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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.

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What year did Mark McGwire break Roger Maris' record?

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!


How much did Mark McGwire break Roger Maris' 1961 home run record by?

In 1998, Mark McGwire broke Maris' record by nine home runs. McGwire hit 70 and Maris hit 61.


Who broke home runs record before Barry Bonds in a year?

Mark McGwire had 70 in 1998


Who beat mark mcgwire home run average?

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.


In 1998 Mark McGwire of the St. Louis Cardinals broke whose single season home run record?

Roger Maris


What team was Mark McGwire playing for when he broke the record?

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.


Who broke maris home run record?

Barry Bonds broke the record in the 20 century.


What are some events of Mark McGwire?

For his career, McGwire averaged a home run once every 10.61 at bats, the lowest at bats per home run ratio in baseball history (Babe Ruth is second at 11.76). In 1987, he broke the single-season home run record for rookies, with 49. In 1998, McGwire broke the single-season home run record by hitting 70, but his mark was later eclipsed by Barry Bonds with 73 in 2001.


What player hit 70 homeruns in 1998?

Mark McGwire broke Maris's record on September 8 against the Cubs and finished with 70 home runs. Sosa finished with 66.


Which slugger broke Roger Maris' single season home run record during the 1998 baseball season?

In 1998, St. Louis Cardinals slugger Mark McGwire hit 70 home runs to break Roger Maris' single season record.


How old was mark mcgwire when he broke roger maris' record?

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.


What is the value of the ball that Mark McGwire hit to break roger maris' record?

The groundskeeper Tom Forneris retrieved Mark McGwire's home run ball number 62 (1998). The baseball was returned to McGwire, and was later sent to the baseball HOF in Cooperstown. Therefore a value cannot be put on the baseball. The year Mark McGwire broke Roger Maris's record in 1998 McGwire hit 70 Home runs, and hit 65 the following year in 1999. Mark McGwire's 63rd Home Run ball sold for $50,000. at the same auction that saw McGwire's 70th Home Run ball sell at a record $3 million in 1999. Keep in mind this is also before the steroid scandal, and both baseballs might sell at a much lower price today.