Roger Maris

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 runs in 1961. The record remained unbroken until 1998 and remained the American League record until Aaron Judge broke it in 2022. Maris played in the minor leagues from 1953 to 1956, and made his major league debut for the Cleveland Indians in 1957.