# MLB: September 2024 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** baseball-mlb\ **Created:** [September 1, 2024, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-september-2024/1006570 "2024-09-01T18:13:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 10
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2024, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-september-2024/1006570/181 "2024-09-29T22:13:35Z")
The Diamondbacks won today. They finish the regular season 89-73. The Braves lost today. Their record is currently 88-72. The Mets won today. Their record is currently 88-72. Braves and Mets play two tomorrow. If they split and both finish 89-73, they will both go to the playoffs and Arizona will stay home. If one team sweeps, that team will go to the playoffs, and the other team will stay home, while AZ is in the playoffs. Whoever wins the first game is assured of a wild-card spot. It will be interesting to see what happens in the second game, after one team has clinched a spot. ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2024, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-september-2024/1006570/182 "2024-09-30T00:02:04Z")
I could be mistaken, but I believe Ohtani has tied the record for most combined home runs and stolen bases in a single season (113.) ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2024, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-september-2024/1006570/183 "2024-09-30T00:19:32Z")
Acuña had 41+73 (114) last year ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2024, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-september-2024/1006570/184 "2024-09-30T00:21:29Z")
Ah, my bad. I thought it was 41+72. Okay. ---
**Author:** ![Great\_Antibob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@Great\_Antibob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Great_Antibob)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2024, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-september-2024/1006570/185 "2024-09-30T00:34:29Z")
The final Houston-Cleveland game was canceled due to the rain, so only 161 regular season games for them. Both teams are already won their divisions and were locked into their playoff seeds, so the game has absolutely no playoff implications. Houston starts the WC series against Detroit Tuesday at home and Cleveland faces the winner of that series Saturday. ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2024, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-september-2024/1006570/186 "2024-09-30T00:47:41Z")
Poor Jose Ramirez. He was just 1 HR and 1 double short of 40-40-40. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2024, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-september-2024/1006570/187 "2024-09-30T02:21:03Z")
So mad 😡 ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2024, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-september-2024/1006570/188 "2024-09-30T02:39:38Z")
> [@Velocity](#): > > I could be mistaken, but I believe Ohtani has tied the record for most combined home runs and stolen bases in a single season (113.) Rickey Henderson had 140 in 1982. ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2024, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-september-2024/1006570/189 "2024-09-30T02:40:11Z")
OK, I was way off. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2024, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-september-2024/1006570/190 "2024-09-30T02:42:08Z")
To be fair, Henderson’s 140 was a little less balanced than Ohtani’s (or even Acuna’s) totals: 130 steals, 10 HRs. But, hell, he would still have well outpaced Acuna even without a single homer. ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2024, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-september-2024/1006570/191 "2024-09-30T12:29:15Z")
Bill James came up with an informal stat called Power-Speed number for balancing both stats against each other-presumably Ohtani has the all-time seasonal record now: > The highest single-season power–speed number was recorded in 2024 by Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers, with 54 home runs and 59 stolen bases for a power-speed number of **56.39**. It was previously held by Ronald Acuña Jr. who hit 41 home runs and stole 73 bases in 2023 to record a power–speed number of 52.51. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2024, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-september-2024/1006570/192 "2024-09-30T16:35:44Z")
Our long, dark nightmare is over - MLB announced [players will wear their own jerseys for the All Star Game](https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-announces-changes-to-uniforms-for-all-star-game-regular-season). ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2024, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-september-2024/1006570/193 "2024-09-30T18:10:02Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > To be fair, Henderson’s 140 was a little less balanced than Ohtani’s (or even Acuna’s) totals: 130 steals, 10 HRs. But, hell, he would still have well outpaced Acuna even without a single homer. Hecn epower-speed number. Lou Brock, of course, had 118 steals in 1974, so like Rickey exceeding Ohtani and Acuna’s combined numbers, but he only hit three home runs. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2024, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-september-2024/1006570/194 "2024-09-30T18:11:31Z")
> [@Munch](#): > > Our long, dark nightmare is over - MLB announced [players will wear their own jerseys for the All Star Game](https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-announces-changes-to-uniforms-for-all-star-game-regular-season). And they’re getting rid of the terrible 2024 team uniforms that looks so awful. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2024, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-september-2024/1006570/195 "2024-09-30T18:27:36Z")
> [@Munch](#): > > Our long, dark nightmare is over - MLB announced [players will wear their own jerseys for the All Star Game](https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-announces-changes-to-uniforms-for-all-star-game-regular-season). Hallelujah! The MLB management will do the right thing, but only after they exhaust all alternatives. ---
**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2024, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-september-2024/1006570/196 "2024-09-30T19:48:15Z")
Here’s a good trivia question: Among active players, who has the most (354) stolen bases? ---
**Author:** ![Hawkeyeop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/958977/32.png) [@Hawkeyeop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hawkeyeop)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2024, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-september-2024/1006570/197 "2024-09-30T19:49:22Z")
Ah being a Mets fan. Brief moments of jubilation followed by soul crushing ---
**Author:** ![Wilson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/96bed5/32.png) [@Wilson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wilson)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2024, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-september-2024/1006570/198 "2024-09-30T19:49:27Z")
I’m not sure I would have gotten that with five guesses (I guessed the person who is second). ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2024, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-september-2024/1006570/199 "2024-09-30T19:57:45Z")
> [@Hawkeyeop](#): > > Brief moments of jubilation followed by soul crushing Followed by a huge moment of jubilation. This is a great game to watch. ---
**Author:** ![Hawkeyeop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/958977/32.png) [@Hawkeyeop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hawkeyeop)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2024, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-september-2024/1006570/200 "2024-09-30T20:01:06Z")
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