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 ...

139 GAMES

BARRY BONDS 2001: 59

138 GAMES

SAMMY SOSA 2001: 53

139 GAMES

MARK McGWIRE 1998: 57

Bonds update: Hit a home run in seventh inning off Arizona’s Miguel Batista at San Francisco.

Sosa update: Went 0 for 4 in Chicago Cubs’ 8-1 loss at Florida.

Factoid: In 1998, McGwire hit his 59th home run in the St. Louis Cardinals’ 140th game.