Today!!! 7/21/2012. Matt Cain and Cole Hamels!
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.
July 21, 2012, Cole Hamels pitching for the Philadelphia Phillies and Matt Cain of the San Francisco Giants in a day game at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia.
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.
Its different with each team, but I know on some teams the starting pitcher gets to choose if they want to wear an alternate jersey or the regular one. Some teams' management decides what they will wear that game.
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As of September 7, 2007, 449 different pitchers have give up home runs to Barry Bonds.
He hit 2 or more home runs 72 times in a regular season game. He hit 2 home runs in a game 70 times and 3 home runs in a game 2 times. He also hit 3 home runs in 2 World Series Games.
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In a regular MLB game, it is about 60 feet. Normally it should be the same distance from the pitcher's mound to home plate.
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