Citizendia
Your Ad Here

For the Ameican film producer, see Lou Brock (producer). Lou Brock ( 21 August, 1892 &ndash 19 April, 1971) was an American Film producer, Screenwriter and director
Lou Brock
Outfielder
Born: June 18, 1939 (1939-06-18) (age 68)
El Dorado, Arkansas
Batted: Left Threw: Left
MLB debut
September 10, 1961
for the Chicago Cubs
Final game
September 30, 1979
for the St. Louis Cardinals
Career statistics
Batting average     . Outfielder is a generic term applied to each of the people playing in the three defensive positions in Baseball farthest from the batter Events 618 - Coronation of the Chinese governor Li Yuan as Emperor Gaozu of Tang, the new Emperor of China, initiating three centuries Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. El Dorado (pronounced to rhyme with 'tornado' (IPA doˈreɪdoʊ or dəˈreɪdə is a city in Union County, Arkansas, USA. Arkansas ( is a state located in the southern region of the United States. Events 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul meet in the Council of Agde. Headline Event of the Year Roger Maris hits 61 home runs breaking Babe Ruth 's record The Chicago Cubs are a Professional Baseball franchise based in Chicago, Illinois. Events 1399 - Henry IV is proclaimed King of England. 1744 - France and Spain defeat the Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Pittsburgh Pirates over Baltimore Orioles (4-3 Willie Stargell, The St Louis Cardinals (also referred to as "the Cards " or "the Redbirds " are a professional Baseball team based in St Batting average is a Statistic in both Cricket and Baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively 293
Hits     3,023
Stolen bases     938
Teams
Career highlights and awards
Member of the National
Baseball Hall of Fame
Elected     1985
Vote     79. In Baseball statistics, a hit (denoted by H) sometimes called a base hit, is credited to a batter when the batter safely reaches In Baseball, a stolen base occurs when a Baserunner successfully advances to the next base while the Pitcher is delivering the ball to Home plate The Chicago Cubs are a Professional Baseball franchise based in Chicago, Illinois. Headline Event of the Year Roger Maris hits 61 home runs breaking Babe Ruth 's record Champions Major League Baseball World Series: St Louis Cardinals over New York Yankees (4-3 Bob Gibson, MVP The St Louis Cardinals (also referred to as "the Cards " or "the Redbirds " are a professional Baseball team based in St Champions Major League Baseball World Series: St Louis Cardinals over New York Yankees (4-3 Bob Gibson, MVP Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Pittsburgh Pirates over Baltimore Orioles (4-3 Willie Stargell, The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also popularly known as the "Midsummer Classic" is an annual Baseball game between players from the National League For other events named "World Series" see World Series (disambiguation. The 1964 World Series pitted the National League champion St Louis Cardinals against the American League champion New York Yankees, with The 1967 World Series matched the St Louis Cardinals against the Boston Red Sox, with the Cardinals winning in seven games for their second championship in four The Babe Ruth Award was an annual award given to the Major League Baseball player with the best performance in the World Series, similar to the World Series MVP The Roberto Clemente Award is given annually to a Major League Baseball player selected for his character and charitable contributions to his community The Lou Gehrig Memorial Award was created by the Phi Delta Theta Fraternity in honor of the former Major League Baseball player Lou Gehrig, who was a member of the The Hutch Award is a Major League Baseball award given to an active player who best exemplifies the fighting spirit and competitive desire to win The St Louis Cardinals (also referred to as "the Cards " or "the Redbirds " are a professional Baseball team based in St Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Kansas City Royals over St 75%

Louis Clark "Lou" Brock (born June 18, 1939, El Dorado, Arkansas) is an American former player in Major League Baseball. Events 618 - Coronation of the Chinese governor Li Yuan as Emperor Gaozu of Tang, the new Emperor of China, initiating three centuries Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. El Dorado (pronounced to rhyme with 'tornado' (IPA doˈreɪdoʊ or dəˈreɪdə is a city in Union County, Arkansas, USA. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each Brock was a left fielder who played his career with the Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals. A left fielder (LF is an Outfielder in the sport of Baseball who plays defense in left field. The Chicago Cubs are a Professional Baseball franchise based in Chicago, Illinois. The St Louis Cardinals (also referred to as "the Cards " or "the Redbirds " are a professional Baseball team based in St He batted and threw left-handed. He is currently a special instructor coach for the St. Louis Cardinals. The St Louis Cardinals (also referred to as "the Cards " or "the Redbirds " are a professional Baseball team based in St

