At Cleveland’s League Park, the A’s pull off two triple steals in one game. The double-triple takes place in the first inning and then again in the fourth as Philadelphia, who pummels the Indians, 14-1, will steal only 48 bases this season for the second-lowest total in the league, being six swipes ahead of the Red Sox.
Max Carey, who played 17 years with the Pirates before he was dismissed, returns to Pittsburgh in a Robins uniform and makes a clean steal of home in the 6th inning. It is his 33rd and last steal of home, a National League record.
1926 – Lou Gehrig and Babe Ruth demonstrate that power hitting is not the only thing they can do when Lou scores on a double steal with the Babe in a victory over the White Sox. They had pulled the same double steal against the Red Sox on April 13th.
On August 10, 1924, Ty Cobb steals second base once, third base twice, and home once. As part of 4 steal day Cobb steals second, third and home in the same inning for the sixth and final time in his illustrious career. Cobb pulls off the feat against the Boston Red Sox battery of pitcher…
Ty Cobb goes from first to third on a teammate’s single to LF, then swipes home when A’s 3B Charlie Pick holds the ball. Detroit wins, 10 – 3.
On June 27, 1916 Boston’s Babe Ruth allows two runs in the first inning, but settles down to beat the A’s, 7 – 2, while striking out 10. Red Sox infielder Larry Gardner is caught stealing three times, the second time this year that A’s catchers have caught a baserunner three times (the other was New York’s Fritz Maisel, on April 26). On June…
April 15, 1916 – In a 9-4 win‚ Chicago White Sox Catcher Ray Schalk steals twice against Detroit en route to a season total of 30. This is a record for catchers until 1982 when John Wathan nicks 36.@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF90YWdzIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiYmVmb3JlIjoiTGVhcm4gTW9yZSBhYm91dCB0aGUgdGVhbXMsIHBsYXllcnMsIGJhbGwgcGFya3MgYW5kIGV2ZW50cyB0aGF0IGhhcHBlbmVkIG9uIHRoaXMgZGF0ZSBpbiBoaXN0b3J5IGp1c3QgY2xpY2sgdGhlIHRhZ3MhICAiLCJhZnRlciI6IiIsImxpbmtfdG9fdGVybV9wYWdlIjoib24iLCJzZXBhcmF0b3IiOiIgfCAiLCJjYXRlZ29yeV90eXBlIjoicG9zdF90YWcifX0=@
Chicago White Sox P Red Faber steals three bases in the 4th inning against the Philadelphia A’s. With the White Sox leading 4 – 2 in the 4th and rain threatening, the A’s try to delay the game. Joe Bush purposely hits Faber with a pitch, and Faber, trying to speed up the game, tries to get thrown out by stealing. Little effort is made to retire him, and he scores Chicago’s 5th run. His “steal” of home turns out to be the winning run, as rain never materializes, and Chicago wins, 6 – 4.
On July 13, 1915, Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Red Faber uses his legs to help his cause in a game against the St. Louis Browns, when he collects a hit and steals second, third and home. Despite his efforts, he loses, 3-1. The three steals are nearly half of the career total of seven…
At Philadelphia, Pirates outfielder Max Carey scores five runs against the Phils without a hit, reaching first on an error and four walks, as the Bucs win, 12 – 2. He also steals four bases and advances twice on wild pitches. A student at St. Louis Theological Seminary, he will lead the National League in runs this season; he’ll lead in stolen bases as well, the first of 10 such seasons.
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