood of Tyrants
It took 61 more years to beat his record.

False. The record was broken in 1998.

14 posted on 10/05/2022 6:09:05 AM PDT by Mr.Unique (My boss wants me to sign up for a 401K. No way I'm running that far! )
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To: Blood of Tyrants
Roger Maris’s record stood for longer than Babe Ruth’s record. Maris hit 61 home runs in 1961.

As a point of clarification, Ruth played in 154 games and Maris in 162 games. Maris hit #61 in final game of that season.

16 posted on 10/05/2022 6:18:43 AM PDT by newfreep ("There is no race problem...just a problem race")
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