Roger Maris won the 1960 MVP award. His 1961 season was not an aberration, he was already the reigning MVP.
If he hit 61 homers in 2023 he wouldn't have been under anymore scrutiny than Aaron Judge was. He was 26 years old in 1961, typically a player's physical peak. I don't see anything to speculate about.
The only reason 1961 is such a large portion of his total production is because he went through physical and mental hell just to complete the year that took an obvious toll on him in every way.
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