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Sosa was honored with a ticker-tape parade in his honor in New York City, and he was invited to be a guest at US President Bill Clinton's 1999 State of the Union Address. 1998 was also the first time the Cubs made the post-season since 1989. The Cubs qualified as the NL Wild Card team, but were swept by the Atlanta Braves in the NLDS. In the ...
Notable card in this set is Cal Ripken's rookie card. [18] Donruss released three baseball card sets in 1983. Its standard 660-card set (with only minimal changes; a glove replacing the ball on the front and the back switching from blue to yellow), a 60-card "Action All-Star" set and a 44-card "Hall of Fame Heroes" set.
The 1951 Bowman is the only recognized rookie card of Mickey Mantle who is the most collected figure in the industry. [47] [48] 33 $720,000 $720,000 Michael Jordan: 1986 Fleer Reg. Issue #57 PSA GM-MT 10 January 30, 2021 Goldin Auctions Two separate sales of $720,000 each set the record for most expensive Michael Jordan Rookie Cards. 34 ...
During Major League Baseball's (MLB) 1998 season, Mark McGwire of the St. Louis Cardinals and Sammy Sosa of the Chicago Cubs pursued the league's long-standing and highly coveted single-season home run record (61), set in 1961 by Roger Maris.
On this day in 1994, the Major League Baseball season was shut down due to a continuing players’ strike. But soon, fans would have a reason to return to America’s pastime. Twenty-five years ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 19 February 2025. American baseball player and coach (born 1963) For the American musician, see Mark McGuire (musician). Baseball player Mark McGwire McGwire with the San Diego Padres in 2017 First baseman Born: (1963-10-01) October 1, 1963 (age 61) Pomona, California, U.S. Batted: Right Threw: Right MLB ...
Sammy Sosa never received more than 18% of the necessary 75% of votes for Hall of Fame induction despite hitting 609 career home runs and being the only player in history with three seasons of 60 ...
1.21 Baseball America Rookie of the Year Award. ... leadership quality and character value; ... Sammy Sosa; NL Wins Champions. 1876 ...