Roger Maris Net Worth is
$700,000
Roger Maris Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Roger Eugene Maris (September 10, 1934 – December 14, 1985) was an American professional baseball player. He was a Major League Baseball right fielder for 12 seasons and on four teams, from 1957 through 1968. Maris hit a Major League record 61 home runs during the 1961 season for the New York Yankees, breaking Babe Ruth's single-season record of 60 home runs in 1927.Maris began his professional career in 1953, and reached the major leagues in 1957 with the Cleveland Indians. He was traded to the Kansas City Athletics during the 1958 season, and to the Yankees after the 1959 season. With the Yankees, Maris was a two-time American League Most Valuable Player (1960 and 1961), All-Star (1959–1962), and Gold Glove winner (1960). Maris ended his career with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1967 and 1968.Maris appeared in seven World Series, five as a member of the Yankees and two with the Cardinals. His accomplishment of 61 home runs in a season came back to the forefront in 1998, when the home run record was broken by Mark McGwire and later that same year by Sammy Sosa.
| Full Name | Roger Maris |
| Date Of Birth | September 10, 1934 |
| Died | 1985-12-14 |
| Place Of Birth | Hibbing, Minnesota, USA |
| Height | 6' (1.83 m) |
| Profession | Actor |
| Education | Shanley High School |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse | Patricia A. Maris |
| Children | Randy Maris, Roger E. Maris Jr., Kevin J. Maris, Richard Maris, Susan A. Maris, Sandra Maris |
| Parents | Rudolph Maras, Corrine Perkovich |
| Siblings | Rudy Maris |
| Awards | American League Most Valuable Player Award, Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year |
| Movies | That Touch of Mink |
| # | Trademark |
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| 1 | Flattop haircut |
| # | Fact |
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| 1 | His last name was originally spelled, M-A-R-A-S. |
| 2 | Roger Maris is honored by his hometown of Fargo North Dakota Where the Roger Maris Celebrity Golf Tourney is Held Every June 23 and 24 Also Fargo Hold the prestigious Roger Maris Museum in the West Acres Mall. |
| 3 | Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives". Volume One, 1981-1985, pages 545-547. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1998. |
| 4 | Appears in the novel "That Must Be Yoshino." |
| 5 | Never lived as the sole single season home run champion. In 1991, Major League Baseball commissioner Fay Vincent removed the controversial asterisk from his single season home run record (61 in 1961), making him the home run champion. The record has since been broken by Mark McGwire (70 home runs in 1998) and Barry Bonds (73 home runs in 2001). |
| 6 | The movie 61* is the story of his 1961 season. |
| 7 | Children: Susan A. Maris; Roger E. Maris Jr.; Kevin J. Maris; Randy Maris; Sandra Maris; and Richard. |
| 8 | Yankees honored Maris with a monument plaque in their historic Monument Park, located in the outfield of Yankee Stadium. |
| 9 | His number 9 was retired by the New York Yankees, in 1984, one of 14 numbers retired by the Yanks. |
| 10 | Maris' children were in attendance at St. Louis, when Mark McGwire broke his home run mark in September, 1998. |
| 11 | Outfielder for four major league baseball teams, 1957-1968. In 1961, set the record for most home runs in a season (61). |
| 12 | Broke Babe Ruth's Major League home run record by hitting 61 home runs in 1961. Record stood for 37 years, three years longer than Ruth's. |
| 13 | Roomate of Mickey Mantle's while with the New York Yankees. |
| 14 | Member of three World Series championship teams. 1960 & 1961 American League Most Valuable Player. |
| 15 | Played Major League Baseball for four different teams from 1957 to 1968. |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
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| It's My Turn | 1980 | | Rober Maris |
Thanks
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
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| That Touch of Mink | 1962 | our special thanks to: and to those New York Yankees | |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
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| Baseball's Record Breakers | 1991 | Video | Himself |
| 1983 Cracker Jack Oldtimer's Baseball Classic | 1983 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Hee Haw | 1980 | TV Series | Himself |
| 1968 World Series | 1968 | TV Series | Himself - St. Louis Cardinals Right Fielder / Himself - St. Louis Cardinals Pinch Hitter |
| 1967 World Series | 1967 | TV Mini-Series | Himself - St. Louis Cardinals Right Fielder |
| 1964 World Series | 1964 | TV Mini-Series | Himself - New York Yankees Center Fielder |
| 1963 World Series | 1963 | TV Series | Himself - New York Yankees Right Fielder |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | 1960-1963 | TV Series | Himself / Baseball Player |
| 1962 World Series | 1962 | TV Series | Himself - New York Yankees Right Fielder |
| Safe at Home! | 1962 | | Himself |
| 1961 World Series | 1961 | TV Series | Himself - New York Yankees Center Fielder / Right Fielder / Himself - New York Yankees Right Fielder / ... |
| Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall | 1961 | TV Series | Himself |
| 1961 MLB All-Star Game No.1 | 1961 | TV Movie | Himself - AL starting right fielder |
| The Annual National Sports Awards | 1961 | TV Special | Himself - Winner |
| The National Sports Awards | 1961 | TV Special | Himself - Winner |
| 1960 World Series | 1960 | TV Mini-Series | Himself - New York Yankees Right Fielder |
