Did you know that Roger Maris was the first, and through today the only, Major League Baseball player from Hibbling, Minnesota? The American League lengthened its season from 154 to 162 games that year. 1. 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. 7th inning (23), Do you know who it was? Aaron Judge has brought Roger Maris name back to the forefront of the baseball conversation, just as Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa did in 1998. Born in Hibbing, Minn., on Sept. 10, 1934, Maris moved to North Dakota with his family when he was a child and graduated from Bishop Shanley High School in Fargo. Judge crushed the record-tying. He hit his 61st home run on the final day of the season, October 1, 1961, against the Boston Red Sox to set a new record. Maris, who died at the age of 51 in 1985, will always be associated with the number 61. Steroids began to trickle into American sports in the mid-1960s. ``He is incredible. Jim Mooney/NY Daily News Archive via. Roger Maris Belongs in the Hall. Page 231.) - Mickey Mantle in The Ultimate Yankee Book (Harvey Frommer. Roger Maris, in full Roger Eugene Maris, (born September 10, 1934, Hibbing, Minnesota, U.S.died December 14, 1985, Houston, Texas), professional baseball player whose one-season total of 61 home runs (1961) was the highest recorded in the major leagues until 1998. "When he (Roger Maris) hit it (home run #61 in 1961), he came into the dugout and they were all applauding. They forced him to come out and take a bow. Nineteen-year-old Sal Durante came away with Maris 61st, and a wholesome story ensued. Roger Maris weighed 197 lbs (89 kg) when playing. The Book: Playing the Percentages in Baseball, Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses, Note, this is done in an automated way, so we apologize for any errors, & please. Those are tiny and perhaps even meaningless differences in the context of WAR, but the point is, Maris wasnt exactly a one-year wonder. How comprehensive is our World Series data? His vote totals were; 1974 BBWAA (21.4%), 1975 BBWAA (19.3%), 1976 BBWAA (22.4%), 1977 BBWAA (21.4%), 1978 BBWAA (21.9%), 1979 BBWAA (29.4%), 1980 BBWAA (28.8%), 1981 BBWAA (23.4%), 1982 BBWAA (16.6%), 1983 BBWAA (18.4%), 1984 BBWAA (26.6%), 1985 BBWAA (32.4%), 1986 BBWAA (41.6%), 1987 BBWAA (42.6%), 1988 BBWAA (43.1%). var pfHeaderImgUrl = '';var pfHeaderTagline = '';var pfdisableClickToDel = 0;var pfHideImages = 0;var pfImageDisplayStyle = 'right';var pfDisablePDF = 0;var pfDisableEmail = 0;var pfDisablePrint = 0;var pfCustomCSS = 'https://www.baseball-almanac.com/css/print.css';var pfBtVersion='2';(function(){var js,pf;pf=document.createElement('script');pf.type='text/javascript';pf.src='//cdn.printfriendly.com/printfriendly.js';document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(pf)})(); Roger Maris will always be associated with number sixty-one, which is the number of home runs he hit in 1961, during his Most Valuable Player season. The Roger Maris World Series stats seen below include his World Series year-by-year hitting stats, World Series fielding stats, and World Series pitching stats (where applicable). Maris suffered greatly during the season. 61 years. Do you think any 185-pounder could hit 61 home runs today? On July 21, 1984, they honored him by retiring his number. December 14, 1985 ET. 60 on Tuesday night (with two of Maris sons in attendance in the Bronx) and appears primed to tie and then surpass Maris in the coming days. Ball Players Watch McGwire's 61st. 8. making a donation to Baseball Almanac : The 27-year-old outfielder hit his sixty-first at the Stadium before a roaring crowd of 23,154 in the Bombers final game of the regular campaign.. 1961: The year a record was broken, hearts were broken, and a man's life was changed forever. Bettmann Archive Aaron Judge has surpassed Babe Ruth's career-high of 60 home runs. Baseball Wiki is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. They wanted him to come back out. Did you know that Roger Maris was eliminated from the Hall of Fame ballot after reaching the maximum allotted number of attempts (15)? 