• Elected to the Hall of Fame in 1985.
• Member of the World Series Championship Team, St. Louis Cardinals, 1964.
• Reached 3,000 hits in 1979.
• “Sporting News” Player of the Year (1974)
• Jackie Robinson Award, “Ebony” (1975)
• Roberto Clemente Award (1975)
• B’nai B’rith Brotherhood Award
• Man of the Year, St. Louis Jaycees
• Held the record for most stolen bases (938) in MLB for 14 years.
• Played for Chicago Cubs (1961-64), St. Louis Cardinals (1964-79).
• Led the National League in at bats and bases stolen, and tied with Hank Aaron for most runs scored (113) in 1967.
• Led the National League in doubles, triples and bases stolen in 1968.
• Led the National League in bases stolen each year from 1966-1969 and 1971-1974.
• Led the National League in 1971 with 126 runs scored.
• Established a record of 12 straight seasons with more than 50 steals.
• Named to the National League All-Stars six times.
• Batted .391 in three World Series.
• Has a star on the St. Louis Walk of Fame, located at 6602 Delmar (awarded May 15, 1994).
Hall of Fame honors:
• Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1985.
• Sports Halls of Fame in Arkansas, Louisiana and Missouri.
Statistics:
Lou Brock’s Career Batting Statistics | |||||||||||||||
Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG | SLG |
1961 | CHI | NL | 4 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .091 | .091 |
1962 | CHI | NL | 123 | 434 | 73 | 114 | 24 | 7 | 9 | 35 | 35 | 96 | 16 | .263 | .412 |
1963 | CHI | NL | 148 | 547 | 79 | 141 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 37 | 31 | 122 | 24 | .258 | .382 |
1964 | CHI | NL | 52 | 215 | 30 | 54 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 40 | 10 | .251 | .340. |
1964 | STL | NL | 103 | 419 | 81 | 146 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 44 | 27 | 87 | 33 | .348 | .527 |
1965 | TOT | NL | 155 | 631 | 107 | 182 | 35 | 8 | 16 | 69 | 45 | 116 | 63 | .288 | .445 |
1966 | STL | NL | 156 | 643 | 94 | 183 | 24 | 12 | 15 | 46 | 31 | 134 | 74 | .285 | .429 |
1967 | STL | NL | 159 | 689 | 113 | 206 | 32 | 12 | 21 | 76 | 24 | 109 | 52 | .299 | .472 |
1968 | STL | NL | 159 | 660 | 92 | 184 | 46 | 14 | 6 | 51 | 46 | 124 | 62 | .279 | .418 |
1969 | STL | NL | 157 | 655 | 97 | 195 | 33 | 10 | 12 | 47 | 50 | 115 | 53 | .298 | .434 |
1970 | STL | NL | 155 | 664 | 114 | 202 | 29 | 5 | 13 | 57 | 60 | 99 | 51 | .304 | .422 |
1971 | STL | NL | 157 | 640 | 126 | 200 | 37 | 7 | 7 | 61 | 76 | 107 | 64 | .313 | .425 |
1972 | STL | NL | 153 | 621 | 81 | 193 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 42 | 47 | 93 | 63 | .311 | .393 |
1973 | STL | NL | 160 | 650 | 110 | 193 | 29 | 8 | 7 | 63 | 71 | 112 | 70 | .297 | .398 |
1974 | STL | NL | 153 | 635 | 105 | 194 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 48 | 61 | 88 | 118 | .306 | .381 |
1975 | STL | NL | 136 | 528 | 78 | 163 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 47 | 38 | 64 | 56 | .309 | .400 |
1976 | STL | NL | 133 | 498 | 73 | 150 | 24 | 5 | 4 | 67 | 35 | 75 | 56 | .301 | .394 |
1977 | STL | NL | 141 | 489 | 69 | 133 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 46 | 30 | 74 | 35 | .272 | .354 |
1978 | STL | NL | 92 | 298 | 31 | 66 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 17 | .221 | .252 |
1979 | STL | NL | 120 | 405 | 56 | 123 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 38 | 23 | 43 | 21 | .304 | .398 |
2616 | 10332 | 1610 | 3023 | 486 | 141 | 149 | 900 | 761 | 1730 | 938 | .293 | .410 |