Roger Maris was a baseball player who grew up in Fargo and went on to play for the New York Yankees. In 1961, he hit 61 home runs, breaking Babe Ruth’s record for most home runs in a season. The ...

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If it weren't for the historic campaign that New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge was putting together, Kansas City Royals ...

1987 — Nolan Ryan strikes out his 4,500th batter. 1988 — Atlanta’s Bruce Sutter joined Rollie Fingers and Rich Gossage as the only pitchers to save 300 games as the Braves beat the San Diego Padres, 5 ...

In 1961, Maris (61) broke Ruth’s single-season home run ... Mickey Mantle, right, and Roger Maris pose in their Yankees uniforms at Yankee Stadium in 1961. Credit: AP If Soto hits at least ...

1996 — Eddie Murray hit his 500th home run, joining Hall of Famers Hank Aaron and Willie Mays with at least 3,000 hits and 500 homers. Murray homered off Felipe Lira in the seventh inning of the ...

He set a new American League record with his 62 home runs in 2022, one more than Yankees legend Roger Maris' 61 from the 1961 season, and could very well set a new record over the final month of the ...