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Sosa matches Big Mac with 62 homers

By Larry Schwartz
Special to ESPN.com

Wednesday, September 12, 2001

Sept. 13, 1998 Sammy Sosa becomes the second player to hit more than 61 homers in a season - but also the second this season. The Chicago Cubs star crushes two drives over Wrigley Field's left-field bleachers into Waveland Avenue as he joins Mark McGwire with 62 homers. After the Cubs' 11-10, 10-inning victory, Sosa has this message for Big Mac: "I wish you could be with me today, but I know you're watching me. . . . This is for you. I love you." And then Sosa gives his signature gesture, kis ...

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