Hall of Famer Lou Brock, Cardinals base-stealing icon, dies at 81

[Mephistopheles Janx]

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/29826575/hall-famer-lou-brock-cardinals-base-stealing-icon-dies-81

[Rain Man]

He's .... out!

Lou Brock is kind of the first baseball player I ever remember. He was a big deal in St. Louis right about the time that I was learning about sports.

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[dlphg9]

He's .... out!

Lou Brock is kind of the first baseball player I ever remember. He was a big deal in St. Louis right about the time that I was learning about sports.

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That ump is about to punch that guy in the back of the head!

[BigRedChief]

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/29826575/hall-famer-lou-brock-cardinals-base-stealing-icon-dies-81Him and Bob Gibson were my favorites growing up. He was fun to watch on the bases during a time when speed wasn't seen that much valued in the game.

His health has been deteriorating for a couple of years now. Sad to see him go, but I'm sure he was in a lot of pain. Having his leg amputated below the knee and being in a wheelchair for someone known for their speed must have been really tough. RIP Lou

[seclark]

Rip Lou
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[VAChief]

Loved Lou, got to see his 3000th hit...an absolute rocket off the wrist of the Cub pitcher who knocked him down the previous pitch.

[Frazod]

Bummer. RIP

[BigRedChief]

Loved Lou, got to see his 3000th hit...an absolute rocket off the wrist of the Cub pitcher who knocked him down the previous pitch.He was pretty pretty good.


<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">- 6x All-Star <br>- 2x World Series champion <br>- 3,023 career hits<br>- 938 career stolen bases<br>- 1985 National Baseball Hall of Fame inductee<br><br>A baseball legend.<br><br>RIP Lou Brock <a href="https://t.co/T3p93FJ998">pic.twitter.com/T3p93FJ998</a></p>&mdash; The Undefeated (@TheUndefeated) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheUndefeated/status/1302741478117117952?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 6, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[Deberg_1990]

RIP. Great player.

[KChiefs1]

I remember the Brockabrella.

RIP

[PHOG]

That's too bad. RIP Lou Brock!

[vailpass]

RIP Lou. A Cardinal great. I remember when I was a little kid my dad took me to a Cardinals game and the two drunk guys in front of us were calling every player on the field Lou Brock and cheering for them when they made a play.
To this day I remember laughing really hard at them.

[chefsos]

The master of the pop-up slide. If that ball got away, he was up and gone and on third base before you knew it.

Also there are, like, three guys in history who have homered to CF at the Polo Grounds. Lou Brock is one of them. It's one of the most incongruous baseball facts I know.

RIP

[Deberg_1990]

Brock and Ricky Henderson’s stolen base records might never be broken. No active players are even close

[HemiEd]

Wow, RIP Lou Brock. I was a Cardinal fan as a teenager and he was an Icon. :(

[Cheater5]

I knew I had his card somewhere. I don't know why, but when I attach pics, they're always postage stamp size.

[Cheater5]

If interested-- old Lou's stats. I completely forgot he started with the Cubs. Not many ball players today are 5'11" and 170lbs, lol.

[Scooter LaCanforno]

RIP--Baseball has lost 2 All Time Greats this week.

[BigRedChief]

If interested-- old Lou's stats. I completely forgot he started with the Cubs. Not many ball players today are 5'11" and 170lbs, lol.Everyone always thought of him as a slap hitter. He could drive the ball into the gap. He had some power too. 149.

[BigRedChief]

I knew I had his card somewhere. I don't know why, but when I attach pics, they're always postage stamp size.one of my first cards was a Brock rookie card.

[ChiefsCountry]

RIP--Baseball has lost 2 All Time Greats this week.

Your stat of the day from ChiefsCountry....

The batter Tom Seaver faced the most - Lou Brock.
The pitcher Lou Brock faced the most - Tom Seaver.

[scho63]

I knew I had his card somewhere. I don't know why, but when I attach pics, they're always postage stamp size.

I had that card once.....:thumb:

[cdcox]

I used to pretend I was Lou Brock when I was the base runner in hotbox.