Hank Greenburg, Cleveland’s general manager, liked what he saw and said, “As soon as you get home, have your father call me.” So his father called Greenberg and Roger Maris’ future in baseball began. A scout report that was made by Frank Fahey in 1950 resurfaced in 1961 and as a result of this the Cleveland Indians asked him to a tryout camp. He briefly considered college but he turned down the University of Oklahoma and numerous other colleges that made him offers. It was a hard choice for him and he could go far in either sport. After graduation Roger had to choose between football and baseball. In this league he was named the Most Valuable Player on the North Dakota championship team in 1950. Like many other baseball stars, Roger Maris began his career in American Legion baseball. His football, track and basketball talents were used to the maximum potential and Roger gained a local fame. His athletic skills were never used to their potential by the school so he changed high schools to Shanley high school where he was more appreciated. Rogers’ family then moved to Fargo, North Dakota. He was a local champion of stickball, being the only one who could hit the ball nearly 200 yards.
He was also prominent on the basketball and football teams. He was one of the fastest members of the track team. More specifically he recalls that no other kid in the neighborhood could begin to match the distance in which Roger could hit the baseball. His father remembered that Roger could always play sports better than all of the other kids. Maris began to realize his talent for athletics during those years. He only lived there for a few years until he moved to Grand Forks, North Dakota, where he stayed until he was ten. Roger Maris was born in the small town of Hibbing, Minnesota. Maris retired from baseball following the 1968 season. His baseball career began with the Cleveland Indians in 1957 and he was traded to the Kansas City Athletics in 1958. Roger was affluent in football and track among others. He excelled at many sports not just baseball. His young life was marked with athleticism. Roger Maris has had a picture-perfect life starting in Hibbing, Minnesota to where he grew up in Fargo, North Dakota. Still now after almost 40 years Maris has still not achieved his rightful place in baseball history, the Baseball Hall of Fame. Maris continues to hold the American League record for most home runs in a season.Roger Maris is probably one of baseball’s most misunderstood baseball heroes. In 1998, Mark McGwire set a new Major League record with 70 home runs in 2001, Barry Bonds surpassed that mark with 73.
Maris hit his 61st home run in the very last game of the season, which led to questions about the legitimacy of his record. Before Maris broke Ruth's record, the American League baseball season had been extended to 162 games. The previous single-season home run record (60, set by Babe Ruth in 1927) was set during a period when Major League Baseball teams played 154 games per season. Maris' home run record was controversial.
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Maris appeared in seven World Series he played for Yankees teams that won the World Series in 19 and for a Cardinals team that won the World Series in 1967. Maris was an American League (AL) All-Star from 1959 through 1962, an AL Most Valuable Player in 19, and an AL Gold Glove Award winner in 1960. Maris finished his playing career as a member of the St. He was traded to the Kansas City Athletics during the 1958 season, and to the New York Yankees after the 1959 season. He reached the major leagues in 1957 as a player for the Cleveland Indians. Maris played in the minor leagues from 1953 to 1956, and in the major leagues from 1957 to 1968. He is best known for setting a new Major League Baseball single-season home run record with 61 home runs in 1961 the record remained unbroken until 1998.
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Roger Eugene Maris (Septem– December 14, 1985) was an American professional baseball right fielder.
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