While starting pitcher Madison Bumgarner hit his third home run of the season, catcher Tim Federowicz went deep for the first time in over three years on Sunday.
What the two did in Giants history is much stranger. For just the second time in team history, a starting pitcher hit a home run as did his replacement in the lineup, also clearing the wall later in the same game.
Giants: 2nd game since 1900 where starting P homered & sub in same spot also homered. Livan/B.Mueller, Jun 28 2000. https://t.co/uP5ZfQSiw2
— Doug Kern (@dakern74) September 3, 2017
The only other duo to do so was Livan Hernandez and Bill Mueller on July 28, 2000.