Roger Maris
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Roger Maris' Great World Series PlayRoger Maris was a great defensive player. It is too bad that the most important play he ever made has not received the recognition it deserves.
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Roger Maris' Career was Ruined by Dick Young's Non-Existent AsteriskRoger Maris was cheered, not booed, in 1960, his first season with the New York Yankees. And then along came Maris’ successful pursuit of Babe Ruth’s single season home run record.
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Roger Maris: Hampered by InjuriesMickey Mantle has become synonymous with injuries. Roger Maris and 61 home runs are also synonymous, but fans and the media rarely remember how often Roger was injured.
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Roger Maris was Excoriated Because He Didn't Please the MediaIn 1962, Roger Maris batted .256/.356/.485 with 33 home runs and 100 RBIs, which didn't approach his 1961 record-setting season.
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New York Yankees, the Media and Some Fans Questioned Roger Maris' InjuriesIn the second game of a twin bill against the Minnesota Twins, on Sunday, June 20, 1965, Roger Maris, sliding into home plate, jammed his right hand against the home plate umpire's shin guard.
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St. Louis Cardinals Fans, Unlike Yankees Fans, Knew Roger Maris' Great ValueIt was opening day. Roger Maris, who had been booed unmercifully ever since he broke Babe Ruth's single season home run record, held his breath as the public address announcer said, "Batting third, Roger Maris."
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Roger Maris' Teammates Appreciated His Greatness More Than the Yankees FansMickey Mantle was in a hospital watching television. He saw Roger Maris hit his 61st home run off Tracy Stallard to set a single season home run mark that even most New York Yankees haters believe still stands.
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Why Roger Maris' Home Run Record Still StandsI am going on record to say that Roger Maris' single-season home run record of 61 home runs in 1961 is still the undeniable (if not official) MLB record for homer runs in a single season despite being broken several times.
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Baseball History: Roger Maris RetiresRoger Maris would have been happy being a solid player on a good team in a small city. He never wanted to be the straw. He preferred being part of the drink.
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The Mistreatment of Roger MarisRoger Maris was one of baseball's best players in the early 1960s, but the New York media made his life miserable.
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Roger Maris and Don Larsen: Home Run Record and Perfect Game Were Not EnoughGeorge Weiss sent an aging Hank Bauer, youngsters Norm Seibern and Marv Throneberry and the only pitcher to hurl a perfect World Series game, Don Larsen to their Kansas City friends in exchange for Kent Hadley, Joe DeMaestri, and Roger Maris. -
Surly Roger MarisRoger Maris irritated many with his angry stubbornness and his fierce, combative integrity.
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The New York Yankees Had to Trade Roger Maris"I never would have gone back to New York to play. I'd had it in New York. They had to trade me." -
Baltimore and the Orioles Stopped Roger MarisMaris entered the game with 35 home runs. Mantle was on his tail with 32, and drew closer when he hit one in the opener.
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Roger Maris Overcame the Pressure, the Criticism and the Inane Questions"Why can't they understand? I don't want to be Babe Ruth. He was a great ballplayer. I'm not trying to replace him. The record is there, and damn right I want to break it, but that isn't replacing Babe Ruth."
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Babe Ruth and Roger Maris Should Be Tied for the Single Season Home Run MarkThe 1927 New York Yankees were one of the greatest offensive teams of all time. Known as "Murderers' Row," they batted .307, hit 158 home runs and scored 976 runs or about 6.3 runs a game.
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The New York Yankees Traded Roger Maris for Him?The new Yankees' regime received a 29-year-old journeyman infielder for the player who, to this very day, holds the single season home run record.
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George Steinbrenner was No Bob Sheppard or Roger MarisThe New York Yankees have announced that their players' uniforms will have commemorative patches honoring the memories of owner Mr. Steinbrenner and public address announcer Bob Sheppard.
