Mark McGwire



First NameMark
Middle NameDavid
Last NameMcGwire
Full Name at BirthMark David McGwire
Other NamesBig Mac
Age48
Date of BirthOctober 1, 1963
BirthplacePomona, CA
Height6' 5" (196 cm)
Weight (lb)215
BuildAthletic
Hair ColorRed
Star SignLibra
EthnicityWhite
NationalityAmerican
High SchoolDamien (Claremont, CA)
UniversityUniversity of Southern California
OccupationFormer Major League Baseball Player
Occupation CategoryBaseball
PositionFirst Baseman
BatsRight
ThrowsRight
MLB Debut22 August 1986
Last MLB Game07 October 2001
DraftDrafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 1st round (10th pick) of the 1984 amateur draft.
Claim to Fame1998 home run battle against Sammy Sosa

Mark McGwire (born October 1, 1963), nicknamed "Big Mac", is a former Major League Baseball player who played his major league career with the Oakland Athletics and the St. Louis Cardinals. He is currently the hitting coach for the St. Louis Cardinals.


Lucy Rank
#20,611
to be the LucyWho "Star of the Day"



Baseball Batting Stats

Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG
1986 OAK 18 53 10 10 1 0 3 9 0 4 18 0.189 0.259 0.377
1987 OAK 151 557 97 161 28 4 49 118 1 71 131 0.289 0.370 0.618
1988 OAK 155 550 87 143 22 1 32 99 0 76 117 0.260 0.352 0.478
1989 OAK 143 490 74 113 17 0 33 95 1 83 94 0.231 0.339 0.467
1990 OAK 156 523 87 123 16 0 39 108 2 110 116 0.235 0.370 0.489
1991 OAK 154 483 62 97 22 0 22 75 2 93 116 0.201 0.330 0.383
1992 OAK 139 467 87 125 22 0 42 104 0 90 105 0.268 0.385 0.585
1993 OAK 27 84 16 28 6 0 9 24 0 21 19 0.333 0.467 0.726
1994 OAK 47 135 26 34 3 0 9 25 0 37 40 0.252 0.413 0.474
1995 OAK 104 317 75 87 13 0 39 90 1 88 77 0.274 0.441 0.685
1996 OAK 130 423 104 132 21 0 52 113 0 116 112 0.312 0.467 0.730
1997 OAK 105 366 48 104 24 0 34 81 1 58 98 0.284 0.383 0.628
1997 STL 51 174 38 44 3 0 24 42 2 43 61 0.253 0.411 0.684
1998 STL 155 509 130 152 21 0 70 147 1 162 155 0.299 0.470 0.752
1999 STL 153 521 118 145 21 1 65 147 0 133 141 0.278 0.424 0.697
2000 STL 89 236 60 72 8 0 32 73 1 76 78 0.305 0.483 0.746
2001 STL 97 299 48 56 4 0 29 64 0 56 118 0.187 0.316 0.492

Baseball Fielding Stats

Year Team G GS Inn PO A E DP Fld%
1986 OAK 16 15 123 10 20 6 1 0.833
1987 OAK 150 148 1306.2 1176 101 13 91 0.990
1988 OAK 154 146 1315.1 1228 88 9 118 0.993
1989 OAK 141 139 1231.1 1170 114 6 122 0.995
1990 OAK 154 150 1334.2 1329 95 5 126 0.997
1991 OAK 152 142 1262.2 1191 101 4 120 0.997
1992 OAK 139 136 1182.1 1118 71 6 118 0.995
1993 OAK 25 25 209.2 197 14 0 20 1.000
1994 OAK 40 37 300.1 307 18 4 26 0.988
1995 OAK 91 88 754.2 775 64 12 65 0.986
1996 OAK 109 107 896.1 913 60 10 118 0.990
1997 OAK 102 101 843.2 884 60 6 88 0.994
1997 STL 50 49 443.2 439 34 1 40 0.998
1998 STL 152 152 1326.1 1326 97 12 128 0.992
1999 STL 151 150 1257.2 1180 80 13 119 0.990
2000 STL 76 70 587 535 23 1 49 0.998
2001 STL 90 87 724.2 686 33 4 60 0.994

Filmography

Selected Mark McGwire film and TV show credits:


Acting Credits

2001
61*
Himself

1999
ABC 2000: The Millennium
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1999
Himself

1998
MTV Video Music Awards 1998
Himself - Presenter

Thanks Credits

2001
61*
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