30–30 club
![An African-American man in a white baseball uniform with "GIANTS" on the chest takes a left-handed baseball swing as a catcher kneels behind him to receive the pitch.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/20060825_Barry_Bonds_follow_through.jpg/220px-20060825_Barry_Bonds_follow_through.jpg)
In Major League Baseball (MLB), the 30–30 club is the group of batters who have collected 30 home runs and 30 stolen bases in a single season.[1][2] Ken Williams was the first to achieve this, doing so in 1922.[3][4] He remained the sole member of the club for 34 years until Willie Mays achieved consecutive 30–30 seasons in 1956 and 1957.[4][5] Bobby Bonds became the club's fourth member in 1996 and became the first player in MLB history to reach the 30–30 club on three occasions and ultimately on five occasions,[5][6] subsequently achieving the milestone in 1973, 1975, 1977 and 1978.[4]
In total, 47 players have reached the 30–30 club in MLB history and fourteen have done so more than once. Of these 47 players, 31 were right-handed batters, 10 were left-handed and 6 were switch hitters, meaning they could bat from either side of the plate. Nine of these players (including five active members of the 30–30 club) have played for only one major league team.[A] The New York Mets are the only franchise to have four players reach the milestone. The Atlanta Braves, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Indians, Colorado Rockies, Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants each have had three players reach the milestone. Five players – Hank Aaron, Barry Bonds, Willie Mays, Alex Rodriguez and Sammy Sosa – are also members of the 500 home run club,[7] and Aaron, Mays and Rodriguez are also members of the 3,000 hit club.[8] Dale Murphy, Jose Canseco, Barry Bonds, Larry Walker, Jimmy Rollins, Ryan Braun, Mookie Betts, and Ronald Acuña Jr. won the Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award in the same year as their 30–30 season, with Bonds achieving this on two occasions (1990 and 1992).[9] Both Mays and Rollins also reached the 20–20–20 club in the same season.[10][11][12] Four players accomplished 30–30 seasons in 1987, 1996, 1997, 2011, and 2023, the most in a single season.[4] The feat has been accomplished by teammates twice: by Darryl Strawberry and Howard Johnson for the New York Mets in 1987, and then by Ellis Burks and Dante Bichette for the Colorado Rockies in 1996.
Due to the rarity of a player excelling in the combination of hitting home runs and stealing bases,[5] Baseball Digest called the 30–30 club "the most celebrated feat that can be achieved by a player who has both power and speed."[2] Six members of the 30–30 club have been elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame, with Mays and Aaron elected in their first year of eligibility. Eligibility requires that a player has been retired for at least five seasons or deceased for at least six months,[13] disqualifying any active players and those recently retired.
The term was borrowed, sarcastically, by American football media during the 2019 NFL season, as quarterback Jameis Winston threw for 33 touchdowns and 30 interceptions in a single season.[14]
Members
[edit]![Black-and-white photo of Willie Mays, smiling in a San Francisco Giants hat](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Willie_Mays_cropped.jpg/220px-Willie_Mays_cropped.jpg)
![A black-and-white photo of Hank Aaron](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Hank_Aaron_1960.png/220px-Hank_Aaron_1960.png)
![Barry Larkin follows through after a hit, wearing a Cincinnati Reds uniform](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Baseball_barry_larkin_2004.jpg/220px-Baseball_barry_larkin_2004.jpg)
![With baseball in hand, an African-American man wearing a white and red Nationals baseball uniform cocks his arm backward as he prepares to throw](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Alfonso_Soriano.jpg/220px-Alfonso_Soriano.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Ronald_Acuna_Jr._HR_from_Nationals_vs._Braves_at_Nationals_Park%2C_April_6th%2C_2021_%28All-Pro_Reels_Photography%29_%2851102624580%29.png/220px-Ronald_Acuna_Jr._HR_from_Nationals_vs._Braves_at_Nationals_Park%2C_April_6th%2C_2021_%28All-Pro_Reels_Photography%29_%2851102624580%29.png)
Year | The year the player's 30–30 season occurred |
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Player (X) | Name of the player (number of 30–30 seasons at that point, if more than one) |
Team | The player's team for his 30–30 season |
HR | Number of home runs in that year |
SB | Number of stolen bases in that year |
& | Denotes 40–40 season |
† | Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame |
‡ | Player is active |
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ The Baseball-Reference.com profiles of each player verify their active status and service time.
References
[edit]General
- "30–30 Club". Baseball-Almanac.com. Baseball Almanac. Archived from the original on December 22, 2020. Retrieved July 4, 2012.
- "The 30–30 Club – Rare Feats". MLB.com. Major League Baseball. Archived from the original on July 18, 2013. Retrieved July 4, 2012.
Specific
- ^ Dorfman, John (April 17, 2011). "His 30–30 club has 5 stocks as stars". Omaha.com (Bloomberg News). Archived from the original on January 31, 2013. Retrieved June 24, 2012.
In baseball, the club is for ballplayers who belt 30 home runs and steal 30 bases in the same season.
- ^ a b c Deane, Bill (May 1987). "Here Are Top Candidates To Join Elite '30–30' Club". Baseball Digest. 46 (5). Evanston, Illinois: Century Publishing: 34. ISSN 0005-609X. Retrieved July 8, 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Vass, George (July 2004). "Baseball's Forgotten Stars". Baseball Digest. 63 (7). Evanston, Illinois: Century Publishing: 31. ISSN 0005-609X. Retrieved July 9, 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b c d Newman, Mark (August 30, 2011). "Versatile crop of players could join 30–30 club". MLB.com. Archived from the original on July 25, 2014. Retrieved June 25, 2012.
- ^ a b c d Stewart, Wayne (May 1990). "Blend of Power and Speed: A Major League Rarity". Baseball Digest. 49 (5). Evanston, Illinois: Century Publishing: 34–35. ISSN 0005-609X. Retrieved July 8, 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Dorfman, John (April 12, 2010). "Three Stocks Take Top Honors In Elite 30–30 Club". Bloomberg. Archived from the original on December 26, 2014. Retrieved June 25, 2012.
Bobby Bonds and his son Barry Bonds each did it five times.
- ^ "Career Leaders & Records for Home Runs". Baseball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on February 8, 2010. Retrieved July 4, 2012.
- ^ "Career Leaders & Records for Hits". Baseball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on October 14, 2012. Retrieved July 4, 2012.
- ^ "Most Valuable Player MVP Awards & Cy Young Awards Winners". Baseball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on January 9, 2010. Retrieved May 24, 2012.
- ^ "Rollins gets 20th triple and joins rare 20–20–20–20 club". ESPN. ESPN Internet Ventures. Associated Press. September 30, 2007. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 21, 2012.
- ^ Tsao, Bryan; Bolado, Carolina; Distelheim, Joe (November 30, 2007). The Hardball Times Baseball Annual 2008. ACTA Publications. p. 26. ISBN 9780879463410. Retrieved July 8, 2012.
Wasn't Jimmy Rollins...the key to this offense? Thirty home runs, more than 200 hits, the fourth 20–20–20–20 (doubles, triples, home runs and stolen bases) player in the history of the game.
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- ^ "Rules for Election". National Baseball Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on May 30, 2010. Retrieved July 4, 2012.
- ^ "Jameis Winston in 30-30 club with game-ending pick-6". NFL.com. Retrieved 2024-08-17.
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- ^ "Darryl Strawberry Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on January 4, 2010. Retrieved June 25, 2012.
- ^ "Jose Canseco Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on May 3, 2009. Retrieved May 10, 2012.
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- ^ "Ellis Burks Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on May 4, 2012. Retrieved June 25, 2012.
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