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61* is a 2001 American sports drama television film directed by Billy Crystal and written by Hank Steinberg. It stars Barry Pepper as Roger Maris and Thomas Jane as Mickey Mantle on their quest to break Babe Ruth's 1927 single-season home run record of 60 during the 1961 season of the New York Yankees. The film first aired on HBO on ...
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Apr 28, 2001 · 61*: Directed by Billy Crystal. With Barry Pepper, Thomas Jane, Anthony Michael Hall, Richard Masur. Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle race to break Babe Ruth's single-season home run record.
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- Biography, Drama, History
- Billy Crystal
- 2001-04-28
Roger Maris (Barry Pepper), a reserved sort, is much less popular than his hard-partying New York Yankee teammate Mickey Mantle (Thomas Jane), the player who many observers think will be the...
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- Billy Crystal
- TV-MA
- Thomas Jane
May 3, 2007 · 1961, the battle to break Babe Ruth's record....Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris....why did America have room in its heart for only one?
- 2 min
- 331.8K
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61* Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris chase Babe Ruth's home-run record during the Yankees magical 1961 season in this acclaimed baseball drama.
- Billy Crystal
- April 28, 2001
- Thomas Jane
Two New York Yankees batters, Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris, are chasing Babe Ruth's single-season record of 60 home runs. The two couldn't be more different - Maris quiet and reserved and relative newcomer to the Yankees, Mantle larger-than-life and hedonistic and a lifetime Yankee.
Billy Crystal directed this captivating baseball drama that follows Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris as they chased Babe Ruth's single-season home-run record during the magical 1961 season. ...more...
