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Phillies dominated in Long Gone Summer by McGwire, Sosa

Mark McGwire of the St. Louis Cardinals (R) and Sammy Sosa of the Chicago Cubs (L) laugh during a pregame press conference at Busch Stadium 07 September in St. Louis, Missouri. McGwire with 60 home runs and Sosa with 58 home runs are trying to break the record set by Roger Maris in 1961 with 61 home runs. (ELECTRONIC IMAGE) AFP PHOTO/Stephen JAFFE (Photo by STEPHEN JAFFE / AFP) (Photo credit should read STEPHEN JAFFE/AFP via Getty Images)

The Phillies fell victim to an all-time slugfest during the summer of ’89

On Sunday night, ESPN premiered the documentary Long Gone Summer, which showed Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa’s run to the single-season home run record, which greatly impacted the Phillies.