| LC control no. | n 86077663 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Maris, Roger, 1934-1985 |
| Variant(s) | Maras, Roger Eugene, 1934-1985 |
| Associated country | United States |
| Located | Gainesville (Fla.) |
| Birth date | 1934-09-10 |
| Death date | 1985-12-14 |
| Place of birth | Hibbing (Minn.) |
| Place of death | Houston (Tex.) |
| Field of activity | Baseball Beer industry |
| Affiliation | Cleveland Indians (Baseball team) Kansas City Athletics (Baseball team) New York Yankees (Baseball team) St. Louis Cardinals (Baseball team) Maris Distributing |
| Profession or occupation | Baseball players Outfielders (Baseball) Beer distributor |
| Found in | Allen, M. Roger Maris, c1986: p. 33, etc. (Roger Eugene Maras; b. 9-10-34; chgd. the spelling of Maras to Maris during his prof. baseball career since baseball record books always listed this form of spelling; d. 12-19-85) Wikipedia, viewed May 23, 2017 (Roger Maris; Roger Eugene Maris (September 10, 1934 - December 14, 1985) was an American professional baseball player who played four seasons in the minor leagues and twelve seasons in the major leagues. Maris played right field on four Major League Baseball (MLB) teams, from 1957 through 1968. Maris set the MLB record for home runs during the 1961 season with 61, breaking Babe Ruth's single-season record of 60 home runs in 1927. Born in Hibbing, Minnesota. Died in Houston, Texas. Teams: Cleveland Indians (1957-1958), Kansas City Athletics (1958-1959), New York Yankees (1960-1966), St. Louis Cardinals (1967-1968); Maris and his brother owned and operated Maris Distributing in the 1970s and 80s, the Budweiser beer distributorship in Gainesville, Florida (and Ocala, Florida), where he moved after retiring from baseball after the 1968 season.) <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Maris> |
| Associated language | eng |
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