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Batter up! One of the gratest baseball players of alltime, Roger Maris, was born in Minnesota on September 10 1934. One of Maris's bigest accomplish ments hapened in 1961. He hit 61 homeruns that year. He broke a record that has been set by Babe Ruth in 1927. Maris's record held until 1998, when slugger Mark McGwire hit 70 home runs. Maris received the American Leagues MVP award in 1960 and 1961. He dies in 1985.

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Batter up! One of the greatest baseball players of all time, Roger Maris, was born in Minnesota on September 10, 1934. One of Maris's biggest accomplishments happened in 1961. He hit 61 home runs that year. He broke a record that had been set by Babe Ruth in 1927. Maris's record held until 1998, when slugger Mark McGwire hit 70 home runs. Maris received the American League's MVP award in 1960 and 1961. He died in 1985.


Article by Gary Hopkins
Education World® Editor in Chief
Copyright © 2004 Education World

08/05/2004
 

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