A Season for the Ages He's 6'5, and roughly 250lbs, and for the most part he is about as average as you or me. Almost except for one major thing, he is the record holder of the most prestigious record in all of pro sports. His name is Mark McGwire and the record is his 70 homeruns, shattering the old record held by the Minnesota native named Roger Maris. On the Major League Baseball's final day …showed first 75 words of 948 total…

…showed last 75 words of 948 total…After all was said and done Mark hit 62 homeruns in 145 games, his homeruns traveled a total of 26394 feet or 4.99 miles, for an average of 427.7 feet per homerun. Even though Mark set the record with 70 homeruns Sammy also broke Maris' record with 65 homeruns. That was truly the best season in along time, Mark and Sammy put Major League Baseball on their backs and resuscitated it. Making baseball the talk of the town all over the country.