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More viewers see 300th win than 755th home run

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updated 7:47 p.m. ET Aug. 6, 2007

BRISTOL, Conn. - Barry Bonds’ record-tying 755th home run wasn’t see by a whole lot of baseball fans.

Saturday night’s game on ESPN2, which began after 10 p.m. EDT, received a 1.1 overnight cable rating, the network said Monday. If that figure remains the same when national ratings are released Tuesday, it would translate to about 1 million households.

New York Mets pitcher Tom Glavine drew a wider audience for his 300th win Sunday night. His victory over the Chicago Cubs, which started after 8 p.m. EDT, received a 3.0 overnight cable rating, which would translate to 2.7 million households.

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