Question #43:
Since 1965 (when Mays and McCovey did it), five pairs of teammates each hit 40 HRs in the same season TWICE. Name those teammates.
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posted by Ironman92Cecil was a bad guess Justin
I absolutely love the shaming here. I honestly lol'd.
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McGuire and Canseco.
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posted by O-TrapQuestion #43:
Since 1965 (when Mays and McCovey did it), only two pairs of teammates each hit 40 HRs in the same season. Name those teammates.
Feels like Rockies
Walker/Castilla/Gallaraga/Burks combo
Bonds/Kent?
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posted by Gardens35McGuire and Canseco.
Not quite, though they averaged it one year. Their closest year, McGwire hit 49, and Conseco hit 31.
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posted by Ironman92Cecil was a bad guess Justin
But, I also got the answer.
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Griffey/Buhner
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Foster Perez
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Fielder Braun
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Griffey Dunn
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posted by Ironman92Feels like Rockies
Walker/Castilla/Gallaraga/Burks combo
Bonds/Kent?
I actually forgot a word in the question.
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lol.......a 2 man combination out of Thome, Belle, MRamirez????
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posted by Ironman92Griffey/Buhner
That's one pair. They did it in '96 and '97.
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How about Mantle and Maris?
edit: never mind, that was 1961
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I cheated and found a pair. LOL. This question is hard AF.
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posted by BRFHow about Mantle and Maris?
They did do it once (but not twice), but never after '65.
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Oh. Twice. That eliminates the pair I found cheating.
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posted by justincredibleOh. Twice. That eliminates the pair I found cheating.
Bagwell and Richard Hidalgo (WHO?), btw.
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I feel like Ortiz is one of them.
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Ortiz and Manny?