Summer 1998: McGwire's two nights at Jacobs Field (461 ft off a scoreboard beam) and…
Summer 1998: McGwire's two nights at Jacobs Field (461 ft off a scoreboard beam) and Thome's answer.
Caption from @thehammyvault
In the summer of 1998 the whole country watched one man hit baseballs, and for two nights the show came to Jacobs Field. 43,000 on a Thursday. He hit one 461 feet off a scoreboard beam — at the time, the three longest home runs in that ballpark’s history all belonged to Mark McGwire.
Jim Thome answe