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He was one year away from his recordbreaking 61 HR season, but Roger Maris still won the 1960 Ameerican League MVP Award, slugging 39 HR with a league-leading 112 RBI and .581 Slugging Percentage. He also won a Gold Glove in 1960, and it was the first of back-to-back MVP awards for Maris. This Robert Edward Auctions sale nearly doubled the preauction estimate.