Downtown in St. Louis, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Louis Clark Brock
Chicago N.L., 1961-1964
— St. Louis N.L., 1964-1979 —
Photographed By Jason Voigt, September 18, 2019
1. Louis Clark Brock Marker
Baseball's all-time leader in stolen bases with 938. Set Major League record by stealing over 50 bases 12 times and N.L. record with 118 steals in 1974. Led N.L. in stolen bases 8 times. Collected 3,023 hits during 19 year career and holds World Series record with .391 batting average in 21 post-season games.
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Unveiled August 29, 1999
This statue honors "The Base Burglar" in another facet of his game. He has just completed the swing for his 2000th career hit. It was unveiled during the 20th anniversary year of that hit in August 1979 and the 25th anniversary year of his then Major League record 105th stolen base in September 1974. He still holds the National League single season (118) and career (938) stolen bases records along with the records for highest career World Series battling average (.391). A seven-time .300 hitter, he has a lifetime .293 average.
Erected 1999.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Sports. In addition, it is included in the Baseball Hall of Famers series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1961.
Location. 38° 37.427′ N, 90° 11.629′ W. Marker is in St. Louis
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Stanley Frank Musial (here, next to this marker); Albert Fred Schoendienst (here, next to this marker); Robert Gibson (here, next to this marker); James Thomas Bell (here, next to this marker); Osborne "Ozzie" Smith (a few steps from this marker); George Harold Sisler (a few steps from this marker); Enos Bradsher Slaughter (a few steps from this marker); Jay Hanna (Dizzy) Dean (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in St. Louis.
Also see . . .
1. Lou Brock on Wikipedia. Brock (1939-2020) had his number 20 retired by the St. Louis Cardinals in 1979 (the last season of his playing career). Rickey Henderson surpassed Brock's career stolen bases record for MLB in 1991; however, Brock's career total still stands as the National League record (Henderson played in the American League). (Submitted on April 27, 2022, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.)
2. Lou Brock (HOF profile). From the National Baseball Hall of Fame website, this chronicles the legendary ballplayer's career. (Submitted on April 27, 2022, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.)
Photographed By Jason Voigt, April 21, 2022
2. Louis Clark Brock Marker
3. Lou Brock on Baseball-reference.com. Contains a more-detailed profile about his career, statistics and achievements (Submitted on April 27, 2022, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.)
Additional keywords. baseball, Major League Baseball
Photographed By Jason Voigt, September 18, 2019
3. Louis Clark Brock Marker
On the statue
Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 3, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 212 times since then and 23 times this year. Last updated on April 27, 2022, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. Photos: 1. submitted on September 24, 2019, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. 2. submitted on April 27, 2022, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. 3. submitted on September 24, 2019, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.
