Teammates have joined the 30-30 club (30+ home runs and 30+ stolen bases in a single season) in the same season on two occasions: Howard Johnson (36 HR, 32 SB) and Darryl Strawberry (39 HR, 36 SB), New York Mets, 1987. Dante Bichette (31 HR, 31 SB) and Ellis Burks (40 HR, 32 SB), Colorado Rockies, 1996.
Nobody hit 50 hr & stole 40 bases in a single season. The closest to it was alfonso soriano & next closest was a rod both hit more than 40 hrs & both stole more than 40 bases
Ricky Henderson
As of this posting (09-18-2012), no one has ever done it. Only four players have done 40/40 and that wasn't even achieved until 1988 when Jose Canseco did it. Although... I have done it on the Playstation several times... =]
Rickey Henderson, widely regarded as one of the greatest base stealers in baseball history, stole a total of 1,406 bases during his career in Major League Baseball. This is a record that still stands as of now.
The first player to achieve 40 home runs and 40 stolen bases in a single season was Jose Canseco in 1988. Canseco played for the Oakland Athletics that year and finished the season with 42 home runs and 40 stolen bases, becoming the first player in Major League Baseball history to reach this milestone.
In MLB, the first recorded 20-20 season was by Hall of Famer Sam Thompson of the 1889 Philadelphia Quakers (now Phillies) who hit 20 home runs and stole 24 bases.
Ty Cobb
Barry Larkin. Larkin, of the Cincinnati Reds, had 33 home runs and 36 stolen bases in 1996.
As of the 2008 season, four MLB players have had 40 home runs and 40 stolen bases in one season. The youngest was Alex Rodriguez at 23 years of age. Jose Canseco was 24, Alfonso Soriano was 30, and Barry Bonds was 32.
a home run
yes. It's required by the rules. Running might be a bit generous with some of his home runs, but he did round the diamond, touching all bases.
Generally, when talking about 50-50 or 40-40 or 30-30, the statistics used are home runs and stolen bases. However, in 1912 while playing for the Boston Red Sox, Tris Speaker hit 53 doubles and stole 52 bases.