After 115 games, Mantle still led the league with 44 HRs, while Maris had 43. Babe Ruth hit home run No. 38 in his 115 th game in 1927 when he hit his record to 60 homers. More News ...

Griffith Stadium, Part Two. September 17, 2008 at 8:00 p.m. EDT. The Washingtonians who grew up when Griffith Stadium was the town's sports mecca had so many memories to share that we planned to ...

Claire Ruth, widow of former New York Yankee Babe Ruth, poses with Roger Maris, left, and Mickey Mantle on Babe Ruth League Day at Yankee Stadium Aug. 16, 1961, the anniversary of Ruth’s death.

The M&M Boys were now both 17 games ahead of Ruth’s record home run pace and somebody noted that the 70 home runs between them made Mantle and Maris serious threats to the record for most home ...

Some of the greatest baseball players of all-time have played for the Yankees, even if it was just for a short stint in their career. Mickey Mantle played in Yankee Stadium for his entire career.

My day with Roger Maris, Mickey Mantle and Billy Martin ... Imagine, only 23,000 people were at vast Yankee Stadium to see Maris hit No. 61 in the fourth inning of the last game of the season.

The fans went wild as Mel Allen joyfully screamed that Maris and Mantle had hit back-to-back and wall-to-wall home runs. In the eighth inning, with the Yankees leading 4-0, Maris faced Don Larsen.

In 1961, Mantle and Maris began their serious assault on Babe Ruth's single-season home run record. Mantle was having a season that started to remind fans of 1956.

With 45 home runs apiece, Maris and Mantle were 15 games ahead of Babe Ruth’s record-setting pace in 1927 when he smacked 60 HRs. The Bambino didn’t hit his 45 th home run that season until ...