Downtown in St. Louis, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Stealing the Record
September 10, 1974
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Photographed by Jason Voigt, June 17, 2020
1. Stealing the Record Marker
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Sports. In addition, it is included in the Missouri, St. Louis Cardinals Greatest Moments series list. A significant historical date for this entry is September 10, 1974.
Location. 38° 37.362′ N, 90° 11.481′ W. Marker is in St. Louis, Missouri. It is in Downtown. It is on South Broadway south of Clark Avenue, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 700 Clark Avenue, Saint Louis MO 63102, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the American Midwest, in the Lewis & Clark Corridor, in the Corn Belt, and in the Great River Road Region. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, and the Antebellum South.
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 25 Innings = 1 Win (here, next to this marker); 3,000 Strike Outs (here, next to this marker); No-Hitter for Gibson (here, next to this marker); Brock Surpasses Cobb (here, next to this marker); Two for Gibson (here, next to this marker); Forsch is Fantastic (a few steps from this marker); Carlton Baffles Mets (a few steps from this marker); Freed in a Pinch (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in St. Louis.
Regarding Stealing the Record. Brock would finish the 1974 season with 118 base steals. That record would stand until 1982 when Rickey Henderson broke it with 130 stolen bases. It is also noteworthy that there are three other stolen base achievements that were higher than Brock's, if one was to include pre-modern baseball era statistics.
Also see . . . Brock Becomes Steals King.
Brock tied and broke the record by swiping his 104th and 105th bases on September 10, 1974 as his St. Louis Cardinals dropped an 8-2 decision to the Philadelphia Phillies.(Submitted on August 11, 2025, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.)
Credits. This page was last revised on August 11, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 4, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 267 times since then and 9 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on July 24, 2020, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.
