Race for the Record

Race for the Record

60 mins | Documentary | Jan. 1, 1998

Babe Ruth set a record in 1927 by hitting 60 home runs in one season. 34 years later, Roger Maris broke that record. Another 37 years passed before that record was broken by Mark McGwire. Five days after McGwire's feat, Sammy Sosa broke the brand new record. And the race was on! Fans watched breathlessly as the record passed between the two men and time left in the season dwindled. Relive it all, from Ruth, to Maris, to the final days of the 1998 Sosa/McGwire slug-fest.

Race for the Record

60 mins | Documentary | Jan. 1, 1998

Race for the Record
Babe Ruth set a record in 1927 by hitting 60 home runs in one season. 34 years later, Roger Maris broke that record. Another 37 years passed before that record was broken by Mark McGwire. Five days after McGwire's feat, Sammy Sosa broke the brand new record. And the race was on! Fans watched breathlessly as the record passed between the two men and time left in the season dwindled. Relive it all, from Ruth, to Maris, to the final days of the 1998 Sosa/McGwire slug-fest.
Producers Major League Baseball Productions
Original title Race for the Record
Directors
Writers Jeff Scott

Cast

Len Cariou

as Narrator

Mark McGwire

as Himself

Sammy Sosa

as Himself

Roger Maris

as Himself

Babe Ruth

as Himself

Jack Buck

as Himself

Ken Griffey, Jr.

as Himself

David Cone

as Himself