McGwire '98 vs. Sosa '98

Home runs by Sammy Sosa and Mark McGwire.
Final standing for 1998 season. See game-by-game details

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Game data

	McGwire '98				Sosa '98
Game	Date	HR	Total	Vs.	Date	HR	Total	Vs.
1	3/31	1	1	Dodgers	3/31	0	0	at Marlins
2	4/2	1	2	Dodgers	4/1	0	0	at Marlins
3	4/3	1	3	Padres	4/2	0	0	at Marlins
4	4/4	1	4	Padres	4/3	0	0	Expos
5	4/5	0	4	Padres	4/4	1	1	Expos
6	4/7	0	4	at Rockies	4/5	0	1	Expos
7	4/8	0	4	at Rockies	4/6	0	1	Expos
8	4/9	0	4	at Rockies	4/7	0	1	Mets
9	4/10	0	4	at Giants	4/9	0	1	Mets
10	4/11	0	4	at Giants	4/10	0	1	at Expos
11	4/12	0	4	at Giants	4/11	1	2	at Expos
12	4/13	0	4	at Giants	4/12	0	2	at Expos
13	4/14	3	7	Arizona	4/14	0	2	at Mets
14	4/16	0	7	Arizona	4/15	1	3	at Mets
15	4/16	0	7	Arizona	4/16	0	3	at Mets
	McGwire '98				Sosa '98
Game	Date	HR	Total	Vs.	Date	HR	Total	Vs.
16	4/17	1	8	Phillies	4/17	0	3	Dodgers
17	4/18	0	8	Phillies	4/18	0	3	Dodgers
18	4/19	0	8	Phillies	4/19	0	3	Dodgers
19	4/21	1	9	at Expos	4/21	0	3	Padres
20	4/22	0	9	at Expos	4/22	0	3	Padres
21	4/23	0	9	at Expos	4/23	1	4	Padres
22	4/24	0	9	at Phillies	4/24	1	5	at Dodgers
23	4/25	1	10	at Phillies	4/25	0	5	at Dodgers
24	4/26	0	10	at Phillies	4/26	0	5	at Dodgers
25	4/27	0	10	Expos	4/27	1	6	at Padres
26	4/29	0	10	Expos	4/28	0	6	at Padres
27	4/30	1	11	at Cubs	4/30	0	6	Cardinals
28	5/1	1	12	at Cubs	5/1	0	6	Cardinals
29	5/2	0	12	at Cubs	5/2	0	6	Cardinals
30	5/3	0	12	at Cubs	5/3	1	7	Cardinals
	McGwire '98				Sosa '98
Game	Date	HR	Total	Vs.	Date	HR	Total	Vs.
31	5/5	0	12	at Pirates	5/5	0	7	Astros
32	5/6	0	12	at Pirates	5/6	0	7	Astros
33	5/7	0	12	at Mets	5/8	0	7	Giants
34	5/8	1	13	at Mets	5/9	0	7	Giants
35	5/11	0	13	Brewers	5/9	0	7	Giants
36	5/12	1	14	Brewers	5/10	0	7	Giants
37	5/13	0	14	Braves	5/11	0	7	at Arizona
38	5/14	1	15	Braves	5/12	0	7	at Arizona
39	5/15	0	15	Marlins	5/13	0	7	at Rockies
40	5/16	1	16	Marlins	5/14	0	7	at Rockies
41	5/17	0	16	Marlins	5/15	0	7	at Reds
42	5/18	1	17	Marlins	5/16	1	8	at Reds
43	5/19	3	20	at Phillies	5/17	0	8	at Reds
44	5/20	0	20	at Phillies	5/19	0	8	Dodgers
45	5/21	0	20	at Phillies	5/20	0	8	Dodgers
	McGwire '98				Sosa '98
Game	Date	HR	Total	Vs.	Date	HR	Total	Vs.
46	5/22	1	21	Giants	5/21	0	8	Dodgers
47	5/23	2	23	Giants	5/22	1	9	at Braves
48	5/24	1	24	Giants	5/23	0	9	at Braves
49	5/25	1	25	Rockies	5/24	0	9	at Braves
50	5/27	0	25	Rockies	5/25	2	11	at Braves
51	5/28	0	25	Rockies	5/27	2	13	Phillies
52	5/29	1	26	at Padres	5/28	0	13	Phillies
53	5/30	1	27	at Padres	5/29	0	13	Braves
54	5/31	0	27	at Padres	5/30	0	13	Braves
55	6/1	0	27	at Padres	5/31	0	13	Braves
56	6/2	0	27	at Dodgers	6/1	2	15	Marlins
57	6/3	0	27	at Dodgers	6/2	0	15	Marlins
