Saturday, November 14, 2015

Lou Brock: Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 1995

Born: June 18, 1939
1959: Pan American Games
1960: Signed by Chicago Cubs
1961: Minor Leagues
Debut: September 10, 1961 (Cubs)
1962: Became one of four players to reach CF bleachers at Polo Grounds
1964: Traded to St Louis Cardinals
1964: Cards win World Series
1967: Cards win World Series
1967: Babe Ruth Award
1967: .414, 8 runs, 7 SB (record) in World Series
1968: Cards win Pennant
1974: 118 stolen bases (record since broken)
1974: TSN Player of the Year
1975: Roberto Clemente Award
1977: Set all time Stolen Base record (since broken)
1977: Lou Gehrig Award
1979: 3,000th hit
1979: Hutch Award
1979: Comeback Player of the Year
1979: Retired
1985: Elected to Hall of Fame (79.7% of vote)
1999: Finalist for All Century Team
2014: Elected to Cardinals Hall of Fame

Accomplishments:
2x World Champion
6x All Star
8x Stolen Base Champion
Retired All Time SB leader
13 hits in 1968 World Series (record)
14 World Series steals (record)
4x Player of the Week
3x Player of the Month
Led league in runs: 2x
Led league in doubles (46): 1968
Led league in triples (14): 1968
100+ Runs: 7x
200+ Hits: 4x
30+ doubles: 6x
10+ Triples: 6x
21 HR (1967)
20+ SB: 16x
30+ SB: 14x
40+ SB: 13x
50+ SB: 12x
60+ SB: 7x
70+ SB: 3x
118 SB (1974)
Hit .300+: 7x
325 TB (1967)
Postseason: .391, 4 HR, 13 RBI, 16 Runs, 14 SB, .424 OBP, .655 SLG, 1.079 OPS (3 WS)

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