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To: FJB who wrote (1952)	9/8/1998 10:41:00 PM
From: TraderGreg	Respond to of 2229

McGwire, by hitting 62 HR in less than 154 games and less AB than Maris or Ruth has eliminated all asterisks except one....if Sosa passes McGwire by season's end but needs games 155 to 162 to pass McGwire. TG

To: FJB who wrote (1952)	9/8/1998 11:08:00 PM
From: TraderGreg	Respond to of 2229

Other stats on the horizon: ALL-TIME LEADERS: WALKS (SEASON) 1 BABE RUTH, 1923 170 2 TED WILLIAMS, 1949 162 3 TED WILLIAMS, 1947 162 4 TED WILLIAMS, 1946 156 5 EDDIE YOST, 1956 151 6 BARRY BONDS, 1996 151 7 MARK MCGWIRE, 1998 149 and counting ALL-TIME LEADERS: SLUGGING AVERAGE (SEASON) 1 BABE RUTH, 1920 .847 2 BABE RUTH, 1921 .846 3 BABE RUTH, 1927 .772 4 LOU GEHRIG, 1927 .765 5 BABE RUTH, 1923 .764 6 ROGERS HORNSBY, 1925 .756 7 MARK MCGWIRE, 1998 .752 (339total bases/451AB) 8 JEFF BAGWELL, 1994 .750 9 JIMMIE FOXX, 1932 .749 10 BABE RUTH, 1924 .739 11 BABE RUTH, 1926 .737 12 TED WILLIAMS, 1941 .735 12 BABE RUTH, 1930 .732