In 1961, Yankee outfielders Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris were both chasing ... became a kind of mythical (but not literal) asterisk with both Maris and Ruth listed as record holders.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - It has been 39 years since North Central Florida and New York Yankee legend Roger Maris died. Maris died on December 14, 1985, at the age of 51 after a two-year fight ...