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The '98 Home Run Chase and the Public Imagination - Searle Baseball
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Sept. 27, 1998: McGwire hits 70 and is saluted as 'the new
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Sept. 27, 1998: McGwire hits 70 and is saluted as 'the new
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McGwire Surpasses Maris With 62nd Home Run
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On this day in 1998 Mark McGwire broke the home run record - A
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Hochman: Mark McGwire's 70-HR season, 25 years ago, through
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Sept. 27, 1998: McGwire hits 70 and is saluted as 'the new
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How much is Aaron Judge's 62nd home run ball worth?
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Mark McGwire Detroit Sports Czar
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Big Mac hits his 66th home run of 1998
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The McGwire-Sosa home run chase helped make 1998 one of MLB's
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McGwire on Hall of Fame ballot for sixth time
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The McGwire-Sosa home run chase helped make 1998 one of MLB's
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