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Roger Eugene Maris (born Maras; September 10, 1934 – December 14, 1985) was an American professional baseball right fielder who played 12 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He is best known for setting a new MLB single-season home run record with 61 home runs in 1961.
61* is a 2001 American sports drama television film directed by Billy Crystal and written by Hank Steinberg.It stars Barry Pepper as Roger Maris and Thomas Jane as Mickey Mantle on their quest to break Babe Ruth's 1927 single-season home run record of 60 during the 1961 season of the New York Yankees.
When commissioner Fay Vincent removed "The Asterisk" in 1991, Maris was finally given credit as the single-season home run record-holder. However, Maris had died in 1985, never knowing that the record belonged to him. In addition to the individual exploits of Maris and Mantle, the '61 Yankees hit a major league record 240 home runs.
As it became apparent that Aaron Judge could break Roger Maris’ American League home run record, the baseball world focused on the outfielder’s quest. On Oct. 4, Judge hit a slider and made ...
The 20 candidates who received less than 5% of the vote, thus becoming ineligible for future BBWAA consideration, are indicated with an asterisk (*). Roger Maris, Elston Howard and Don Larsen were on the ballot for the 15th and final time.
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In one of his lasting acts as commissioner, he chaired an eight-member committee for statistical accuracy, which removed the asterisk that had been next to Roger Maris’ entry as the season home ...
The single season mark of 60 stood for 34 years until Roger Maris hit 61 home runs in 1961 in the American League [12] for which MLB assigned an asterisk until reversing themselves in 1991, citing Maris had accomplished his record in a longer season. [13]