Roger Maris (right) and Tony Kubek hit Yankee home runs on August

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Roger Maris (right) and Tony Kubek hit Yankee home runs on August 26, 1961 in Kansas City as New York defeated the Kansas City Athletics 5-1. The home run was Maris' 51st

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