and 90, 92, 94Zr(6Li , 8]3) 88, 90 .92 Sr two-proton pickup reactions at 90 MeV. The strongest transitions to levels in the Zr isotopes are the 0+-0+ transitions to the g .s. and first excited 0 + states. The salient feature of the five Zr spectra is the large increase in 02 transition strength relative to that of the g .s. which is observed in the two heaviest isotopes.. .. .. Zr. In 9 OZr, the 02 transition is weak whereas it is the dominant transition in "Zr with twice the g .s. strength. These large variations in relative cross section, which are reproduced by DWBA calculations, are attributed to changing g .s. proton configurations in Zr. In the Sr spectra, which are distinctly different from the Zrspectra, the strongest transitions to excited states are to 2' rather than. 0* states. The (6 Li, 8 B) reaction seems to be adequately described as a one-step cluster transfer of a T = l, S = 0 proton pair. The suitability of this reaction for measurements of two-proton pickup is discussed .