- In 1998, he and Sammy Sosa were both neck and neck in the homerun race, trying to break Roger Maris's record of most homeruns hit in a single season with 61. McGwire established a new record of 70 homeruns that stood until surpassed by Barry Bonds of the San Fransisco Giants.
- Has a son named Matthew, born 1987.
- Agreed to a 2 year-30 million dollar contract extension in 2000. However, retired in 2001 and revealed that he never actually signed the contract and did not take the guranteed money.
- Like Babe Ruth, started his career as a pitcher.
- Member of the 1984 USA Olympic baseball team.
- St. Louis Cardinals All-Time Slugging Percentage Leader (.683).
- St. Louis Cardinals All-Time On-base Percentage Leader (.427).
- Oakland Athletics All-Time Homerun Leader (363).
- First Baseman for Oakland Athletics (1986-1997) and St. Louis Cardinals (1997-2001).
- Named to 12 All Star teams (1987-1992 and 1995-2000).
- 1987 American League Rookie of the Year.
- Won 1990 American League Gold Glove Award.
- Member of 1988 and 1990 American League Champion Oakland Athletics teams. Member of 1989 World Series Champion Oakland Athletics team. Member of 1992 American League Western Division Champion Oakland Athletics team. Member of 2000 and 2001 National League Central Division Champion St. Louis Cardinals teams.
- 1987 American League Rookie of the Year for leading league in Slugging Percentage (.618) and Home Runs (49).
- Finished in top 10 in voting for American League MVP in 1987, 1992 and 1996. Finished in top 10 in voting for National League MVP in 1998 and 1999.
- Notable career statistics: .394 On-base percentage (77th All Time), .588 Slugging Percentage (9th All Time), 583 Home Runs (6th All Time), 1,414 RBI (56th All Time), 1,317 Walks (31st All Time), 1,596 Strikeouts (20th All Time), 841 Extra-Base Hits (62nd All Time) and 78 Sacrifice Flies (75th All Time).
- Named to Baseball Digest magazine's 1987 Rookie All-Star Team.
- Made major league debut on 22 August 1986.
- Refuses to talk about his alleged use of steroids in the past, until January 11, 2009 when he made a tearful confession to his wife and children and the media admitting he did, in fact, use steroids.
- Triplet girls born June 1, 2010. Names: Monet Rose, Marlo Rose, and Monroe Rose. They join brothers Max and Mason. (citation: see USA Today June 4, 2010.
- Hitting Coach for the St. Louis Cardinals, 2010-present.
- Now retired from baseball following the 2001 season. (2002)
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