Key Takeaways
- Roger Maris won AL MVP in 1960 and 1961 consecutively
- AL Rookie of the Year runner-up 1957 with 19 HR
- 7-time All-Star selection 1959-1962 (two games each) and 1965-1968
- Roger Maris batted .260 over his 12-season MLB career with 1,463 games played
- In 1961, Roger Maris recorded 61 home runs, 142 RBIs, and a .269 batting average in 161 games for the New York Yankees
- Roger Maris had 203 hits in 1961, leading the American League with 61 home runs and 141 runs scored
- Roger Maris hit 61 home runs in 1961, surpassing Babe Ruth's 60 in 154 games
- Maris' 61 HR led AL in 1961, with Ford Frick's asterisk for 162 games vs Ruth's 154
- Career 275 home runs, peaking at 61 in 1961, 39 in 1960
- Born September 10, 1934, in Hibbing, Minnesota
- Raised in Grand Forks and Fargo, North Dakota, attended Bishop Rummel HS? No, Fargo Shanley HS
- Married Patricia A. Carbine on January 13, 1958
- Played for New York Yankees from 1960-1966, winning 5 pennants
- Appeared in 7 World Series, batting .233 with 3 HR and 12 RBI
- 1961 WS MVP with .320 AVG, 1 HR vs Reds
Roger Maris capped a historic 1961 with 61 home runs, winning MVP, and ending with Yankees immortality.
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