August 8, 1997 off of Mark Leiter of the Philadelphia Phillies.
Mark McGwire hit his first home run on August 25, 1986, in Detroit, off Tigers pitcher Walt Terell.
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Chances are that the baseball was retrieved, and given to Mark McGwire. If the baseball was never retrieved, it would be difficult to impossible to prove that the baseball was mark McGwire's first home run baseball. To determine the value of the baseball it would have to sell on the market, and the selling price would be the value. See Related questions below for the values of other Mark McGwire Home Run baseballs.
To measure Mark McGwire's home run distances.
In 1998, Mark McGwire broke Maris' record by nine home runs. McGwire hit 70 and Maris hit 61.
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.
Your Answer: 3Did you know:Mark McGwire played his first full season in 1987 and hit 49 home runs.
Mark McGwire's birth name is Mark David McGwire.
Mark McGwire home run baseballsThe 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.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.
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Mark McGwire is still alive in 2010.