bud selig. >> reporter: maguire hit 70 home runs in 1998 with the st. louis cardinals, eclipsing the record of 61 set by roger maris in 1961. on monday he told bob costas on the major league baseball network that he used the drugs solely to maintain his health. >> you have hit 70 home runs. could you have had a home run ratio greater than anything babe ruth did in his time without using steroids? >> absolutely. i suitely believe so. i was given this gift by the man upstairs. >> reporter: the rumors of steroid use that swirled around maguire during his playing days followed him into retirement including at a congressional hearing in 2005. >> i'm not here to discuss the past. i'm here to be positive. >> reporter: but last fall maguire was named hitting coach for the cardinals. he said he knew he finally had to answer the question. but all-time home run leader barry bonds, who hit 73 homers in 2001, has denied he knowingly took enhancing drugs. he faces federal perjury charges over the issue. retired slugger sammy sosa, who is sixth on the career home run

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