Chasing History

Barry Bonds and Luis Gonzalez are in pursuit of Mark McGwire’s major league record 70 home runs, set in 1998:

HOME RUNS AFTER . . .

113 GAMES

BARRY BONDS 2001: 48

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112 GAMES

LUIS GONZALEZ 2001: 43

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113 GAMES

MARK McGWIRE 1998: 45

* Bonds update: Bonds homered to ignite six-run 11th in San Francisco’s 9-3 win over Cincinnati.

* Gonzalez update: Major league RBI leader went 0 for 4 with a strikeout.

* Factoid: In 1998, McGwire hit his 46th home run in the Cardinals’ 115th game.