Roger Maris - Wikipedia
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.
Roger Maris Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status
Roger Maris. Position: Rightfielder. Bats: Left • Throws: Right. 6-0, 197lb (183cm, 89kg) Born: September 10, 1934 in Hibbing, MN. Died: December 14 1985 in Houston, TX. Buried: Holy Cross Cemetery, Fargo, ND. High School: Debut: April 16, 1957 …
Career Stats - The Official Roger Maris Website
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.
Roger Maris stats and facts - MLB.com
2022年9月21日 · In 1961, Maris hit 61 home runs, one more than Babe Ruth did in '27, setting a new Major League record. That stood until 1998, when first McGwire and then Sosa broke it in a chase that captivated the nation. Yet Maris’ 61 still stands as the American League and Yankees records -- for now.
Roger Maris Stats, Height, Weight, Research & History - Baseball Almanac
Maris did more than just set a new Major League record for home runs during a single season (since broken), he broke an unbreakable record set by Babe Ruth, who hit sixty homers in Most Valuable Player in 1927. Books and movies were made about that historical baseball season, but Maris has many more numbers of interest:
Roger Maris | Biography, Home Run Record, Stats, & Facts
2024年9月6日 · 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.
The Epic Battle to Beat Babe Ruth’s Home Run Record
2021年8月17日 · 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...
Roger Maris 1961 Home Run Season | Baseball Almanac
Roger Maris will forever be known as the man that took Babe Ruth's record. The man that changed the record books. Maris was hated, booed, cussed, and generally abused by the press and fans for his chase of the most well-known mark in all of baseball: Babe Ruth's sixty single season home runs.
Roger Maris 1961 Game by Game Hitting Logs - Baseball Almanac
Roger Maris appeared in 161 Major League games during the 1961 regular season. The chart below is a comprehensive analysis of the games Maris appeared in, specifically relating to his 1961 hitting statistics.
Roger Maris Stats 1961 - StatMuse
Roger Maris had a .269 batting average with 159 hits, 61 homers, 141 RBIs and 132 runs scored in 161 games in 1961. He won his second MVP award and his first World Series.