Chasing History

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

HOME RUNS AFTER ...

136 GAMES

BARRY BONDS 2001: 57

135 GAMES

SAMMY SOSA 2001: 53

136 GAMES

MARK McGWIRE 1998: 54

Bonds update: Didn’t start, intentionally walked in only at-bat in San Francisco’s victory over Colorado.

Sosa update: His 471-foot homer was the longest at Atlanta’s Turner Field as the Chicago Cubs won their fourth in a row.

Factoid: In 1998, McGwire hit his 57th homer in the St. Louis Cardinals’ 139th game.