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Max Carey led the National League in stolen bases ten times, the most times of any player. Maury Wills led the National League in stolen bases in six consecutive seasons. Vince Coleman is the only other player to do so. John Montgomery Ward was the first player to lead the National League in stolen bases for different teams.
A number of buildings have been named in Robinson's honor. The UCLA Bruins baseball team plays in Jackie Robinson Stadium, [305] which, because of the efforts of Jackie's brother Mack, features a memorial statue of Robinson by sculptor Richard H. Ellis. [306] The stadium also unveiled a new mural of Robinson by Mike Sullivan on April 14, 2013.
Stolen bases were more common in baseball's dead-ball era, when teams relied more on stolen bases and hit and run plays than on home runs. [2] Rickey Henderson holds the MLB career stolen base record with 1,406. [3] He is the only MLB player to have reached the 1,000 stolen bases milestone in his career.
Stolen Bases: Hugh Nicol, 138 (1887) (stolen bases were scored differently in the 19th century) - since 1900: Bob Bescher, 81 (1911) Singles: Pete Rose, 181 (1973) Runs Created: Frank Robinson, 160 (1962)
Kostya Kennedy discusses "True: The Four Seasons of Jackie Robinson," which takes on pivotal years in the life of baseball's first Black player. Why Jackie Robinson stole bases: An author's ...
Rickey Henderson, shown here attempting to steal a base in 1983, is the MLB career leader in stolen bases. This article lists records for stolen bases within Major League Baseball (MLB). For individual players, leaders in stolen bases for a career, single season, and single game are provided, along with leaders in stolen base percentage for a ...
Jackie Robinson. MLB leader in on-base percentage (.440) #3 in NL in runs scored (104) #3 in NL in stolen bases (24) #3 in NL in walks (106) ... Baseball-Reference ...
The statue is a centerpiece of League 42, which serves several hundred youth in its baseball league each year. ‘Unfathomable and unbelievable’: Jackie Robinson statue cut away, stolen from ...