Hall of fame superstar.....A fixture, a pillar and symbol of the St Louis community….origin came with Cubs who suffered from one baseball’s lopsided
trades.....A godsend for Cardinals who experienced back to back superstar
outfielders with Stan Musial….magically and astoundingly turned his mundane
.251 Cub BA to a .348 BA under the Gateway Arch….got smarter and grew as a
player over the years….studied pitcher’s pickoff moves add his speed and Brock
captures 8 stolen base titles out of 9 consecutive years….his last crown was
the most impressive, in 1974 at age 34 breaks Maury Will’s modern day mark with
118 steals….Brock’s lasts for 8 years broken by Rickey Henderson…. consistent
with a bat, hit over .271 in 15 of his 16 Cardinals campaigns, many of those at
or near .300….overcame impoverished childhood….A grand exit took a poor 1978 BA
of .221 into his final year….turned around to a .304 BA, returned to the All Star
Team, plus 21 stolen bases at age 40….small man yet processed impressive power;
hit a homer over Polo Grounds Centerfield fence…..exceptional in 3 World Series
often unnerving the opposing pitcher if on-base….reached 3000 hits and left
game as the holder of the career stolen base mark.
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