300-300 club

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In Major League Baseball, the 300-300 club is a grouping of players who have hit at least 300 home runs and collected at least 300 stolen bases in their career. It is an accomplishment that requires both speed and power and has only been achieved by six players. The combination of skills and longevity required to join this club give it high prestige among baseball fans. This is in relation to the 30-30 club, which is a measure of power and speed for a single season.

Contents 1 History of the 300-300 club 2 The 300-300 club and defense 3 Details about the club 4 The club and the Giants 5 Members of the 300-300 club 6 Subsets of and clubs similar to the 300-300 club 6.1 400-400 and 500-500 clubs 6.1.1 400-400 club 6.1.2 500-500 club 6.2 300-300-2000 club 6.3 300-300-3000 club 6.4 Active Players Near and Above the 300-300 Mark 6.5 Single Season clubs 7 Combined home runs and stolen bases 7.1 Top five all time combined home runs and stolen bases: 8 See also

[edit] History of the 300-300 club

In baseball history, 114 players have hit 300 or more home runs, and 145 have stolen at least 300 bases, yet only 6 have done both. The most recent member to join the club is Steve Finley then of the San Francisco Giants, who hit a leadoff home run June 14, 2006 against the Arizona Diamondbacks' Claudio Vargas at Chase Field for his 300th career home run. Four days earlier on June 10, Reggie Sanders of the Kansas City Royals joined the club by hitting his 300th career home run against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays' Chad Harville at Kauffman Stadium. The next closest active player is Craig Biggio with 290 homers and 414 steals.

[edit] The 300-300 club and defense

Players capable of hitting for power and stealing bases tend to display defensive excellence on the field as well, as evidenced by the members of the club. Willie Mays (12), Andre Dawson (8), Barry Bonds (8), Steve Finley (5), and Bobby Bonds (3) have combined for a total of 36 Rawling's Gold Glove awards. All six members are/were outfielders.

[edit] Details about the club

All of the members of the club played a majority of their careers in the National League. Three active players, Barry Bonds, Reggie Sanders, and Steve Finley, are members of the club. The only member of the club currently in the Hall of Fame is Willie Mays, although Dawson remains eligible for election by baseball writers and Bobby Bonds was considered by the Veterans Committee for election in 2007.[1] The three active players will not be eligible until five years after they retire.

[edit] The club and the Giants

The San Francisco Giants dominate this club, as three of the six members (Mays, Barry Bonds, and Bobby Bonds) have played more games with the Giants than any other team, and the only member not to have played for the Giants is Andre Dawson. The Giants are the only team to field two members of the club at the same time, as Barry Bonds and Steve Finley played for them together in 2006 (Willie Mays and Bobby Bonds also played together on the Giants from 1968 to 1972, and Reggie Sanders played for the Arizona Diamondbacks with Steve Finley in 2001 and the Giants with Barry Bonds in 2002, but in those instances one or both members were yet to join the club). Three of these Giants have a family tie; Barry Bonds is the son of Bobby Bonds and the godson of Willie Mays.

[edit] Members of the 300-300 club

Player	HR	SB	Teams	Years Played	Date 300th HR	Date 300th SB	Ballpark	Age
Barry Bonds	757	514	Pit, SF	1986-present	May 30, 1995	July 26, 1994	Olympic Stadium	30
Willie Mays	660	338	NY/SF Giants, NYM	1951-1973	July 4, 1961	April 8, 1969	Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium	37
Andre Dawson	438	314	Mtl, Chi-N, Bos, Fla	1976-1996	April 23, 1989	May 23, 1991	Shea Stadium	36
Bobby Bonds	332	461	SF, NY-A, Cal, Chi-N, Tex, Cle, Stl	1968-1981	May 2, 1979	June 19, 1976	Anaheim Stadium	33
Reggie Sanders	305	304	Cin, SD, Atl, Ari, SF, Pit, StL, KC	1991-present	June 10, 2006	April 21, 2006	Kauffman Stadium	38
Steve Finley	304	320	Bal, Hou, SD, Ari, LAD, LAA, SF, Col	1989-present	June 14, 2006	April 27, 2004	Chase Field	41

• Dates in bold denote the date players joined the club
• Ballpark refers to the ballpark in which the players joined the club, and age refers to the age they were at the time they joined.
• Stats for the active members of the club are reported here through June 18, 2007.

