MARK MCGWIRE

A-A'S

• Oakland A's (86-97)
• First team
• Almost tied the HR record of 50 in second year

C-CARDINALS

• Played for St. Louis cardinals 97-01
• Hitting coach for cardinals

H-HOME RUNS

• 70 in 1998
• 583 in 16 years in MLB
• 49 rookie year

M-MCGWIRE

• Dad was a well known dentis
• Brother Jay
• Brother Dan played in NFL

R-RECORDS

• Broke many records at many different levels
• 49hr but needed 50 to tie rookie record
• 70hr in a season in 1998

U-USC

• University of South California
• Pitched at USC for 3 years
• Has record for most hr in a season
• Has record for highest slugging percentage in 3 seasons

BEANED

• Was a target for pitchers to hit
• Was hit by many pitches that he feels were on purpose

D-DEDUAUX

• One of Mark's first coaches
• Kept him from leaving a summer league in Alaska from home sickness

E-EMOTIONS

• Played with emotion
• Didn't make a big deal out of anything

F-FRIENDS

• #of friends growing up
• All played baseball

G-GPA

• Went to college at USC
• Had a 2.8 in high school
• Went to high school at Damien high school in California

I-INTERNATIONAL

• Played for the U.S. Olympic team
• Played in many different countries
• Played in Venezuela and Cuba

J-JACKSON

• Played with McGwire
• Best friend and mentor

K-KATHY

• Wife of Mark
• Had 6 children
• 1 son 5 girls

L-LA RUSSA

• Baseball manager for White Sox, Athletics, and Cardinals
• Manager for McGwire when in St. Louis
• Manager for Mark for a few years in Oakland

N-NATIONAL CELEBRITY

• Made famous from ESPN
• Record smashing career

O-OLYMPICS

• Played for America in the olympics
• 1984

P-PITCHING

• Pitched in little league
• Pitched in college
• Moved to first in major league

Q-QUESTIONS

• Was asked many questions
• Asked many questions

S-SUMMER LEAGUE

• Played in Canada for a summer league in college
• Coach Dedeaux recommended the summer league for him

T-TONY LA RUSSA

• One if the greatest managers
• Manager of Oakland when McGwire was their
• Manager of St. Louis when McGwire was their
• Won 3 World Series

V-VAUGHN

• Coach Vaughn
• Mentor of Mark when he was a kid

W-WATCHING

• McGwire watched a lot of baseball
• Tried to go unnoticed at other major league games
• If he wasn't playing he was watching

Z-ZIP

• To hit a home run a ball has to be hit really hard
• In other words in needs a lot of zip to get over the wall