Roger Maris Stats

Roger Maris was born on Monday, September 10, 1934, in Hibbing, Minnesota. Maris was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 16, 1957, with the Cleveland Indians. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Roger Maris baseball stats page.
"When he (Roger Maris) hit it (home run #61 in 1961), he came into the dugout and they were all applauding. I mean, this is something that's only happened once in baseball, right? And the people were all applauding. They wanted him to come back out. He wouldn't come out, so the players had to push him back out. They forced him to come out and take a bow. That's the kind of guy he was. He was great, and I really liked him." - Mickey Mantle
He was chastised by the media, verbally abused by
the fans and criticized by the commissioner.
Rogers Hornsby said that he couldn’t carry his bat.
The finest power hitters in the American League
physically attacked the single season home run
record of 60 set by Babe Ruth in 1927.
Only one was successful.

Since 1927, a period of 84 years, only two
American League hitters have hit 60 home runs,
Yankees right fielders Babe Ruth and Roger Maris.
October 1, 2011 marked the 50th Anniversary of
Roger Maris’ 61st home run, and he continues to
reign as the American League Single Season
Home Run Champion

Eddie Spirito
Roger Maris

Roger Maris Autograph on a 1960 Topps (#377)

Roger Maris Autograph on a 1960 Topps (#377)
 

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Birth Name:   Roger Eugene Maras
Nickname:   None
Born On:   09-10-1934  (Virgo)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Hibbing, Minnesota
Year of Death Data Died On:   12-14-1985 (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Houston, Texas
Cemetery:   Holy Cross Cemetery, Fargo, North Dakota
High School:   Bishop Shanley High School (Fargo, ND)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-00   Player Weight Chart Weight:   204
First Game:   04-16-1957 (Age 22)
Last Game:   09-29-1968
Draft:   Not Applicable
Roger Maris

Roger Maris Pitching Stats
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- - Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Roger Maris

Roger Maris Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1957 23 Indians 116 358 61 84 9 5 14 1 51 60 5 79 3 2 1 6 .235 .344 .405
1958 24 Indians 51 182 26 41 5 1 9 0 27 17 2 33 0 3 0 0 .225 .287 .412
1958 24 Athletics 99 401 61 99 14 3 19 2 53 28 1 52 2 2 2 2 .247 .298 .439
1959 25 Athletics 122 433 69 118 21 7 16 1 72 58 5 53 0 4 3 4 .273 .359 .464
1960 26 Yankees 136 499 98 141 18 7 39 0 112 70 4 65 1 5 3 6 .283 .371 .581
1961 27 Yankees 161 590 132 159 16 4 61 0 141 94 0 67 0 7 7 16 .269 .372 .620
1962 28 Yankees 157 590 92 151 34 1 33 1 100 87 11 78 1 3 6 7 .256 .356 .485
1963 29 Yankees 90 312 53 84 14 1 23 0 53 35 3 40 1 1 2 2 .269 .346 .542
1964 30 Yankees 141 513 86 144 12 2 26 0 71 62 1 78 1 2 6 7 .281 .364 .464
1965 31 Yankees 46 155 22 37 7 0 8 0 27 29 1 29 1 1 0 4 .239 .357 .439
1966 32 Yankees 119 348 37 81 9 2 13 0 43 36 3 60 0 4 3 8 .233 .307 .382
1967 33 Cardinals 125 410 64 107 18 7 9 0 55 52 3 61 1 5 4 10 .261 .346 .405
1968 34 Cardinals 100 310 25 79 18 2 5 0 45 24 3 38 1 4 1 3 .255 .307 .374
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
12 Years 1,463 5,101 826 1,325 195 42 275 5 850 652 42 733 12 43 38 75 .260 .345 .476
Roger Maris

