Sammy Sosa spent most of the summer of 1998 telling everyone Mark McGwire was “the man.” And when it came to breaking Roger Maris’ single-season home run record and finishing first in the home run race, it was true.
But Sosa’s numbers from that season could also earn him that distinction as. His 66 homers were second most in MLB history in a single-season, 10 more than Ken Griffey, Jr., who finished third in the ‘98 home run race.
Sosa finished that season with 158 RBIs and 134 runs scored, leading baseball in both categories. He hit .