Roger Maris had a .269 batting average with 159 hits, 61 homers, 141 RBIs and 132 runs scored in 161 games in 1961. He won his second MVP award and his first World Series.
NYY| NAME | DATE | SEASON | TM | OPP | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | SB | CS | PA | TB | XBH | SH | SF | IBB | GIDP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | R. Maris | 10/1/1961 | 1961 | vs | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | | R. Maris | 9/30/1961 | 1961 | vs | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3 | | R. Maris | 9/29/1961 | 1961 | vs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4 | | R. Maris | 9/26/1961 | 1961 | vs | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 5 | | R. Maris | 9/24/1961 | 1961 | @ | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 6 | | R. Maris | 9/23/1961 | 1961 | @ | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 7 | | R. Maris | 9/21/1961 | 1961 | @ | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 8 | | R. Maris | 9/20/1961 | 1961 | @ | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 9 | | R. Maris | 9/19/1961 | 1961 | @ | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10 | | R. Maris | 9/19/1961 | 1961 | @ | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 11 | | R. Maris | 9/17/1961 | 1961 | @ | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 12 | | R. Maris | 9/16/1961 | 1961 | @ | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 13 | | R. Maris | 9/15/1961 | 1961 | @ | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 14 | | R. Maris | 9/15/1961 | 1961 | @ | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 15 | | R. Maris | 9/14/1961 | 1961 | @ | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 16 | | R. Maris | 9/14/1961 | 1961 | @ | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 17 | | R. Maris | 9/12/1961 | 1961 | @ | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 18 | | R. Maris | 9/10/1961 | 1961 | vs | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 19 | | R. Maris | 9/10/1961 | 1961 | vs | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 20 | | R. Maris | 9/9/1961 | 1961 | vs | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 21 | | R. Maris | 9/8/1961 | 1961 | vs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 22 | | R. Maris | 9/7/1961 | 1961 | vs | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 23 | | R. Maris | 9/6/1961 | 1961 | vs | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 24 | | R. Maris | 9/5/1961 | 1961 | vs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 25 | | R. Maris | 9/4/1961 | 1961 | vs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 590 | 132 | 159 | 16 | 4 | 61 | 141 | 94 | 7 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 698 | 366 | 81 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 16 | |||||||
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