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Personal- Born:October
1, 1963 in Pomona, Calif.
Parents: John and Ginger.
Resides:Orange County, Calif.
Brothers:Dan played in the NFL
for the Seattle Seahawk (1991-94) and Miami
Dolphins (1995) after attending San Diego State: Mike
played high school soccer and golf; Bob
played golf at Citrud Community College
(Glendora, Calif.); Jay lost sight in
his right eye at age15 when he was hit by a stray
air rifle BB. He has become Mark's personal
trainer.
Wife: Kathy, married in 1984, divorced
1988.
Children: Son. Matthew, 10, is a
Cardinals' bat boy lives with Kathy.
His Career-
Transactions:
- Drafted by the Montreal Expos in the
eight round on June 8, 1981. Did not sign
and went to Southern Cal on a pitcher's
scholarship. Later changed to a first and
third baseman.
- While at USC, also pitched and played
first base for the Glacier Pilots of
Anchorage, Alaska, and American Legion
team.
- Drafted by the Oakland A's in the first
round (10th overall) on June 4, 1984 as a
first and third baseman.
- Became a free agent Oct. 26 1992.
- Signed to a three-year deal by Oakland on
Dec 24, 1992.
- Traded from Oakland to St. Louis on July
31, 1997 for Pitchers T.J. Matthews, Eric
Ludwick, and Blake Stein.
- Signed by Cardinals to a three-year
contract, Sept. 16, 1997. The contract
was worth $30 million, but he gets only
$7million per year. He deferred $2
million per season and gave away $3
million over the next three years to his
Mark McGwire Foundation for Children (
the address is listed at the bottom of
the page).
Disabled list:
- April 11-26, 1989
- Aug. 22-Sept 1, 1992
- April 30-June 18, 1994
- July 27-rest of 1994 season
- July 18-Aug 2, 1995
- Aug 5-26, 1995
- March 22-April 23, 1996
Proportions-
Height: 6'5"
Weight:250
Biceps: 21 inches
Forearms: 17 inches
Favorites-
Movies:Driving Miss Daisy and
Midnight Express
TV shows:Cheers and (as a kid) Bugs
Bunny
Foods:Chinese food, pasta with chicken,
pizza
Breakfast Cereal:Granola
Ice Cream:Pralines and cream
Hobbies:Golf and weightlifting
Firsts-
Car: 1984 Toyota Supra
Job:Pro baseball Class A Modesto, Calif,
age 21
Homerun:Age 10 in his first ever Little
League at bat while playing for a team called the
A's.
Grade school-
For 20 years, held the Claremont, Calif.,
Little League homerun record with 13.
High School-
Graduated:
from Damien HS, an all-boys Catholic private
school, in 1981.
Golf: had mononucleosis his sophomore
year forcing him to quit baseball temporarily and
take up golf. Won a golf tournament his sophomore
year in the fifth hole of a two-man playoff.
College-
PAC-10: Set the conference
single-season homerun record with 32 in 67 games
in 1984. Led the NCAA that year.
Player of the Year: Named in 1984 by The
Sporting News. as the first baseman on their
All-American team.
Silver Medal: Played on the 1984 U.S.
Olympic Team in Los Angeles, where he was third
on the team in homeruns (6), RBI (26) and batting
(.391). Led the team with 13 doubles.
Minor League-
Offense: tied for Class A
California League lead in homeruns (24) and RBI
(106) in 1985.
Defense: Led California League third
basemen with 239 assists and 354 total chances in
1985.
Major League-
Debut: August 22, 1986
First hitting Coach:Bob Watson of the
A's in 1987. Rookie of the Year.
First hit: August 24, 1986, off Yankees'
Tommy John.
First homerun: August 25, 1986 of
Tigers; Walt Terrell
First NL homerun: Aug 8, 1997, his 364th
career homerun.
First Grand Slam: Aug 11, 1988 off
California's Dewayne Buice (8 total).
100th homerun: July 5, 1989 off Royals'
Charlie Leibrandt.
200th homerun: June 19, 1993 off
Brewers' Chris Bosio.
300th homerun: June 25, 1996 of Tigers'
Omar Olivares.
400th homerun: May 8, 1998 of Mets' Rick
Reed.
Three-homerun games: (4) June 27, 1987;
June 11, 1996; April 14, 1998; May 19, 1998.
Rookie Honor: The second unanimous
Rookie of the Year (Carlton Fisk was the first).
Distinctions-
Oakland HRs: Holds A's team
mark with 363 career homeruns, 941 RBI, 563
extra-base hits and .551 slugging percentage.
2x50: Hit 50th homerun last season on
September 19 making him the second to hit 50 in
back-to-back seasons. Ruth did it in 1921-22 and
1927-28.
3x50: Hit 50th homerun this season on
August 20, making him the first player to hit 50
three years in a row.
Fast start: Tied Willie Mays' 1971
record for hitting homeruns in each of the first
four games of the 1998 season.
Old for 50: When he hit his 50th homerun
August 20, 1998, he became the oldest to hit 50
(34 years, 324 days).
Popular Guy: Top vote getter for the
1998 NL All-Star team with 3,377,145 votes.
Records-
- Major league rookie-season
record for home runs (49 in 1987).
- Major league rookie-season
record for extra bases on long hits (183
in 1987).
- Major league season record
for home runs per at bat (8.13 in
1985,1996).
- Major league record for
highest RBI-per-hit ratio in 200+ at bats
(1.03 in 1995).
- Major league record for
home runs in consecutive series (20 in
1996).
- Major league record for
home runs by a right-handed batter in
consecutive seasons (110 in 1996-97).
- Major league record for
hitting a home run in 17 different major
league ballparks (1987).
- Major league record for
fewest at-bats to 50 home runs (390 in
1996, 1998).
- Major league record for
home runs through the end of July (42).
- Major leaggue record for
home runs in three consecutive seasons
(167 from 1996 to 1998, as of 9Sept 98).
- Major league record for
fastest to 40 homeruns. (90th game, 281st
at bat in 1998).
- Major league record for
fewest at-bats to 400 home runs. (4,726
at-bats in 1998).
- Shares major league record
for fastest to 20 home runs (41st game in
1998).
- Shares major league record
for fastest to 50 home runs (125 games in
1998).
- Shares major league record
for most home runs in two consecutive
games (5).
Shares major league record for most runs
scored in two consecutive games (9 from
June 27-28, 1997).
- Shares major league record
for home runs in one inning (2 on 22
September 5, 1996, 5th inning).
- Shares major league record
for walks in a nine-inning game (5 on
April 23, 1997).
- American League
rookie-season record for highest slugging
percentage (.618 in 1987).
Oakland A's team record for career home
runs (363).
- Oakland A's team record
for career RBI (941).
- Oakland A's team record
for career extra-base hits (563).
- Oakland A's team record
for career slugging percentage (551).
- Oakland A's team record
for home runs in a season (52 in 1996).
- Oakland A's team record
for slugging percentage in a season (.730
in 1996).
- Oakland A's team record
for on-base percentage in a season (.467
in 1996).
- Oakland A's team record
for number of 30 home run seasons (7).
- Shares Oakland A's team
record for runs in a game (5 on June 27,
1987).
- Shares Oakland A's team
record for home runs in a single game (3
on June 27, 1987 and June 11, 1995).
- Shares Oakland A's team
record for walks in a single game. (5 on
April 26, 1997).
- St. Louis Cardinals team
record for home runs in the month of
September (15 in 1997).
- Yes there are more
including that Maris and Ruth thing.
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