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THE HR/2B CLUBS

Ahh, the wonders of the Lahman database. I was able to answer the questions I posed in the previous entry.

There have been 348 30 HR/30 2B seasons. Here are the players that have done it more than three times:

First Last Total
Lou Gehrig 9
Jeff Bagwell 8
Jimmie Foxx 7
Frank Robinson 6
Manny Ramirez 6
Ted Williams 6
Albert Belle 6
Barry Bonds 6
Duke Snider 5
Carlos Delgado 5
Frank Thomas 5
Babe Ruth 5
Willie Mays 5
Juan Gonzalez 5
Rafael Palmeiro 5
Billy Williams 4
Alex Rodriguez 4
Brian Giles 4
Hank Aaron 4
Chuck Klein 4
Vladimir Guerrero 4
Shawn Green 4
Hank Greenberg4


There have been 20 40/40 seasons:

First Last Total
Todd Helton 2
Lou Gehrig 2
Babe Ruth 2
Albert Belle 2
Carlos Delgado 1
Juan Gonzalez 1
Hank Greenberg1
Shawn Green 1
Rogers Hornsby 1
Larry Walker 1
Chipper Jones 1
Chuck Klein 1
Willie Stargell 1
Frank Thomas 1
Hal Trosky 1
Richard Hidalgo 1


There have been five 45/45 seasons:

First Last Total
Albert Belle 2
Larry Walker 1
Todd Helton 1
Lou Gehrig 1


The best season ever in this regard was Albert Belle in 1995 where he hit 50 HRs and 52 2Bs. In case you're curious, he also had one triple that year, to go along with 121 runs, 126 RBIs, 73 BBs, 80 SOs, and .317/.401/.690 for a 178 OPS+. His OPS+ was actually higher (190) in 1994, but Albert only played in 106 games.

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