âLetâs give him this base because if we donât heâll just steal it anyway!â âCool Papa Bell after Lou Brock broke the single-season stolen base record in 1974!âŹ
On September 10, 1974 At Busch Stadium In the bottom of the seventh inning when Brock singled to left. After a false start, he took off for second. Bob Booneâs throw was in the dirt and Brock had his record 105th stolen base of the season. The fans, all 27,285 of them, were in hysteria over Brockâs achievement. Play was halted for 10 minutes while a ceremony took place on the diamond. âI donât think anybody anticipated it (on-field ceremony) would take that long,â said Ozark, âbut the guy deserves at least 10 minutes after what heâs done.â
Lou Brock tied Maury Willsâs 12 year-old single-season stolen base record with his 104th steal in the first inning of the game. The Cardinal left fielderâs thievery against the Phillies doesnât help when the drop the Busch Stadium contest, 8-2.
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