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Records for consecutive successful stolen base attempts are limited by the available data, as times caught stealing has been recorded officially only since 1920. Max Carey established a mark in 1922–23 of 36 consecutive stolen bases without being caught, [30] which stood until it was broken by Davey Lopes with 38 consecutive steals in 1975.
Stolen bases were more common in baseball's dead-ball era, when teams relied more on stolen bases and hit and run plays than on home runs. [2] Rickey Henderson holds the MLB career stolen base record with 1,406. [3] He is the only MLB player to have reached the 1,000 stolen bases milestone in his career.
Max Carey led the National League in stolen bases ten times, the most times of any player. Maury Wills led the National League in stolen bases in six consecutive seasons. Vince Coleman is the only other player to do so. John Montgomery Ward was the first player to lead the National League in stolen bases for different teams.
Consecutive stolen bases without being caught stealing. 50 – Vince Coleman, St. Louis Cardinals – September 18, 1988 – July 26, 1989; Consecutive games with a stolen base. 12 – Bert Campaneris, Oakland Athletics – June 10, 1969 – June 21, 1969; Consecutive seasons, 100 or more stolen bases. 3 – Vince Coleman, St. Louis Cardinals ...
Most runners caught stealing: 810, Deacon McGuire [21] Most stolen bases allowed: 1,498, Deacon McGuire [22] Most stolen base attempts: 2,308, Deacon McGuire; Highest caught stealing %: 57.40%, Roy Campanella [23] Most games caught: 2,427, Iván Rodríguez [24] Most caught no hitters: 4, Jason Varitek, May 19, 2008 and Carlos Ruiz, July 25, 2015.
Between 2000 and 2009, the Major League leader in stolen bases finished each year with an average of 64, and that number dropped to 57 in the 2010s—a decade in which no player stole 70 bases in a season. Ronald Acuña Jr.'s 73 stolen bases in 2023, coinciding with the aforementioned rule changes that aided base stealers, are the most in a ...
Henderson holds the record under modern rules; Hugh Nicol recorded 138 stolen bases in 1887. However, prior to 1898, a stolen base was credited to a baserunner who reached an extra base on a hit from another player. [32] Tied with 48 others [5] Tied with 20 others [33] Tied with Otis Nixon, Eric Young and Carl Crawford for the modern-day record.
The Modesto A's finished the season with 357 stolen bases, [17] just shy of the league record of 370. [18] While Woodard tied the single-season player record with 90 stolen bases, [17] Henderson beat the record by stealing 95 bases, and was awarded the Sundial Trophy, given to the Modesto A's Most Valuable Player. [16] [19]