The true “home-run king”, 61 in 1961. Roger Maris hit 61 home runs in 1961 breaking the record set by Babe Ruth. He was as great a role model as you can get.
Babe Ruth was traded from the Boston Red Sox to the New York Yankees where he set the single season home run record in 1927 of 60 home runs . The record stood for 34 years until on October 1st, 1961 Roger Maris hit number 61 against the Boston Red Sox on the last day of the season. The Yankees won the game 1 to 0 and went on to win the World Series.
In light of Lance Armstrong’s recent admissions of steroid use and the four big boys…McGwire, Bonds, Clemons and Sosa who did not make the Hall of Fame in the most recent (last week) voting rounds, I offer you this in praise of Roger Maris: he did it the old fashioned way. Roger is not in the Hall of Fame…and should be!
The Ballad of Roger Maris celebrates this sports legend, and the net proceeds of your purchase of this new single will go towards Hospice Care in Canada and the United States.
You can buy it on iTunes now and visit www.rogermaris.com for more information on this great man.
2 replies on “NEW RELEASE: The Ballad of Roger Maris”
Mr. McDermott, this is my petition to get Roger Maris in the Hall of Fame. It’d be an honor if you would sign it!
Today’s weather hi in Atlanta, sunny and 65. Hope all the yankees up north are keeping warm. Sucks to be ya’ll