Who hit the most home run in 1998?
MLB Season History – 1998
| HOME RUNS | |
|---|---|
| 1. Mark McGwire | 70 |
| 2. Sammy Sosa | 66 |
| 3. Ken Griffey Jr. | 56 |
| 4. Greg Vaughn | 50 |
When did Mark McGwire hit 62?
1998
On this date in 1998, St. Louis Cardinals slugger Mark McGwire hit #62 to become the single-season home run king. The Summer of ’98 is forever etched in the memories of baseball fans everywhere.
How many home runs did Sammy Sosa hit in 98?
66 home runs
By the end of the ’98 season, Sosa had slammed 66 home runs. Yet it was McGwire who first reached 62, and who ultimately set a new record with 70 total long balls. At the time, the McGwire-Sosa home run race was the best thing that had happened to baseball in a long, long time.
What happened to Sammy Sosa’s skin?
Sammy Sosa admitted his appearance shift is the result of skin bleaching cream. “It’s a bleaching cream that I apply before going to bed and whitens my skin tone,” Sosa told Univision in 2009. “It’s a cream that I have, that I use to soften [my skin], but has bleached me some. I’m not a racist, I live my life happily.”
Who competes with Sammy?
Mark McGwire
Record interest. Less than five years after a work stoppage canceled the World Series and took a crowbar to MLB’s goodwill with the public, the home run race between Sosa and Mark McGwire captivated fans, casual or otherwise, and cradled them back into the fold.
Is Sosa on cardinals related to Sammy Sosa?
Edmundo Sosa is not related to Sammy Sosa as Edmundo Sosa is from Panama City, whereas Sammy is from the Dominican Republic. They only happen to have the same surname, and many people were wondering if they were related. Similarly, neither Sosa has confirmed their connection and has not spoken about it in public.