Mark McGwire (1999) - USC Athletics Hall of Fame

Mark McGwire

Induction:
1999

Mark McGwire, who passed Babe Ruth and Roger Maris when he set the all-time major league home run record in 1998 with 70, also set the USC career home run record (54). A 3-time letterman (1982-83-84) first baseman who also pitched early in his Trojan career, he was a 1984 All-American, All-District selection and USC MVP. He also was a 2-time All-Pac-10 pick and was named the 1984 Pac-10 Player of the Year. In his USC career, he batted .335 and had 150 RBI's and also was 7-5 with a 2.93 ERA as pitcher. In 2016, he was named to the Pac-12 All-Century Team. He was inducted into the College Baseball Hall of Fame in 2025. He won a silver medal as a member of the 1984 U.S. Olympic baseball team. He was a first round draft pick of the Oakland A's in 1984 and played in majors from 1986 to 2001 (he was the 1987 AL Rookie of Year and 12-time All-Star) with the A’s (winning the World Series in 1989) and the St. Louis Cardinals. He hit 583 career homers in the MLB. He is a member of the A’s and Cardinals’ Halls of Fame. He then served as a coach with the Cardinals, Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres.