Chasing Maris

Thu., Aug. 27, 1998

Mark McGwire of the St. Louis Cardinals and Sammy Sosa of the Chicago Cubs each homered once Wednesday in their pursuit of Roger Maris’ major league record of 61. Here’s how they size up entering today’s games:

Player G HR Maris

McGwire 133 54 51

Sosa 133 52 51

Maris column shows his home runs through same number of games as active player. His 52nd and 53rd home runs came in Game 135.

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