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Roger Maris And Mickey Mantle's Hall Of Fame

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It was summer of 1961, where two players on the most storied franchise in sports history were chasing the most famed record in sports: most home runs in a single season. Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle were chasing former Yankee and arguably the best baseball player to ever live, Babe Ruth. Mickey Mantle was the prototypical Yankee, a five-tool athlete who fans adored. Many scouts said Mantle had the potential to become the greatest baseball player in the history of the sport. His counterpart, Roger Maris, was a blue-collar star from Fargo, North Dakota. The soft-spoken Maris had just been traded from Kansas City, fresh off his MVP season. It was clear that Mantle was the fan favorite after Maris had been harassed by members of the media, who …show more content…

Roger Maris’ career has been criticized for its length and lack of consistency in batting average. Maris only played 12 seasons in the MLB, which is considered short for a potential Hall of Famer. The majority of players in Cooperstown played 15 or more. Criticizing him for having a shorter career than the majority of Hall of Famers doesn’t make him less worthy of the Hall of Fame. The fact that he produced the statistics he did with three or more, fewer seasons than most Hall of Famers makes his career even more remarkable. He also didn’t have a great batting average. According to not in WC!!rogermaris.com, Maris’ career batting average was .260, which is minuscule compared to other greats like Hank Aaron and Ted Williams who both surpassed .300, that number being considered to be the gold standard for a hitter. Maris was considered a power …show more content…

Maris began his major league baseball career in 1957 with the Cleveland Indians. After a strong rookie season, he was traded to the Kansas City Athletics where he made a name for himself. He finished the year with 19 homeruns and represented the Athletics in the 1959 All-star game, which would be his first of many. Concluding an impressive second year, Maris along with many of his teammates were traded to the New York Yankees, where he developed into a Hall of Fame caliber player. Not in wc!!!According to baseballreference.com, one of the most trusted sources for baseball history and statistics, Maris won two American league MVP titles, one Major League player of the year award, and one golden glove award. He also appeared in 7 World Series of which, he won three and won Associated Press male athlete of the year as a Yankee. To pile on to the countless achievements, Maris was the Sporting News player of the year three times during his career. Anytime you talk about a player with multiple MVP awards and World Series rings, it seems obvious that he should be inducted into the Hall of Fame; some Hall of Famers didn’t have any MVP titles and many never have won a single World Series ring. Possibly the most remarkable

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