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Expert: - 7/21/2008


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recently given this trivia question by a very reputable "sports guy". would never question his knowledge but I am catching flack and Im looking for the truth and cant find the answers. Q name 5 pitchers in major league history to give up home runs to both Roger Maris and Mark Mcgwire Answers in question are as follows  P.Niekro, J. Niekro, D. Sutton N. Ryan and T. John  Please verify

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Nick,

If anybody did this, it's not the pitchers named. Not a single one of these pitchers gave up home runs to both Maris and McGwire. Here's who got homers off these guys:

Nolan Ryan: neither
Tommy John: McGwire
Don Sutton: McGwire
Phil Niekro: Maris
Joe Niekro: Maris

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