It was back on September 23rd, 1988 in a game against the Milwaukee Brewers that Oakland A’s slugger Jose Canseco stole two bases to become the charter member of the 40/40 club. 40 Homers & 40 Stolen Bases. The ‘88 AL MVP finished the season batting .307 with 42 HR’s, 40 SB, 120 runs and 124 RBI’s.