Steve Trachsel of the Chicago Cubs was the Pitcher that Mark McGwire went deep on in order to get his 62nd Homerun in the 1998 season.
Mark McGwire is a retired professional Baseball player. He is famous for being involved in the homerun chase with Sammy Sosa for the all time season home run record. Mark McGwire was also convicted of taking performance enhancing substances and has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.
Mark McGwire is a retired professional baseball player. He is famous for being involved in the homerun chase with Sammy Sosa for the all time season home run record. Mark McGwire was also convicted of taking performance enhancing substances and has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.
The Mark McGwire 24K Gold Signature 62nd home run commemorative card issued in 1998 commemorating Mark McGwire's record breaking 62nt home run on September 8, 1998, with 62,000 made. The card was originally priced at $29.95 and sell today in the $15.-$20. price range.
Mark McGwire broke Roger Maris' single season home run record of 61 in 1998. McGwire would finish the year with 70 home runs setting the new single season home run record. In 2001 Barry Bonds broke this record by hitting 73 home runs.
In 1998, Mark McGwire broke Maris' record by nine home runs. McGwire hit 70 and Maris hit 61.
2001
According to CNN and AP, Mark McGwire admitted on Jan. 11, 2010, to being on steroids when he broke Roger Maris' home run record in 1998.
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