Contents

Early life

Brock was born in El Dorado, Arkansas and played college baseball at Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. El Dorado ( Spanish for "the golden one") is a Legend that began with the story of a South American tribal chief who covered himself Arkansas ( is a state located in the southern region of the United States. He signed with the Cubs as an amateur free agent and broke into the Majors in 1961. Headline Event of the Year Roger Maris hits 61 home runs breaking Babe Ruth 's record

Brock for Broglio

Brock was blessed with great speed and baserunning instincts, but the young right fielder failed to impress the Cubs management. In 1964 after losing patience with his development, the Cubs gave up on Brock and made him part of a trade with the St. Louis Cardinals. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: St Louis Cardinals over New York Yankees (4-3 Bob Gibson, MVP The St Louis Cardinals (also referred to as "the Cards " or "the Redbirds " are a professional Baseball team based in St The June 15 deadline deal for pitcher Ernie Broglio saw Brock, Jack Spring and Paul Toth head to St. Events 763 BC - Assyrians record a Solar eclipse that will be used to fix the Chronology of Mesopotamian history Ernest Gilbert Broglio (born August 27, 1935 in Berkeley California) was a right-handed Pitcher in American Major League Baseball Jack Russell Spring (born March 11, 1933 in Spokane Washington) is a former Major League Baseball Relief pitcher. Louis for Broglio, Bobby Shantz, and Doug Clemens. Robert Clayton Shantz (born September 26, 1925 in Pottstown Pennsylvania) was a Major League Baseball Pitcher for the Philadelphia Douglas Horace Clemens ( June 9, 1939 in Leesport Pennsylvania) is a professional baseball player who played Outfielder in the Major Leagues Cardinals general manager Bing Devine, specifically sought Brock at the insistence of Cardinals' manager Johnny Keane to increase team speed and solidify the Cardinals' lineup, struggling after the retirement of left fielder Stan Musial in 1963. Vaughan Pallmore "Bing" Devine ( March 1 1916 &ndash January 27 2007) was an American front office executive in Major John Joseph Keane ( November 3, 1911 — January 6, 1967) was an American manager in Major League Baseball. Stanley Frank Musial (born November 21, 1920) originally Stanisław Franciszek Musiał, (ˈmjuːziəl nicknamed "Stan the Man" and At the time, many thought the deal would benefit the Cubs. After the trade was announced, a writer for The Sporting News wrote that the Cubs had "picked the Cardinals' pocket" with this trade. Sporting News (previously The Sporting News, and known colloquially as TSN) is an American -based Sports

After Brock was traded to the Cardinals, his career turned around significantly. He moved to left field and batted . 348 and stole 38 bases for the Cardinals in the remainder of the 1964 season. The Cardinals would win the 1964 World Series helped in part by Brock's bat. The 1964 World Series pitted the National League champion St Louis Cardinals against the American League champion New York Yankees, with Meanwhile, Ernie Broglio won only seven games for the Chicago Cubs and retired from baseball after the 1966 season. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Baltimore Orioles over Los Angeles Dodgers (4-0 Frank Robinson, To this day, the Brock for Broglio trade is considered by Cubs' fans to be the worst in franchise history. The phrase Brock for Broglio is sometimes used in the sport of baseball to signify a trade that in hindsight turns out to be a ridicuously lopsided transaction