58	6/4	0	27	at Dodgers	6/3	1	16	Marlins
59	6/5	1	28	Giants	6/5	1	17	White Sox
60	6/6	0	28	Giants	6/6	1	18	White Sox
	McGwire '98				Sosa '98
Game	Date	HR	Total	Vs.	Date	HR	Total	Vs.
61	6/7	0	28	Giants	6/7	1	19	White Sox
62	6/8	1	29	at White Sox	6/8	1	20	at Twins
63	6/9	0	29	at White Sox	6/9	0	20	at Twins
64	6/10	1	30	at White Sox	6/10	0	20	at Twins
65	6/12	1	31	at Arizona	6/12	0	20	at Phillies
66	6/13	0	31	at Arizona	6/13	1	21	at Phillies
67	6/14	0	31	at Arizona	6/14	0	21	at Phillies
68	6/16	0	31	at Astros	6/15	3	24	Brewers
69	6/17	1	32	at Astros	6/16	0	24	Brewers
70	6/18	1	33	at Astros	6/17	1	25	Brewers
71	6/19	0	33	Arizona	6/18	0	25	Phillies
72	6/20	0	33	Arizona	6/19	2	27	Phillies
73	6/21	0	33	Arizona	6/20	2	29	Phillies
74	6/22	0	33	Tigers	6/21	1	30	Phillies
75	6/23	0	33	Tigers	6/22	0	30	Indians
	McGwire '98				Sosa '98
Game	Date	HR	Total	Vs.	Date	HR	Total	Vs.
76	6/24	1	34	at Indians	6/23	0	30	Indians
77	6/25	1	35	at Indians	6/24	1	31	at Tigers
78	6/26	0	35	at Twins	6/25	1	32	at Tigers
79	6/27	1	36	at Twins	6/26	0	32	at Royals
80	6/28	0	36	at Twins	6/27	0	32	at Royals
81	6/30	1	37	Royals	6/28	0	32	at Royals
82	7/1	0	37	Royals	6/30	1	33	Arizona
83	7/2	0	37	Royals	7/1	0	33	Arizona
84	7/3	0	37	at Reds	7/2	0	33	Arizona
85	7/4	0	37	at Reds	7/3	0	33	Pirates
86	7/5	0	37	at Reds	7/4	0	33	Pirates
87	7/9	0	37	Astros	7/5	0	33	Pirates
88	7/10	0	37	Astros	7/9	1	34	at Brewers
89	7/11	1	38	Astros	7/10	1	35	at Brewers
90	7/12	2	40	Astros	7/11	0	35	at Brewers
	McGwire '98				Sosa '98
Game	Date	HR	Total	Vs.	Date	HR	Total	Vs.
91	7/13	0	40	Reds	7/12	0	35	at Brewers
92	7/14	0	40	Reds	7/13	0	35	at Pirates
93	7/15	0	40	Reds	7/14	0	35	at Pirates
94	7/16	0	40	Dodgers	7/15	0	35	at Pirates
95	7/17	2	42	Dodgers	7/17	1	36	at Marlins
96	7/18	0	42	Dodgers	7/18	0	36	at Marlins
97	7/19	0	42	Dodgers	7/19	0	36	at Marlins
98	7/20	1	43	at Padres	7/20	0	36	at Braves
99	7/21	0	43	at Padres	7/21	0	36	at Braves
100	7/22	0	43	at Giants	7/22	1	37	Expos
101	7/23	0	43	at Giants	7/23	0	37	Expos
102	7/24	0	43	at Rockies	7/24	0	37	Mets
103	7/25	0	43	at Rockies	7/24	0	37	Mets
104	7/26	1	44	at Rockies	7/25	0	37	Mets
105	7/28	1	45	Brewers	7/26	1	38	Mets
	McGwire '98				Sosa '98
Game	Date	HR	Total	Vs.	Date	HR	Total	Vs.
106	7/29	0	45	Brewers	7/27	2	40	at Arizona
107	7/30	0	45	Brewers	7/28	1	41	at Arizona
108	7/31	0	45	at Braves	7/29	0	41	at Arizona
109	8/1	0	45	at Braves	7/30	0	41	at Arizona
110	8/2	0	45	at Braves	7/31	1	42	Rockies
111	8/3	0	45	at Brewers	8/1	0	42	Rockies
112	8/4	0	45	at Brewers	8/2	0	42	Rockies
113	8/5	0	45	at Brewers	8/3	0	42	Arizona
114	8/7	0	45	Cubs	8/4	0	42	Arizona
115	8/8	1	46	Cubs	8/5	1	43	Arizona
116	8/9	0	46	Cubs	8/7	0	43	at Cardinals
