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Jan 7, 2021 · Mark David McGwire Oakland — St. Louis, 1986-2001. Perhaps the greatest pure home run hitter the game has ever known. Big Mac’s homer per 10.6 at-bats is by far the best rate in the history of ...
Sep 8, 2023 · Exclusive: 25 years later, Mark McGwire still gets emotional reliving 1998 Home Run Chase. Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa captured the nation's imagination in the summer of 1998. Twenty-five years ...
Sep 25, 2023 · What transpired 25 years ago, in many ways, was and remains unbelievable. McGwire, at age 34, came into 1998 an established slugger, having set the rookie mark for homers and blasting over 300 as a member of the Oakland A’s. Traded to the St. Louis Cardinals in July ‘97, McGwire finished that year with 58.
Won a Rawlings Gold Glove award at first base and was the No. 1 ranked first baseman in the 2021 high school class. Earned Perfect Game All-America honors. PERSONAL. Father, Mark McGwire, played 16 MLB seasons and was a 12-time All-Star. Uncle, Dan McGwire was an NFL quarterback for five seasons with the Seahawks and the Dolphins.
Even as the Oakland A's started winning the division regularly, McGwire's batting average dropped from .289 in 1987 to .260 in 1988, to .231 in 1989, to .235 in 1990, to .201 in 1991. As a result, his slugging percentage stayed under .500 from 1988 to 1991, though he was in the top 10 in 1989 and 1990.
Aug 23, 1997 · Stats. -. 1999 National League All-Star. 25. $9,358,667.00. Stats. -. Mark McGwire All-Star Stats by Baseball Almanac. Did you know that in the Mark McGwire Miscellaneous All-Star Items of Interest section seen above you can click the Stats link under the All-Star label and a truly comprehensive history of that All-Star Game will appear on your ...
Jun 14, 2020 · Sosa tied McGwire with his 65th homer on Sept. 25, but McGwire homered on the same day for No. 66. McGwire then smashed four home runs in the final two games for an amazing 70-homer season. Bonds ...
