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  1.                                  Lou Brock is the National 
  2.                                  LeagueΓÇÖs single-season 
  3.                                  and all-time stolen base 
  4.                                  champion. He stole 118 
  5.                                  bases with the St. Louis 
  6. Cardinals in 1974, and retired with 938
  7. career steals. (Rickey Henderson broke
  8. LouΓÇÖs major league single-season record in
  9. 1982, with 130 steals, and his career record
  10. in 1991.)
  11.  
  12. Lou was dangerous in the batterΓÇÖs box as
  13. well as on the base paths. He joined the
  14. Cardinals during the 1964 season, after a
  15. little more than two seasons with the
  16. Chicago Cubs. That season, Lou batted
  17. .315, with 111 runs scored, 200 hits, 30
  18. doubles, 11 triples, and 43 stolen
  19. bases.  The Cards, who were in
  20.