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Sosa belts 60th home run of 2001 season
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Debating the swings — and misses — from 'Long Gone Summer,' ESPN's
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September 8, 1998: Cardinals' Mark McGwire wins the race to 62
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Remembering Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa's Historic Summer of '98 Home
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Sammy Sosa's 52nd Home Run of 2001
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