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Saturday, July 23, 2005

ROGER MARIS- 60 HOMERS CLUB MEMBER

Roger Maris
Height: 6'0
Weight: 197
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Born: 9/10/34
Hibbing, MN


Career Statistics

- Set Baseball's Single Season Home Run Record (61 in 1961)
- 275 Career Home Runs
- Two-time Most Valuable Player in American League (1960 & 1961)
- Led American League in RBI's (1960 & 1961)
- Gold Glove Award Winner (1960)
- Seven World Series (1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1967, 1968)
- Six World Series Home Runs


New York Yankee outfielder Roger Maris, of Fargo, North Dakota, is best known for hitting sixty-one home runs in 1961. His 61 in '61 set a new major league record, breaking Babe Ruth's previous mark of 60 hit in 1927.

Read more at www.rogermaris.com

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