3 - Roger Maris finished his career with three world championships rings (1961, 1962, 1967). Maris' 61 home runs remain the American League single season record. Part of the Baseball Almanac Family, Roger Maris 61 Home Run Season | Research by Baseball Almanac. The 1961 season was notable for the race between center fielder Mickey Mantle and right fielder Roger Maris to break Babe Ruth's record of 60 home runs in a season (set in 1927). ``I think McGwire is going to chase it next year, the Toronto outfielder said Monday. document.write(update); update=copyright.getFullYear(); Copyright 2000-2023 Sports Reference LLC. ``We talked about it during the golf tournament one year _ that records are made to be broken and everybodys getting stronger, McLaughlin said, ``and he felt it would eventually be broken.. Note: Official IBB data does not go back far enough to give us a total for Ruths 1927, but he likely had a lot. us, Died: vs. CHW 5 AB, 3 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB, Last Game: That's the kind of guy he was. Agree? A fast ball. That is the only way you are going to stop the guy from hitting home runs.. The title "Murderers Row", originally coined in 1918, had most famously been used to refer to the Yankees side of the late 1920s. Size: 8x10in. Roger Maris played for 4 teams; the Cleveland Indians, Kansas City Athletics, New York Yankees and St. Louis Cardinals. Second-highest single-season HR total65: Mark McGwire (1999)64: Sammy Sosa (2001)59: Babe Ruth (1921)52: Aaron Judge (2017)49: Barry Bonds (2000)39: Roger Maris (1960), Top HR season as % of career total22.2%: Roger Maris (61 of 275)12.0%: Mark McGwire (70 of 583)10.8%: Sammy Sosa (66 of 609)9.6%: Barry Bonds (73 of 762)8.4%: Babe Ruth (60 of 714)N/A - Aaron Judge (active). 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 baseball record, breaking Babe Ruth's previous mark of 60 hit in 1927. in Hibbing, MN The addition of Maris gave the Bronx Bombers another star position player to go with Mantle and an aging Yogi Berra, and the Yanks quickly returned to their winning ways. September 10, 1934 That's the kind of guy he was. The reason WAR has his 1960 campaign as roughly even or better than 61? He was great, and I really liked him." Teammates stated Roger Maris' hair literally fell out during the chase for sixty-one and you can read more quotes from and about Maris here on Baseball Almanac. Entering 1961, Maris had never even reached the 40-mark, topping out at 39 homers during his American League MVP Award-winning 1960 season. - Roger Maris, Research by Baseball Almanac | Home Runs by Roger Maris. However, 1961 was still an age of innocence. Joining Mickey Mantle as one half of the M&M Boys, it was in New York that Maris blossomed into one of the top players in the game. Frick called for a distinctive mark -- an asterisk was suggested by New York Daily News columnist Dick Young -- to be added to the record books if anyone broke the record after 154 games. Copyright 1999- In 1927, Ruth set the single-season AL/NL standard with 60 home runs. A reward of $5,000 was placed on the ball by a Sacramento, Cal., restauranteur, who intends to return it to Maris as part of a special ceremony. [Roger Maris Quotes], Roger Maris Autograph on a 1960 Topps Baseball Card (#377 | Checklist), Roger Maris World Series Miscellaneous Stats, Roger Maris World Series Miscellaneous Items of Interest. var pfHeaderImgUrl = '';var pfHeaderTagline = '';var pfdisableClickToDel = 0;var pfHideImages = 0;var pfImageDisplayStyle = 'right';var pfDisablePDF = 0;var pfDisableEmail = 0;var pfDisablePrint = 0;var pfCustomCSS = 'https://www.baseball-almanac.com/css/print.css';var pfBtVersion='2';(function(){var js,pf;pf=document.createElement('script');pf.type='text/javascript';pf.src='//cdn.printfriendly.com/printfriendly.js';document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(pf)})(); Did you know that in the Roger Maris Miscellaneous World Series Items of Interest section seen above you can click the Stats link under the World Series label and a truly comprehensive history of that World Series will appear on your screen? ``Every TV set in our clubhouse and workout room were all on that game, he said at Coors Field. The Yankees star crushed his 62nd home run of the season Tuesday, beating Roger Maris for the American League single-season record.. Back in spring . To this day, those stand as two of the eight closest MVP Award votes since the Baseball Writers Association of America began using its current voting process in 1938. Even more impressive is that he earned those MVPs while he was a teammate of the iconic Mantle, who finished second behind Maris in both 1960 and 1961 before winning his third MVP in 1962. Here is a link to the audio instead. Subscribe to Stathead Baseball: Get your first month FREEYour All-Access Ticket to the Baseball Reference Database. Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing. 2017 October 24. But he actually played for three other teams: Cleveland (1957-58), the Kansas City As ('58-59) and St. Louis ('67-68). In 1965 Maris developed hand problems. update=copyright.getFullYear(); What should have been one of baseball's greatest achievements became one of its saddest stories. Hes such a hard worker, such a great role model. Legendary New York sports writer John Drebinger wrote the lead story for (one of) Maris' premier hometown newspapers: The New York Times, which wrote the definitive feature on the historic event. copyright=new Date(); Some high school data is courtesy David McWater. The outfielder won the AL MVP Award in his first year with the Yankees after hitting .283 with 39 homers, 112 RBIs, 98 runs, 290 total bases and a .952 OPS. Page 231.) 61 when the SkyDomes Jumbotron replay it between the third and the fourth innings of Torontos 15-1 rout of Cleveland. We present them here for purely educational purposes. All Rights Reserved by Baseball Almanac, Inc.Hosted by Hosting 4 Less. The Post spared no detail when it came to Maris' historic home run, beginning its front-page coverage with an exclusive from Milton Gross about what Maris ate after hitting No. $4.94 . April 16, 1957 Speaking in 1980 he said, "They acted as though I was doing something wrong, poisoning the record books or something. Put the infielders in the outfield for him and put the outfielders up in the stands. During the season, Maris had seven multi-home run games; in a doubleheader against the Chicago White Sox, he hit four home runs. In case you've always been wondering, it was a shrimp cocktail, a steak, a baked potato, two glasses of wine and a "sliver" of cheesecake, followed by two cups of coffee and three cigarettes. Maris walked a lot and drove people home, including himself 61 times in 1961. (There was no official Major League record book at the time, so Fricks decree was a recommendation that independent record keepers had no obligation to follow.). Nothing. Only five players Babe Ruth, Maris . The most heartbreaking part of his 1961 saga came after his record breaking long ball. And that sets him apart among the six sluggers with at least one 60-homer season. He couldn't check his powerful swing, which left him vulnerable to a high rate of strikeouts. Only Killebrew, Mays, Aaron, Rocky Colavito and Mantle had more homers than Maris in those six years. [Roger Maris Quotes], Roger Maris Autograph on a 1960 Topps Baseball Card (#377 | Checklist), Roger Maris Miscellaneous Items of Interest. "When he (Roger Maris) hit it ( home run #61 in 1961 ), he came into the dugout and they were all applauding. With some fans feeling he wasnt worthy of breaking Ruths record, Maris received hate mail and death threats throughout the season, and the introverted outfielder dealt with such stress during the chase that his hair began to fall out. Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle race to break Babe Ruth's single-season home run record. Of the 11 Major Leaguers who have won back-to-back MVPs and are eligible for the Hall, only Maris and Dale Murphy have not been inducted. "'Listen,' Stallard boomed. On Oct. 1, 1961, Roger Maris rocked the baseball world by passing the legendary Babe Ruth with his 61st home run on the last day of the regular season. Hes tied for 10th all time with Ruth in World Series games played (41). "Mick" was loved by the fans and the press, Maris was not. The replay seemed to be a fixture at most ballparks. He also won two MVPs, he won Gold Gloves. "The 27-year-old outfielder . Maris smashed his 61st homer in the fourth inning, but he was so moved by Durantes impulsive offer to give him the ball that he had to tell Russ Nixon, Boston catcher, about it when he came up to bat again in the eighth., "Maris hits 61st in final game" The New York Times. - Mickey Mantle in The Ultimate Yankee Book (Harvey Frommer. So Im happy he did it. We've updated it since, adding links to the pitchers, and once again, adding links to each box score - check out the old radio at the bottom where you can hear Phil Rizzuto on the radio broadcasting as Maris broke The Sultan of Swat's record for home runs in a season. Roger Maris had 1,325 hits over his career. [Roger Maris World Series Stats]. copyright=new Date(); In newspapers across the country, Maris faced both praise and criticism for breaking the Babes 60-home run mark. The 1961 home run race between Maris and Mantle was dramatized in the 2001 film 61*, filmed under the direction of Billy Crystal. New York Yankees star Aaron Judge hit his 62nd home run of the season Tuesday, breaking the single-season American League record of 61 which was set 61 years earlier in 1961 by Roger Maris, also . Just a few hours after his former teammate hit No. They wanted him to come back out. Roger tied Ruth on September 26, hitting his 60th home run. 2017 October 24. Director Billy Crystal Writer Hank Steinberg Stars Barry