Lou Brock (Louis Clark Brock) was born on June 18, 1939 in El Dorado, Arkansas. He made his Major League debut on September 10, 1961 for the Chicago Cubs. In 1962, his rookie year, he hit .263 with 9 home runs and 35 RBI. Brock played for the Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals over the course of his 19 year career.
There is some disagreement on what was Lou Brock's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1967, when he slugged 21 home runs, stole 52 bases, hit for a .299 average and knocked in 76 runs. However, others believe that it was 1974, when he stole 118 bases (then a Major League record, and still the National League mark) and hit for a .306 average.
There is no disagreement about his productivity in the postseason. Brock hit .391 in three World Series (1964, 1967–68), with 4 home runs, 13 RBI, and 14 steals, the latter achieved by setting and then tying a World Series record with 7 steals in 1967 and 1968.
Statistics[]
Batting Stats[]
Year
Team
G
AB
R
H
HR
RBI
AVG
OBP
SLG
2B
3B
BB
SO
HBP
SH
SB
IBB
GDP
1961
CHI
N
4
11
1
1
0
0
.091
.167
.091
0
0
1
3
0
0
0
0
0
1962
CHI
N
123
434
73
114
9
35
.263
.319
.412
24
7
35
96
3
0
16
4
5
1963
CHI
N
148
547
79
141
9
37
.258
.300
.382
19
11
31
122
4
2
24
2
2
1964
STL
N
103
419
81
146
12
44
.348
.387
.527
21
9
27
87
2
12
33
0
2
1964
CHI
N
52
215
30
54
2
14
.251
.300
.340
9
2
13
40
2
1
10
0
3
1964
TOT
N
155
634
111
200
14
58
.315
.358
.464
30
11
40
127
4
13
43
0
5
1965
STL
N
155
631
107
182
16
69
.288
.345
.445
35
8
45
116
10
11
63
6
2
1966
STL
N
156
643
94
183
15
46
.285
.320
.429
24
12
31
134
3
0
74
6
7
1967
STL
N
159
689
113
206
21
76
.299
.327
.472
32
12
24
109
6
2
52
6
6
1968
STL
N
159
660
92
184
6
51
.279
.328
.418
46
14
46
124
3
1
62
7
4
1969
STL
N
157
655
97
195
12
47
.298
.349
.434
33
10
50
115
2
2
53
15
2
1970
STL
N
155
664
114
202
13
57
.304
.361
.422
29
5
60
99
1
1
51
12
10
1971
STL
N
157
640
126
200
7
61
.313
.385
.425
37
7
76
107
1
1
64
5
5
1972
STL
N
153
621
81
193
3
42
.311
.359
.393
26
8
47
93
1
3
63
12
6
1973
STL
N
160
650
110
193
7
63
.297
.364
.398
29
8
71
112
0
1
70
15
9
1974
STL
N
153
635
105
194
3
48
.306
.368
.381
25
7
61
88
2
2
118
16
8
1975
STL
N
136
528
78
163
3
47
.309
.359
.400
27
6
38
64
3
3
56
6
7
1976
STL
N
133
498
73
150
4
67
.301
.344
.394
24
5
35
75
1
4
56
7
19
1977
STL
N
141
489
69
133
2
46
.272
.317
.354
22
6
30
74
2
0
35
2
6
1978
STL
N
92
298
31
66
0
12
.221
.263
.252
9
0
17
29
0
1
17
2
4
1979
STL
N
120
405
56
123
5
38
.304
.342
.398
15
4
23
43
3
0
21
1
7
Total
2616
10332
1610
3023
149
900
.293
.343
.410
486
141
761
1730
49
47
938
124
114
Fielding Stats[]
Year
Team
POS
G
GS
INN
PO
A
ERR
DP
TP
PB
SB
CS
PkO
AVG
1961
CHI
N
OF
3
3
21
6
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
.750
1961
CHI
N
CF
3
3
21
6
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
.750
1962
CHI
N
OF
106
101
896.2
243
7
9
2
0
0
0
0
0
.965
1962
CHI
N
CF
106
101
896.2
239
6
9
2
0
0
0
0
0
.965
1963
CHI
N
RF
140
132
1199
266
17
8
7
0
0
0
0
0
.973
1963
CHI
N
OF
140
132
1199
269
17
8
7
0
0
0
0
0
.973
1964
STL
N
RF
4
3
28
7
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1964
STL
N
OF
102
102
910.2
180
7
10
0
0
0
0
0
0
.949
1964
STL
N
CF
2
