1998 Major League Baseball home run chase

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/1998_Major_League_Baseball_home_run_chase
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:football
baseball record chase
gptkbp:award Sammy Sosa won National League MVP
gptkbp:category Major League Baseball history
1998 in baseball
sports controversies
gptkbp:controversy steroid allegations
gptkbp:documentedIn gptkb:ESPN_30_for_30:_Long_Gone_Summer
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1998 Major League Baseball home run chase
gptkbp:impact boosted MLB attendance
increased fan interest
gptkbp:league gptkb:Major_League_Baseball
gptkbp:mediaCoverage extensive
gptkbp:notableAchievement Mark McGwire hit 70 home runs
Sammy Sosa hit 66 home runs
gptkbp:notableGame September 8, 1998: McGwire hits 62nd home run
September 13, 1998: Sosa hits 61st and 62nd home runs
gptkbp:participants gptkb:Mark_McGwire
gptkb:Ken_Griffey_Jr.
gptkb:Sammy_Sosa
gptkbp:previousRecord 61 home runs
gptkbp:previousRecordYear 1961
gptkbp:setWorldRecord gptkb:Roger_Maris
gptkbp:team gptkb:Chicago_Cubs
gptkb:St._Louis_Cardinals
gptkbp:year 1998
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Long_Gone_Summer
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6