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Sal Durante, who caught Roger Maris' record-breaking 61st home run in 1961, passes away at 80 following battle with dementia... 61 years after the Yankees slugger told him to 'keep it' Sal Durante, the Yankees fan who Maris' 61st home run in 1961, has passed away The 80-year-old had been battling dementia, according to his son, Tim A 19-year-old in 1961, Durante attended the fateful game with his future wife Durante offered the ball back to Maris, who refused, telling him to sell it  Ultimately Durante sold the ball at auction for $5,000. It is now in Cooperstown  Click here for all your latest international Sports news from DailyMail.com

By Alex Raskin Sports News Editor For Dailymail.com

Published: 20:00 GMT, 2 December 2022 | Updated: 20:00 GMT, 2 December 2022

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Sal Durante, the New York Yankees fan who famously caught Roger Maris' record-breaking 61st home run in 1961, has passed away 61 years later at age 80.

The news was revealed by Roger Maris Jr. on Twitter. A specific cause of death has not been revealed, but Durante's son told the New York Post that his father was battling dementia.

'Sal Durante the guy who caught my dad's 61st home run died last night,' Maris Jr. tweeted Friday morning. 'Sal was such a gentleman and loved his Yankees. Sal and my dad will always be connected to each other because of that historic day on October 1, 1961. Condolences to the Durante family from the Maris Family.'

Yankee slugger Roger Maris and Sal Durante (right), the Brooklyn youth who caught Maris' 61st homerun of the season in the right field stands, holds up uniform number 61, signigying Maris' historic seasonal output of four-baggers. Durante returned the prize trophy to Maris after the game. Yanks beat the Boston Red Sox in the season finale, 1-0

Yankee slugger Roger Maris and Sal Durante (right), the Brooklyn youth who caught Maris' 61st homerun of the season in the right field stands, holds up uniform number 61, signigying Maris' historic seasonal output of four-baggers. Durante returned the prize trophy to Maris after the game. Yanks beat the Boston Red Sox in the season finale, 1-0

Nineteen-year-old Sal Durante of Coney Island caught the ball which was Maris' 61st of the season. Durante, who later met Maris, told reporters that he would give the historic ball to the Yankee slugger even 'if it turns out there is no reward for it'

Nineteen-year-old Sal Durante of Coney Island caught

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