Pepper Thomas Jane Anthony Michael Hall See production, box office & company info Watch on HBO Max with Prime Video Channels More watch options Add to Watchlist Added by 8.7K users 140 User reviews But his unique career was about more than that. Baseball-References version of WAR credits Maris with 7.5 in 1960 and 6.9 in 61; FanGraphs version has him with 7.2 in 60 and 7.1 in 61. In the 12 years from 1947-58, encompassing the end of the Joe DiMaggio era and the beginning of the Mantle era in the Bronx, the Yankees won eight World Series titles and made the Fall Classic two other times. Roger and teammate Mickey Mantle entertained baseball fans throughout the summer of '61 as the two New York Yankee sluggers chased the record many called the most . Then-commissioner Ford C. Frick called a press conference and declared that a player must hit more than 60-plus homers in the first 154 games of the season to be considered the true record holder. ``He is incredible. In helping the Cards win it all, Maris put some of his past World Series struggles behind him, leading all players with seven RBIs and hitting .385 (10-for-26) with one homer and a .972 OPS. We're here to offer a primer on the 20 players who are up for consideration. So perhaps it's fitting another great Yankee right fielder can break Maris' home run record, which held for 37. In addition to the 61 home runs, Maris hit .269 with 141 RBIs, 132 runs, 366 total bases and a .993 OPS. (Age 22-218d, Aaron Judge has joined MLB home run royalty. In 1951, as a high school footballer at Fargo, N.D.'s Shanley High, Maris returned four kickoffs for touchdowns in a single game. Roger Maris hit 275 home runs during his career, 122 while playing at home, 153 while on the road. But in 1961, he went off, engaging in an epic race with Mantle to top Ruths record. Jim McLaughlin, volunteer curator of the Roger Maris Museum in Fargo, said Maris predicted in 1984 his record would be broken. Maris was 34 years old when he played his final MLB game, so he didnt have a chance to reach some of the benchmarks that might have given him a better shot at the Hall of Fame when he was on the BBWAA ballot. If you find this type of "free" data useful please consider That is, until Maris came along and hit 61 to set a single-season record that itself would stand until 1998. First, to get from Fargo to the major leagues is a huge jump. 2. All of us in baseball should really say to those guys congratulations for what theyve done for the game., Connect with the definitive source for global and local news. No one can even stand in his shoes _ not Babe Ruth, not anyone. "With Roger Maris, Victory Dinner" -- New York Post. Scores from any date in Major League history, Minor, Foreign, College, & Black Baseball, Frequently Asked Questions about MLB and Baseball, Subscribe to Stathead Baseball: Get your first month FREE. "When he (Roger Maris) hit it (home run #61 in 1961), he came into the dugout and they were all applauding. 11,416th in major league history) 9th inning (20), I put my stuff against his stuff and he hit my stuff. Thats how many times Yankees opponents issued him an intentional walk that season. And the people were all applauding. After earning his first All-Star selection in 1959, the outfielder was traded to the Yankees with Joe DeMaestri and Kent Hadley for Hank Bauer, Don Larsen, Norm Siebern and Marv Throneberry. One famous photograph lined up six 1961 Yankee players, including Mantle, Maris, Yogi Berra, Elston Howard, Johnny Blanchard, and Bill Skowron, under the nickname "Murderers Row," because they hit a combined 207 home runs that year. Roger Maris has held on to the American League record for most home runs in a season for 61 years. It wasnt all debate and criticism. 1961 was an expansion year, with the American League increasing from 8 to 10 teams, the first expansion in the 61-year history of the league. Yet Maris' 61 still stands as the American League and Yankees records -- for now. Source.) But if someone was going to get the record, I want it to be someone like Mark McGwire. Maris eventually broke the record, hitting his 61st home run on October 1, the season's final day. Sal Durante, who famously caught Roger Maris' 61st home run ball, has died. Roger Maris had 275 home runs over his career. Maris is one of 32 players to win multiple MVP Awards, but one of just 13 to win them in consecutive seasons. Full-year historical Major League statistics provided by Pete Palmer and Gary Gillette of Hidden Game Sports. In another interesting synchronicity, Maris's 61st home run came in his 161st game of the 1961 season! 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