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Full name Roger Eugene Maris
Born September 10, 1934, Hibbing, Minnesota
Died December 14, 1985, Houston, Texas
Buried at Holy Cross Cemetery, Fargo, North Dakota (Block 15; coordinates N46.91791 W96.80897)
Born as: Roger Eugene Maras
First Game: April 16, 1957; Final Game: October 10, 1968
Bat: Left Throw: Right Height: 6' 0" Weight: 197
Named AL Most Valuable Player by Baseball Writers' Association of America (1960 to 1961)
Named Major League Player of the Year by The Sporting News (1961)
Named AL Player of the Year by The Sporting News (1960 to 1961)
Named outfielder on The Sporting News Major League All-Star Team (1960)
Named outfielder on The Sporting News AL All-Star Team (1961)
Won AL Gold Glove as right fielder (1960)
Ejections: 1962 (1), 1964 (1). Total: 2
SABR Biography

Top Performances

Pitcher Matchups

Discrepancies

                       Batting Record

Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team 1957 CLE A Daily Splits 116 358 61 84 9 5 14 51 60 5 79 1 3 2 0 4 6 8 4 .235 .344 .405 0.5 1957 CLE A 1958 CLE A Daily Splits 51 182 26 41 5 1 9 27 17 2 33 0 0 3 0 2 0 4 2 .225 .287 .412 0.0 1958 CLE A 1958 KC A Daily Splits 99 401 61 99 14 3 19 53 28 1 52 2 2 2 0 4 2 0 0 .247 .298 .439 -1.0 1958 KC A 1958 TOT A 150 583 87 140 19 4 28 80 45 3 85 2 2 5 0 6 2 4 2 .240 .294 .431 -1.0 1958 TOT A 1959 KC A Daily Splits 122 433 69 118 21 7 16 72 58 5 53 3 0 4 0 9 4 2 1 .273 .359 .464 1.4 1959 KC A 1960 NY A Daily Splits 136 499 98 141 18 7 39 112 70 4 65 3 1 5 0 9 6 2 2 .283 .371 .581 3.7 1960 NY A 1961 NY A Daily Splits 161 590 132 159 16 4 61 141 94 0 67 7 0 7 0 9 16 0 0 .269 .372 .620 3.1 1961 NY A 1962 NY A Daily Splits 157 590 92 151 34 1 33 100 87 11 78 6 1 3 0 6 7 1 0 .256 .356 .485 1.1 1962 NY A 1963 NY A Daily Splits 90 312 53 84 14 1 23 53 35 3 40 2 1 1 0 4 2 1 0 .269 .346 .542 1.7 1963 NY A 1964 NY A Daily Splits 141 513 86 144 12 2 26 71 62 1 78 6 1 2 0 4 7 3 0 .281 .364 .464 0.6 1964 NY A 1965 NY A Daily Splits 46 155 22 37 7 0 8 27 29 1 29 0 1 1 0 1 4 0 0 .239 .357 .439 0.0 1965 NY A 1966 NY A Daily Splits 119 348 37 81 9 2 13 43 36 3 60 3 0 4 0 8 8 0 0 .233 .307 .382 -1.4 1966 NY A 1967 STL N Daily Splits 125 410 64 107 18 7 9 55 52 3 61 4 1 5 0 5 10 0 0 .261 .346 .405 0.5 1967 STL N 1968 STL N Daily Splits 100 310 25 79 18 2 5 45 24 3 38 1 1 4 0 10 3 0 0 .255 .307 .374 0.1 1968 STL N Total NL ( 2 Years) 225 720 89 186 36 9 14 100 76 6 99 5 2 9 0 15 13 0 0 .258 .330 .392 0.6 Total NL Total AL (10 Years) 1238 4381 737 1139 159 33 261 750 576 36 634 33 10 34 0 60 62 21 9 .260 .348 .490 9.7 Total AL Total (12 Years) Splits 1463 5101 826 1325 195 42 275 850 652 42 733 38 12 43 0 75 75 21 9 .260 .345 .476 10.3 Total Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team