During his career, Brock helped the Cardinals to National League pennants in 1964, 1967, and 1968 and to World Series championships in 1964 and 1967, defeating the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox, respectively. For other events named "World Series" see World Series (disambiguation. The 1964 World Series pitted the National League champion St Louis Cardinals against the American League champion New York Yankees, with The 1967 World Series matched the St Louis Cardinals against the Boston Red Sox, with the Cardinals winning in seven games for their second championship in four The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. The Boston Red Sox are a Professional baseball team based in Boston Massachusetts, and are the reigning (2007 World Series Champions. The Cardinals suffered one World Series loss during Brock's tenure. For other events named "World Series" see World Series (disambiguation. That was in 1968 against the Detroit Tigers - the Tigers rallied from down three games to one behind the excellent pitching of Mickey Lolich. The 1968 World Series featured the defending champion St Louis Cardinals against the Detroit Tigers, with the Tigers winning in 7 games for their first championship The Detroit Tigers are a professional baseball team based in Detroit, Michigan, USA Michael Stephen Lolich (born September 12, 1940 in Portland Oregon) is a former Major League Baseball Pitcher from 1962

Facts and Stats

Lou Brock as a Coach - Spring Training 2005
Lou Brock as a Coach - Spring Training 2005

In 1967, Brock became the first player to steal 50 bases and hit 20 home runs in the same season. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: St Louis Cardinals over Boston Red Sox (4-3 Bob Gibson, MVP

His supreme talent for basestealing perhaps overshadowed his fine hitting, as he collected 3,023 hits in his career. He was also not particularly known as a power hitter, but he did display significant "pop" from time to time. In David Halberstam's book, "October 1964", the author states that manager Johnny Keane asked Brock to forgo the power game in favor of the speed game. However, Brock got some licks in, here and there.

In his rookie season (1962), Brock became one of three players to hit a home run into the center-field bleachers at the old Polo Grounds in New York since its 1923 reconstruction. The 1962 season is perhaps most notable for the dismal 40-120 record of the New York Mets, which has been a continuing source of humor among baseball fans as well as comedians such as The Polo Grounds was the name given to four different Stadiums in Upper Manhattan, New York City used by Baseball 's New York Giants His blast came against Al Jackson in the second game of a June 17 doubleheader against the New York Mets and would be followed by Hank Aaron's shot the very next day. Events 1462 - Vlad III the Impaler attempts to assassinate Mehmed II ( The Night Attack) forcing him to retreat "Mets" redirects here For the medical term see Metastasis. Henry Louis "Hank" Aaron (born February 5 1934 in Mobile Alabama) nicknamed "Hammer" "Hammerin' Hank” or "Bad Henry” is a retired Joe Adcock was the first to hit a ball over that wall, in 1953. Joseph Wilbur "Billy Joe" Adcock ( October 30 1927 - May 3 1999) was an American First baseman and right-handed Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Brooklyn Dodgers (4-2 All-Star Game Babe Ruth had reached the old bleachers (a comparable distance) before the reconstruction. George Herman Ruth Jr (February 6 1895 &ndash August 16 1948 also popularly known as " Babe " " The Bambino " and " The Sultan of

In 1967, Brock hit 5 home runs in the first 4 games of the season, becoming the first player to do so.

Brock remained best known for base-stealing and starting Cardinals rallies. He was said to have disdained Maury Wills' method of base-stealing, instead shortening his leads and going hard into second base, thus inflicting punishment on opposing players rather than himself by having to dive back into first base frequently. Maurice Morning Wills (born October 2 1932 in Washington DC) is a former Major League Baseball Shortstop and switch-hitting He was also an early student of game films. He used an 8mm movie camera from the dugout to film opposing pitchers and study their windups and pickoff moves to detect weaknesses he could exploit. In Baseball, there are two legal Pitching positions the windup and the set In Baseball, a pickoff is an act by a pitcher throwing a live ball to a Fielder so that the fielder would Tag out a Baserunner

