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6  7 ... slugger Mark McGwire hits his 62nd home run of the year, breaking Roger 
Maris' ... would be able to break the 27-year-old record of 61 home runs in a 
season. ... The next night, McGwire's Cardinals again faced Sosa's Cubs in 
Chicago. [DOC] [TLE] 1998 Major League Baseball home run record chase - Wikipedia [PAR] The 1998 Major League Baseball home run chase in Major League Baseball 
was the race between first baseman Mark McGwire of the St. Louis Cardinals and 
right fielder Sammy Sosa of the Chicago Cubs that resulted in both players 
breaking Roger Maris's long-standing and highly coveted record of 61 home runs
. ... McGwire broke Maris's record on September 8 against the Cubs and finished
... [DOC] [TLE] Mark McGwire - Wikipedia [PAR] Mark David McGwire (born October 1, 1963), nicknamed Big Mac, is an American 
former ... A part of the 1998 Major League Baseball home run record chase of 
Roger ... Not only did he lead the AL in home runs in 1987, but he tied for the 
major .... However, later that day McGwire hit his 48th and 49th home runs to 
regain the... [DOC] [TLE] BASEBALL; Sosa Matches McGwire With Homers 61 and 62 - The ... [PAR] Chicago Cubs' outfielder Sammy Sosa hits 61st and 62d home runs in ... Cubs 
win, 11-10; surpasses 37-year-old record of Roger Maris of ... Rangers 5, 
Islanders 3 ... By BILL DEDMAN SEPT. 14, 1998. Continue reading the main 
story Share This Page ... slugger for the Chicago Cubs moved even with Mark 
McGwire of St. [DOC] [TLE] The Steroids Era - MLB Topics - ESPN [PAR] Dec 5, 2012 ... While just three players reached the 50-home run mark in any season between 
1961 and 1994, many sluggers would start to surpass that number in the mid-90s
. ... Jr. threatened the individual record of 61 -- set by Roger Maris in 1961 ... In a 
series in early September against Sosa and the Cubs, McGwire... [DOC] [TLE] Mark McGwire | American baseball player | Britannica.com [PAR] Jan 26, 2016 ... In 1998 he set a major league record for most home runs in a season (70),... ... 
home runs in a season (70), breaking Roger Maris's mark of 61. ... Injuries, 
however, soon plagued McGwire, and from 1993 to 1995 he missed 242 games. 
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Babe Ruth ... M.McGwire/S.Sosa Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa, Chicago Cubs, St. 
Louis ..... September 13, 1998 5 days after Mark McGwire breaks Roger Maris 
record of ... of 1998 two of baseball leading sluggers, Mark McGwire and Sammy 
Sosa,... [DOC] [TLE] Search Results for "cubs" - National Pastime - Baseball History [PAR] Phillies outfielder Ed Delahanty hits four home runs in one game in a 9-8 ..... In a 
game that sees Rogers Hornsby score five runs, the Cardinals rout the Cubs, 20-
5. ... of 56 for the season will stand until Mark McGwire breaks the record in 1998. 
..... home run leader for 18 years, until Yankee slugger Mickey Mantle surpasses
... [DOC] [TLE] McGwire, Mark - Dictionary definition of McGwire, Mark ... [PAR] McGwire surpassed Ruth's mark decisively, hitting 70 home runs in 1998. ... Two 
years later he set his first home run record, 13 in one season in the ... He was 
also-like Babe Ruth sixty years earlier-a gifted pitcher, the best .... Chicago Cubs, 
both of whom were chasing Roger Maris' hallowed record of 61 .... October 5, 
1998. [DOC] [TLE] Don't Let The Numbers Scare You - tribunedigital-orlandosentinel [PAR] The ghosts of Babe

Question: On Sept. 13, 1998 this Cubs slugger surpassed Roger Maris' home run record; however, Mark McGwire did it 5 days earlier
Answer: Sammy Sosa