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When he stole second base on Aug. 14, 1999, Iván Rodríguez entered uncharted territory for a catcher. Before then, no major league backstop had ever collected at least 20 home runs and 20 stolen bases in one season.
Jan 9, 2017 · Ivan Rodriguez was a master a catching base stealers, especially early in his career. Rodriguez played in an era when more runs were scored, so the runs he created weren’t as valuable....
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In 1999, Rodríguez put it all together – winning the American League Most Valuable Player Award by hitting .332 with 35 home runs, 113 RBI, 116 runs scored and 25 stolen bases. He became just the eighth catcher in history to post a season with at least 100 runs scored and 100 RBI.
Apr 9, 2014 · Looking at the data, there is a clear winner for handling stolen base attempts and it is Ivan Rodriguez. I-Rod had a surplus of over 300 caught stealing. Hall of Famers Ray Schalk and Gabby Hartnett were over 200.
Rodriguez threw out 45.7 percent of the runners attempting to steal. This ranks 39th in MLB history. Pudge himself stole 127 bases in his career in 191 attempts, a success rate of 66.5 percent.
Apr 22, 2012 · With five more stolen bases (he had 25), he would have put up the first ever 30-30 season by a catcher. He threw out 41 in 75 (55 percent) steal attempts that season. Ten times Pudge hit .300...
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Iván Rodríguez finished his Hall of Fame career with a .296 batting average, 311 home runs, 572 doubles, 1,332 RBI and 127 stolen bases. (Tony Inzerillo/National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum) Rodríguez totaled 2,844 hits, 572 doubles, 331 home runs and 1,332 RBI.
