1998 Mark McGwire was 6'5" tall, and weighed 250 pounds
Mark McGwire
A's, Cardinals
In 1998, Mark McGwire broke Maris' record by nine home runs. McGwire hit 70 and Maris hit 61.
The Mark McGwire 24K Gold Signature 62nd home run commemorative card issued in 1998 commemorating Mark McGwire's record breaking 62nt home run on September 8, 1998, with 62,000 made. The card was originally priced at $29.95 and sell today in the $15.-$20. price range.
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.
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.
Mark McGwire's birth name is Mark David McGwire.
Steve Trachsel of the Chicago Cubs was the Pitcher that Mark McGwire went deep on in order to get his 62nd Homerun in the 1998 season.
Ummm....what? Mark McGwire never played for the Cubs. He started playing for the Cardinals in 97. mark mcgwire started with the Oakland a"s then he went to the cardinals
Mark McGwire hit 70 home runs in 1998.
Mark McGwire is still alive in 2010.