On Sept. 13, 1998 this Cubs slugger surpassed Roger Maris' home run record; however, Mark McGwire did it 5 days earlier
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BASEBALL; Sosa Matches McGwire With Homers 61 and 62 - The ...  Chicago Cubs' outfielder Sammy Sosa hits 61st and 62d home runs in ... Cubs win, 11-10; surpasses 37-year-old record of Roger Maris of ... Rangers 5, Islanders 3 ... By BILL DEDMAN SEPT. 14, 1998. Continue reading the main story Share This Page ... slugger for the Chicago Cubs moved even with Mark McGwire of St.
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1998 Major League Baseball home run record chase - Wikipedia  The 1998 Major League Baseball home run chase in Major League Baseball was the race between first baseman Mark McGwire of the St. Louis Cardinals and right fielder Sammy Sosa of the Chicago Cubs that resulted in both players breaking Roger Maris's long-standing and highly coveted record of 61 home runs. ... McGwire broke Maris's record on September 8 against the Cubs and finished...
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The Steroids Era - MLB Topics - ESPN  Dec 5, 2012 ... While just three players reached the 50-home run mark in any season between 1961 and 1994, many sluggers would start to surpass that number in the mid-90s. ... Jr. threatened the individual record of 61 -- set by Roger Maris in 1961 ... In a series in early September against Sosa and the Cubs, McGwire...
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Mark McGwire - Wikipedia  Mark David McGwire (born October 1, 1963), nicknamed Big Mac, is an American former ... A part of the 1998 Major League Baseball home run record chase of Roger ... Not only did he lead the AL in home runs in 1987, but he tied for the major .... However, later that day McGwire hit his 48th and 49th home runs to regain the...
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McGwire passes Maris - Sep 08, 1998 - HISTORY.com  On this day in History, McGwire passes Maris on Sep 08, 1998. ... 1  2  3  4  5  6  7 ... slugger Mark McGwire hits his 62nd home run of the year, breaking Roger Maris' ... would be able to break the 27-year-old record of 61 home runs in a season. ... The next night, McGwire's Cardinals again faced Sosa's Cubs in Chicago.
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Record Smasher With this mighty swing, Mark McGwire ... - SI.com  Sep 14, 1998 ... With this mighty swing, Mark McGwire sent his 62nd home run over the fence ... Sept. 14, 1998. This is an article from the Sept. 14, 1998 issue ... which McGwire hit number 60--measured at 381 feet--and number 61. ... record season turned out to be the shortest of his 62, a 341-foot piece of sweet simplicity.
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Single-Season Leaders & Records for Home Runs | Baseball ...  Mark McGwire/70/1998, 3. ... Babe Ruth+/60/1927, 9. ... Statistic Description: Home Runs Hit/Allowed. Only ... Leaders from the current season are only included for rate stats after July 1st. ...... Note that seasons prior to 1876 are not included in single-season marks, but are included in ... See Front Page for time of last update.
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715! Hank Aaron breaks Babe Ruth's home run record - NY Daily ...  Apr 8, 2015 ... Hank Aaron is mobbed by his Atlanta Braves teammates after hitting his 715th home run in a game on April 8, 1974 against the Dodgers at...
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Ken Griffey Jr. Stats, Fantasy & News | MLB.com  07/25/1993, Seattle, AL .... Joined Alex Rodriguez with home runs July 1 at NYY...only 2nd game in ML history in which 2 .... first 97 starts batting third before hitting cleanup on 8/28 at LAD...hit fourth in 3 straight games and ... in each of those parks to tie Fred McGriff's Major League record (43 parks)...on 5/20 at Comerica hit...
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October 1, 1961: Roger Maris surpasses Babe Ruth with 61st home ...  October 1, 1961: Roger Maris surpasses Babe Ruth with 61st home run ... with a 13-game winning streak that not only separated them from the field but also ... was evident as the Yankees came to bat: Maris, batting in his customary third slot in ... Instead, the record-breaking ball was grabbed by a young man, Sal Durante,...
