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Events on Sunday 1 October 1961 1
1961Roger Maris breaks Babe Ruth's home run recordHits 61st home run of the seasonNew York Yankees outfielder Roger Maris hit his 61st home run of the season on the final day, surpassing Babe Ruth's 1927 single-season record. The achievement was controversial at the time because Maris played a longer schedule than Ruth had.