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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.
Who broke maris home run record?
Barry Bonds broke the record in the 20 century.
What was the most home runs that mark mcguire hit in a single season?
Mark Mcgwire hit 70 home runs in 1998, the year he broke Roger Maris' single season home run record of 61.
Who broke Babe Ruth's record of 60 home runs?
NY Yankees super-slugger Roger Maris became the most hated man in baseball on October 1, 1961, when, with a single blow, he hit his 61st home run and broke the long-standing record of 60 home runs hit in a single season held by the fans' beloved Babe Ruth. Some cried foul since Ruth had played 154 games in a season, compared to Maris' 162, and the controversy was only settled in 1991, when baseball commissioner Fay Vincent declared the record official. Maris had been pitted against his crowd-pleasing Yankees teammate, Mickey Mantle, who ended the season with 54 home runs.
Did Mark Maguire beat Babe Ruth's home run record?
No. Babe Ruth hit more career home runs (714) than Mark McGwrie (583). Mark McGwire hit 70 home runs in 1998, and broke Roger Maris' single season home run record of 61 set in 1961. Maris had broken Babe Rurh's single season home run record of 60 set in 1927.
