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Team. 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.
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Sep 7, 2020 · He believed the best way to keep pace with the rival Dodgers and their speed demon, Maury Wills, was to run faster. “Brock,” he announced, “you’re going to do it for us.”","type":"text"},{"__typename":"OEmbed","html":" Lou Brock changed the game with his speed and daring. The Hall of Famer and @Cardinals legend passed away on Sunday.
Sep 6, 2020 · Associated Press. By Richard Goldstein. Sept. 6, 2020. Lou Brock, the St. Louis Cardinals’ Hall of Fame outfielder who in a career spanning two decades became the greatest base-stealer the major...
Written by: Kristen Gowdy. In 1967, Lou Brock took a logical stance on the notion that he could possibly break Maury Wills’ modern single-season stolen base record. “It would take a man who doesn’t get too many extra-base hits,” Brock said, expressing his doubt that he could ever surpass the record.
Nov 27, 2012 · Lou Brock baseball stats with batting stats, pitching stats and fielding stats, along with uniform numbers, salaries, quotes, career stats and biographical data presented by Baseball Almanac.
Nov 11, 2015 · So far he has stolen 56 bases in 64 attempts, which puts him some 22 games ahead of the pace of Maury Wills of the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1962, the year he established one of baseball's most...
Sep 10, 1974 · Brock was only 11 stolen bases from breaking the major-league record for the most in a season, held by Maury Wills of the 1962 Dodgers. Bolstered by four stolen bases against San Francisco on September 1, Brock was on his way to surpassing Wills.
