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Lou Brock
Full name Louis Clark Brock Born June 18, 1939, El Dorado, Arkansas Died September 6, 2020, St. Louis, Missouri Buried at Forever Bellerive Cemetery, Creve Coeur, Missouri First Game: September 10, 1961 ; Final Game: September 30, 1979 Bat: Left Throw: Left Height: 5' 11.5" Weight: 170 Selected to the Hall of Fame in 1985 Named Major League Player of the Year by The Sporting News (1974) Named NL Player of the Year by The Sporting News (1974) Named NL Comeback Player of the Year by The Sporting News (1979) Named outfielder on The Sporting News NL All-Star Team (1974) Ejections: 1973 (2), 1974 (1), 1976 (2), 1977 (2), 1979 (2). Total: 9 SABR Biography
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups
Discrepancies Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
1961 CHI N Daily Splits 4 11 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091 .167 .091 -0.3 1961 CHI N
1962 CHI N Daily Splits 123 434 73 114 24 7 9 35 35 4 96 3 0 5 0 10 5 16 7 .263 .319 .412 -1.0 1962 CHI N
1963 CHI N Daily Splits 148 547 79 141 19 11 9 37 31 2 122 4 2 4 0 19 2 24 12 .258 .300 .382 -0.6 1963 CHI N
1964 CHI N Daily Splits 52 215 30 54 9 2 2 14 13 0 40 2 1 0 0 4 3 10 3 .251 .300 .340 -0.9 1964 CHI N
1964 STL N Daily Splits 103 419 81 146 21 9 12 44 27 0 87 2 12 4 0 14 2 33 15 .348 .387 .527 2.3 1964 STL N
1964 TOT N 155 634 111 200 30 11 14 58 40 0 127 4 13 4 0 18 5 43 18 .315 .358 .464 1.4 1964 TOT N
1965 STL N Daily Splits 155 631 107 182 35 8 16 69 45 6 116 10 11 0 0 11 2 63 27 .288 .345 .445 0.9 1965 STL N
1966 STL N Daily Splits 156 643 94 183 24 12 15 46 31 6 134 3 0 1 0 9 7 74 18 .285 .320 .429 0.1 1966 STL N
1967 STL N Daily Splits 159 689 113 206 32 12 21 76 24 6 109 6 2 3 0 11 6 52 18 .299 .327 .472 2.1 1967 STL N
1968 STL N Daily Splits 159 660 92 184 46 14 6 51 46 7 124 3 1 2 0 12 4 62 12 .279 .328 .418 2.3 1968 STL N
1969 STL N Daily Splits 157 655 97 195 33 10 12 47 50 15 115 2 2 1 0 7 2 53 14 .298 .349 .434 0.9 1969 STL N
1970 STL N Daily Splits 155 664 114 202 29 5 13 57 60 12 99 1 1 3 0 10 10 51 15 .304 .361 .422 -0.4 1970 STL N
1971 STL N Daily Splits 157 640 126 200 37 7 7 61 76 5 107 1 1 2 1 14 5 64 19 .313 .385 .425 1.5 1971 STL N
1972 STL N Daily Splits 153 621 81 193 26 8 3 42 47 12 93 1 3 3 1 11 6 63 18 .311 .359 .393 0.4 1972 STL N
1973 STL N Daily Splits 160 650 110 193 29 8 7 63 71 15 112 0 1 5 0 5 9 70 20 .297 .364 .398 0.4 1973 STL N
1974 STL N Daily Splits 153 635 105 194 25 7 3 48 61 16 88 2 2 1 1 22 8 118 33 .306 .368 .381 1.1 1974 STL N
1975 STL N Daily Splits 136 528 78 163 27 6 3 47 38 6 64 3 3 0 2 9 7 56 16 .309 .359 .400 0.1 1975 STL N
1976 STL N Daily Splits 133 498 73 150 24 5 4 67 35 7 75 1 4 6 0 8 19 56 19 .301 .344 .394 0.1 1976 STL N
1977 STL N Daily Splits 141 489 69 133 22 6 2 46 30 2 74 2 0 0 0 6 6 35 24 .272 .317 .354 -2.7 1977 STL N
1978 STL N Daily Splits 92 298 31 66 9 0 0 12 17 2 29 0 1 1 0 6 4 17 5 .221 .263 .252 -3.1 1978 STL N
1979 STL N Daily Splits 120 405 56 123 15 4 5 38 23 1 43 3 0 5 0 4 7 21 12 .304 .342 .398 -0.8 1979 STL N