          World Series Batting Record

Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team 1960 NY A Daily Splits 7 30 6 8 1 0 2 2 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 .313 .500 1960 NY A 1961 NY A Daily Splits 5 19 4 2 1 0 1 2 4 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .105 .261 .316 1961 NY A 1962 NY A Daily Splits 7 23 4 4 1 0 1 5 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .174 .321 .348 1962 NY A 1963 NY A Daily Splits 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1963 NY A 1964 NY A Daily Splits 7 30 4 6 0 0 1 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .200 .226 .300 1964 NY A 1967 STL N Daily Splits 7 26 3 10 1 0 1 7 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .385 .433 .538 1967 STL N 1968 STL N Daily Splits 6 19 5 3 1 0 0 1 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 .158 .273 .211 1968 STL N Total ( 7 Years) Splits 41 152 26 33 5 0 6 18 18 1 21 0 0 1 0 2 3 0 0 .217 .298 .368 Total Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team

         All-Star Game Batting Record

Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team 1959 AL Daily Splits 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1959 AL 1960 AL Daily Splits 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .143 .000 1960 AL 1961 AL Daily Splits 2 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .333 .200 1961 AL 1962 AL Daily Splits 2 6 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .250 .333 1962 AL Total ( 4 Years) Splits 7 19 2 2 1 0 0 2 3 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .105 .217 .158 Total Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team

                       Fielding Record

Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G 1957 CLE A Daily Splits OF 112 99 89 910 266 10 7 2 0 .975 27 87 7 1957 CLE A CF 87 74 68 679.1 206 7 5 1 0 .977 1957 CLE A LF 27 19 16 177.2 49 4 2 1 0 .964 1957 CLE A RF 7 6 5 53 14 0 0 0 0 1.000 1958 CLE A Daily Splits OF 47 44 38 390 113 6 4 1 0 .967 0 27 23 1958 CLE A CF 27 23 19 200 72 2 2 1 0 .974 1958 CLE A RF 23 21 19 190 41 3 2 0 0 .957 1958 KC A Daily Splits OF 99 98 84 878.1 190 9 5 3 0 .975 0 21 90 1958 KC A RF 90 79 75 728.1 139 8 4 3 0 .974 1958 KC A CF 21 19 9 150 51 1 1 0 0 .981 1958 TOT A CF 48 42 28 350 123 3 3 1 0 .977 1958 TOT A RF 113 100 94 918.1 180 11 6 3 0 .970 1958 TOT A OF 146 142 122 1268.1 303 15 9 4 0 .972 0 48 113 1959 KC A Daily Splits OF 117 110 108 994.2 231 7 6 4 0 .975 0 5 114 1959 KC A RF 114 106 105 960.2 223 7 6 4 0 .975 1959 KC A CF 5 4 3 34 8 1 0 0 0 1.000 1960 NY A Daily Splits OF 131 131 120 1153.1 263 6 4 1 0 .985 0 8 127 1960 NY A RF 127 127 116 1102.1 253 6 3 0 0 .989 1960 NY A CF 8 4 4 51 16 0 1 0 0 .941 1961 NY A Daily Splits OF 160 160 148 1402 266 9 9 1 0 .968 0 17 150 1961 NY A RF 150 148 139 1282 242 9 8 1 0 .969 1961 NY A CF 17 12 9 120 30 0 1 0 0 .968 1962 NY A Daily Splits OF 154 151 129 1346.1 316 4 3 0 0 .991 0 65 102 1962 NY A RF 102 89 78 780 157 2 1 0 0 .994 1962 NY A CF 65 62 51 566.1 158 2 2 0 0 .988 1963 NY A Daily Splits OF 86 85 64 708.1 162 6 2 1 0 .988 0 1 86 1963 NY A RF 86 85 64 706.1 161 5 2 1 0 .988 1963 NY A CF 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 1964 NY A Daily Splits OF 137 132 125 1197 250 6 1 0 0 .996 0 23 114 1964 NY A RF 114 109 102 987 206 5 1 0 0 .995 1964 NY A CF 23 23 23 210 42 0 0 0 0 1.000 1965 NY A Daily Splits OF 43 42 35 367 66 1 2 0 0 .971 0 0 43 1965 NY A RF 43 42 35 367 64 1 2 0 0 .970 1966 NY A Daily Splits OF 95 93 80 778.1 133 3 1 0 0 .993 0 1 94 1966 NY A RF 94 92 80 776.1 129 3 1 0 0 .992 1966 NY A CF 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 1967 STL N Daily Splits OF 118 100 89 942.1 224 5 2 1 0 .991 0 2 118 1967 STL N RF 118 100 89 933.1 221 5 2 1 0 .991 1967 STL N CF 2 0 0 9 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1968 STL N Daily Splits OF 84 71 60 667.2 169 4 3 1 0 .983 0 0 84 1968 STL N RF 84 71 60 667.2 170 3 3 1 0 .983 Total (12 Years) Splits OF 1383 1316 1169 11735.1 2649 76 49 15 0 .982 27 257 1152 Total (12 Years) RF 1152 1075 967 9534 2020 57 35 11 0 .983 Total (10 Years) CF 257 222 186 2023.2 584 13 12 2 0 .980 Total ( 1 Year ) LF 27 19 16 177.2 49 4 2 1 0 .964 Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G

