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It has happened 18 times in the history of Major League Baseball. The last time was on July 21, 2012, when starting pitchers Matt Cain of the San Francisco Giants and Cole Hamels of the Philadelphia Phillies hit home runs off each other. They both homered in the third inning of the game played at Philadelphia's Citizens Bank Park. Cain hit his sixth career homer -- a solo shot -- in the top of the inning. In the bottom half, Hamels blasted his first-ever major league homer, also with the bases empty. The Giants won the game in 10 innings, 6-5.
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Pitchers that hit two World Series home runs in one game?
No pitcher has ever hit 2 home runs in one World Series game. Bob Gibson and Dave McNally are the only two pitchers to have hit 2 home runs in their World Series careers.
How many times have two starting pitchers hit home runs in the same game?
Today!!! 7/21/2012. Matt Cain and Cole Hamels!
How many pitchers have given up a home run to Barry Bonds?
As of September 7, 2007, 449 different pitchers have give up home runs to Barry Bonds.
What is the record for hitting consecutive home runs in a game by a pitcher?
In MLB, Jim Tobin of the Boston Braves hit 3 consecutive home runs in a game against the Chicago Cubs on May 13, 1942. The home runs came in the 5th, 7th, and 8th innings. Guy Hecker of the 1886 Louisville Colonels in the American Association also hit three home runs in a game but they weren't in consecutive at bats. All three were inside-the-park homers. Tobin and Hecker are the only two pitchers to hit three home runs in one game.
How many different pitchers has Ken Griffey Jr hit home run off?
As of 2009, ken Griffey Jr. hit 630 career home runs off of 407 different pitchers. He hit the most home runs, 8, off David wells, and hit 6 home runs off pitcher Roger Clemens.
What team did Barry Bonds hit the most home runs against?
The San Diego Padres. Bonds hit 84 home runs against Padres' pitchers.
Which of these National League pitchers has hit two home runs in World Series play?
Bob Gibson
Which pitcher did Sammy Sosa hit the most home runs off of?
Sammy Sosa hit the most home runs off pitchers Jose Lima and Curt Schilling. Sosa hit 7 home runs off each.
Do softball pitchers usually hit home runs?
No they are the same as any normal softball player playing there position
How many pitchers have hit 2 home runs in World Series?
two. Bob Gibson & Dave McNally
What non-Yankee hit the most home runs at Yankee Stadium?
Goose Goslin holds the record for most home runs hit at Yankee Stadium by an opposing player (32).
Which pitcher pitched the most home run balls in one game?
In MLB, the most home runs given up by a pitcher in a single game is 7 by Charlie Sweeney of the St. Louis Maroons to the Detroit Wolverines on June 12, 1886. Several pitchers have given up 6 home runs in a game ... the last being James Shields of the Tampa Bay Rays to the Toronto Blue Jays on August 7, 2010.
