Roger Maris: 1961 Male Athlete of the Year Is Underrated After All These Years

6 February 2012, 10:15 am

Roger Maris will never be voted into the Hall of Fame, but Roger Maris won an honor that only 24 other baseball players have received. In 1961, Maris was voted the Male Athlete of the Year by the Associated Press . The award was instituted in 1931, the same year that the MVP award that is determined by the Baseball Writers' Association of America was created. Maris finished with 555 points on ...... Read More »

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