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[BBapplepie]

Name the 4 players to have 40 or more HRs in back to back
seasons with two different teams?

[sweaver]

Bet McGwire's one.

[CubFan7125]

Originally posted by sweaver
Bet McGwire's one. No, he was traded mid-season. Therefore he is the only player to hts 20 HR's in both leagues in the same season.

[YankeeLinks]

A Rod, Junior, Palmeiro, the Big Cat

[Yogi#8Fan]

A-Rod has only played for Seattle before and only 1 season w/Texas. Junior is in 2nd year w/Cincy and only 22 dingers. Rafael Palmeiro has only hit 40 w/Texas.

[YankeeLinks]

Perhaps I misread the question. I assumed it meant that a guy hit 40 in Year 1, then did it again in Year 2, but for a different team. I asume you feel that he would have 2 straight years with one team, and then 2 straight years with another team, though not necessarily 4 consecutive years.

MY interpretation may be wrong, because I think Greg Vaughn did it also, which would make 5, not 4.

OTOH, your interpretation would mean that the guy had to have 4 40 year seasons. And at least 2 of those years with 2 different teams. I would be surprised if there are 4 players that have done that.

[Yogi#8Fan]

Originally posted by YankeeLinks
Perhaps I misread the question. I assumed it meant that a guy hit 40 in Year 1, then did it again in Year 2, but for a different team. I asume you feel that he would have 2 straight years with one team, and then 2 straight years with another team, though not necessarily 4 consecutive years.I hadn't thought about that. I was thinking that for team A, some guy hit 40+ twice, then down the road for team B, he did it again.

BB, can you narrow the search a little bit?

[Xanadu Dragon]

I think the question needs clarification as well.

[Yogi#8Fan]

I presume that it was 40+ w/team A then 40+ w/team B (in successive years for a total of 2 years).

Neither Hank nor Babe, Reggie, Albert Belle, McGriff did 40+ back-to-back on the same team and then repeated this f/another team. Finding 4 guys doing this would be probably impossible.

[YankeeLinks]

Originally posted by Yogi#8Fan
I presume that it was 40+ w/team A then 40+ w/team B (in successive years for a total of 2 years).

Neither Hank nor Babe, Reggie, Albert Belle, McGriff did 40+ back-to-back on the same team and then repeated this f/another team. Finding 4 guys doing this would be probably impossible.

If it's the first one, I already answered with 5 guys, rather than the 4 requested. Your objection to my answer indicated you had a different reading of the Q.

However, if it is the second, as you indicate, and I suggested earlier, there can't be 4 players who qualify. In fact, there may not be one.

Therefore, it is safe to assume it is the first paragraph above (a total of 2 yrs) that BB meant. Maybe he overlooked A-Rod who just joined the list this year.

[Yogi#8Fan]

YL, I wouldn't quite say "objection" but simply that I saw A and you saw B. Your answers probably were correct but after I saw some of the likely suspects hitting nada, I started wondering who these 4 King Kong mystery men actually were. Hopefully, BB comes in and verifies it being the 2 years, rather than the 4 years.

[YankeeLinks]

Sorry, I didn't intend to sound critical. I was just trying to define the issue. "Objection" was the wrong word on my part.

I agree we need BB to straighten it out.

[BBapplepie]

Hey guys wassup, the Q is players to hit 40 or more HRs
in back to back seasons(that 2 years) but with two
different teams. Yes there 5 not 4 players, I overlooked
A-Rod plus the Cat, Rafael, G. Vaughn and Junior.
Sorry for the confusion, but you guys are really on the
ball and keep at it. GOOD JOB to all.

[Yogi#8Fan]

Links, don't worry about it. BB, glad it's all straightened out now.