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the other day manny ramirez became the fifth guy to hit 50 home runs against the yankees.  the leader is jimmy foxx with 70, but i was wondering who 2-3-4 are?  any ideas.  i can't seem to find that, but then i'm no expert on googling stuff.  thanks.  mike d

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Hello Mike,

 Here are the guys you're looking for. Ramirez is in exulted company:

Jimmie Foxx       70
Ted Williams      62
Hank Greenberg    53
Carl Yastrzemski  52
Manny Ramirez     50

 I found the information on a Red Sox blog: http://joyofsox.blogspot.com/

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