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Roger Maris Jr. shared a tweet: Sal Durante the guy who caught my dad's 61st home run died last night
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A Look Back: Eventual Islander Sal Durante caught Roger Maris
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Man who caught Roger Maris' 61st home run baseball dies
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Sal Durante, who caught Roger Maris' record-breaking 61st home run
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Roger Maris' $5,000 advice to Sal Durante, who caught his 61st homer
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Sal Durante, who caught Roger Maris' record-breaking 61st home run
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Roger Maris Jr] Sal Durante the guy who caught my dad's 61st home
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Sal Durante, who caught Roger Maris' record-breaking 61st home run
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Milestone balls leave fans with a choice