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Sept. 27, 1998: McGwire hits 70 and is saluted as 'the new
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Long Gone Summer' revisits the Sosa-McGwire home run chase
Exclusive Mark McGwire 61st and 62nd Home Run Commemorative Cards 30 Card Retrospective of McGwire's Record Breaking Season 1998 MLB
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Mark McGwire's Chase for 62 Home Run Card Set (30 Cards) By The Upper Deck
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McGwire hits home run No. 62, 09/08/1998
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RARE 1998 Mark Mcgwire 62 HR Record Breaking Homeruns Button
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How the home-run race rescued baseball in 1998 - The Boston Globe
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McGwire finally admits to steroid use – The Denver Post
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The Home Run Race That Resurrected Baseball, by Max Harford
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Value of Mark McGwire's 70th home run ball from historic 1998
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Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa's home run race is being misremembered
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Sept. 27, 1998: McGwire hits 70 and is saluted as 'the new
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Value of Mark McGwire's 70th home run ball from historic 1998
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Mark McGwire exclusive: 25 years after 1998 MLB Home Run Chase