Total (19 Years) Splits 2616 10332 1610 3023 486 141 149 900 761 124 1730 49 47 46 5 192 114 938 307 .293 .343 .410 2.4 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
World Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1964 STL N Daily Splits 7 30 2 9 2 0 1 5 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 .300 .467 1964 STL N
1967 STL N Daily Splits 7 29 8 12 2 1 1 3 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 .414 .452 .655 1967 STL N
1968 STL N Daily Splits 7 28 6 13 3 1 2 5 3 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 2 .464 .516 .857 1968 STL N
Total ( 3 Years) Splits 21 87 16 34 7 2 4 13 5 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 2 .391 .424 .655 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
All-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1967 NL Daily Splits 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1967 NL
1971 NL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1971 NL
1974 NL Daily Splits 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 1974 NL
1975 NL Daily Splits 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 .333 .333 1975 NL
1979 NL Daily Splits 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 1979 NL
Total ( 5 Years) Splits 5 8 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .375 .375 .375 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1961 CHI N Daily Splits OF 3 3 1 21 6 0 2 0 0 .750 0 3 0
1961 CHI N CF 3 3 1 21 6 0 2 0 0 .750
1962 CHI N Daily Splits OF 106 101 95 896.2 243 7 9 2 0 .965 0 106 0
1962 CHI N CF 106 101 95 896.2 239 6 9 2 0 .965
1963 CHI N Daily Splits OF 140 132 129 1199 269 17 8 7 0 .973 0 0 140
1963 CHI N RF 140 132 129 1199 266 17 8 7 0 .973
1964 CHI N Daily Splits OF 52 51 49 462.2 86 8 4 1 0 .959 0 2 51
1964 CHI N RF 51 50 48 451.2 85 7 4 1 0 .958
1964 CHI N CF 2 1 1 11 2 0 0 0 0 1.000
1964 STL N Daily Splits OF 102 102 98 910.2 180 7 10 0 0 .949 99 2 4
1964 STL N LF 99 99 96 879.2 171 5 11 0 0 .941
1964 STL N RF 4 3 2 28 7 1 0 0 0 1.000
1964 STL N CF 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 -
1964 TOT N CF 4 1 1 14 2 0 0 0 0 1.000
1964 TOT N RF 55 53 50 479.2 92 8 4 1 0 .962
1964 TOT N OF 154 153 147 1373.1 266 15 14 1 0 .953 99 4 55
1965 STL N Daily Splits OF 153 153 145 1367 272 11 12 1 0 .959 149 2 8
1965 STL N LF 149 146 141 1308 264 11 12 0 0 .958
1965 STL N RF 8 7 4 54 10 1 0 1 0 1.000
1965 STL N CF 2 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 -
1966 STL N Daily Splits OF 154 152 147 1366.2 269 9 19 1 0 .936 122 0 35
1966 STL N LF 122 117 115 1065.1 216 7 13 1 0 .945
1966 STL N RF 35 35 32 301.1 54 1 6 0 0 .902
1967 STL N Daily Splits OF 157 155 151 1407.1 272 12 13 2 0 .956 157 0 0
1967 STL N LF 157 155 151 1407.1 276 12 13 2 0 .957
1968 STL N Daily Splits OF 156 155 152 1400.1 269 9 14 1 0 .952 156 0 0
1968 STL N LF 156 155 152 1400.1 269 9 14 1 0 .952
1969 STL N Daily Splits OF 157 154 150 1372 255 7 14 2 0 .949 157 0 0
1969 STL N LF 157 154 150 1372 253 7 14 2 0 .949
1970 STL N Daily Splits OF 152 152 145 1376 247 9 10 2 0 .962 149 0 3
1970 STL N LF 149 149 142 1347 237 9 10 2 0 .961
1970 STL N RF 3 3 3 29 10 0 0 0 0 1.000
