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    Yankees. Roger Eugene Maris was born on September 10, 1934, in Hibbing, Minnesota; in 1955, his father changed the surname from Maras to Maris. Roger's parents...
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  • Mickey Mantle and right fielder Roger Maris to break Babe Ruth's record of 60 home runs in a season (set in 1927). Maris eventually broke the record, hitting...
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    home runs in a season with 62, breaking the 61-year-old record held by Roger Maris. Judge stands 6 feet 7 inches (2.01 m) tall and weighs 282 pounds (128 kg)...
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    players Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris, who were teammates from 1960 to 1966. They gained prominence during the 1961 season, when Maris and Mantle, batting third...
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    local alumni Roger Maris, centering on his life and baseball career, most notably for the New York Yankees during the 1961 season in which Maris hit a then-record...
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    players reach the milestone while on their roster: Ruth, Mickey Mantle, Roger Maris, Alex Rodriguez, and Aaron Judge. Ten players are also members of the...
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    Ryan (1998), Corrections Officer Dean Stanton in The Green Mile (1999), Roger Maris in 61* (2001), Joseph L. Galloway in We Were Soldiers (2002), Sergeant...
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  • Yankee teammates Roger Maris' and Mickey Mantle's pursuit of Babe Ruth's prestigious 34-year-old single-season home run record of 60. Maris ultimately broke...
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    winner Maris. Under new manager Ralph Houk, the Yankees won the World Series that year against the Cincinnati Reds. Neither Mantle nor Maris performed...
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    single-season home run record that stood until it was broken by Roger Maris in 1961, although Maris had eight additional games in which to break the record....
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    "Tracy Stallard: He Yielded No. 61 to Roger Maris". Baseball Digest: 59. Drebinger, John (October 2, 1961). "Maris Hits 61st in Final Game; Yank First to...
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  • late Roger Maris goes to Busch Stadium to witness Mark McGwire of the St. Louis Cardinals break their father's record with a 62nd home run. Maris' widow...
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  • Gehrig, who hit 47 homers that year. 61, by Roger Maris, New York (AL), 1961 (162-game schedule) Pushing Maris that year was teammate Mickey Mantle; slowed...
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    achieved international fame for his home run-hitting prowess in pursuit of Roger Maris' single-season home-run record. With the Cubs, Sosa became a 7-time All-Star...
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    until Roger Maris hit 61 home runs in 1961 in the American League for which MLB assigned an asterisk until reversing themselves in 1991, citing Maris had...
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    only to Roger Maris' 142 RBI, however, analysis by Retrosheet determined Maris was incorrectly credited with an RBI in a game on July 5, 1961. Maris reached...
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  • sports film starring Major League Baseball players Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris of the New York Yankees. The film also stars William Frawley (in his...
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    hit home runs early and often in the 1921 season, during which he broke Roger Connor's mark for home runs in a career, 138. Each of the almost 600 home...
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  • and Roger Maris powered-up going the other way, doubling into the left-field corner scoring both base-runners. Orlando Cepeda then flied out, Maris advancing...
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    both Griffey and Mark McGwire entered the summer ahead of the pace of Roger Maris' home run record of 61. Despite Griffey falling short, Major League Baseball...
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  • 1954, 1955), Bobby Shantz (1952), Mickey Mantle (1956, 1957, 1962), Roger Maris (1960, 1961), and Elston Howard (1963). The Yankees, winners of their...
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    a chase for the single-season home-run record set by Roger Maris in 1961. McGwire surpassed Maris and finished with 70 home runs, a record that Barry Bonds...
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  • fourth. Roger Maris led off with a walk and went to third on a single to left-center by Mickey Mantle. Elston Howard grounded into a double play, Maris scoring...
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    and the first American League player to do so since Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris famously hit 54 and 61 in 1961. He is the father of Prince Fielder, who...
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  • Cleveland.com. Retrieved January 2, 2023. Jennifer Crystal Foley: 'Mrs. Roger Maris' & more Archived 2012-10-06 at the Wayback Machine "Insider - People...
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    Griffey Jr. Ryan Howard Andruw Jones Aaron Judge Ralph Kiner Mickey Mantle Roger Maris Willie Mays Mark McGwire Johnny Mize Matt Olson David Ortiz Alex Rodriguez...
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    Cameron 278 Ryan Klesko 278 199 Rudy York 277 200 Brian Downing 275 Roger Maris 275 Dean Palmer 275 Jorge Posada 275 204 Dante Bichette 274 205 Larry...
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    features regional and national exhibits. The Roger Maris Museum – small, free museum dedicated to Roger Maris in a wing of the West Acres Shopping Center...
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  • (1947) are Fargo-Moorhead Twins alumni, as is 2x AL Most Valuable Player Roger Maris. The Fargo-Moorhead Twins played in the Northern League from 1933–1942...
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  • by Hank Aaron on April 8, 1974 Home runs, season: 60 (1927) Broken by Roger Maris on October 1, 1961 At bats per home run, career: 11.76 Broken by Mark...
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