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Mark McGwire

  • The Bash Brothers

    On July 5th, 1987, Mark McGwire became the first rookie to hit 30 homers before the All-Star break and Jose Canseco homered twice, leading Oakland to a 6-3 victory over Boston The 1987 OAKLAND Athletics finished the season with a .500 record (81-81). But a year later they began a dynasty. In 1988, OAKLAND won 104 games and Read more

  • Mark McGwire

    On June 28th, 1987, Mark McGwire homered twice to tie a Major League record with five homers over two games as the OAKLAND Athletics beat Cleveland, 10-0. Mark McGwire won the 1987 American League Rookie of Year vote when he hit 49 HR. Born to hit homers (he hit 583 HR in his 16 year Read more

  • Steroids Era

    On August 11th, 1987, Oakland A’s rookie first baseman Mark McGwire broke Al Rosen’s American League rookie record, established in 1950, and tied the major league mark shared by Frank Robinson (1956) and Wally Berger (1930) when he hit his 38th homer of the season. The unanimous choice for Rookie of the Year, McGwire would Read more