Search results
It is dedicated as a permanent shrine to Major League Baseball player and local alumni Roger Maris, centering on his life and baseball career, most notably for the New York Yankees during the 1961 season in which Maris hit a then-record 61 home runs. The museum is open during mall hours and is free to the public.
The legendary baseball player and Fargo's hometown hero is honored with a 72-foot long glassed-in exhibit at the West Acres Shopping Mall, tracing all aspects of his career, including major awards, uniforms and some of the home run balls from 1961, the year he broke Babe Ruth's record with 61 home runs.
The Roger Maris Museum opened in Fargo, North Dakota – Roger’s hometown – in 1984, and true to Roger’s wishes, it is visible, accessible, and free. Located in the Roger Maris Wing near the Aquarium Court at West Acres Shopping Center, the glass-enclosed museum enables visitors to re-live Roger’s legendary life.
Museum traces the career of Roger Maris, the legendary Fargo athlete who hit 61 homers to break Babe Ruth's single-season home run record in 1961.
The Roger Maris Museum is a display along the hall in the mall and contains an amazing display of awards and memorabilia from Roger Maris' career. There is a small room where you can watch a video highlight documenting Maris' record breaking 1961 season.
For baseball fans, this shrine to Roger Maris is a must-see Fargo attraction. The Roger Maris Museum, inside the West Acres Mall in Fargo, ND, walks you through the life and baseball career of Roger Maris, a Fargo native. What’s so special about Roger Maris?
The Roger Maris Museum is located in Fargo's West Acres Mall. The glassed-in exhibit features several of his major awards, including the 1960 Sultan of Swat crown, along with several of the home run balls from 1961, and uniforms Maris wore.
