Pittsburgh’s Jeff King connects for two homers in the nine-run 2nd inning‚ and Pittsburgh rides it to a 9 – 5 win over the Giants. King is the first Pittsburgh player to homer twice in an inning since Jake Stenzel in 1894

On August 8, 1995 — Pittsburgh’s Jeff King connects for two homers in the nine-run 2nd inning‚ and Pittsburgh rides it to a 9 – 5 win over the Giants. King is the first Pittsburgh player to homer twice in an inning since Jake Stenzel in 1894

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Pittsburgh’s Jeff King connects for two homers in the nine-run 2nd inning‚ and Pittsburgh rides it to a 9 – 5 win over the Giants. King is the first Pittsburgh player to homer twice in an inning since Jake Stenzel in 1894

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