Cincinnati Reds shortstop Elly De La Cruz joined a choose group on Wednesday evening by stealing his main league-leading sixtieth base of the 12 months and turning into the fifth participant since 1901 to have not less than 20 house runs and 60 stolen bases in a single season.
De La Cruz stole third base within the fifth inning and later got here house to attain the tying run in a sport in opposition to the Toronto Blue Jays.
Reds star Elly De La Cruz joins 60/20 membership
Atlanta’s Ronald Acuña Jr. turned the fourth participant to affix the 20-homer, 60-stolen base membership final season, when he hit 41 house runs and stole 73 bases.
Acuña turned the primary to do it since Corridor of Famer Rickey Henderson in 1990. Henderson additionally did it in 1985 and 1986.
De La Cruz is the third Reds participant on the checklist. Former Cincinnati star Eric Davis had 27 house runs and 80 stolen bases in 1986.
Reds nice and Corridor of Famer Joe Morgan had the primary 20-homer, 60-steal season in major-league historical past in 1973, hitting 26 homers and stealing 67 bases.
Morgan did it once more in 1976, hitting 27 homers and stealing 60 bases.
Reporting by The Related Press.
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