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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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May 14, 2024 · Roger Maris (born September 10, 1934, Hibbing, Minnesota, U.S.—died December 14, 1985, Houston, Texas) was a professional baseball player whose one-season total of 61 home runs (1961) was the highest recorded in the major leagues until 1998.
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).
Biography. 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. The Maris brothers played sports and attended Shanley High School in Fargo, North Dakota, where Roger ...
Roger Eugene Maris. Born: 9/10/1934 in Hibbing, MN. High School: Bishop Shanley, Fargo, ND. Debut: 4/16/1957. Died: 12/14/1985.
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Aug 17, 2021 · In an epic drama spiced with improbable plot twists, New York Yankees stars Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris dueled in 1961 to break Babe Ruth’s Major League Baseball season record for home...
Jan 26, 2023 · Roger Maris will forever be famous for breaking baseball's then most prestigious record, besting Babe Ruth's iconic 60 home run 1927 campaign with a legendary 61 in 1961. He remained the player with the highest single-season total for home runs among those never suspected or accused of using steroids , until the record was broken in ...
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.
