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Ned Cuthbert, playing for the Philadelphia Keystones in either 1863 or 1865, was the first player to steal a base in a baseball game, although the term stolen base was not used until 1870. [2] For a time in the 19th century, stolen bases were credited when a baserunner reached an extra base on a base hit from another player. [3]
Baseball’s stolen base king was born at high speed, on Christmas Day 1958, in the back of an Oldsmobile hurtling through a blizzard toward a Chicago-area hospital. The man who would go on to ...
If a fast base-runner is leading off the base by a large margin, the pitcher will throw over to the base a few times to try to get the base runner to shorten his lead, thus deterring him from stealing. After enough throws the runner will often either shorten his lead or tire from diving back, preventing him from stealing a base.
Brock had become the gold standard of base-stealing in the 1970s, setting a single-season mark with 118 bags in 1974. As Brock’s big-league career concluded in 1979, Henderson’s commenced.
Lou Brock held the stolen base record from 1977 to 1991 and is one of just three players with more than 900 career stolen bases. Sliding Billy Hamilton held the stolen base record for 80 years. Arlie Latham was the stolen base record holder from 1887 to 1896. Juan Pierre won multiple stolen base titles and finished his career with 614 stolen bases.
Rickey Henderson, a 10-time All-Star and the all-time stolen base leader, died on Friday after a bout with pneumonia, multiple outlets reported. Henderson played 25 seasons in the major leagues ...
Rickey Nelson Henley Henderson (December 25, 1958 – December 20, 2024), nicknamed "Man of Steal", was an American professional baseball left fielder who played 25 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for nine teams from 1979 to 2003, including four separate tenures with his original team, the Oakland Athletics.
1,406 stolen bases – most in MLB history. 2,295 runs – most in MLB history. 3,055 hits. 297 home runs (81 leadoff).401 on-base percentage. 10-time MLB All-Star. 1990 American League MVP with ...