Roger Eugene Maris

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Baseball Player
gptkbp:awards gptkb:American_League_Most_Valuable_Player
Gold Glove Award
All-Star Game selection
gptkbp:bats Right
gptkbp:birthDate September 10, 1934
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Hibbing,_Minnesota,_USA
gptkbp:careerEnd .260
gptkbp:children gptkb:Randy_Maris
gptkb:Kevin_Maris
gptkb:Richard_Maris
gptkbp:deathDate December 14, 1985
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Houston,_Texas,_USA
gptkbp:famousFor His impact on baseball history
Winning two MVP awards
Breaking_Babe_Ruth's_single-season_home_run_record
Being_a_key_player_in_the_Yankees'_success_in_the_early_1960s
His_rivalry_with_Mickey_Mantle
gptkbp:gameplay October 1, 1968
gptkbp:hallOfFameInduction 1984
gptkbp:height 6 ft 0 in
gptkbp:homeRuns 61
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Roger Eugene Maris
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Man_Who_Broke_the_Babe's_Record
gptkbp:notableEvent Set single-season home run record in 1961
gptkbp:placeOfDeath Lymphoma
gptkbp:playsFor gptkb:New_York_Yankees
gptkb:Cleveland_Indians
gptkb:St._Louis_Cardinals
gptkb:Kansas_City_Athletics
gptkbp:position Outfielder
gptkbp:profession 850
275
1,325
gptkbp:retired 9
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Patricia_Maris
gptkbp:team gptkb:New_York_Yankees
gptkb:St._Louis_Cardinals
April 16, 1957
gptkbp:throws Right
gptkbp:weight 190 lb