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Monument Park honoree. Roger Eugene Maris (born Maras; September 10, 1934 – December 14, 1985) was an American professional baseball right fielder who played 12 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He is best known for setting a new MLB single-season home run record with 61 home runs in 1961.
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Roger Maris was a professional baseball player whose one-season total of 61 home runs (1961) was the highest recorded in the major leagues until 1998. As this feat was accomplished in a 162-game schedule, baseball commissioner Ford C. Frick decreed that Maris had not broken Babe Ruth’s record of 60.
Sep 21, 2022 · In 18 games against the White Sox, he hit .380/.429/1.014 with 13 home runs and 26 RBIs. Maris remains one of only six players to go deep at least 13 times against a team in a season. (Lou Gehrig has the record of 14 against Cleveland in '36, but that was in 23 games).
In all, Roger Maris played in seven World Series in the sixties (1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1967, 1968) more than any other player, where he hit six World Series home runs and drove in 18 World Series RBI's.
Roger Eugene Maris. Born: 9/10/1934 in Hibbing, MN. High School: Bishop Shanley, Fargo, ND. Debut: 4/16/1957. Died: 12/14/1985.
Dec 1, 2021 · Maris earned his third championship ring in his first season with the Cardinals as St. Louis defeated the Red Sox in seven games. In helping the Cards win it all, Maris put some of his past World Series struggles behind him, leading all players with seven RBIs and hitting .385 (10-for-26) with one homer and a .972 OPS.
Sep 28, 2022 · Maris sets a then record with his 61st home run of the 1961 season. Don't forget to subscribe! / mlbclassics Follow us elsewhere too: Twitter: / mlb Instagram: / mlb & / mlbvault Facebook: / mlb...
Roger Maris, the Major League Baseball player, was born on Monday, September 10, 1934, in Hibbing, Minnesota. Maris was 22 years old when he broke into the major leagues on April 16, 1957, with the Cleveland Indians. Roger Maris stats, height, weight, career totals, schools, positions, and more historical research are in the Baseball Almanac.
Aug 21, 2011 · The family of Roger Maris, who died of cancer in 1985 at age 51, is not at all vengeful, yet a wave of sadness remains from 1961, when Maris realized the baseball establishment was rooting for...
