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Jim Gentile Walks Off a Champ, as Do Baltimore Orioles

It's because something is just right about this, something simple. It just feels good, I guess, to see someone in today's huge-dollar sports world do a basic, right thing. On Friday, the Baltimore Orioles had '60s slugger Jim Gentile come on the field to throw the ceremonial opening pitch and to honor him. And when he...

Orioles to Honor Jim Gentile for Belated '61 RBI Mark

Jim Gentile will get his due in Baltimore, after all. The former Orioles great will be honored in a special ceremony before Friday's game against the White Sox at Camden Yards, the team announced Thursday. Gentile, 76, recently gained an official share of the 1961 American League RBI total after Major League Baseball...

Orioles Should Do Right by Jim Gentile

So I called Jim Gentile to hear his story and to congratulate him on winning the American League RBI title this week. "Yeah, I saw that," he said. "My son called me this morning and told me. It caught me off-guard. But it'll be something my kids and grandkids can look back on and see I did something. "I'm excited about...

Roger Maris, Mickey Mantle Lose 1961 RBI, Runs Scored Titles

It took 49 years, but consequential changes are being made to batting statistics of Yankees' legends Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle. These corrections affect the 1961 AL RBI and 1961 AL and MLB runs scored champions. Sean Forman of baseball-reference.com reprinted a note on his website written by Lyle Spatz, chair of the...

Mark McGwire Is Ready to Talk About the Past

Just not anything in the past we care to talk about.Mark McGwire has basically kept himself out of the limelight ever since leaving baseball in 2001, with his infamous appearance at the Congressional hearings on steroids being the lone exception. Well this coming Monday will be the ten year anniversary of the night that...

Roger Maris News From the Web

05/22/12 Joe DiMaggio & Ted Williams in 1941 V. Roger Maris &... Source: 1010 Wins Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris had one of the greatest seasons any duo in history ever produced.
05/21/12 Greenbrier baseball coach pulling double duty Source: CBS - News 12 - Augusta GA Sleep has been a hot commodity in the house of Greenbrier baseball Coach Chris Wilkins the last couple weeks.
05/15/12 MLB's 11 Most Memorable Milestone Home Runs Source: Bleacher Report The home run chase between Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa as they were in pursuit of Roger Maris' single-season record in 1998 drew a lot of attention to baseball.
05/15/12 A Look Back at *61 Source: Bus Leagues Baseball With Roger Clemens on trial for perjury and Mariano Rivera facing a career ending injury, let's face it.
05/12/12 Maris and Mantle: Back-to-Back and Wall-to-Wall Home... Source: Bleacher Report The New York Yankees were hosting the Chicago White Sox for a twi-night doubleheader on July 25, 1961.

Background on Roger Maris

Roger Eugene Maris (September 10, 1934 – December 14, 1985) was an American baseball right fielder who played 12 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) on four teams, from 1957 through 1968. Maris hit a record 61 home runs during the 1961 season for the New York Yankees, breaking Babe Ruth's single-season record of 60 home runs in 1927. Maris' record stood for the next 37 years.

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