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Mark David McGwire (born October 1, 1963), nicknamed "Big Mac", is an American former professional baseball first baseman who played 16 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1986 to 2001 for the Oakland Athletics and the St. Louis Cardinals.
During Major League Baseball's (MLB) 1998 season, Mark McGwire of the St. Louis Cardinals and Sammy Sosa of the Chicago Cubs pursued the league's long-standing and highly coveted single-season home run record (61), set in 1961 by Roger Maris.
The ball jumped off the bat and Busch Stadium exploded. Mark McGwire connected on a fastball from Chicago Cubs starter Steve Trachsel and sent a missile over the left field wall for his 62nd home ...
The St. Louis Cardinals 1998 season was the team's 117th season in St. Louis, Missouri and the 107th season in the National League.The Cardinals went 83–79 during the season and finished third in the National League Central division, 18 games behind the Houston Astros.
Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa's historic homer chase remembered 20 years later by Aaron Judge, Nelson Cruz and others
September 5 – Mark McGwire becomes the third player in major league history to reach 60 home runs, as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Cincinnati Reds 7–0. McGwire joins Babe Ruth and Roger Maris with 60 home runs in a single season. September 6 – Atlanta's Andruw Jones hits his 50th career home run in a 4–0 win over the New York Mets.
Todd McFarlane, a well-known comic book artist, bought the 70th home run ball at an auction for about $3 million right after the 1998 season.
.427 Rogers Hornsby, Mark McGwire.419 Johnny Mize.417 Stan Musial, Albert Pujols: Slugging percentage.683 Mark McGwire.614 Albert Pujols.600 Johnny Mize.568 Chick Hafey, Rogers Hornsby: On-base plus slugging: 1.111 Mark McGwire: 1.031 Albert Pujols: 1.018 Johnny Mize.995 Rogers Hornsby.976 Stan Musial: Adjusted on-base plus slugging: 180 Mark ...