Roger Maris Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1957 Indians CF 87 74 2,037 218 2.5 213 206 7 5 1 n/a n/a n/a .977 2.82
1957 Indians LF 27 19 531 55 2.0 53 49 4 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .964 2.69
1957 Indians RF 7 6 159 14 2.0 14 14 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.38
1958 Indians CF 27 23 600 76 2.8 74 72 2 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .974 3.33
1958 Indians RF 23 21 570 46 2.0 44 41 3 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .957 2.08
1958 Athletics CF 21 19 450 53 2.5 52 51 1 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .981 3.12
1958 Athletics RF 90 79 2,184 148 1.6 144 136 8 4 3 n/a n/a n/a .973 1.78
1959 Athletics CF 5 4 102 9 1.8 9 8 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.38
1959 Athletics RF 114 106 2,880 235 2.1 229 223 6 6 4 n/a n/a n/a .974 2.15
1960 Yankees CF 8 4 153 17 2.1 16 16 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .941 2.82
1960 Yankees RF 127 127 3,306 262 2.1 259 253 6 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .989 2.12
1961 Yankees CF 17 12 360 31 1.8 30 30 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .968 2.25
1961 Yankees RF 150 148 417 259 1.7 251 242 9 8 1 n/a n/a n/a .969 16.25
1962 Yankees CF 65 62 1,698 162 2.5 160 158 2 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .988 2.54
1962 Yankees RF 102 89 2,340 160 1.6 159 157 2 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .994 1.83
1963 Yankees CF 1 0 6 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1963 Yankees RF 86 85 2,118 168 2.0 166 161 5 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .988 2.12
1964 Yankees CF 23 23 630 42 1.8 42 42 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.80
1964 Yankees RF 114 109 2,961 212 1.9 211 206 5 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .995 1.92
1965 Yankees RF 43 42 1,101 67 1.6 65 64 1 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .970 1.59
1966 Yankees CF 1 1 6 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1966 Yankees RF 94 92 2,328 133 1.4 132 129 3 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .992 1.53
1967 Cardinals CF 2 0 27 1 0.5 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.00
1967 Cardinals RF 118 100 2,799 228 1.9 226 221 5 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .991 2.18
1968 Cardinals RF 84 71 2,001 176 2.1 173 170 3 3 1 n/a n/a n/a .983 2.33
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
RF Totals 1,152 1,075 25,164 2,108 1.8 2,073 2,017 56 35 11 n/a n/a n/a .983 2.22
CF Totals 257 222 6,069 609 2.4 597 584 13 12 2 n/a n/a n/a .980 2.66
LF Totals 27 19 531 55 2.0 53 49 4 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .964 2.69
12 Years 1,436 1,316 31,764 2,772 1.9 2,723 2,650 73 49 14 n/a n/a n/a .982 2.31
Roger Maris

Roger Maris Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1957 Indians 8 4 .667 6 3 n/a 25.6 4.5 7.0 - - -
1958 Indians 4 2 .667 6 0 n/a 20.2 5.5 6.7 - - -
1958 Athletics 0 0 .000 1 0 n/a 21.1 7.7 7.6 - - -
1959 Athletics 2 1 .667 8 0 n/a 27.1 8.2 6.0 - - -
1960 Yankees 2 2 .500 5 0 n/a 12.8 7.7 4.5 - - -
1961 Yankees 0 0 .000 1 0 n/a 9.7 8.8 4.2 - - -
1962 Yankees 1 0 1.000 4 0 n/a 17.9 7.6 5.9 - - -
1963 Yankees 1 0 1.000 5 0 n/a 13.6 7.8 5.9 - - -
1964 Yankees 3 0 1.000 6 0 n/a 19.7 6.6 7.2 - - -
1965 Yankees 0 0 .000 4 0 n/a 19.4 5.3 5.7 - - -
1966 Yankees 0 0 .000 26 0 n/a 26.8 5.8 8.1 - - -
1967 Cardinals 0 0 .000 22 0 n/a 45.6 6.7 7.5 - - -
1968 Cardinals 0 0 .000 27 0 n/a 62.0 8.2 6.9 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
12 Years 21 9 .700 121 3 n/a 18.5 7.0 6.0 - - -
Roger Maris

Roger Maris Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1957 Cleveland Indians 32 Undetermined - -
1958 Cleveland Indians 5 Undetermined - -
1958 Kansas City Athletics 35 Undetermined - -
1959 Kansas City Athletics 3 $15,000.00 Stats -
1960 New York Yankees 9 $18,000.00 Stats Stats
1961 New York Yankees 9 $42,000.00 Stats Stats
1962 New York Yankees 9 $70,000.00 Stats Stats
1963 New York Yankees 9 $72,000.00 - Stats
1964 New York Yankees 9 $67,500.00 - Stats
1965 New York Yankees 9 $72,000.00 - -
1966 New York Yankees 9 $75,000.00 - -
1967 St. Louis Cardinals 9 $75,000.00 - Stats
1968 St. Louis Cardinals 9 $75,000.00 - Stats


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