          World Series Fielding Record

Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G 1960 NY A Daily Splits OF 7 7 6 58 11 0 1 0 0 .917 0 0 7 1960 NY A RF 7 7 6 58 11 0 1 0 0 .917 1961 NY A Daily Splits OF 5 5 2 45 11 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 4 4 1961 NY A RF 4 2 1 14 5 0 0 0 0 1.000 1961 NY A CF 4 3 1 31 6 1 0 0 0 1.000 1962 NY A Daily Splits OF 7 7 7 61 11 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 7 1962 NY A RF 7 7 7 61 11 1 0 0 0 1.000 1963 NY A Daily Splits OF 2 2 1 11.2 3 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 2 1963 NY A RF 2 2 1 11.2 3 0 0 0 0 1.000 1964 NY A Daily Splits OF 7 7 7 62 20 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 7 0 1964 NY A CF 7 7 7 62 20 0 0 0 0 1.000 1967 STL N Daily Splits OF 7 7 7 61 15 0 1 0 0 .938 0 0 7 1967 STL N RF 7 7 7 61 15 0 1 0 0 .938 1968 STL N Daily Splits OF 5 5 5 45 8 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 5 1968 STL N RF 5 5 5 45 8 0 0 0 0 1.000 Total ( 7 Years) Splits OF 40 40 35 343.2 79 2 2 0 0 .976 0 11 32 Total ( 6 Years) RF 32 30 27 250.2 53 1 2 0 0 .964 Total ( 2 Years) CF 11 10 8 93 26 1 0 0 0 1.000 Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G

         All-Star Game Fielding Record

Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G 1959 AL Daily Splits OF 1 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 1 1959 AL RF 1 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1960 AL Daily Splits OF 2 2 1 14 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 2 1960 AL RF 2 2 1 14 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1961 AL Daily Splits OF 1 1 1 9 3 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 1 1961 AL RF 1 1 1 9 3 0 0 0 0 1.000 1962 AL Daily Splits OF 2 2 1 15 6 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 2 0 1962 AL CF 2 2 1 15 6 0 0 0 0 1.000 Total ( 4 Years) Splits OF 6 6 3 42 11 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 2 4 Total ( 3 Years) RF 4 4 2 27 5 0 0 0 0 1.000 Total ( 1 Year ) CF 2 2 1 15 6 0 0 0 0 1.000 Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G

Ejection Information

Date Team Umpire Reason 6- 9-1962 BOX NY A Al Smith Call at 1B (Bumped umpire) 6-21-1964(2) BOX NY A Cal Drummond Call at 2B

Transaction Information

Signed as an amateur free agent by Cleveland Indians (1953).

Traded by Cleveland Indians with Preston Ward and Dick Tomanek to Kansas City Athletics in exchange for Woodie Held and Vic Power (June 15, 1958).

Traded by Kansas City Athletics with Joe DeMaestri and Kent Hadley to New York Yankees in exchange for Don Larsen, Hank Bauer, Norm Siebern and Marv Throneberry (December 11, 1959).

Traded by New York Yankees to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Charley Smith (December 8, 1966).

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