A photographic celebration of Mark McGwire's record-breaking baseball season, featuring a recap of each of his seventy home runs, and discussing his good-natured duel with Chicago's Sammy Sosa.
Presents a historical overview of the role of the home run in baseball,from its low profile days before Babe Ruth to the prodigious hitters of the twenty-first century, and includes statistics, records, player profiles, and more.
Discusses the careers of several baseball stars known for their home run hitting, including Babe Ruth, Roger Maris, Hank Aaron, Mark McGuire, and Sammy Sosa.
A photographic tribute to some of baseball's greatest sluggers, tracing the history of the home run in major league baseball, discussing the careers of all-time home run leaders Babe Ruth, Willie Mays, and Hank Aaron, and highlighting some of the players and hits that have electrified the game.
Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa, and a season for the ages
Noden, Merrell
1998
Chronicles the friendly contest between Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa during the 1998 major league baseball season to break the all-time home run record.
Presents profiles of ten players, including Hank Aaron, Mickey Mantle, Fred McGriff, Babe Ruth, and Roger Maris, whose home run percentages and "slugging percentages" were among the highest in baseball's history.
A collective biography of ten home run hitters from throughout the history of professional baseball which includes accounts of game action, career statistics, and more.