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ESPN.com: MLB - McGwire wins second straight home run title  Oct 3, 1999 ... The NL RBI crown also went to McGwire, whose 147 were six more than Sosa. ... had a chance to reach the mark before settling for the NL title with a career-best 364. ... Mike Hampton won his 22nd game today as the Houston Astros ... and teammate Jose Lima (21-10) as baseball's only 20-game winners.
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Roger Maris 1961 Home Run Season by Baseball Almanac  Baseball Almanac researches and details every history home run hit by ... If anyone, his battery mate, and media darling, Mickey Mantle was scheduled to ... Mantle, was seen as the good guy whose own teammate was trying to steal ... The most heartbreaking part of his 1961 saga came after his record breaking long ball.
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This Date in Mets History: May 5  Piazza sets record for homers by ...  May 5, 2013 ... Mike broke Carlton Fisk's record for most career home runs hit by a catcher on ... Mike Piazza likely had the best Cinco de Mayo of his life nine years ago today. On May 5, 2004, the Mets great celebrated the anniversary of ... was 352nd he hit while in the lineup as a backstop, breaking Carlton Fisk's record.
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Mark McGwire - BR Bullpen - Baseball-Reference.com  1.1 Amateur career; 1.2 With the Athletics; 1.3 With the Cardinals; 1.4 Post playing .... In 1998, McGwire set the major league record with 70 home runs in a season; that ... In 1998 and 1999, when McGwire hit 70 and 65 home runs, St. Louis ... Bill James named him the third greatest first baseman of all time (McGwire was,...
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Roger Maris - Wikipedia  Roger Eugene Maris (September 10, 1934  December 14, 1985) was an American ... Maris set the MLB record for home runs during the 1961 season with 61, .... In the late 1950s, Kansas City frequently traded their best young players to the New ... Maris hit a single, double, and two home runs in his first game as a Yankee...
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The Man Who'll Cash In on Bonds - TIME  Aug 29, 2007 ... Matt Murphy, who came up with Bonds' record-setting ball, talks to TIME about the online ... The ball Mark McGwire hit for his 70th home run during his then record-breaking '98 season sold for $3 million, before the ... The numbers people have thrown around, they're more than what I paid to go to the game.
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Chicks Dig the Long Ball, but GMs Prefer a High OBS - Fisher Digital ...  in 2001 is a single-season professional record, but whose record did he break? It wasn't ... Ball hero Mark McGwire in 1998. ... number of three-out rounds also varies. .... 8 Baseball-Reference.com is the best source for major and minor league statistics. .... 3,573 feet contributed to his homer total, as did Park Field's shallow...
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Mark McGwire - Wikipedia  Mark David McGwire (born October 1, 1963), nicknamed Big Mac, is an American former ... A part of the 1998 Major League Baseball home run record chase of Roger Maris' 61 with the .... and Skip Schumaker before accepting an official role as hitting coach with a MLB team. ..... MLB.com via St. Louis Cardinals website.
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Roger Maris - Wikipedia  Roger Eugene Maris (September 10, 1934  December 14, 1985) was an American ... Maris set the MLB record for home runs during the 1961 season with 61, ... 1942 and to Fargo, North Dakota in 1946, where he attended Fargo Central High School. ... He hit 39 home runs, one home run behind teammate Mickey Mantle.
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1998 Major League Baseball home run record chase - Wikipedia  The 1998 Major League Baseball home run chase in Major League Baseball was the race between first baseman Mark McGwire of the St. Louis Cardinals and ... McGwire broke Maris's record on September 8 against the Cubs and finished with 70 ... he hit Steve Trachsel's pitch 341 feet - his shortest home run of the season...
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McGwire passes Maris - Sep 08, 1998 - HISTORY.com  On September 8, 1998, St. Louis Cardinals slugger Mark McGwire hits his 62nd ... of the year, breaking Roger Maris' record for most home runs in a single season. ... he took the lead with his 48th homer in a game against McGwire's Cardinals. ... Sosa in right field, McGwire hit his shortest home run of the season, 341 feet...