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Section size for Lou Brock (15 sections)
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Early life	1,932	1,932
Baseball career	23	20,361
College and the minor leagues	1,391	1,391
Chicago Cubs	3,472	3,472
St. Louis Cardinals	9,385	9,385
Stolen base records	2,660	2,660
Later years and retirement	3,430	3,430
Career statistics	2,337	2,337
Awards, honors and life after baseball	8,427	8,427
Personal life	1,637	3,736
Health and death	2,099	2,099
See also	835	835
References	28	28
External links	2,863	2,863
Total	44,864	44,864

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Stop, thief!

He also holds the record for being caught stealing. (That's a record?) How many? Include it? Trekphiler 05:49, 6 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The entry for Ricky Henderson claims Henderson holds this record.

It's Ricky. Brock was caught 307 times (2d place) while Henderson was nabbed 335 times. [[1]] Phyrkrakr (talk) 19:11, 6 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for clearing that up. Trekphiler (talk) 16:48, 7 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Shoudln't fact of being in Major League Hall of Fame, and past holder of career stolen bases be in the first paragraph also? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.214.45.13 (talk) 01:39, 20 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

World Series performance

I don't have time now, but as a placeholder, allow me to suggest that someone document Lou Brock's performance in three World Series': 1964, 1967, 1968. Check the stats, he was off the hook. No stretch to say he is one of the best WS performers in MLB history. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 137.54.2.13 (talk) 06:41, 8 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

lou brock

The wikipedia on Lou Brock says he is a retired American league player. Lou Brock was never in the American League. He was a St.Louis Cardinal for almost his entire career. The St. Louis Cardinals have always been in the National League. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.81.138.167 (talk) 23:11, 1 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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