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Toy Cannon
07-23-2006, 12:48 PM
Only three times (by my count) have two teammates under the age of 24 combined for at least 60 HR's in a season. Who are they?

redsfan
07-24-2006, 12:23 PM
canseco, mcgwire

hhascup
07-24-2006, 07:29 PM
Eddie Mathews 47 Del Crandall 15 in 1953
Eddie Mathews 41 Hank Aaron 27 in 1955 (Mathews turned 24 on 10-13)
Orlando Cepeda 46 Willie McCovey 18 in 1961 (Cepeda turned 24 on 9-17)
Johnny Bench 45 Bernie Carbo 21 in 1970
Mark McGwire 49 Jose Canseco 31 in 1987 (McGwire turned 24 on 10-1)
Juan Gonzalez 43 Dean Palmer 26 1992

Toy Cannon
07-25-2006, 11:38 PM
Eddie Mathews 47 Del Crandall 15 in 1953
Eddie Mathews 41 Hank Aaron 27 in 1955 (Mathews turned 24 on 10-13)
Orlando Cepeda 46 Willie McCovey 18 in 1961 (Cepeda turned 24 on 9-17)
Johnny Bench 45 Bernie Carbo 21 in 1970
Mark McGwire 49 Jose Canseco 31 in 1987 (McGwire turned 24 on 10-1)
Juan Gonzalez 43 Dean Palmer 26 1992
That's why I added the "by my count" :D I had Mathews/Crandall, Bench/Carbo and Canseco/McGwire Thanks Henry:thumbsup: