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I don't want to be Babe Ruth. He was a great ballplayer. I'm not trying to replace him. The record is there and damn right I want to break it, but that isn't replacing Babe Ruth.

Roger Maris

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Roger Maris
Age: 51 †
Born: 1934
Born: September 10
Died: 1985
Died: December 14
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Minnesota
Roger Eugene Maris
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