Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa figurines

Date1998

DescriptionTwo small plastic action figure dolls depicting Mark McGwire of the St. Louis Cardinals and Sammy Sosa of the Chicago Cubs in a blue cardboard and plastic display box. Box has lettering, "Starting Lineup / 1998 MLB Classic Doubles / Winning Pairs of the Game's Greatest / 1998 home run History." Reverse of box has depictions of other figurines offered along with a paragraph at the top regarding baseball bats and a section at the bottom with information on memberships.

Bio/Historical NoteStarting Lineup "1998 MLB Classic Doubles" plastic figurines depicting Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa. Capitalizing on the 1998 home run chase between Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa to break Roger Maris' home run record, Hasbro produced this paired set of action figures.

Object numberB-2015-0147

Artist, Creator, or Manufacturer Kenner Products

Artist, Creator, or Manufacturer Hasbro, Inc.

Subject McGwire, Mark, 1963-

Subject Sosa, Sammy, 1968-

Attributes

dolls (figurines)

Classificationstoys and games

Dimensions10 x 12 x 2.75 in. (dolls are 4 in. high)

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