1963
Born October 1, 1963
Pomona, CA, USA
Mark McGwire Marquee
Mark McGwire played first base for the Oakland Athletics for his first eleven seasons before a 1997 trade sent him to the St. Louis Cardinals, where he finished his career in 2001.
He hit 583 home runs, one of the highest totals in this database, though his .263 average and 1,626 hits over 1,874 games show a game built almost entirely around power. He drove in 1,414 runs and walked 1,317 times.
A Gold Glove came his way in 1990, followed by three Silver Sluggers, and he took the Lou Gehrig Memorial Award in 1999.
His All-Star selections numbered twelve, running from 1987 to 2000. Born in Pomona, California, on October 1, 1963, he batted and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 12 | 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 |
| Player of the Week | 8 | 1987, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999 |
| Player of the Month | 4 | 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 |
| Silver Slugger | 3 | 1992, 1996, 1998 |
| The Sporting News All-Star | 3 | 1992, 1996, 1998 |
| Gold Glove | 1 | 1990 |
| Lou Gehrig Memorial Award | 1 | 1999 |
| MLB Players Choice Man of the Year | 1 | 1997 |
| MLB Players Choice Player of the Year | 1 | 1998 |
| Rookie of the Year | 1 | 1987 |
| The Sporting News Rookie Player of the Year | 1 | 1987 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | OAK | 18 | 53 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 18 | 0 | .189 |
| 1987 | OAK | 151 | 557 | 97 | 161 | 28 | 4 | 49 | 118 | 71 | 131 | 1 | .289 |
| 1988 | OAK | 155 | 550 | 87 | 143 | 22 | 1 | 32 | 99 | 76 | 117 | 0 | .260 |
| 1989 | OAK | 143 | 490 | 74 | 113 | 17 | 0 | 33 | 95 | 83 | 94 | 1 | .231 |
| 1990 | OAK | 156 | 523 | 87 | 123 | 16 | 0 | 39 | 108 | 110 | 116 | 2 | .235 |
| 1991 | OAK | 154 | 483 | 62 | 97 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 75 | 93 | 116 | 2 | .201 |
| 1992 | OAK | 139 | 467 | 87 | 125 | 22 | 0 | 42 | 104 | 90 | 105 | 0 | .268 |
| 1993 | OAK | 27 | 84 | 16 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 0 | .333 |
| 1994 | OAK | 47 | 135 | 26 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 25 | 37 | 40 | 0 | .252 |
| 1995 | OAK | 104 | 317 | 75 | 87 | 13 | 0 | 39 | 90 | 88 | 77 | 1 | .274 |
| 1996 | OAK | 130 | 423 | 104 | 132 | 21 | 0 | 52 | 113 | 116 | 112 | 0 | .312 |
| 1997 | OAK/STL | 156 | 540 | 86 | 148 | 27 | 0 | 58 | 123 | 101 | 159 | 3 | .274 |
| 1998 | STL | 155 | 509 | 130 | 152 | 21 | 0 | 70 | 147 | 162 | 155 | 1 | .299 |
| 1999 | STL | 153 | 521 | 118 | 145 | 21 | 1 | 65 | 147 | 133 | 141 | 0 | .278 |
| 2000 | STL | 89 | 236 | 60 | 72 | 8 | 0 | 32 | 73 | 76 | 78 | 1 | .305 |
| 2001 | STL | 97 | 299 | 48 | 56 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 64 | 56 | 118 | 0 | .187 |
| Career | — | 1874 | 6187 | 1167 | 1626 | 252 | 6 | 583 | 1414 | 1317 | 1596 | 12 | .263 |
On this day & linked events
1986
Major-league debut: Mark McGwire
Mark McGwire made a major-league debut on August 22, 1986.
1987
Mark McGwire's Three-Home-Run Game, 1987
Mark McGwire hit three home runs for the Oakland Athletics against the Cleveland Indians on June 27, 1987.
1994
The 1994 Strike Cancels the World Series
Major League Baseball players go on strike over a proposed salary cap, a work stoppage that drags on for 232 days and forces the cancellation of the World Series for the first time in ninety years.
1995
Mark McGwire's Three-Home-Run Game, 1995
Mark McGwire hit three home runs for the Oakland Athletics against the Boston Red Sox on June 11, 1995.
1998
Mark McGwire's Three-Home-Run Game, 1998
Mark McGwire hit three home runs for the St. Louis Cardinals against the Arizona Diamondbacks on April 14, 1998.
1998
Mark McGwire's Three-Home-Run Game, 1998
Mark McGwire hit three home runs for the St. Louis Cardinals against the Philadelphia Phillies on May 19, 1998.
2000
Mark McGwire's Three-Home-Run Game, 2000
Mark McGwire hit three home runs for the St. Louis Cardinals against the Philadelphia Phillies on May 18, 2000.
2001
Final major-league game: Mark McGwire
Mark McGwire played a final major-league game on October 7, 2001.
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