Steve Finley and Barry Bonds played in the outfield together on the San Francisco Giants in 2006, the year that Finley joined the club.

[edit] Subsets of and clubs similar to the 300-300 club

[edit] 400-400 and 500-500 clubs

Along with being one of six members of the 300-300 club, Barry Bonds is also the only member of the 400-400 and 500-500 clubs.

[edit] 400-400 club

Player	HR	SB	Teams	Years Played	Date 400th HR	Date 400th SB	Ballpark	Age
Barry Bonds	757	514	Pit, SF	1986-present	August 23, 1998	September 27, 1996	3Com Park	34

[edit] 500-500 club

Player	HR	SB	Teams	Years Played	Date 500th HR	Date 500th SB	Ballpark	Age
Barry Bonds	757	514	Pit, SF	1986-present	April 17, 2001	June 23, 2003	Pacific Bell Park	38

[edit] 300-300-2000 club

Another subset of the 300-300 club is the 300-300-2000 club, which is 300 home runs, 300 stolen bases, and 2000 base hits (which is considered by many to be a feat equivalent to 300 home runs or 300 stolen bases, in the hits category). Willie Mays is the only one to have 3000 hits. This club boasts four members:

Player	HR	SB	hits	Teams	Years Played	Date 300th HR	Date 300th SB	Date 2000th hit	Ballpark	Age
Barry Bonds	757	514	2916	Pit, SF	1986-present	April 27, 1996	July 26, 1994	September 11, 1999	3Com Park	40
Willie Mays	660	338	3283	NY/SF Giants, NYM	1951-1973	July 4, 1961	April 8, 1969	September 2, 1962	Fulton County Stadium	37
Andre Dawson	438	314	2774	Mtl, Chi-N, Bos, Fla	1976-1996	April 23, 1989	May 23, 1991	August 18, 1989	Shea Stadium	36
Steve Finley	304	320	2546	Bal, Hou, SD, Ari, LA, LAA, SF, Col	1989-present	June 14, 2006	April 27, 2004	May 3, 2002	Chase Field	41

Bobby Bonds finished his career with 1886 hits. Reggie Sanders is currently at 1661. Craig Biggio has 290 home runs.

[edit] 300-300-3000 club

Player	HR	SB	hits	Teams	Years Played	Date 300th HR	Date 300th SB	Date 3000th hit	Ballpark	Age
Willie Mays	660	338	3283	NY/SF Giants, NYM	1951-1973	July 4, 1961	April 8, 1969	July 18, 1970	Candlestick Park	39

• Dates in bold denote the date players joined the club
• Ballpark refers to the ballpark in which the players joined the club, and age refers to the age they were at the time they joined.
• Stats for the active members of the club are reported here through 2007.

[edit] Active Players Near and Above the 300-300 Mark

Player	HR	SB	Teams	Years Played
Barry Bonds	757	514	Pit, SF	1986-present
Reggie Sanders	305	304	Cin, SD, Atl, Ari, SF, Pit, StL, KC	1991-present
Steve Finley	304	320	Bal, Hou, SD, Ari, LAD, LAA, SF, Col	1989-present
Craig Biggio	290	414	Hou	1988-present
Alex Rodriguez	500	254	Sea,Tex, NYY	1994-present
Alfonso Soriano	224	223	NYY, Tex, Was, ChC	1999-present
Carlos Beltran	222	241	KC, Hou, NYM	1998-present

[edit] Single Season clubs

See 30-30 club and 40-40 club.

[edit] Combined home runs and stolen bases

The record for most combined home runs and stolen bases doesn't belong to any members of this club, but rather Rickey Henderson, who retired with 1703, but three home runs short of the 300-300 club. Barry Bonds is a distant second and is the leader among active players.

[edit] Top five all time combined home runs and stolen bases:

Player	Home Runs	Stolen Bases	Total	Teams	Years Played
Rickey Henderson	297	1406	1703	Oak, NYY, Tor, SD, ANA, NYM, Sea, Bos, LA	1979-2003
Barry Bonds	757	514	1271	Pit, SF	1986-present
Lou Brock	149	938	1087	Chi-N, STL	1961-1979
Ty Cobb	117	892	1009	Det, Phi-A	1905-1928
Willie Mays	660	338	998	NY-SF Giants, NYM	1951-1973

• Active players names in bold
• Stats for active players are reported here through 2007.

[edit] See also

• 30-30 club
• 40-40 club
• Baseball
• Baseball statistics