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'''Roger Eugene Maris''' (September 10, 1934 – December 14, 1985) was an American right fielder in [[Major League Baseball]] who is primarily remembered for hitting 61 home runs for the [[New York Yankees]] during the 1961 season. This broke [[Babe Ruth|Babe Ruth's]] single-season record of 60 home runs (set in 1927) and set a record that would stand for 61 years (it should be noted that the regular season expanded from 154 games in Ruth's tenure to 162 in Maris'; Maris needed the extra games to break the record).

'''Roger Eugene Maris''' (September 10, 1934 – December 14, 1985) was an American right fielder in [[Major League Baseball]] who is primarily remembered for hitting 61 home runs for the [[New York Yankees]] during the 1961 season. This broke [[Babe Ruth|Babe Ruth's]] single-season record of 60 home runs (set in 1927) and set a record that would stand for 61 years (it should be noted that the regular season expanded from 154 games in Ruth's tenure to 162 in Maris'; Maris needed the extra games to break the record).

A smoker, Roger Maris's life was cut short at age only 51 by lung cancer.<ref>https://quitsmokingwithvivian.wordpress.com/2013/05/13/celebrities-who-died-of-tobacco-related-causes/</ref>

A smoker, Roger Maris's life was cut short at age only 51 by lung cancer.<ref>https://quitsmokingwithvivian.wordpress.com/2013/05/13/celebrities-who-died-of-tobacco-related-causes/</ref><ref>https://buffalonews.com/news/deadly-record/article_661cb6d6-b067-5861-ab01-508657b7e0ec.html</ref>

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