Still a Legend: The Story of Roger Maris

Still a Legend: The Story of Roger Maris
ISBN-10
059524615X
ISBN-13
9780595246151
Category
Baseball players
Pages
292
Language
English
Published
2002-09-10
Publisher
iUniverse
Author
Harvey Rosenfeld

Description

In 1961 Roger Maris made Baseball history by hitting 61 home runs...and beating the great Babe Ruth's record. Yet he's still on the outside of the Baseball Hall of Fame. Has his time finally come? Did Maris earn his "title to fame?"

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