Tuesday Trivia: First 30-30 players

[cgjackson222]

Originally Posted by bk400

For the Bonus Question, I think it's a toss up between the Braves and the Giants. I'll choose the Giants.

Great guess! I believe the Giants have had the most total seasons going 30/30 with Mays, Bobby and Barry Bonds combining for 10 total seasons.

You are correct about the Braves, but I can't reveal all of them yet, as one is an answer to the original question about who was the 5th or 6th player to 30/30.

There is one other franchise besides the Braves that have had 4 different players record 30/30 seasons.

[bk400]

Originally Posted by cgjackson222

Great guess! I believe the Giants have had the most total seasons going 30/30 with Mays, Bobby and Barry Bonds combining for 10 total seasons.

You are correct about the Braves, but I can't reveal all of them yet, as one is an answer to the original question about who was the 5th or 6th player to 30/30.

There is one other franchise besides the Braves that have had 4 different players record 30/30 seasons.

Obviously I whiffed completely on my knowledge of Wagner and Cobbs as players. I thought they had a bit more slug in their game.

Your responses contained some helpful clues. When I was a kid, the two players who visited Shea and gave me an autograph were Ozzie Smith and Dale Murphy. So they became my favorite players. I know for a fact that Dale Murphy is in the 30-30 club. I'm going with him.

As an aside, I think it is a travesty that Dale Murphy isn't in the Hall of Fame.

[cgjackson222]

Originally Posted by bk400

Obviously I whiffed completely on my knowledge of Wagner and Cobbs as players. I thought they had a bit more slug in their game.

Your responses contained some helpful clues. When I was a kid, the two players who visited Shea and gave me an autograph were Ozzie Smith and Dale Murphy. So they became my favorite players. I know for a fact that Dale Murphy is in the 30-30 club. I'm going with him.

As an aside, I think it is a travesty that Dale Murphy isn't in the Hall of Fame.

Yes! Dale Murphy was the 6th different player to go 30/30. In 1983 Murphy had 36 HRs and 30 steals in his 2nd consecutive MVP campaign. So it took 61 years after Ken Williams for 5 different other players to achieve the milestone. Now it happens multiple times a year.

We just need the 5th player to have a 30/30 season.

Aaron, Murphy, Gant and Acuna have all achieved 30/30 seasons for the Braves. Only one other franchise has had 4 players.

[Beercan collector]

Andre Dawson
Gotta be a 1970s slugger that could run

[bk400]

Originally Posted by Beercan collector

Andre Dawson
Gotta be a 1970s slugger that could run

Yeah, that's a great guess. Or maybe Dave Winfield?

[bk400]

As a Mets fan, I would guess them, but I can only name three members of the 30-30 club. HoJo definitely, Strawberry and Lindor. Maybe Nails did it.

[cgjackson222]

Originally Posted by bk400

As a Mets fan, I would guess them, but I can only name three members of the 30-30 club. HoJo definitely, Strawberry and Lindor. Maybe Nails did it.

YES! The Mets are the other franchise--Howard Johnson did it 3 times ('87, '89' and '91), Strawberry once (1987), David Wright (2007) and Lindor last year and hopefully this year!

[D. Bergin]

Joe Morgan?

[cgjackson222]

Dawson is a great guess, as he stole at least 30 bases 3 times early in his career, but his power didn't really get going until a little later in his career.

Winfield is a great guess as well, but he never got to 30 steals.

Joe Morgan is another great guess, but the most HRs he had was 27.


Hint: the 5th player to have a 30/30 year, stole a lot of bases in his career, but only hit 30 HRs once. The next most he hit was 18 HRs in a season.

Also, the only time the player was an All Star was his 30/30 year.

[bk400]

Originally Posted by cgjackson222

Dawson is a great guess, as he stole at least 30 bases 3 times early in his career, but his power didn't really get going until a little later in his career.

Winfield is a great guess as well, but he never got to 30 steals.


Hint: the 5th player to have a 30/30 year, stole a lot of bases in his career, but only hit 30 HRs once. The next most he hit was 18 HRs in a season.

Also, the only time the player was an All Star was his 30/30 year.

How does Dave Winfield, the guy who gets drafted by the NFL, NBA, and MLB not get to 30 steals? That's shocking to me. He must have been fast.