At 80 years of age. Very sweet story in the NY Post about it. And what a picture of Durante catching Maris's 61st! I have never seen that before. A one-handed, barehanded grab, with another guy's hand in his face—not bad!
A class act, as was Roger.
https://nypost.com/2022/12/02/sal-durante-who-caught-roger-maris-61st-home-run-dead-at-80/
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Yes - that was indeed a wonderful little story.
It almost looks as though the guy next to Durante is holding a cigarette in Durante's mouth as he catches the ball.
And it gives a great reminder of the way humans age when you compare Durante's face in the 2011 shot to the others . . .
Slow day/night here in LOVE/HATE Yankeevile.
Only a matter of time before the sky starts falling with the deGrom signing . . . .
But hey.....
I'm just a poor player that struts and frets his hour upon the stage, and then is heard no more.
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