On May 22, 1999, Mark McGwire hit a home run out of Dodger Stadium, becoming the third player to do so there. He started the game with a solo shot in the first inning off Darren Dreifort, giving the St. Louis Cardinals an early 1-0 lead. The Dodgers answered with five runs in the bottom of the first inning and went on to win 10-7. McGwire finished 3-for-4 with three RBI and reached base a fourth time via a walk. He added a towering 483-foot home run in the eighth inning off Jamie Arnold that cleared the left-center field pavilion. After his playing career, he coached as a hitting coach for the Cardinals, Dodgers, and later served as a bench coach for the Padres.
"McGwire began his day with a solo shot off Darren Dreifort in the first inning to give the St. Louis Cardinals an early 1-0 lead over the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Dodgers, however, would respond with a five-spot in the bottom half of the inning. They went on to win, 10-7, despite a big offensive performance from McGwire."
"The 12-time All-Star went 3-for-4 with three RBI and reached base a fourth time via walk. He ended his night with a towering 483-foot home run off Jamie Arnold in the eighth inning that cleared the left-center field pavilion. McGwire's majestic blast had all of Dodger Stadium stunned and impressed by the power display."
"McGwire finished the 1999 season with a .278/.424/.697 batting line, hitting an MLB-best 65 home runs and 147 RBI in 153 games. In 16 career seasons with the Cardinals and Oakland Athletics, he batted .263/.394/.588 with 583 home runs and 1,414 RBI across 1,874 games."
"McGwire is one of only five players to ever hit a home run out of Dodger Stadium. The rest of the group includes Kyle Schwarber (2025), Fernando Tatís Jr. (2021), Giancarlo Stanton (2015), Mike Piazza (1997) and Willie Stargell, who accomplished the feat twice (1969, 1973). Schwarber's home run hit out of Dodger Stadium is the only of the group to occur during the postseason."
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