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June 28, 1987 Cleveland, Ohio - Cleveland Stadium

Oakland Athletics 10 - 0 Cleveland Indians

McGwire hits 5 Home Runs in 2-days

OAK RBI: Jose Canseco 4 (HR); Mark McGwire 2 (HR2); Tony Phillips; Terry Steinbach; Reggie Jackson (HR)

OAK Pitching: Steve Ontiveros (W complete game)

CLE Pitching: Tom Candiotti (L 7-innings)

August 14, 1987 Anaheim, Ca -- Anaheim Stadium

Oakland Athletics 7 – 6 California Angels

August 14th, in 1987, Mark McGwire broke the rookie home run record set by Al Rosen with his 39th homer

OAK RBI: Mark McGwire 2 (HR); Carney Lansford 2; Terry Steinbach 2 (HR); Mike Davis

CAL RBI: Bob Boone 2; Gus Polidor; Dick Schofield; Darrell Miller; Brian Downing (HR)

OAK Pitching: Rick Rodriguez (W 0.1-innings)

CAL Pitching: DeWayne Buice (L 2.2-innings)

August 5, 1999 St Louis, Mo - Busch Stadium II

San Diego Padres 10 – 3 St Louis Cardinals

McGwire hit his 500th Home Run

SDP RBI: Trevor Hoffman 2; Chris Gomez 2; Phil Nevin 2; Tony Gwynn 2; Wally Joyner

STL RBI: Mark McGwire 2 (HR); Edgar Renteria

SDP Pitching: Andy Ashby (W 7.2-innings)

STL Pitching: Larry Luebbers (L 5-innings)

Mark McGwire - American former professional baseball first baseman who played 16 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1986 to 2001 for the Oakland Athletics and the St. Louis Cardinals. He won two World Series championships, one with Oakland as a player in 1989 and one with St. Louis as a coach in 2011. One of the most prolific home run hitters in baseball history, McGwire hit 583 home runs during his career. He set the major-league career record for at bats per home run ratio (10.6), and is the former record holder for both home runs in a single season (70 in 1998) and home runs hit by a rookie (49 in 1987)