Backdrop image for movie Race for the Record

Race for the Record (1998)

Babe Ruth set a record in 1927 by hitting 60 home runs in one season. 34 years later, Roger Maris broke that record. Another 37 years passed before that record was broken by Mark McGwire. Five days after McGwire's feat, Sammy Sosa broke the brand new record. And the race was on! Fans watched breathlessly as the record passed between the two men and time left in the season dwindled. Relive it all, from Ruth, to Maris, to the final days of the 1998 Sosa/McGwire slug-fest.

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Top billed cast

  • Photo of Len CariouLen CariouNarrator (voice)
  • Photo of Mark McGwireMark McGwireSelf
  • Photo of Sammy SosaSammy SosaSelf
  • Photo of Roger MarisRoger MarisSelf
  • Photo of Babe RuthBabe RuthSelf
  • Photo of Jack BuckJack BuckSelf
  • Photo of Ken Griffey Jr.Ken Griffey Jr.Self
  • Photo of David ConeDavid ConeSelf
  • Photo of Bob CostasBob CostasSelf

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