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Jim VBMaris' 61st was caught by 19 year old Sal Durante of Brooklyn. He was immediately taken, by team security, to the Yankee clubhouse where he got to meet Maris after the game. He offered the ball back to Maris who told him to keep it and "make yourself some money kid."
The Yankees insisted that they hold on to the ball for safekeeping, so Sal initialed the ball "SD", to be sure he got the same ball back at a later date. A restaurant owner by the name of Sam Gordon, from Sacramento, CA had offered $5,000 for the ball, so Sal sold it to him. Gordon displayed the ball in his restaurant for a few years and then gave it to Maris.
The Yankees also gave Durante a couple of season passes for the 1962 season.
How it eventually got to the Hall, I do not know, but I believe you can still see the initials "SD" on the ball.