- His last name was originally spelled, M-A-R-A-S.
- Roomate of Mickey Mantle's while with the New York Yankees.
- 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.
- Maris' children were in attendance at St. Louis, when Mark McGwire broke his home run mark in September, 1998.
- His number 9 was retired by the New York Yankees, in 1984, one of 14 numbers retired by the Yanks.
- The movie 61* is the story of his 1961 season.
- 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).
- Roger Maris is honored by his hometown of Fargo, North Dakota where the Roger Maris Celebrity Golf Tournament is held every June 23 and 24. Also in Fargo is The Roger Maris Museum, which opened in 1984. It is located in the southeast wing of the West Acres Shopping Center. The museum celebrates Roger Maris' career and life, focusing on the 1961 season in which Maris hit a then-record 61 home runs. The museum is open during mall hours and charges no admission.
- Played Major League Baseball for four different teams from 1957 to 1968.
- Member of three World Series championship teams. 1960 & 1961 American League Most Valuable Player.
- Outfielder for four major league baseball teams, 1957-1968. In 1961, set the record for most home runs in a season (61).
- Yankees honored Maris with a monument plaque in their historic Monument Park, located in the outfield of Yankee Stadium.
- Children: Susan A. Maris; Roger E. Maris Jr.; Kevin J. Maris; Randy Maris; Sandra Maris; and Richard.
- Appears in the novel "That Must Be Yoshino."
- Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives". Volume One, 1981-1985, pages 545-547. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1998.
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