Ā Ā Ranking the Left Fielders Joe DiMaggio once said that it āwasnāt possible to describe just how great Stan Musial was.ā Musial was āThe Manā in St. Louis, leading the Cardinals to pennants in four of his first five seasons, winning three Most Valuable Player awards and seven batting titles. He ranks at theā¦
In autobiography, Bob Gibson on Lou Brock: āThere was no other player who irritated the other team as Lou Brock did, and consequently no other who was knocked down quite as often. When the other team threw at Brock, I considered it my duty to throw at somebody on the other team.ā
Sunday, September 6, 2020Ā at the age of 81A 6 time All-Star, 8 time Stolen base leader, 2 time World Series Champion, Hall of Fame Outfielder and color analyst on White Sox TV broadcasts in 1981, Lou Brock passed away this afternoon at the age of 81. Lou was suffering from multiple ailments at theā¦
Rickey HendersonĀ of theĀ New York YankeesĀ gets his his 800th careerĀ stolen baseĀ in a 4 ā 3 New York loss to theĀ Cleveland Indians.
On January 7, 1985, Lou Brock and Hoyt Wilhelm gain election to the Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers Association of America. During his career, Brock established the record for the most stolen bases in major league history when he Ty Cobbās record for stolen bases in 1977 with 893 career steals (which willā¦
Rickey Henderson of the Oakland Aās breaks Lou Brockās single-season stolen base record
In a 6 ā 5 win over theĀ Cubs,Ā MontrealāsĀ Ron LeFloreĀ steals his 91st base of the season andĀ Rodney ScottĀ steals his 58th, breaking the major-league record forĀ stolen basesĀ by teammates in one season.Ā Lou BrockĀ andĀ Bake McBrideĀ set the record with theĀ 1974 Cardinals.
In a ten-inning 7-4 Cardinal victory over New York, Lou Brock steals his 938th and final base to surpass Billy Hamiltonās mark established last century. In 1977, the St. Louis outfielder broke Ty Cobbās modern major league record of 892 thefts.
Lou Brock of the St. Louis Cardinals collects his 3,000th hit
Lou Brock becomes the king of the stolen base On August 29, 1977 ā At Jack Murphy Stadium, 39-year-old Cardinals outfielder Lou Brock swipes his 893rd bag, breaking Ty Cobbās 49-year-old major league career record for stolen bases. The Georgia Peach had established the mark in 1928 as a member of the Philadelphia Aās atā¦
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