40 / 40 Club

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Only four players in major league baseball history have achieved the accolade of hitting 40 home runs as well as accumulating 40 stolen bases in the same single season.

Player Year Home Runs Stolen Bases
Jose Canseco 1988 42 40
Barry Bonds 1996 42 40
Alex Rodriguez 1998 40 46
Alfonso Soriano 2006 46 41

Bobby Bonds achieved 30 home runs and 30 stolen bases on a record 5 separate occasions. This achievement was matched by his son Barry when he joined the 40-40 club in 1996. No other player has achieved 30-30 on more than 3 occasions. 

Barry & Bobby Bonds