Race for the Record

Race for the Record

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1998•60 min•Documentary
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Len Cariou
Len Cariou
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Mark McGwire
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Sammy Sosa
Sammy Sosa
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Roger Maris
Roger Maris
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Babe Ruth
Babe Ruth
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Jack Buck
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Babe Ruth set a record in 1927 by hitting 60 home runs in one season. 34 years later, Roger Maris broke that record. Another 37 years passed before that record was broken by Mark McGwire. Five days after McGwire's feat, Sammy Sosa broke the brand new record. And the race was on! Fans watched breathlessly as the record passed between the two men and time left in the season dwindled. Relive it all, from Ruth, to Maris, to the final days of the 1998 Sosa/McGwire slug-fest.
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