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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.
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.
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.
Henderson, who died Friday at age 65, was a two-time World Series champion, 10-time All-Star and holds the MLB record for all-time stolen bases, racking up 1,406 swipes across his 25-year career ...
But his stolen-bases record is a good place to start. As the undisputed greatest leadoff hitter of all time who played for 25 seasons, Henderson’s legacy is difficult to distill into any single ...
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 ...
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.
It was stealing bases where Henderson made his name and dominated the sport like no other. He broke through with 100 steals in his first full season in the majors in 1980, topping Ty Cobb's AL single-season record with Billy Martin's “Billy Ball” Oakland Athletics. He barely slowed playing for nine franchises over the next two decades.