61*

Before steroids tainted the game, there was only one record – the greatest record in all of sports – the single season home run record held by Babe Ruth. For decades it was unmatched. Until, that is, 1961. There was one heir apparent – Mickey Mantle. But in 1961 he had a teammate and challenger, a new Yankee by way of Fargo, North Dakota and the lowly Kansas City Athletics, Roger Maris. It became the most epic battle that sport had ever seen – and the wrong guy won.