It's the 20th anniversary of the Summer of Sammy, when Sosa and Mark McGwire went toe-to-toe in one of the most exciting seasons in American sports history chasing after Roger Maris' home run record. All year, we're going to go homer-by-homer on Sosa's 66 longballs, with highlights and info about each. Enjoy.
Sosa went almost a week in between longballs as the calendar flipped from April to May in 1998. When he did break through, it was in the form of a 370-foot blast at Wrigley Field off Cardinals pitcher Cliff Politte.
The Cubs wound up losing the game 8-5, but Sosa gave them an early lead with a solo shot off the St.