Charley Smith
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Charles William Smith, born in Charleston, South Carolina, was an American professional baseball third baseman. He played in Major League Baseball for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Philadelphia Phillies, C
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Roger Maris
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Roger Eugene Maris was an American professional baseball right fielder who played 12 seasons in Major League Baseball. He is best known for setting a new MLB single-season home run record with 61 home
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…a career best .964 fielding percentage. His performance was good enough to catch the eye of New York Yankees General Manager Lee MacPhail, who traded Roger Maris for Smith in a one-for-one swap on December 8, 1966. A little over a week before acquiring Smith, the Yankees traded away 1966 starting third baseman…
Left to right: Babe Ruth's 60th home run bat (1927), Roger Maris's 61st home run bat (1961), and Mark McGwire's and Sammy Sosa's 70th and 66th home run bats (1998)
Roger Maris's number 9 was retired by the New York Yankees in 1984.
The Roger Maris Museum in Fargo
Roger Maris plaque in Yankee Stadium's Monument Park