I'm just barely old enough to remember when he broke the record. It was huge national news, I remember seeing it on the Today Show when (I think) Tom Brokaw was still the anchor along with Babwa Wawa.
Baseball was so much bigger back then, and there was no bigger record than Babe Ruths career HR record. Quite an accomplishment for Hank.
I don't respect the current record holders. Between juicing the ball and juicing the players it's a very diluted accomplishment IMO.
I looked it up, it was just Babwa Wawa. I was 7.
But they kept running the replay of the hR about every 15 minutes. I can't see anyone making that big a deal about it nowadays. Baseball has faded and the public is jaded thanks to Bonds and McGuire and other d*ckheads (likely) on HGH.
I looked up the list, didn't realize that Rodriguez was fourth. Always thought of him as more of a small hitter with great defensive skills (shows how much I follow baseball!)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_career_home_run_leaders#:~:text=Barry%20Bonds%20holds%20the%20Major,is%20Babe%20Ruth%20with%20714.
But was he really ROIDriguez? I suspect so, but who knows.