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50 Years Ago…Roger, the Babe and the AsteriskComing on the last day of the 1961 regular season, Maris’s homer was his 61st of the year, breaking Babe Ruth’s single season record, and putting an end to a season-long drama and creating an asterisk myth that persists today
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Roger Clemens: The Greatest Pitcher of All-TimeMajor League Pitcher Roger Clemens of the New York Yankees recently earned his 350th win to become only the second pitcher to reach that milestone in the last 75 years. -
Aaron, Maris, and Gehrig: Their Records Have Not Been EclipsedIt is a sad state of affairs when individuals who admit breaking the law, the rules, or both, are recognized as holding records they achieved by cheating. -
First They Booed Mantle, Then They Booed Maris and Today They Love ThemNext New York Yankees fans were led to believe that Mickey Mantle would become almost as great or even greater, if that were possible, than Babe Ruth.
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Generalship and Sports: Where Babe Ruth and Roger Maris Meet Hannibal and ScipioAs superstars are latched onto in youth, it is often hard for those lifelong fans to be able to abandon their seemingly religious worship of one over another, regardless of the other's achievements. -
Yankees 1964 World Series Loss: How One Cardinals Trio Took the SeriesWithout Boyer's grand slam, the Cardinals would not have won the game or the World Series, but neither would they have won if it were not for Roger Craig and Ron Taylor.
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Famous Sports Birthdays on September 10Famous Sports Birthdays On September 10 Ted Kluszewski, Arnold Palmer, Roger Maris, Bob Lanier, Randy Johnson
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Celebrity Birthdays on September 10Celebrity Birthdays On September 10 Bill O'Reilly, Joe Perry, Roger Maris, Bob Lanier, Jose Feliciano
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Happy Dead Birthday to Famous People Who Were Born on September 10Happy Dead Birthday To Famous People Who Were Born on September 10 Ted Kluszewski, Roger Maris, Buck Buchanan, Adele Astaire, Hans Niels Anderson
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61* Needs No Clarifications: It's a Winner, Through and ThroughA review of 61*, directed by Billy Crystal, and starring Barry Pepper and Thomas Jane.
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Sports Film Review: 61* an Original HBO Production61* is a baseball film that gives an in depth look in the heated race for major league home run record in 1961. Which one will will beat Babe Ruth's record? Roger Maris or Mickey Mantle? -
Famous People Who Died on December 14th-George WashingtonFamous People who Died On December 14th George Washington, Roger Maris, Arthur Treacher
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Mickey Mantle's Two CareersWhen Roger Maris was stolen from Arnold Johnson's Kansas City Athletics before the 1960 season, the booing of Mantle subsided a little, but it was the Babe Ruth home run chase that turned things around.
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The Top 5 Must-See Baseball MuseumsFinal countdown of my top 5 must see baseball museums picks including the Roger Maris Museum and the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame. -
Mark McGwire and the Baseball Hall of FameMcGwire is remembered for his assault on Roger Maris' record 61 home runs in 1998. He surpassed the mark, but the taint of potential performance enhancing drugs started to cloud the picture on McGwire's Hall of Fame candidacy shortly thereafter. -
Baseball and Politics: Congress Investigates Use of Steroids and Other Performance-Enhancing Drugs (Again)The House Government Reform Committee's hearings into Roger Clemens' alleged use of steroids and Human Growth Hormone is just the latest in a series of investigations of "America's Pastime" by Congress
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Jesse Gonder: Fighting Fastballs and RacismJesse Gonder was an Oakland high school baseball legend who played in the majors for the Mets, Yankees and Reds. More notably, Gonder built a reputation over the years for being outspoken at a time when most African-American athletes were reluctant to do so.
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Building a Baseball Card CollectionDetermine your interests in your collection and develop your collection toward your goal.
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A Double Standard on SteroidsA column about the double standard we hold baseball and football too in regards to steroids.
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10 Dubious Brushes of Baseball History Against the Chicago CubsThe Chicago Cubs. Lovable losers. The team that has gone almost a century without winning a World Series and sixty-two years without reaching the World Series.
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12 Hall of Famers Who Were Named World Series Most Valuable PlayersSince 1955 when the award was first conceived, a dozen men destined for Cooperstown have earned this honor.
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The Ten Most Unbreakable Baseball RecordsA list of the ten most unbreakable major league baseball records, both single season and career. They are listed and talked about in order of impossible to ever break, to one in a million long shot.
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