Anybody know teammates with most HRs?
PostPosted:6 years 3 months ago
I was watching a show on Philadelphia with my wife the other night. They showed Shibe Park before it had grandstands from the left field line to centerfield and talked about the Philadelphia A's being World Champs 3 out of 4 seasons. My wife jokingly asked, 'were you ever there' and she was shocked when I said 'yes'.
I was there in the 60's when it was called Connie Mack Stadium and it brought back some memories. My dad had a friend who owned a bar and had Phillies season tickets on the third base line right behind the dugout about 15-20 rows up. He used to take us both and sometimes even give my dad the tickets to take my brothers and I.
I remember seeing a lot of good NL players of that era. Richie Allen. Bill White. Jim Bunning. Ernie Banks. Billy Williams. Roberto Clemente. As an aspiring kid who wanted to play ball, my dad was always teaching...or at least telling me to watch this guy or watch that guy. Two of my favorites were Billy Williams and Ernie Banks of the Cubs.
I would watch as they waited for the pitch, their fingers straightening out and then clutching the bat, over and over again, working them the entire time they were waiting for the pitch. My dad told me "see, they're not squeezing the bat. They're holding it firmly while keeping their hands relaxed at the same time. It's all in the wrists son". It was a good lesson.
And remembering those days got me thinking about those two. Banks hit 512 homers and Williams hit 426 most with the Cubs. So I looked up how many they had as teammates and I thought I'd find they were pretty high on the list. They are but they aren't top 5. They were in the Cubs lineup together for 11 years (1961-71) and hit 544 homers while teammates. So I started checking and found some very productive teammates. Some I suspected had a lot, others somewhat surprised me.
So what pair of teammates hit the most homers while teammates?
I was there in the 60's when it was called Connie Mack Stadium and it brought back some memories. My dad had a friend who owned a bar and had Phillies season tickets on the third base line right behind the dugout about 15-20 rows up. He used to take us both and sometimes even give my dad the tickets to take my brothers and I.
I remember seeing a lot of good NL players of that era. Richie Allen. Bill White. Jim Bunning. Ernie Banks. Billy Williams. Roberto Clemente. As an aspiring kid who wanted to play ball, my dad was always teaching...or at least telling me to watch this guy or watch that guy. Two of my favorites were Billy Williams and Ernie Banks of the Cubs.
I would watch as they waited for the pitch, their fingers straightening out and then clutching the bat, over and over again, working them the entire time they were waiting for the pitch. My dad told me "see, they're not squeezing the bat. They're holding it firmly while keeping their hands relaxed at the same time. It's all in the wrists son". It was a good lesson.
And remembering those days got me thinking about those two. Banks hit 512 homers and Williams hit 426 most with the Cubs. So I looked up how many they had as teammates and I thought I'd find they were pretty high on the list. They are but they aren't top 5. They were in the Cubs lineup together for 11 years (1961-71) and hit 544 homers while teammates. So I started checking and found some very productive teammates. Some I suspected had a lot, others somewhat surprised me.
So what pair of teammates hit the most homers while teammates?
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