60 Homers Club member
Mark David McGwire. ( Big Mac)
Mark McGwire was born on Oct. 1ST 1963. His MLB debut was Aug. 22, 1986 for the Oakland Athletics. His final game was Oct. 7, 2001 with the St. Louis Cardinals
Career statistics
HR 583
RBI 1414
AVG .263
McGwire married Stephanie Slemer, a former pharmaceutical sales representative from the St. Louis area, in Las Vegas on April 20, 2002. They reside in a gated community in Shady Canyon Irvine, California and together created the Mark McGwire Foundation for Children to support agencies that work with children who have been sexually and physically abused to help come to terms with his difficult childhood.
His brother Dan McGwire was a quarterback for the Seattle Seahawks and Miami Dolphins of the NFL in the early 1990s, and was a first round draft choice out of San Diego State University and played with Marshall Faulk.
Mark appeared on an episode of the sitcom Mad About You, playing a ballplayer infatuated with Helen Hunt's character.
Mark attended Damien High School in La Verne, California where he started playing baseball, golf, and basketball.
In 1999, the The Sporting News released a list of the 100 Greatest Baseball Players. The list had been compiled during the 1998 season and included statistics through the 1997 season. McGwire was ranked at Number 91. That year, he was elected to the Major League Baseball All-Century Team. In 2005, The Sporting News published an update of their list and McGwire had been moved up to Number 84.
84.
However, in the 2007 balloting for the Baseball Hall of Fame, McGwire failed to attain election, receiving 128 of the 545 cast, 23.5% of the vote. It is widely conceded that this was related to the steroid scandal and McGwire's less than forthcoming testimony. Based on his career numbers, McGwire may eventually be voted into the Hall of Fame.
Although McGwire has never admitted to or been convicted of any steroid use, many of his accomplishments, particularly his historic home run surge late in his career, have come into question due to his connection to the steroid scandal in Major League Baseball.
Career highlights and awards
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• 2× World Series champion (1989, 2011)
• AL Rookie of the Year (1987)
• Gold Glove Award (1990)
• 3× Silver Slugger Award (1992, 1996, 1998)
• 5× MLB home run leader (1987, 1996–1999)
• NL RBI leader (1999)
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Representing United States
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Men's Baseball
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