The 1958 Roger Maris Topps rookie card # 47 is the most expensive Roger Maris baseball card, but the 1961 Topps Maris card is not far behind. If you want to know how much your Roger Maris baseball card is worth, please share it in the comments area below (if it's graded). Roger Maris was a famous baseball player who had a very good season in 1961. That year, he hit 61 home runs and scored 146 times, making him one of the most dangerous hitters in baseball. The card features Maris in action against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium on April 19, 1961. This was only his second game back from being shot by a house painter who thought that Maris was trying to steal his wife. After hitting 60 home runs in 1960, nobody would have guessed that Maris would have such a great season in 1961. That year, he broke the record of Hank Aaron by hitting 67 home runs and he also finished first in voting for the MVP Award. After his amazing season, Maris decided to move to another team, the Minnesota Twins, because he wanted to play in the American League which had more powerful pitchers than the National League. His contract with the Yankees was coming to an end and he could have signed with any other team but he chose the Twins because they offered him a $150,000 salary and he liked their stadium (Minnehaha Park).