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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).
Roger Eugene Maris was born in Hibbing, Minnesota on September 10, 1934. His father, who worked for the Great Northern Railroad, moved the family to North Dakota in 1942, where Roger and Rudy, his older brother by one-year, grew up.
Roger Maris Bio. Fullname: Roger Eugene Maris; Born: 9/10/1934 in Hibbing, MN; High School: Bishop Shanley, Fargo, ND; Debut: 4/16/1957; Died: 12/14/1985
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.
Career Highlights. Single Season Home Run Record (61 in 1961) 275 Career Home Runs. Two-time Most Valuable Player in American League (1960 + 1961) Seven World Series Appearances (more than any other player in the 1960's) Seven All-Star Games.
Jan 4, 2012 · This article was written by Bill Pruden. With one extraordinary season Roger Maris secured his place in baseball history. And yet his establishment of the major league home run record in 1961 proved to be more of a personal curse than a professional triumph.
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.
