34, days short of his 35th birthday.
McGwire was born October 1, 1963 and hit his 62nd home run of the 1998 season off of Steve Trachsel of the Chicago Cubs on September 8.
In 1998, Mark McGwire broke Maris' record by nine home runs. McGwire hit 70 and Maris hit 61.
According to CNN and AP, Mark McGwire admitted on Jan. 11, 2010, to being on steroids when he broke Roger Maris' home run record in 1998.
Barry Bonds broke the record in the 20 century.
In 1998, St. Louis Cardinals slugger Mark McGwire hit 70 home runs to break Roger Maris' single season record.
Roger Maris (61)
In 1998, Mark McGwire broke Maris' record by nine home runs. McGwire hit 70 and Maris hit 61.
Roger Maris
According to CNN and AP, Mark McGwire admitted on Jan. 11, 2010, to being on steroids when he broke Roger Maris' home run record in 1998.
Barry Bonds broke the record in the 20 century.
Maris broke Babe Ruth's record of 60 homeruns in 1961.Sammy Sosa and McGwire chased the record in 1998 and finaly that season McGwire broke Maris' current record of 61 and made the new record 70 homeruns. Also, in 1998 Sammy Sosa broke Maris' record to make it 66 homeruns. Later, in 2001 Barry Bonds broke McGwire'srecord and made the modern day record a total of 73 homeruns. Bonds went on to brake Hank Aarons record for most homeruns in a career. Aarons record was 755 and Bondsmade it 756.BUT Sosa, McGwire and Bonds all have strong evidence against them that they have taken steroids. So I believe their records should not count!
In 1998, St. Louis Cardinals slugger Mark McGwire hit 70 home runs to break Roger Maris' single season record.
Roger Maris (61)
Mark McGwire
Mark McGwire broke Roger Maris' single season home run record of 61 in 1998. McGwire would finish the year with 70 home runs setting the new single season home run record. In 2001 Barry Bonds broke this record by hitting 73 home runs.
Mark McGwire played for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1998 when he broke the single-season home run record of 61 held by Roger Maris. He would finish the season with 70, a record that has since been broken by Barry Bonds, who hit 73 in 2001.
Roger Maris with 61 home runs.
Roger Maris