Ending a six-game drought without a homer, Mark McGwire, pinch-hitting in the ninth inning, hits his 63rd homer; the solo shot off Jason Christiansen in the Cardinals’ 8 – 6 loss to the Pirates allows “Big Mac” to regain the home run lead over Sammy Sosa.

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On September 15, 1998 — Ending a six-game drought without a homer, Mark McGwire, pinch-hitting in the ninth inning, hits his 63rd homer; the solo shot off Jason Christiansen in the Cardinals’ 8 – 6 loss to the Pirates allows “Big Mac” to regain the home run lead over Sammy Sosa.

 

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