It was a countdown like no other - that 1998 season was unlike anything we'd ever seen before! Thirty-seven years after Roger Maris took down Babe
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Mark McGwire 70 St. Louis Cardinals Home Run King Poster - Costacos 1998
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Mark McGwire thinks Aaron Judge will break Barry Bonds' HR record
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Cubs draft Mason McGwire, son of Mark, in 8th round
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Mark McGwire says he would hit 70 HRs without PEDs - Sports Illustrated
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