Padres Gary Sheffield and Fred McGriff become the first teammates to swat back-to-back home runs twice in the same game since Ernie Banks and Dee Fondy of the Cubs in 1955. The Padres win the game over the Astros, 7 – 5.

On August 6, 1992 — Padres Gary Sheffield and Fred McGriff become the first teammates to swat back-to-back home runs twice in the same game since Ernie Banks and Dee Fondy of the Cubs in 1955. The Padres win the game over the Astros, 7 – 5.

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