Scary second half of the season, 51 home runs-57 steals, which Ohtani is not aware of...Will there be a record greater than 40-70?
Aug 18, 2024
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Since 30 home runs and 60 steals have never been achieved before, it could be said that 40-70 is likely to be recorded as the only one in history.
Then how about 50 home runs and 50 steals. Is it greater than 40-70.
Los Angeles Dodgers Ohtani approached 40-40 and placed 50-50 in range. In an away game against the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium on the 18th (Korea Standard Time), Ohtani played an active role in the at-bat and base by hitting one hit, one RBI, two runs, one walk, and two steals in three at-bats, including a home run.
Ohtani, who threw out his 38th home run of the season and his 36-37th stolen base, will become the sixth player in Major League history to hit 40 home runs and 40 steals if he adds two home runs and three steals.
Club 40-40 was opened by Jose Canseco in 1988 and joined in the order Barry Bonds in 1996, Alex Rodriguez in 1998, Alfonso Soriano in 2006 and Acuña Jr in 2023.
If Ohtani maintains his current pace, he will reach 50 home runs and 48 steals in the season. The first 45-45 in history is only a milestone that can be achieved, and 50-50 is also a pace worth pursuing.
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Among the hitters who hit 50 home runs in a season, the most stolen bases were Willie Mays of the New York Giants in 1955 and Alex Rodriguez of the New York Yankees in 2007. Mays marked 51 homers-24 steals and Rodriguez marked 54 homers-24 steals, respectively.
In other words, 50 home runs and 50 steals are a different record. There were no 50-30, 50-40 either.
Ohtani, who played as a designated hitter for leadoff, walked in his first at-bat in the first inning and stole a base. After a neck-and-neck race with St. Louis right-hander Andre Palante to the eighth pitch, he picked up a 94.9-mile high ball and walked out with a ball, and then ran to second base while a 93-mile fastball on the fourth pitch became a ball at Mookie Betts' at-bat. Ohtani, who advanced to third base with Betts' deep fly ball to left, then homered and scored the first run when Freddie Freeman hit a heavy hit.
Ohtani, who entered as the leadoff hitter in the third inning when the score was tied at 1-1, got on base with a strikeout not-out and managed to steal again. While Palante's 4th 81-mile curve in the two-strike went one-bound, hit the catcher, and ran to first base only when the center recognized the check swing while flowing toward the dugout at third base. Betts then stole second base again while he was out with a fly ball to right field and a 94.8-mile fastball toward his body became a ball at Freeman's at-bat. However, there was no follow-up timely hit.
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With this, Ohtani marked a batting average of 0.291 (139 hits in 478 at-bats), 38 home runs, 87 RBIs, 93 runs, 67 walks, 37 steals, 0.379 on-base percentage, 0.611 slugging percentage, 0.990, 72 long hits, and 292 doubles. He remained No. 1 in NL home runs, runs, slugging percentage, OPS, slugging, and Rutta. Atlanta Braves Marcell Ozuna, the second-ranked NL home run, hit his 36th home run of the season against the Los Angeles Angels, chasing Ohtani by two. In addition, he added three RBIs to beat Ohtani by six with 93 RBIs in the NL RBI division.
However, the Dodgers lost 2-5. The Dodgers, who marked 72 wins and 52 losses, maintained the top spot in the NL West, but their gap with the second-place San Diego Padres narrowed to two games.
After the game, Ohtani said, "I think it's important to face the right batting form when dealing with a pitcher. I recently felt that it didn't work out. The more you do that, the better you'll be able to take a better approach at bat and reinforce your bad condition." Ohtani had been extremely sluggish with a batting average of 0.114 (5 hits in 44 at-bats) in the last 10 games until the previous day. He has a batting average of 0.204 in the second half.
jhno@sportschosun.com
