Roger Maris

Roger Maris

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Roger Eugene Maris (September 10, 1934 – December 14, 1985) was an American professional baseball right fielder. He is best known for setting a new Major League Baseball (MLB) single-season home run record with 61 home runs in 1961; the record remained unbroken until 1998.

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Roger Maris was born on Monday, 10 September 1934 in Hibbing, Minnesota, United States. His full name at birth was Roger Eugene Maris. He was best known as a professional baseball player. Maris' country of citizenship (nationality) was American. He died on Saturday, 14 December 1985 in Houston, Texas, United States at the age of 51. He is buried at Holy Cross Cemetery, Fargo, ND. Roger attended high school at Bishop Shanley (Fargo, ND). He was 6' (183 cm) tall and weighed 197 lbs (89 kg) with an athletic build. He had blue eyes and blonde hair (color). His zodiac star sign was Virgo.

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Roger Eugene Maris
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Date of birth
10 September 1934
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Place of birth
Hibbing, Minnesota, United States
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Date of death
14 December 1985
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Age
51 (age at death)
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Houston, Texas, United States
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Holy Cross Cemetery, Fargo, ND
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Former Major League Baseball Player
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6' (183 cm)
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197 lbs (89 kg)
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Bishop Shanley (Fargo, ND)
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Every day I went to the ballpark in Yankee Stadium as well as on the road people were on my back. The last six years in the American League were mental hell for me. I was drained of all my desire to play baseball.

Roger Maris is known for his role in the TV series MLB Network Presents (2015) as Self.

He is also known for his role in the TV movie documentary Sport in America: Our Defining Stories (2013) as Self.

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