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Originally Posted by dynaboyj
A request: What pair of players hit the most back-to-back home runs?
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No requests, this is MY thread. Kidding, all are welcome to ask away!
Here are the duos with more than twenty.
Nick Fitzgerald and Luke Hendrickson have gone back-to-back more than any other pair in ABL history, and it isn't that close. Interestingly enough they nearly split the order in which they were hit. 14 times Fitzgerald hit before Hendrickson, and 15 times Hendrickson led the way.
Nick Fitzgerald had an extraordinary start to his career, but began tapering off after his age 26 season. He is still active, but I think he is about to retire at 33 years old.
Hendrickson, on the other hand, is 3rd in all-time home runs (712), and is still going strong at 37. I don't think he is going to break the home run record, but bless his heart I bet he tries. He just hit 35 home runs, so I won't disparage his power now, but he would need to maintain that level of performance for three more seasons.
If you are interested in preserving order, Juan de la Torre followed by Danny Cantera have the most back-to-backs in one particular sequence with 22. You might have seen me mention de la Torre on here before, he is the all-time home run leader (806). This dude managed to show up twice, with two different teammates. I think this guy gets the crown for the best batter in ABL history.