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To: bmart who wrote (5173)9/13/1998 5:51:00 PM
From: BORIS BADENUFF  Read Replies (2) of 26163
 
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Sammy meets Roger
Sosa smashes homer No. 61

CHICAGO - Sammy Sosa hit his 61st homer Sunday, moving past Babe Ruth and into a tie with Roger Maris' former record for most home runs in a season.
Sosa's third homer in three games left him one behind Mark McGwire, whose St. Louis Cardinals played Sunday night at Houston.

Ruth hit 60 homers in 1927 and Maris had 61 in 1961.

Sosa hit an 0-1 pitch from Milwaukee Brewers reliever Bronswell Patrick 480 feet into the street behind the left-field fence at Wrigley Field in the fifth inning.

A parade of fans raced after the ball as it went down the street. Sosa, meanwhile, rounded the bases pumping his fists as a sellout crowd at Wrigley began stamping its feet and shouting "Sam-mee, Sam-mee."

This was the second straight game Sosa hit a homer that cleared the ballpark.

Once he reached home plate, Sosa got a 15-second bear embrace from teammate Mark Grace. Sosa went into the corner of the dugout hugging his teammates along the way and then turned to TV cameras and made his trademark salute - thumping his heart, blowing kisses and making a "V" sign. He then lipped the words: "I love you, mama," to a TV camera.

The game was being broadcast live back to the Dominican Republic.

Sosa finally emerged from the dugout for a curtain call, tipping his helmet toward his faithful following in right field and waving to all sides of the ball park.

It was Sosa's ninth homer this season against Milwaukee, his most against any team.


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