Tim Anderson has been fun to watch thus far this season: stealing bases, hitting home runs, and generally looking like he's having a heckuva time out there. Those home runs and stolen bases have put him on pace for 33 dingers and 47 bags swiped. Now, I don't think that he'll come close to those numbers (though I'd be happy for him to prove me wrong!), but it certainly seems possible that he could reach the 25 HR/35 SB mark. Here's a list of players in White Sox history who have done that:
- Nobody
If one backs it down a bit to 20/30, you do get two names:
- Alex Rios (2010, 21/34)
- Tommie Agee (1966, 22/44)
That's all, folks. Suffice to say, Anderson would be in new territory if he can keep up this pace. In fact, in MLB as a whole, he'd be just the 59th instance to achieve the feat, which leads us to today's Sporcle: which players in MLB history have hit at least 20 home runs in a season and stolen at least 35 bases? How many can you name? Good luck!
Quiz Parameters
- As always, last names accepted in addition to both first and last.
- I've allotted 10 minutes for completion.
- For hints, I've provided the season, the team., and the HRs/SBs.
Useless information to amaze, annoy, confound, and/or confuse your friends:
- Usually there's just one or two names per season to have accomplished this: the outlier is 1987, which saw four.
- There was a 34-year gap between the first time a player accomplished this feat, and the next time it occurred.
- The most home runs in a season from these players? 46. The most stolen bases? 87.
All data from baseballreference.com
