Top Facts From the 1998 Home Run Chase

The 1998 MLB season was one for the record books as Sammy Sosa and Mark McGwire put on a show. Many MLB records were broken that season, including the all-time viewers record while McGwire and Sosa put on a show for the ages that was recently featured in the documentary, “Long Gone Summer.” Here are the top 5 facts to know from the 1998 MLB Season:

Most Televised Season Ever

Sosa and McGwire’s Home Run chase became a global spectacle that every sports fan was watching.

The 1998 MLB Season was the most viewed regular season in ESPN history. The iconic Cubs vs. Cardinals game in September that season recorded the largest audience of any regular-season MLB game ever https://t.co/63Xr8IntVU
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) June 15, 2020

1 Got the Title, 1 Got the Award

Both players walked away with many accolades.

A year for the books https://t.co/JuEDvokKqn
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) June 15, 2020

Back & Fourth

Both of them were chasing the HR crown.

Long Gone Summer premieres tonight at 9 ET on ESPN.

In 1998, Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa homered on the same day 21 times. According to @EliasSports, that is the most by any two players in a season in MLB history. pic.twitter.com/AwvECvNS8i
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) June 14, 2020

Epic Ending

The Cards slugger heated up over the last few games.

It was a historic finish to reach 70 HR.

According to @EliasSports, Mark McGwire became the third player in the modern era (since 1900) – and first since Reggie Jackson in the 1977 World Series – to hit five HR over his final three games of a season, regular season or playoffs. pic.twitter.com/H4N8ZKUT4o
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) June 15, 2020