In Memoriam
Lou Brock, Baseball Hall of Famer, passes away at 81
St. Louis Cardinals’ Hall of Famer Lou Brock has died Sunday afternoon the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports. He was 81.
St. Louis Cardinals’ Hall of Famer Lou Brock has died Sunday afternoon the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported.
He was 81.
Brock started playing in the MLB in 1961 and played his last game in 1979.
Lou Brock played a total of 19 MLB seasons, including 16 seasons with the Cardinals.
During his time in St. Louis, Brock finished in the top-25 of voting for the National League MVP for six straight seasons.
He started his career with the Chicago Cubs before the club traded him to the Cardinals in the middle of the 1964 season.
A two-time World Series champion with St. Louis, Brock hit. 300 with five RBI to help the Cardinals beat the New York Yankees in seven games in the 1964 World Series.
Brock was the National League’s all-time leader in stolen bases with 938. He had 3,023 hits and was a first-ballot electee into the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.
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