:55:17
The Maris family
watching from their seats...
:55:19
...and now, here comes Sammy Sosa,
in to congratulate Mark McGwire.
:55:24
What a classy move.
:55:26
Two men from completely
different backgrounds...
:55:29
...with this home run chase.
:55:31
Its Mark McGwire who gets
to the top of the mountain first...
:55:34
...home run No. 62,
in the Cardinals' 145th game of the year.
:55:43
Mixed emotions, Im sure, for the Maris
kids: sorry to see the record fall...
:55:48
...but on the other hand, grateful for the
fame this season has brought their father.
:55:53
As I went over to the box
and talked to Roger's kids...
:55:58
...I told them today,
when I met with the Hall of Fame...
:56:01
...they pulled out Roger's bat,
when he hit his 61st home run...
:56:06
...and I touched it.
:56:09
I touched it with my heart.
:56:11
I can honestly say my bat will lie next
to his and Im damn proud of it.
:56:21
The separate,
single season, home run records...
:56:24
...remained until 1991...
:56:27
...when Fay Vincent,
the commissioner of baseball...
:56:30
...ordered that there be only one record.
:56:34
Roger Maris died six years earlier...
:56:37
...never knowing
that the record belonged to him.