Maris was a seven time All Star and was awarded the Sultan of Swat Crown for both the 1960 and ’61 seasons.Īfter the 1966 season, Maris was traded by the Yankees to the St.
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He was also the recipient of the Hickok Belt which was award to the top professional athlete in America. While displaying his power at the plate, Roger proved himself to be a complete ball player by winning the Gold Glove award the previous year. His 61 round trippers are still an American League record, and arguably an MLB record. In 1961, his second year with the team, the outfielder cranked out 61 home runs and drove in an amazing 141 runs. Roger immediately proved to Yankee ownership that he was worth every penny of his $18,000 contract by winning the American League MVP Award his first two years with the club. Yankee scout Tom Greenwade helped engineer the deal which placed Maris in pinstripes. After only a year and a half with the A’s, the New York Yankees came courting the young sensation to join their other outfielders, Mickey Mantle and Hector Lopez. Roger played in the minors with stops at Fargo – Moorhead, (North Dakota / Minnesota), Keokuk, Iowa, Reading, Pennsylvania and Indianapolis, Indiana, where in 1956, his team won the Little World Series.Ī left handed hitting outfielder, Maris began his career with the Cleveland Indians, but was traded to the Kansas City Athletics midway through the 1958 season. Maris was recruited to play football at the University of Oklahoma, but opted to sign a minor-league baseball contract with the Cleveland Indians. He still holds the school football record for returning four kickoffs for touchdowns in a single game. Roger attended Shanley High School where he competed in football, basketball and track. He led his American Legion team to a state championship and was voted Most Valuable Player. When he was 12 years old, his family moved to Fargo, North Dakota where Roger played Little League and American Legion baseball. Roger Eugene Maris was born on Septemin Hibbing, Minnesota.
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