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NY Yankees super-slugger Roger Maris became the most hated man in Baseball on October 1, 1961, when, with a single blow, he hit his 61st home run and broke the long-standing record of 60 home runs hit in a single season held by the fans' beloved Babe Ruth. Some cried foul since Ruth had played 154 games in a season, compared to Maris' 162, and the controversy was only settled in 1991, when baseball commissioner Fay Vincent declared the record official. Maris had been pitted against his crowd-pleasing Yankees teammate, Mickey Mantle, who ended the season with 54 home runs.

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Roger Maris broke Babe Ruth's record in 1961, by hitting 61 home runs during the season.

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Babe Ruth hit 60 home runs in 1927 breaking his own single season home run record of 59 set in 1921.

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Roger Marris is the man who broke Babe Ruth's record of 60 homeruns by getting 61 homeruns.

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