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Jan 09, 2006; St. Louis, MO, USA; MARK MCGWIRE hits his 62nd home run 341 feet at Busch Stadium on Sept. 8, 1998, breaking the Roger Maris record of 61 home runs set in 1961. McGwire went on to hit 70 home runs in 1998 setting a new record. (Photo by Albert Dickson/Sporting News via Getty Images via Getty Images)

Jan 09, 2006; St. Louis, MO, USA; MARK MCGWIRE hits his 62nd home run 341 feet at Busch Stadium on Sept. 8, 1998, breaking the Roger Maris record of 61 home runs set in 1961. McGwire went on to hit 70 home runs in 1998 setting a new record.  (Photo by Albert Dickson/Sporting News via Getty Images via Getty Images)