Happy Anniversary Mark McGwire!!!
On this day in 1998, Mark McGwire broke one of the records in baseball that most fans thought would never fall.
At home, and playing in the historic Busch Stadium, ‘Big Mac’ hit the 62nd home runs of his 1998 baseball season, eclipsing the 61 round-trippers that Roger Maris hit during the 1961 season.
One of the game’s greatest sluggers, it was this home run that catapulted McGwire into the main-stream of America and made his name known in every household. And while some were not too happy that Maris’ record had been snapped, it is very clear that McGwire did quite a bit in 1998 to rekindle life into a sport that needed it desperately!
Thank You and Happy Anniversary Mark McGwire!!!
Sorry to be “that guy”, but you won’t find me celebrating this “accomplishment”
I quit watching baseball after the strike shortened season (1994?) and the HR race between McGwire and Sosa brought me back. I agree with you, he definitely brought fans back.