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One of the very few retired players that I still collect even though they haven't been inducted into the Hall of Fame is Roger Maris. Maris was a four-time All-star, three-time World Champion, two-time RBI leader and he won a Gold Glove.  He was also a two-time MVP but of course what he is known best for is the one time he led his league in home runs when he hit 61 in '61 to break Babe Ruth's single season record. I hated seeing the asterisk affixed to the total in the record books for many years due to the fact that it took him a few more games than it did the Babe but probably more likely due to the fact that Babe Ruth's friends and fans in high places didn't want the record broken. There was so much pressure on Roger that he started losing his hair. In any event his record lasted for 37 years. I currently have 204 different Beckett recognized cards of Maris. Here are nine from my collection.

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1959 Topps #202A Roger Maris GB (The gray back version)
1960 Topps #377 Roger Maris
1960 Topps #565 Roger Maris AS

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1962 Topps #313 Roger Maris IA
1964 Topps #225 Roger Maris
1965 Topps #155 Roger Maris

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1967 Topps #45 Roger Maris
1968 Topps #330 Roger Maris
2004 SP Legendary Cuts Ultimate Swatches #RM Roger Maris Jsy