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.
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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.
2001
Barry Bonds broke the record in the 20 century.
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.