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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]
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.
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.
Freeman’s stolen base put him on second with no outs, and though he didn’t score in the inning, it gave the team hope that its 35-year-old first baseman and No. 3 hitter would be a factor in ...
Crawford denied intentionally trying to deprive Cobb of stolen bases, insisting that Cobb had "dreamed that up." When asked about the feud, Cobb attributed it to envy. He felt that Crawford was "a hell of a good player," but he was "second best" on the Tigers and "hated to be an also ran."
While he stole 30 bases (fifth in the league), he led the American League with 12 times caught stealing. On defense, his 10 errors at second base were third among all AL second basemen, and his .963 fielding percentage in center field was the lowest among center fielders with at least 400 innings played.
After stealing second base in the Los Angeles Dodgers’ 4-3 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies on July 10, Ohtani popped back up, signaled “safe” with his hands, then appeared to make a lewd ...
On September 10, 1974, Brock tied Wills' single-season stolen bases mark of 104 with a first-inning steal of second base in a game against the visiting Philadelphia Phillies, then broke the record with another swipe of second in the seventh inning. [27] He ended the season with a new major league single-season record of 118 stolen bases. [5]