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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.
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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.