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Really hard HR trivia

Frayed Knot Sep 28 2012 07:03 PM

Orioles Jim Thome & Manny Machado recently became just the 4th pair of [u:3tx3qwtm]teammates to HR in the same game[/u:3tx3qwtm] where one was [u:3tx3qwtm]age 20 or younger and the other was at least age 40[/u:3tx3qwtm] Name the other three pairs - I'll supply the years they happened just to make this slightly less impossible 1958 - 1971 - 1990 - and also add that the younger of the pair in one case is in the HoF as is the older one from a different pairing.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Sep 28 2012 07:06 PM Re: Really hard HR trivia

1990 - Griffey & Griffey

Frayed Knot Sep 28 2012 07:14 PM Re: Really hard HR trivia

That was the only one I got too. They even did it back-to-back (and presumably belly to belly) on September 14th in Anaheim Senior would only hit one more HR in his career (the next season)

G-Fafif Sep 28 2012 07:15 PM Re: Really hard HR trivia

1958: Hank Sauer & Orlando Cepeda

Frayed Knot Sep 28 2012 07:16 PM Re: Really hard HR trivia

G-Fafif wrote: 1958: Hank Sauer & Orlando Cepeda Yes I would have been guessing Bogart & Bacall before I came up with that duo.

G-Fafif Sep 28 2012 07:18 PM Re: Really hard HR trivia

1971: Willie Mays & Chris Speier

Frayed Knot Sep 28 2012 07:19 PM Re: Really hard HR trivia

G-Fafif wrote: 1971: Willie Mays & Chris Speier And my vision of keeping this one up all weekend waiting for the answer ends in about 10 minutes.

G-Fafif Sep 28 2012 07:22 PM Re: Really hard HR trivia

My first thought when it came to old sluggers was "Giants," given Horace Stoneham's love for his aging window-breakers. Knew '58 was Cepeda's first year and Mays had his last good season in '71 -- and remembered Speier was hot stuff. Then it was a matter of confirming dates and birthdays. Good question.

Frayed Knot Sep 28 2012 07:23 PM Re: Really hard HR trivia

Question courtesy of Gary Thorne on the Orioles broadcast earlier tonight.

Nymr83 Sep 29 2012 08:49 AM Re: Really hard HR trivia

Griffey and Griffey I knew right away but I never would have guessed the others.