On September 8, 1998, the Chicago Cubs played the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri. Steve Trachsel started for the Cubs against Kent Mercker for the Cardinals. Mark McGwire hit his 62nd home run of the season for the Cardinals, passing the Yankees' Roger Maris' single-season home run record. A box score for the game is available at https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SLN/SLN199809080.shtml.