117	8/10	0	46	Mets	8/8	1	44	at Cardinals
118	8/11	1	47	Mets	8/9	0	44	at Cardinals
119	8/12	0	47	Mets	8/10	2	46	at Giants
120	8/14	0	47	Pirates	8/11	0	46	at Giants
	McGwire '98				Sosa '98
Game	Date	HR	Total	Vs.	Date	HR	Total	Vs.
121	8/15	0	47	Pirates	8/12	0	46	at Giants
122	8/16	0	47	Pirates	8/14	0	46	at Astros
123	8/18	0	47	at Cubs	8/15	0	46	at Astros
124	8/19	2	49	at Cubs	8/16	1	47	at Astros
125	8/20	1	50	at Mets	8/18	0	47	Cardinals
126	8/20	1	51	at Mets	8/19	1	48	Cardinals
127	8/21	0	51	at Mets	8/20	0	48	Giants
128	8/21	0	51	at Mets	8/21	1	49	Giants
129	8/22	1	52	at Pirates	8/22	0	49	Astros
130	8/23	1	53	at Pirates	8/23	2	51	Astros
131	8/24	0	53	at Pirates	8/24	0	51	Astros
132	8/25	0	53	Marlins	8/25	0	51	at Reds
133	8/26	1	54	Marlins	8/26	1	52	at Reds
134	8/27	0	54	Braves	8/27	0	52	at Rockies
135	8/28	0	54	Braves	8/28	1	53	at Rockies
	McGwire '98				Sosa '98
Game	Date	HR	Total	Vs.	Date	HR	Total	Vs.
136	8/29	0	54	Braves	8/29	0	53	at Rockies
137	8/30	1	55	Braves	8/30	1	54	at Rockies
138	8/31	0	55	at Marlins	8/31	1	55	Reds
139	9/1	2	57	at Marlins	9/1	0	55	Reds
140	9/2	2	59	at Marlins	9/2	1	56	Reds
141	9/4	0	59	Reds	9/4	1	57	at Pirates
142	9/5	1	60	Reds	9/5	1	58	at Pirates
143	9/6	0	60	Reds	9/6	0	58	at Pirates
144	9/7	1	61	Cubs	9/7	0	58	at Cardinals
145	9/8	1	62	Cubs	9/8	0	58	at Cardinals
146	9/9	0	62	at Reds	9/9	0	58	Pirates
147	9/10	0	62	at Reds	9/10	0	58	Pirates
148	9/11	0	62	at Astros	9/11	1	59	Brewers
149	9/12	0	62	at Astros	9/12	1	60	Brewers
150	9/13	0	62	at Astros	9/13	2	62	Brewers
	McGwire '98				Sosa '98
Game	Date	HR	Total	Vs.	Date	HR	Total	Vs.
151	9/14	0	62	Pirates	9/14	0	62	at Padres
152	9/15	1	63	Pirates	9/15	0	62	at Padres
153	9/15	0	63	Pirates	9/16	1	63	at Padres
154	9/16	0	63	Pirates	9/17	0	63	at Padres
155	9/18	1	64	at Brewers	9/18	0	63	Reds
156	9/19	0	64	at Brewers	9/19	0	63	Reds
157	9/20	1	65	at Brewers	9/20	0	63	Reds
158	9/22	0	65	Astros	9/22	0	63	at Brewers
159	9/23	0	65	Astros	9/23	2	65	at Brewers
160	9/24	0	65	Expos	9/25	1	66	at Astros
161	9/25	1	66	Expos	9/26	0	66	at Astros
162	9/26	2	68	Expos	9/27	0	66	at Astros
163	9/27	2	70	Expos	9/28	0	66	Giants
Game	Date	HR	Total	Vs.	Date	HR	Total	Vs.
	McGwire '98				Sosa '98

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This page is dedicated to Jim Dedman, 1951-1998, a baseball fan.

Records are from STATS.

Note: Sosa's 1998 Cubs, McGwire's 1998 Cardinals and Maris's 1961 Yankees each played 163 games, one more than the usual. Tie games that are suspended are replayed, and individual statistics from both games count. No player hit a home run in the "extra game."

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