Mark McGwire's 70-home run season: A timeline of monster shots and

Sept. 27, 1998: McGwire hits 70 and is saluted as 'the new American sports hero

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

Mark McGwire 70 St. Louis Cardinals Home Run King Poster - Costacos 1998

McGwire's slam is 31st homer of 1998 season

This Day, 20 Years Ago: Mark McGwire hits #70. Phil Ozersky, a fan making $30K a year, catches the ball. The Cardinals ask him for the ball for a signed bat, ball

Sept. 27, 1998: McGwire hits 70 and is saluted as 'the new American sports hero

The McGwire-Sosa home run chase helped make 1998 one of MLB's wildest seasons ever - ABC7 Chicago

Mark McGwire's quest for 70 home runs aided by Expos pitching

1998 Major League Baseball home run record chase - Wikipedia

The McGwire-Sosa home run chase helped make 1998 one of MLB's wildest seasons ever - ESPN