July 31, 1997 baseball s premier power hitter, mark mcgwire, leaves the A s for the St. Louis Cardinals, who send three pitchers to Oakland.
Sadly, on 11 November 2001 mcgwire announced his retirement from Major League baseball. mcgwire currently resides in California with his wife.
Several years ago, we interviewed mark mcgwire when he was still with the Oakland Athletics, talking to him about his own youth baseball days.
Extractions: Several years ago, we interviewed Mark McGwire when he was still with the Oakland Athletics, talking to him about his own youth baseball days. Always a strong player, Mark took the country by storm in 1998 season by becoming the greatest power hitter in baseball history. Our newer readers wanted to see something on Marks childhood, so here is that article, updated slightly to reflect the recent seasons. JLB: How old were you when you started playing baseball?
Extractions: MM: They're not looking out for the best interest of the kid who wants to go on to the big leagues. They want to win a World Series for the university, and they over-use a lot of pitchers. Just in our organization, we've had some great young kids we've drafted whose arms are blown out because they've thrown 300 innings in college. Your arm can only take so much. And here you're a young kid and you can't tell your college coach "No, I don't want to pitch", because you're afraid he might tell the scouts that you refused to play and that you have no heart. And you don't want to say no because you want to do what's best for the team. MM: I hope so. By seeing so many injuries in the game of baseball today, I hope that the kids are better prepared physically going into college, and if they feel that something is wrong that they'll stand up and say something instead of trying to play through the pain. It could ultimately mean your career.
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Extractions: The Guru's top ten single season records by category for Batting and Pitching (SCROLL DOWN FOR TOP 10 LISTS!!) Batting Notes: Rankings were based on seasons from 1893 to 1998 and more than 400 plate appearances (ab+bb+hpb) were required. Percents for AVG and SLG were based on at bats. Percents for 2B, 3B, HR, SO and BB were based on plate appearances. SB% was based on SB attempts and more than 25 SB's were required to qualify. OPS was based on AVG+SLG. Runs Created was based on Bill James' formula as follows: =(([h]+[bb]+[hpb]-[cs])*([h]+[2b]+2*[3b]+3*[hr]) +.26*([bb]-[ibb]+[hpb])+.52*([sh]+[sf]+sb])) /([ab]+[bb]+[hpb]+[sh]+[sf]) The purpose of his formula was to create the ultimate statistic characterizing the total offense production of a player. However, it favors players with more games played, so for example, George Brett's .390 batting avg season ranks as his 2nd most productive even though it was easily his most productive per plate appearance. So, I calculated OPS too for comparative purposes.
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Extractions: "Big Mac" started his career with a bang in 1987 by shattering the single-season record for home runs by a rookie with 49, leading to the 1997 Rookie of the Year award. In his 16-year career, McGwire finished with at least 30 round-trippers 11 seasons, including 4 seasons with more than 50. In 1998, McGwire broke Roger Maris' 37-year old record for home runs in a single season by clearing the fence 70 times, a mark which only stood for 3 years. He was selected to 12 All-Star teams, finished in the Top 10 in MVP voting 5 times, and led his league in home runs 4 times. McGwire retired 17 home runs shy of 600 career shots, fifth on the career list, and is considered by many to be the greatest power hitter of all time.
mark David mcgwire, (born October 1, 1963 in Pomona, California) was an American Major League baseball player from 1986 through 2001.
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With a crack of the bat Tuesday night, mark mcgwire sent a line, just over the fence, we knew that mcgwire had sent a thunderbolt to the baseball gods.
Extractions: Mark McGwire .299 AVG, 155 G, 509 AB, 130 R, 152 H, 70 HR , .752 SLG We Glowed in the Presence of True Greatness by Bernie Miklasz, St. Louis Post-Dispatch ST. LOUIS With a crack of the bat Tuesday night, Mark McGwire sent a wicked streak of lightning through the night sky. His 62nd home run left the ballpark so fast, so violently, that it was barely a flash. When it crashed down, streaking inside the left-field line, just over the fence, we knew that McGwire had sent a thunderbolt to the baseball gods. He would be joining them now. Somewhere in the universe you knew that Babe Ruth laughed and bought a round for the house. You could hear Ty Cobb hoot and cackle. Lou Gehrig quietly smiled. And Roger Maris undoubtedly pleased that such a quality individual claimed his home-run record politely moved over, and was happy to do it. Mac felt their eyes on him. ``Thanks to Babe, Roger, and everybody who's watching up there,'' McGwire said later. The baseball icons on this earth were mighty impressed, too. Some of the most important figures in Cardinals history beamed with pride as McGwire created the newest piece of baseball mythology for this hallowed franchise. Stan Musial, Ozzie Smith, Lou Brock, Red Schoendienst were on their feet at Busch Stadium, laughing and clapping. McGwire was one of them now, a Cardinal of legendary distinction. Mac's No. 25 could have been retired on the spot. He stands among the greats.
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