In a unique (if incidental) accomplishment, Brock was the first player ever to bat in a major league regular season game in Canada. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page He led off the April 14, 1969 game against the Montreal Expos at Jarry Park by lining out to second baseman Gary Sutherland. Events 43 BC - Battle of Forum Gallorum: Mark Antony, besieging Julius Caesar 's assassin Decimus Junius Brutus in Champions Major League Baseball The most notable part of the 1969 season were the Miracle Mets World Series: New York Mets Franchise history Creation of the franchise In 1960 Montreal lost its International League team the Montreal Royals (an affiliate of Jarry Park Stadium ( Parc Jarry) is a former Baseball park in Montreal which served as home to the Montreal Expos, Major Gary Lynn Sutherland (born September 27, 1944 in Glendale California) was a Major League Second Baseman and Shortstop for 13 The Expos' pitcher, Larry Jaster, was a teammate of Brock's just the year before, and had been selected in the expansion draft by the Expos after the 1968 season. Larry Edward Jaster (born January 13 1944 in Midland Michigan) is a former left-handed Pitcher in Major League Baseball who played An expansion draft, in professional Sports, occurs when a sports league decides to create one or more new Expansion teams or franchises This occurs mainly The Year of the Pitcher In Major League Baseball, the trend throughout the 1960s was of increased pitching dominance caused by enforcing a larger strike zone (top of armpit

His best batting average was in 1964, when he batted . 315, one of eight years he batted over . 300, he was a 6-time National League All-Star, he led the league in runs two times (1967 and 1971),led the league in doubles (46 in 1968), and led the league in triples (14 in 1968). All-star (also allstar or all star) is a term with meanings in both the worlds of Sports and Champions Major League Baseball World Series MVP Roberto Clemente All-Star Game, July 13 at

Brock held the record for career stolen bases (938) until it was broken by Rickey Henderson. In Baseball, a stolen base occurs when a Baserunner successfully advances to the next base while the Pitcher is delivering the ball to Home plate Rickey Henley Henderson (born as Rickey Nelson Henley, December 25 1958 in Chicago, Illinois) is a former Major League Baseball Outfielder In 1974 he stole a major-league record 118 bases (breaking Maury Wills' record of 104 in 1962; Brock's single-season record was also later broken by Henderson). Champions Major League Baseball 1974 World Series: Oakland Athletics over Los Angeles Dodgers (4-1 Rollie Fingers Maurice Morning Wills (born October 2 1932 in Washington DC) is a former Major League Baseball Shortstop and switch-hitting The 1962 season is perhaps most notable for the dismal 40-120 record of the New York Mets, which has been a continuing source of humor among baseball fans as well as comedians such as Brock led the National League in stolen bases eight times between 1966 and 1974 (former teammate Bobby Tolan led the league in steals in 1970). Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Baltimore Orioles over Los Angeles Dodgers (4-0 Frank Robinson, Robert Tolan (born November 19 1945 in Los Angeles California) is a former center and Right fielder in Major League Baseball Champions Major Leagues World Series MVP Brooks Robinson All-Star Game, July 14 at Riverfront Stadium

Overall, Brock batted . Batting average is a Statistic in both Cricket and Baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively 293 in 19 seasons, amassing a total of 3023 hits.

Awards, honors and life after baseball

Statue of Brock outside Busch Stadium.
Statue of Brock outside Busch Stadium. Busch Stadium (also referred to informally as " New Busch Stadium " or " Busch Stadium III " is the home of the St
Lou Brock's number 20 was retired by the St. Louis Cardinals in 1979

Brock was named the 1967 National League Babe Ruth award, the 1974 Major League Player of the Year, the 1975 Roberto Clemente Award, the 1977 Lou Gehrig Memorial Award, and the 1979 Hutch Award. The St Louis Cardinals (also referred to as "the Cards " or "the Redbirds " are a professional Baseball team based in St Champions Major League Baseball World Series: St Louis Cardinals over Boston Red Sox (4-3 Bob Gibson, MVP George Herman Ruth Jr (February 6 1895 &ndash August 16 1948 also popularly known as " Babe " " The Bambino " and " The Sultan of Champions Major League Baseball 1974 World Series: Oakland Athletics over Los Angeles Dodgers (4-1 Rollie Fingers Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Cincinnati Reds over Boston Red Sox (4-3 Pete Rose, MVP The Roberto Clemente Award is given annually to a Major League Baseball player selected for his character and charitable contributions to his community Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Los Angeles Dodgers (4-2 Reggie Jackson, Henry Louis "Lou" Gehrig ( June 19 1903  – June 2 1941) born Ludwig Heinrich Gehrig, was an American Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Pittsburgh Pirates over Baltimore Orioles (4-3 Willie Stargell,

Brock was inducted into the St. Louis Walk of Fame. The St Louis Walk of Fame honors well-known people from St Louis Missouri who made contributions to Culture of the United States.

