[DOC] [TLE] 1998 Major League Baseball home run record chase - Wikipedia [PAR] The 1998 Major League Baseball home run chase in Major League Baseball 
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defeating the San ... McGwire's record would last only three years, with Barry 
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helping the... [DOC] [TLE] 1998 National League Wild Card tie-breaker game - Wikipedia [PAR] The 1998 National League wild-card tie-breaker game was a one-game 
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Roger ... Injuries significantly cut into his playing time in 2000 and 2001 before .... 
helped propel the Cubs to the playoffs (the Cardinals in 1998 finished third in the
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Sosa finished second to McGwire with 66 home runsfive more than the .... to 
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Question: His 66 home runs in 1998 helped the Cubs to the playoffs for only the 3rd time in 53 years
Answer: Sammy Sosa