Search Results for "40-40 Club"

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September 23, 1988
 		Jose Canseco of the A's becomes baseball's first 40-40 player when he swipes his 39th and 40th base in a 14-inning victory over the Brewers, 9-8. Besides finishing this campaign with 42 homers and 40 stolen bases, the Oakland slugger never again achieves a 30-30 season in his 17 years in the major leagues.
September 27, 1996
 		In a 12-3 loss to the Rockies at Coors Field, Giants left fielder Barry Bonds swipes his 40th base to become only the second player in major league history to have 40 homers and 40 stolen bases in the same season. Jose Canseco became the 40-40 club's charter member in 1988, playing for the A's.
September 19, 1998
 		Mariner shortstop Alex Rodriguez, in a 5-3 loss to the Angels at Edison International Field, hits his 40th home run of the season off Jack McDowell, becoming the first infielder and third player in major league history to have 40 homers and 40 stolen bases in the same season. Jose Canseco (A's - 1988) and Barry Bonds (Giants - 1996) are the other 40-40 club members.
September 16, 2006
 		Stealing second base in the first inning in an 8-5 victory over the Brewers at RFK, Alfonso Soriano becomes the fourth player in major league history to hit 40 homers and steal 40 bases in a single season. The Nationals' outfielder joins Jose Canseco (1988), Barry Bonds (1996), and Alex Rodriguez (1998) as the only players to record 40-40 seasons.
September 22, 2023
 		Ronald Acuña Jr., who started the game with 68 stolen bases, becomes the fifth player to join the 40-40 club when he homers off Patrick Corbin leading off in the Braves' 9-6 win at Nationals Park. In 2019, the then-21-year-old Atlanta outfielder nearly became a member of the elite group, finishing the season with 41 homers and 37 stolen bases.
August 23, 2024
 		With his two-out ninth-inning walk-off grand slam in the Dodgers' 7-3 victory over the Rays, Shohei Ohtani becomes the sixth and quickest major leaguer to hit 40 home runs and steal 40 bases in the same season, accomplishing the feat his 126th game, two fewer than the previous mark established by Nationals' left fielder Alfonso Soriano Earlier in the Chavez Ravine contest, the Japanese superstar swiped his 40th base making it possible to join 40-40 club on the same night.
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