1971 STL N Daily Splits OF 157 155 146 1376 262 7 14 3 0 .951 156 0 1
1971 STL N LF 156 154 145 1367 264 7 14 3 0 .951
1971 STL N RF 1 1 1 9 0 0 0 0 0 -
1972 STL N Daily Splits OF 149 147 137 1303.2 253 6 13 1 0 .952 149 0 0
1972 STL N LF 149 147 137 1303.2 250 6 13 1 0 .952
1973 STL N Daily Splits OF 159 156 143 1383 310 3 12 1 0 .963 159 0 0
1973 STL N LF 159 156 143 1383 310 3 12 1 0 .963
1974 STL N Daily Splits OF 152 150 117 1308.1 283 8 10 2 0 .967 152 0 0
1974 STL N LF 152 150 117 1308.1 277 8 10 2 0 .966
1975 STL N Daily Splits OF 128 126 106 1064.2 247 5 9 0 0 .966 128 0 0
1975 STL N LF 128 126 106 1064.2 253 5 9 0 0 .966
1976 STL N Daily Splits OF 123 119 93 1020.2 221 6 4 0 0 .983 123 0 0
1976 STL N LF 123 119 93 1020.2 220 6 4 0 0 .983
1977 STL N Daily Splits OF 130 121 45 902 184 2 9 1 0 .954 130 0 0
1977 STL N LF 130 121 45 902 185 2 9 1 0 .954
1978 STL N Daily Splits OF 79 70 47 588.1 114 2 3 0 0 .975 79 0 0
1978 STL N LF 79 70 47 588.1 112 2 3 0 0 .974
1979 STL N Daily Splits OF 98 95 56 766.1 152 7 7 2 0 .958 98 0 0
1979 STL N LF 98 95 56 766.1 152 7 7 2 0 .958
Total (19 Years) Splits OF 2507 2449 2152 21492.1 4394 142 196 29 0 .959 2163 115 242
Total (16 Years) LF 2163 2113 1836 18483.2 3709 106 168 18 0 .958
Total ( 6 Years) RF 242 231 219 2072 432 27 18 9 0 .962
Total ( 4 Years) CF 115 105 97 936.2 247 6 11 2 0 .958
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
World Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1964 STL N Daily Splits OF 7 7 7 63 8 1 1 0 0 .900 7 0 0
1964 STL N LF 7 7 7 63 8 1 1 0 0 .900
1967 STL N Daily Splits OF 7 7 7 61 13 0 0 0 0 1.000 7 0 0
1967 STL N LF 7 7 7 61 13 0 0 0 0 1.000
1968 STL N Daily Splits OF 7 7 7 62 14 0 1 0 0 .933 7 0 0
1968 STL N LF 7 7 7 62 14 0 1 0 0 .933
Total ( 3 Years) Splits OF 21 21 21 186 35 1 2 0 0 .947 21 0 0
Total ( 3 Years) LF 21 21 21 186 35 1 2 0 0 .947
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
All-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1967 NL Daily Splits OF 1 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1 0 0
1967 NL LF 1 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
1975 NL Daily Splits OF 1 1 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 1.000 1 0 0
1975 NL LF 1 1 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total ( 2 Years) Splits OF 2 2 0 9 3 0 0 0 0 1.000 2 0 0
Total ( 2 Years) LF 2 2 0 9 3 0 0 0 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
Ejection Information
Date Team Umpire Reason
4-17-1973 BOX STL N Andy Olsen Called third strike
9-19-1973 BOX STL N Frank Pulli Call at 1B
7-25-1974(1) BOX STL N Tom Gorman Balk non-call (Threw towel)
6-27-1976 BOX STL N Lee Weyer Balls and strikes (Refused to take field)
8- 5-1976 BOX STL N Bill Williams Called third strike
5-12-1977 BOX STL N Nick Colosi Call at 2B
8-28-1977 BOX STL N Ed Montague Balls and strikes
5-21-1979 BOX STL N Andy Olsen Balls and strikes (Threw equipment)
9-24-1979 BOX STL N Bill Williams Balls and strikes
Transaction Information
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 ).
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