When did Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa?

Asked by: Emily Roy

Back in the 1990s, Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa were the talk of MLB. Both men helped “revive” baseball in the late 1990s with their exhilarating chase for the single-season home run record. Both men, however, were at the center of steroid use controversy.

Did Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa save baseball?

Joe Torre reflects on the 1998 season and how Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa’s home run barrages overshadowed the Yankees’ historic title run.

What year did Mark McGwire hit 62 home runs?

1998

On this date in 1998, St. Louis Cardinals slugger Mark McGwire hit #62 to become the single-season home run king. The Summer of ’98 is forever etched in the memories of baseball fans everywhere. The summer of the long ball.

Who won the home run chase?

Among the many welcome returns of MLB playing a full 162-game schedule in 2021, baseball fans have been treated to a particularly interesting home run leaderboard chase this season. No offense to Luke Voit, who edged out José Abreu 22-19 for the HR crown in 2020’s abbreviated slate of games.

Who’s the greatest home run hitter of all time?

Barry Bonds

Barry Bonds holds the Major League Baseball home run record with 762. He passed Hank Aaron, who hit 755, on August 7, 2007.

Who hit 70 home runs in a season?

Mark McGwire

The Historic Mark McGwire Seventy Home Run Season | Baseball Almanac. Mark McGwire had been known throughout his career as a great home run hitter. In 1998, he changed the record books as the whole world watched. He, and Chicago Cub Sammy Sosa, brought back memories of the 1961 Mickey Mantle / Roger Maris home run race …

Is Mark McGwire in the Hall of Fame?

Mark McGwire is the best Oakland A’s player that has not been inducted into the Hall of Fame.

Who has the most stolen bases in MLB history?

Career Leaders & Records for Stolen Bases

Who has the most career home runs as a catcher?

Mike Piazza

Catcher: Mike Piazza, 427
Overall, the Hall of Fame backstop crushed 427 career homers in 16 seasons, with 396 of his long balls coming while he was playing the catcher position. Piazza also hit 18 homers as a designated hitter, eight as a first baseman and five as a pinch-hitter.

Has any catcher hit 50 home runs?

It was Hundley who set that mark in his breakout 1996 campaign after hitting a total of 50 homers in 491 games over his first six seasons.

Has a catcher ever hit 50 home runs in a season?

The feat of hitting 50 home runs in a major league season has been accomplished 43 times by 27 different players. Babe Ruth, Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa have accomplished the feat the most times (4).
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