Difference between revisions of "Roger Maris"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
(Maris's record stood for 61 years) |
(added citation) |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
'''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> |
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
Revision as of 23:35, October 5, 2022
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'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.[1][2]