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I never wanted all this hoopla. All I wanted was to be a good ball player and hit twenty-five or thirty homers, drive in a hundred runs, hit .280 and help my club win pennants. I just wanted to be one of the guys, an average player having a good season.

Roger Maris

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