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Ohtani hit 40 homers and stole 40 bases in 126 games.
Shohei Ohtani reached 40 home runs and 40 stolen bases in just 126 games in 2024, the fastest run to 40-40 ever. He later became the first player ever with 50 homers and 50 steals in one season.
Power hitters do not run like this. Fast runners do not hit like this.
⚾ MLBFastest EverTrue record
Source: Sportsnet. The Associated Press report on Sportsnet says Ohtani was the fastest ever to 40 homers and 40 steals in a season, needing just 126 games, and the first player to reach 50 and 50.
Ohtani hit 40 homers and stole 40 bases in 126 games.
Source: Sportsnet. The Associated Press report on Sportsnet says Ohtani was the fastest ever to 40 homers and 40 steals in a season, needing just 126 games, and the first player to reach 50 and 50.
Tatis hit two grand slams in one inning, off the same pitcher.
Source: Wikipedia. Wikipedia's list of single inning home run leaders says Tatis became the only player to hit two grand slams in the same inning, with a record 8 runs batted in.
Vander Meer threw a no-hitter. Then he threw another one.
Source: Wikipedia. Vander Meer's page says he became the only pitcher in Major League Baseball history to throw two consecutive no-hitters, on June 11 and June 15, 1938.
Maddux and Pedro never struck out Tony Gwynn. Not once.
Source: FanSided. FanSided's Gwynn numbers piece says Gwynn never struck out against Maddux or Martinez, gives their career strikeout totals of 3,371 and 3,154, and puts Gwynn at 434 strikeouts in 20 years.
Philip Humber threw a perfect game. It was his only complete game ever.
Source: SABR. The SABR game account says Humber's perfect game on April 21, 2012 was the only time he went the distance in 51 starts, and gives his career record as 16-23 with a 5.31 ERA.
Source: Wikipedia. Wikipedia's page on the streak gives 56 straight games from May 15 to July 16, 1941, a .408 average during it, and the old record of 44 games from 1897.
Source: Baseball Hall of Fame. The Baseball Hall of Fame account of the May 18, 2004 game says Johnson, at 40, became the oldest pitcher to throw a perfect game, with 13 strikeouts in a 2-0 win.
Joe Niekro's 1 home run off brother Phil in a 4-3 win
Source: SABR Games Project, Niekro brothers game May 29 1976. Verified against SABR Games Project, Niekro brothers game May 29 1976 and Wikipedia, 1976 Houston Astros season on 2026-11-08.