Certain, the 30-30 membership is particular. However with simply six members, the Main League Baseball 40-40 membership is way rarer.
Velocity and energy sometimes don’t go hand-in-hand.
A speedster’s stats normally don’t embody many homers, and a slugger’s stats typically gained’t quantity to many steals.
Solely a choose few gamers have been in a position to mix each abilities and be part of probably the most elite teams in baseball historical past – the 40-40 membership.
In 2023, Ronald Acuna Jr. of the Atlanta Braves grew to become the one member of his personal membership – the 40-70 membership – after practically making the 40-40 minimize in ’19 when he went lengthy 41 instances and fell simply brief together with his 37 stolen bases.
Acuna, like 64 different gamers, is a part of the 30-30 membership. With simply six members (together with Acuna), Main League Baseball’s 40-40 membership is way rarer.
And with three out of the 4 admitting to utilizing PEDs (and never within the Corridor of Fame), it’s not too laborious to guess who they’re.
Baseball’s 40-40 Membership
40 HR, 40 SB* – Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles Dodgers (2024)
Ohtani was unable to pitch in 2024, nevertheless it allowed him to place extra give attention to his offensive sport – significantly on the bases. The 2-time AL MVP blew away his earlier profession excessive of 26 steals, swiping his fortieth bag and hitting his fortieth house run in the identical sport on Aug. 23. The truth is, house run No. 40 was a walk-off grand slam in a 7-3 win over the Tampa Bay Rays. (*By means of Aug. 23)
41 HR, 73 SB – Ronald Acuna Jr., Atlanta Braves (2023)
Acuna dominated MLB in 2023, main baseball in runs (149), hits (217), on-base share (.416) and stolen bases (73). He additionally completed fifth within the majors with 41 house runs. So Acuna grew to become the primary participant in historical past to go 40-50, 40-60 and lastly 40-70 on Sept. 27 when he swiped his second bag of the sport within the tenth inning towards the Chicago Cubs. He would rating the profitable run on an Ozzie Albies’ single within the 6-5 victory.
46 HR, 41 SB – Alfonso Soriano, Washington Nationals (2006)
After narrowly lacking the minimize in 2002 with the New York Yankees (39 knocks and 41 baggage), Soriano joined 40-40 membership in ’06. Following his commerce from the Texas Rangers to the Nationals, he hit a private finest 46 homers and managed to nab his fortieth stolen base in mid-September. Soriano tended to swing for the fences, which resulted in a career-high 160 Ks on the season. However on the similar time, the facility hitter added a class to the membership, hitting 40 doubles and changing into the primary (and solely) participant to have a 40-40-40 season. Because the saying goes, with excessive threat comes excessive reward.
42 HR, 46 SB – Alex Rodriguez, Seattle Mariners (1998)
In simply his third full-season within the majors, Rodriguez went on a tear in ’98 with the Mariners – and paired his 42 homers with 46 swipes. Although he is named a slugger, Rodriguez reached 40 house runs after the 40 steals, which he nabbed in a slim win over the Baltimore Orioles in early September. And whereas he wouldn’t go on to exceed greater than 30 steals in a season once more, A-Rod would hit 40+ homers seven extra instances throughout his profession. He retired with 696 round-trippers below his belt, rating fifth on the all-time listing.
42 HR, 40 SB – Barry Bonds, San Francisco Giants (1996)
In 1996, Barry Bonds grew to become the second member of the 40-40 membership with the Giants. His father, Bobby Bonds, got here inside a hair’s size of becoming a member of in ’73 however completed the season with 39 homers. The youthful Bonds had an all-around phenomenal yr in ’96, with 42 round-trippers, 129 RBIs and 151 walks. And in contrast to his dad with a fortieth house run, Bonds was in a position to swipe his fortieth bag within the final sport of the season towards the Colorado Rockies. Over the course of his profession, Bonds would slowly lose the pace that had beforehand outlined him and emerge as each the single-season (72) and all-time (762) chief in house runs.
42 HR, 40 SB – Jose Canseco, Oakland Athletics (1988)
Earlier than Canseco grew to become the primary participant in MLB historical past to hit the 40-40 mark in ’88, a number of slugger-burners had come shut previously. Only a yr earlier than, Eric Davis of the Cincinnati Reds practically reached a 40-50 season (37 homers, 50 steals). However with the A’s, Canseco pioneered the 40-40 membership, cementing his place in historical past in a sport by which he had two steals and a round-tripper. He in the end gained the American League MVP award and helped lead the A’s to a World Sequence berth that very same yr.
40-40 Membership Close to Misses (Excluding Participant Repeats)
- 41 HR, 37 SB – Ronald Acuna Jr., Atlanta Braves (2019)
- 39 HR, 40 SB – Matt Kemp, Los Angeles Dodgers (2011)
- 38 HR, 42 SB – Carlos Beltran, Kansas Metropolis Royals/Houston Astros (2004)
- 39 HR, 40 SB – Vladimir Guerrero, Montreal Expos (2002)
- 35 HR, 35 SB – Shawn Inexperienced, Toronto Blue Jays (1998)
- 36 HR, 41 SB – Howard Johnson, New York Mets (1989)
- 39 HR, 36 SB – Darryl Strawberry, New York Mets (1987)
- 37 HR, 50 SB – Eric Davis, Cincinnati Reds (1987)
- 39 HR, 43 SB – Bobby Bonds, San Francisco Giants (1973)
- 36 HR, 40 SB – Willie Mays, New York Giants (1956)
- 39 HR, 37 SB – Ken Williams, St. Louis Cardinals (1922)
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