Mark McGwire homers twice to break Hack Wilson’s National League single season home run record of 56

September 1, 1998July 31, 2021 This Day In Baseball

On September 1, 1998 — St Louis Cardinal firstbaseman Mark McGwire, in a 7-1 victory over Florida, hits his 56th and 57th home runs of the season‚to break Hack Wilson’s National League single season home run record of 56. Big Mac’s seventh inning shot ties the 1930 mark set by the Hall of Fame Cubs’ outfielder, and he establishes a new record in the ninth, hitting a Don Pall pitch 472 feet over the center field wall at Miami’s Pro Player Stadium. McGwire also eclipses Babe Ruth’s record of 114 homers in consecutive seasons set in 1927-1928.

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