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
1964
STL
N
LF
99
99
879.2
172
5
11
0
0
0
0
0
0
.941
1964
CHI
N
CF
2
1
11
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1964
CHI
N
OF
52
51
462.2
86
8
4
1
0
0
0
0
0
.959
1964
CHI
N
RF
51
50
451.2
85
7
4
1
0
0
0
0
0
.958
1964
TOT
N
CF
4
1
14
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1964
TOT
N
OF
154
153
1373.1
266
15
14
1
0
0
0
0
0
.953
1964
TOT
N
RF
55
53
479.2
92
8
4
1
0
0
0
0
0
.962
1965
STL
N
LF
149
146
1308
264
11
12
0
0
0
0
0
0
.958
1965
STL
N
RF
8
7
54
10
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1965
STL
N
OF
153
153
1367
272
11
12
1
0
0
0
0
0
.959
1965
STL
N
CF
2
0
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
1966
STL
N
OF
154
152
1366.2
269
9
19
1
0
0
0
0
0
.936
1966
STL
N
LF
122
117
1065.1
216
7
13
1
0
0
0
0
0
.945
1966
STL
N
RF
35
35
301.1
54
1
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
.902
1967
STL
N
OF
157
155
1407.1
272
12
13
2
0
0
0
0
0
.956
1967
STL
N
LF
157
155
1407.1
276
12
13
2
0
0
0
0
0
.957
1968
STL
N
LF
156
155
1400.1
269
9
14
1
0
0
0
0
0
.952
1968
STL
N
OF
156
155
1400.1
269
9
14
1
0
0
0
0
0
.952
1969
STL
N
OF
157
154
1372
255
7
14
2
0
0
0
0
0
.949
1969
STL
N
LF
157
154
1372
253
7
14
2
0
0
0
0
0
.949
1970
STL
N
OF
152
152
1376
247
9
10
2
0
0
0
0
0
.962
1970
STL
N
LF
149
149
1347
237
9
10
2
0
0
0
0
0
.961
1970
STL
N
RF
3
3
29
10
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1971
STL
N
OF
156
154
1376
262
7
14
3
0
0
0
0
0
.951
1971
STL
N
LF
155
153
1367
264
7
14
3
0
0
0
0
0
.951
1971
STL
N
RF
1
1
9
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
1972
STL
N
OF
149
147
1303.2
253
6
13
1
0
0
0
0
0
.952
1972
STL
N
LF
149
147
1303.2
250
6
13
1
0
0
0
0
0
.952
1973
STL
N
OF
159
156
1383
310
3
12
1
0
0
0
0
0
.963
1973
STL
N
LF
159
156
1383
310
3
12
1
0
0
0
0
0
.963
1974
STL
N
LF
152
150
1308.1
277
8
10
2
0
0
0
0
0
.966
1974
STL
N
OF
152
150
1308.1
283
8
10
2
0
0
0
0
0
.967
1975
STL
N
OF
128
126
1064.2
247
5
9
0
0
0
0
0
0
.966
1975
STL
N
LF
128
126
1064.2
253
5
9
0
0
0
0
0
0
.966
1976
STL
N
OF
123
119
1020.2
221
6
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
.983
1976
STL
N
LF
123
119
1020.2
220
6
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
.983
1977
STL
N
LF
130
121
902
185
2
9
1
0
0
0
0
0
.954
1977
STL
N
OF
130
121
902
184
2
9
1
0
0
0
0
0
.954
1978
STL
N
OF
79
70
588.1
114
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
.975
1978
STL
N
LF
79
70
588.1
112
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
.974
1979
STL
N
OF
98
95
766.1
152
7
7
2
0
0
0
0
0
.958
1979
STL
N
LF
98
95
766.1
152
7
6
2
0
0
0
0
0
.964
Total
LF
2162
2112
18483.2
3710
106
167
18
0
0
0
0
0
.958
Total
OF
2506
2448
21492.1
4394
142
196
29
0
0
0
0
0
.959
Total
CF
115
105
936.2
247
6
11
2
0
0
0
0
0
.958
Total
RF
242
231
2072
432
27
18
9
0
0
0
0
0
.962
Transactions[]
Signed as an amateur free agent by Chicago Cubs (August 22, 1960).
Traded by Chicago Cubs with Jack Spring and Paul Toth to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Ernie Broglio, Bobby Shantz and Doug Clemens (June 15, 1964).
Trivia[]
6 Time All-Star: 1967, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1979
World Series Champion: 1964 St. Louis Cardinals, 1967 St. Louis Cardinals