He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1985. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Kansas City Royals over St His number 20 was retired by the St. Louis Cardinals. In 1999, he ranked Number 58 on The Sporting News' list of the 100 Greatest Baseball Players, and was nominated as a finalist for the Major League Baseball All-Century Team. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Atlanta Braves (4-0 Mariano Rivera, MVP Sporting News (previously The Sporting News, and known colloquially as TSN) is an American -based Sports In 1999 MasterCard sponsored the Major League Baseball All-Century Team.

After retiring from baseball, Brock prospered as a businessman, especially as a florist in the St. Louis, Missouri area. Lou Brock is a member of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc. Phi Beta Sigma (ΦΒΣ is a predominately African-American fraternity which was founded at Howard University in Washington D Brock still regularly appears at Cardinals games. When he steps onto the field he is always greeted by a loud, low-pitched cheer of "Loooouuuuuuuuuuuu". This may sound like "Boooo" to those unfamiliar with the team, and the town's love for Lou Brock.

Brock also lent his name to a unique rainhat, shaped like a miniature umbrella and to be worn at games during showers in lieu of retreating to the concourse. The product was called the "Brockabrella". There is no indication whether its name was in any way influenced by Brock's contemporary, utility man John Boccabella.

Brock and his wife are both ordained ministers serving at Abundant Life Fellowship Church in St. Louis. [1]

Brock's speed was referenced in the song Check the Rhime by the pioneering "jazz rap" hip-hop ensemble A Tribe Called Quest

On December 5, 2006 he was recognized for his accomplishments on and off of the field when he received the Bobby Bragan Youth Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award. Check the Rhime was the first single from A Tribe Called Quest 's second album The Low End Theory. Jazz rap (also known as hip bop) is a fusion of Alternative hip hop and Jazz, developed in the late 1980s and early 1990s A Tribe Called Quest is an American hip-hop group formed in 1988 Bobby Bragan Youth Foundation was created Bobby Bragan, who has worked since 1992 to motivate the youth of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex to become better scholars

Brock is the father of former USC Trojan and NFL player Lou Brock Jr.

Even though his stolen base record has been surpassed, the National League honors each stolen base leader with the Lou Brock award. The University of Southern California (commonly referred to as USC, SC, Southern California, and incorrectly The National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league. Louis Clark Brock Jr (born May 8, 1964 in Chicago Illinois) is a former American football Cornerback / safety in The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the National League ( NL) is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball

See also

Lou Brock was also mentioned in Everlast's "Whitey Ford Sings the Blues". See also List of lifetime home run leaders through history This is a list of the top 500 Major League Baseball home run hitters. Below is the list of 254 Major League Baseball players who have reached the 2000 hit milestone during their career in MLB Below is the list of 155 Major League Baseball players who have reached the 400 doubles milestone Below is the list of 158 Major League Baseball players who have reached the 100 Triples milestone Below is the list of 300 Major League Baseball players who have reached the 1000 Runs milestone Below is the list of 152 Major League Baseball players who have reached the 300 Stolen bases milestone Below is the list of 152 Major League Baseball players who have reached the 300 Stolen bases milestone In Major League Baseball, the 3000 Hit Club is an informal term applied to the group of players who have made 3000 or more career base hits. In Baseball, a player hits for the cycle when he hits a single, a double, a triple and a Home run in the same game though not necessarily This is a list of Major League Baseball leaders in career stolen bases. Major League Baseball recognizes runs scored champions in the American League and National League each season See also List of Major League Baseball leaders in career stolen bases Major League Baseball recognizes Stolen base champions in the American League Major League Baseball recognizes doubles champions in the American League and National League each season Major League Baseball recognizes triples champions in the American League and National League each season At the end of each Major League Baseball season the league leaders of various statistical categories are announced

External links


© 2009 citizendia.org; parts available under the terms of GNU Free Documentation License, from http://en.wikipedia.org
 Dapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic