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 ...
138 GAMES
BARRY BONDS 2001: 58
137 GAMES
SAMMY SOSA 2001: 53
38 GAMES
MARK McGWIRE 1998: 55
Bonds update: Went 1 for 3 with a solo home run in San Francisco’s 4-1 loss to Colorado on Monday.
Sosa update: Went 1 for 5 with a walk and a run in Chicago Cubs’ 10-2 victory at Florida on Monday.
Factoid: In 1998, McGwire hit his 58th home run in the St. Louis Cardinals’ 140th game.
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