Comments on: Mark McGwire reaches 70 home runs: September 27, 1998 https://www.stlredbirds.com/2022/06/11/september-27-1998-mark-mcgwire-hits-his-70th-home-run-of-the-season/ A St. Louis Cardinals History Website Thu, 26 Sep 2024 21:09:44 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 By: Why the Cardinals traded Super Joe McEwing - https://www.stlredbirds.com/2022/06/11/september-27-1998-mark-mcgwire-hits-his-70th-home-run-of-the-season/#comment-420 Tue, 02 Jan 2024 22:25:06 +0000 https://www.stlredbirds.com/?p=3831#comment-420 […] The Cardinals drafted McEwing almost eight years earlier in the 28th round of the 1992 draft. The 783rd player selected, McEwing had a long road to the majors and didn’t make his MLB debut until 1998, when he appeared in 10 games. He had just four hits that season, but one of those hits came on September 28, just before Mark McGwire hit his 70th home run of the season. […]

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