I just watched 61 the other day. Reynolds pitched 10 dominant innings of one-run ball in Game 2, lifting New York to a 2-1 victory. I agree that one great season does not make a Hall of Famer. @53BKid said: That record stood for 37 years. PSE | Maybe also because he was Native American? Maris broke babe Ruths single season home run record, but then you never hear much else "He threw me a pitch outside and I just went with it," Maris would say later. It is possible that any player since steroids were invented cheated. His baserunning in some seasons was extraordinary. I think to speculate on anyone cheating is unfair. Given the number of legitimate reporters covering the race between him and Mantle and the number of fans attending the games, there is no possible way any of it could have been staged. It was a special accomplishment. How We Ranked Baseballs Greatest Players, Election of Baines lowers the bar for the Baseball Hall of Fame, Golden Days Era Ballot for Baseball Hall of Fame, The 100 Greatest Right Fielders of All-Time >, VIDEO: Curt Flood Misplays Ball in Game 7 of 1968 World Series, VIDEO: Montreal Expos First Game and First Home Opener, from 1969, https://baseballegg.com/all-time-player-rankings/baseballs-greatest-right-fielders-of-all-time/, Mo Vaughns Exit From the Red Sox was not Pretty, In 1969, Experts Thought These Were the Greatest Third Basemen, VIDEO: Fred McGriffs First Home Run for Tampa Bay. If Kirby Puckett is a first ballot Hall of Famer, Maris deserves the nod from the Veteran's Committee. That one was in the dirt. Twelve votes were necessary for induction. During his career Roger Maris never received the credit he deserved. in fact, it puts me very much in mind of Brady Anderson in the mid 90s. His 38.2 WAR ranks him 595th overall, tied with Ray Langford and Bill Madlock. He can be reached atpwdonovan22@yahoo.com. This month, Maris is among ten players on the Golden Days Era Ballot for Baseball Hall of Fame consideration. The underlying current, of course, is the apparent involvement of latter-day sluggers with body-building steroids, which were not used in the day of Henry Aaron, Maris and Ruth.
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