Mark McGwire

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Mark McGwire

• St. Louis
  Cardinals first baseman, 25
• 65, 250
  pounds
• Went to USC,
  where he holds the schools home run
  record

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• Drafted in 1984 by the
  Oakland Athletics after
  playing in the Olympics
• Traded to St. Louis in 1997
  in a late season trade

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His 1998 Season

• Set a Major League Record
  with 70 home runs in a
  season
• Also set a National League
  Record with 162 walks
• First person to hit 50 home
  runs in three straight years

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His Homers

• Averaged a home run every
  7.3 at bats
• Average length per home run
  hit was 418 feet
• Home runs traveled a total
  distance of 5.5 miles
• Hit 5 home runs over 500 feet
  with the longest at 545 feet

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Number 70

• Hit number 69 and
  70 on
  the last day of the
  season versus the Montreal Expos
• Hit number 70
  versus pitcher Carl Pavano with
  two runners on
• Traveled 370 feet
  out to left field