20–20–20 club

In Major League Baseball (MLB), the 20–20–20 club is the group of batters who have collected 20 doubles, 20 triples, and 20 home runs in a single season. Frank Schulte was the first to achieve this, doing so in 1911. The last players to reach the milestone – Curtis Granderson and Jimmy Rollins – attained 20–20–20 during the 2007 season. This marked the first time that two players accomplished the achievement in the same season.

In total, seven players are members of the 20–20–20 club. Of these, five were left-handed batters, one was right-handed and one was a switch hitter, meaning he could bat from either side of the plate. Two players – George Brett and Willie Mays – are also members of the 3,000 hit club, and Mays is also a member of the 500 home run club. Schulte, Rollins, and Jim Bottomley won the Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award in the same year as their 20–20–20 season. Both Mays and Rollins joined the club while also hitting 30 home runs and stealing 30 bases that same season to join the 30–30 club. Brett and Rollins collected more than 200 hits alongside achieving 20–20–20. Furthermore, four players amassed 20 or more stolen bases during their 20–20–20 season. These players are collectively referred to as the 20–20–20–20 club.

Historically, there have been numerous players who have hit 20 doubles and 20 home runs in a year. It is the component of triples, however, that makes the 20–20–20 club so difficult to achieve. This is because hitting triples often comes under a similar hit placement as doubles, but may require impressive speed on the part of the runner. This poses a challenge for both a slugger, who may be slower at running the bases and have the tendency to hit line drives and fly balls out of the park for a home run, as well as a speedster, who may be more swift around the bases but may not supply much power to drive the ball far. Since Granderson and Rollins both joined the club in 2007, no AL/NL player has hit 20 triples in a season (and no one has hit more than 15 triples since 2011), regardless of their number of doubles or home runs.

Due to the rare occurrence and low membership of the 20–20–20 club, Baseball Digest called it "the most exclusive club in the Majors" in 1979, when there were only four members. Of the five members eligible for the Baseball Hall of Fame, three have been elected and two were elected on the first ballot. Players are eligible for the Hall of Fame if they have played in at least 10 MLB seasons, and have either been retired for five seasons or deceased for at least six months. These requirements leave 2 players ineligible who are living and have played in the past five seasons.

Members

Year	Player	Team	2B	3B	HR	SB
The year the player's 20–20–20 season occurred
Name of the player
The player's team for his 20–20–20 season
Number of doubles in that year
Number of triples in that year
Number of home runs in that year
Number of stolen bases in that year
Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame	Player is active --

Year	Player	Team	2B	3B	HR	Ref
	Chicago Cubs	30	21	21	url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/schulfr01.shtml	title=Frank Schulte Statistics and History	work=Baseball-Reference.com	publisher=Sports Reference	access-date=May 8, 2012	archive-date=October 19, 2020	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201019163739/https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/schulfr01.shtml	url-status=live}}
	St. Louis Cardinals	42	20	31	url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/bottoji01.shtml	title=Jim Bottomley Statistics and History	work=Baseball-Reference.com	publisher=Sports Reference	access-date=May 8, 2012	archive-date=January 22, 2014	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140122072107/http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/bottoji01.shtml	url-status=live}}
	Cleveland Indians	32	20	24	url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/heathje01.shtml	title=Jeff Heath Statistics and History	work=Baseball-Reference.com	publisher=Sports Reference	access-date=May 8, 2012	archive-date=April 2, 2019	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402133144/https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/heathje01.shtml	url-status=live}}
	New York Giants	26	20	35	url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/mayswi01.shtml	title=Willie Mays Statistics and History	work=Baseball-Reference.com	publisher=Sports Reference	access-date=May 8, 2012	archive-date=April 13, 2009	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090413190522/http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/mayswi01.shtml	url-status=live}}
	Kansas City Royals	42	20	23	url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/brettge01.shtml	title=George Brett Statistics and History	work=Baseball-Reference.com	publisher=Sports Reference	access-date=May 8, 2012	archive-date=April 25, 2011	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110425171123/http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/brettge01.shtml	url-status=live}}
	Detroit Tigers	38	23	23	url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/grandcu01.shtml	title=Curtis Granderson Statistics and History	work=Baseball-Reference.com	publisher=Sports Reference	access-date=May 8, 2012	archive-date=November 12, 2020	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112015527/http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/grandcu01.shtml	url-status=live}}
	Philadelphia Phillies	38	20	30	url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/rolliji01.shtml	title=Jimmy Rollins Statistics and History	work=Baseball-Reference.com	publisher=Sports Reference	access-date=May 8, 2012	archive-date=August 14, 2019	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190814001530/https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/rolliji01.shtml	url-status=live}}

20–20–20–20 club

Year	Player	Team	2B	3B	HR	SB	Ref
	Chicago Cubs	30	21	21	23
	New York Giants	26	20	35	38
	Detroit Tigers	38	23	23	26
	Philadelphia Phillies	38	20	30	41