Lou Brock

The Sporting News has ranked Lou number 58 in their list of the top 100 greatest players of all time!!!!

Yr	Team	Avg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	OBP	SLG
1961	Chi(N)	.091	4	11	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	.167	.091
1962	Chi(N)	.263	123	434	73	114	24	7	9	35	35	96	16	.319	.412
1963	Chi(N)	.258	148	547	79	141	19	11	9	37	31	122	24	.300	.382
1964	Chi(N)	.251	52	215	30	54	9	2	2	14	13	40	10	.300	.340
1964	STL	.348	103	419	81	146	21	9	12	44	27	87	33	.387	.527
1965	STL	.288	155	631	107	182	35	8	16	69	45	116	63	.345	.445
1966	STL	.285	156	643	94	183	24	12	15	46	31	134	74	.320	.429
1967	STL	.299	159	689	113	206	32	12	21	76	24	109	52	.327	.427
1968	STL	.279	159	660	92	184	46	14	6	51	46	124	62	.328	.418
1969	STL	.298	157	655	97	195	33	10	12	47	50	115	53	.349	.434
1970	STL	.304	155	664	114	202	29	5	13	57	60	99	51	.361	.422
1971	STL	.313	157	640	126	200	37	7	7	61	76	107	64	.385	.425
1972	STL	.311	153	621	81	193	26	8	3	42	47	93	63	.359	.393
1973	STL	.297	160	650	110	193	29	8	7	63	71	112	70	.364	.398
1974	STL	.306	153	635	105	194	25	7	3	48	61	88	118	.368	.381
1975	STL	.309	136	528	78	163	27	6	3	47	38	64	56	.359	.400
1976	STL	.301	133	498	73	150	24	5	4	67	35	75	56	.344	.394
1977	STL	.272	141	489	69	133	22	6	2	46	30	74	35	.317	.354
1978	STL	.221	92	298	31	66	9	0	0	12	17	29	17	.263	.252
1979	STL	.304	120	405	56	123	15	4	5	38	23	43	21	.342	.398
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19Yrs		.293	2616	10332	1610	3023	486	141	149	900	761	1730	938	.343	.410

"I'll tell you with my head that I'm going to steal second base. You know I'm going to, but there's nothing you can do to stop it."

"Show me a guy who's afraid to look bad, and I'll show you a guy you can beat every time."

Lou is one of 19 players in major-league history to collect 3,000 hits in his career, but one of only four who never won a league batting title.

Although in his Cardinal debut (6/16/1964) Lou batted second and had two hits, including a triple, and he stole a base. The star of the game was Ken Boyer, who hit for the cycle in the 7-1 win at Houston.

In reporting the trade of Ernie Broglio for Lou in its June 16th, 1964, edition, the St. Louis Post Dispatch said, "Why didn't the Cardinals get more than Brock, a flashy outfielder who could become a star, for Broglio, a 15-game winner last season and still regarded as a top pitcher?"

"The most important thing about base stealing is not the stealing of the base, but disturbing the pitcher's concentration. If I can do that, then the hitter will get a better pitch to swing at and I will get a better chance to steal."

In his great career, Lou Brock stole two bases in the same game 135 times. He stole three bases in a game 19 times and his career high of four steals was accomplished on three occasions.

On August 13th, 1979, Lou singles off Dennis Lamp, for career hit number 3000, as the Cardinals beat the Cubs, 3-2.

Lou was the first Cardinal player to hit 20 or more home runs and steal 50 or more bases in the same season. (1967) He hit 21 homers and stole 52 bases.

When Lou stole a major league record 118 bases in 1974, he had no steals of home. He was thrown out on his only attempt.

After starting his World Series career 2-for-19, Lou bashed 30 hits in his next 59 Fall Classic at bats (.508) between 1964 and 1968. Included were six doubles, two triples, and four homers, plus a record 14 stolen bases.

Lou had the highest on-base percentage (.516) against Nolan Ryan of any pitcher he faced. (at least 35 times)

In game 4 of the 1968 WS, Lou became the only player to ever hit a double, triple and home run in one WS game.

In 1968, Lou is the first player since Honus Wagner in 1908 to lead the NL in doubles, triples and steals in the same season.

In the 4th grade, he was intrigued by the MLB because big league ball players got $8 a day for meal money, and all he could think about was how much penny candy that would buy!

Lou started a car dealership in East St. Louis, IL. 1969-1970 - Lou Brock Dodge ("We're ready to play ball!")

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