Tuesday Trivia: First 30-30 players

[jayshum]

Originally Posted by bk400

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.

Winfield stole over 20 bases 4 times but never got to 30. I think when he was playing, power hitters (especially ones his size) weren't expected to steal bases.

[bk400]

Originally Posted by jayshum

Winfield stole over 20 bases 4 times but never got to 30. I think when he was playing, power hitters (especially ones his size) weren't expected to steal bases.

Makes sense. But I wonder whether Dave Winfield could have been the original Ohtani if the old school baseball guys back then let him.

[Beercan collector]

Id imagine sliding and quickly stopping would be hard on a player his size .
Anyhow it’s not a slugger so it’s gotta be somebody like Reggie Sanders except he didn’t play until about 1990 - No way it’s Bert Campaneris

[Peter_Spaeth]

Grich. Amos Otis.

[cgjackson222]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Grich. Amos Otis.

Grich topped out at 30 HRs in 1979, but only had 1 steal that year.

Amos Otis topped out at 26 HRs.

Hint 1: 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.

Hint 2: The only time the player was an All Star was his 30/30 year.

Hint 3: The player shares the last name with a 2-time MVP that won his MVPs for different teams.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by cgjackson222

Grich topped out at 30 HRs in 1979, but only had 1 steal that year.

Amos Otis topped out at 26 HRs.

Hint 1: 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.

Hint 2: The only time the player was an All Star was his 30/30 year.

Hint 3: The player shares the last name with a 2-time MVP that won his MVPs for different teams.

3 gives it away, Tommy Harper. Never would have guessed without that clue.

[Beercan collector]

Wow what a forgotten player (least for me)
In 1969 Tommy Harper stole 73 bases for the Seattle pilots ,
Stole 408 bases and scored nearly 1000 runs (972)

[cgjackson222]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

3 gives it away, Tommy Harper. Never would have guessed without that clue.

Well done Peter! Tommy Harper had 31 HRs and 38 steals in 1970.

And then no one had a 30/30 year again until Dale Murphy in 1983.