Chasing History
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Barry Bonds and Sammy Sosa are in pursuit of Mark McGwire’s major league record 70 home runs, set in 1998:
HOME RUNS AFTER . . .
127 GAMES
BARRY BONDS 2001: 55
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127 GAMES
SAMMY SOSA 2001: 49
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127 GAMES
MARK McGWIRE 1998: 51
* Bonds update: Broke a ninth-inning tie with a pinch-hit, solo home run in 10-5 victory over the Expos.
* Sosa update: Went one for four with one walk in 8-1 loss to the Brewers.
* Factoid: In 1998, McGwire hit his 55th home run in the St. Louis Cardinals’ 137th game.
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