Lou Brock | |||||||||||||||
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![]() Brock with the Chicago Cubs in 1964 | |||||||||||||||
Left fielder | |||||||||||||||
Born: El Dorado, Arkansas, U.S. | June 18, 1939|||||||||||||||
Died: September 6, 2020 St. Charles, Missouri, U.S. | (aged 81)|||||||||||||||
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |||||||||||||||
MLB debut | |||||||||||||||
September 10, 1961, for the Chicago Cubs | |||||||||||||||
Last MLB appearance | |||||||||||||||
September 30, 1979, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||||||||
MLB statistics | |||||||||||||||
Batting average | .293 | ||||||||||||||
Hits | 3,023 | ||||||||||||||
Home runs | 149 | ||||||||||||||
Runs batted in | 900 | ||||||||||||||
Stolen bases | 938 | ||||||||||||||
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Member of the National | |||||||||||||||
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Induction | 1985 | ||||||||||||||
Vote | 79.7% (first ballot) | ||||||||||||||
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Louis Clark Brock (June 18, 1939 – September 6, 2020) was an American professional baseball left fielder. He began his 19-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career with the 1961 Chicago Cubs but spent most of it as a left fielder for the St. Louis Cardinals. An All-Star for six seasons, Brock was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame on his first ballot in 1985[1] and was inducted into the St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame in 2014.
Best known for stealing bases,[2][3] Brock once held the major league records for most bases stolen in a single season and in a career. He led the National League (NL) in stolen bases in eight seasons. A member of the 3,000-hit club, he led the NL in doubles and triples in 1968, and in singles in 1972. In 1974, he was the runner-up for the NL Most Valuable Player Award. After retiring as a player, he served as a special instructor coach for the Cardinals.
Lou Brock, though best known for his base stealing prowess, proved his consistent, top-notch play at the plate by garnering his 3,000th hit on August 13, 1979.
Still, he is best-known for his dominance on the basepaths.