Sports On The Run: Mark McGwire finally comes clean about steroids

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Monday, January 11, 2010

Mark McGwire finally comes clean about steroids

On The Run Sports Delivery Of The Day: 1/11/10

Mark McGwire
College: USC (cheating is nothing new, huh?)
MLB debut: August 22, 1986 for the Oakland Athletics
Last MLB appearance: October 7, 2001 for the St. Louis Cardinals
Broke home run record: September 8, 1998 (finished season with 70*)
Lied about taking steroids: March 17, 2005 (congressional hearing)
Admitted to taking steriods: January 11, 2010 (interview with Bob Costas)
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Career Statistics
Batting Average: .263
Home Runs: 583*
Runs batted in: 1,414
Steroids: Stop keeping record after the 1,000th injection.

1/11/10 - Mark McGwire interview with Bob Costas. "I used steroids during my playing career."