Greatest Base Stealer of All Time

[rightwinger]

Babe Ruth stole home plate 10 times in his MLB career. This is a notable feat, especially considering his reputation as a power hitter rather than a speedster. While Rickey Henderson holds the all-time record for stolen bases, Ruth's 10 steals of home are more than Henderson, Lou Brock, and Tim Rainescombined.

 

[Harry Dresden]

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Babe Ruth stole home plate 10 times in his MLB career. This is a notable feat, especially considering his reputation as a power hitter rather than a speedster. While Rickey Henderson holds the all-time record for stolen bases, Ruth's 10 steals of home are more than Henderson, Lou Brock, and Tim Rainescombined.

ruth saved baseball....

 

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Babe Ruth stole home plate 10 times in his MLB career. This is a notable feat, especially considering his reputation as a power hitter rather than a speedster. While Rickey Henderson holds the all-time record for stolen bases, Ruth's 10 steals of home are more than Henderson, Lou Brock, and Tim Rainescombined.

Babe Ruth was great all-around player, but the greatest base stealer was Rickey Henderson.

 

[Hellbilly]

 

[Twisted Gypsy Child]

Cedric
I let him steal third base and score

 

[rightwinger]

 

[Darkwind]

Please. Everyone knows that Billy Mays Hayes is the King!

 

[shockedcanadian]

Of course it's Henderson, really the undisputed greatest leadoff hitter in history but man I loved watching Vince Colemans numbers rise daily for a large stretch of his early career.

 

[BothWings]

So proud to share a birthday with the Babe....about 76 years apart, but what the heck.

 

[bluzman61]

Thanks, OP, for that interesting fact about Babe Ruth. Who would have guessed that statistic? I sure didn't.

 

[multivita-man]

Babe Ruth was great all-around player, but the greatest base stealer was Rickey Henderson.

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There's only one right answer.

Honorable mention to Lou Brock and Vince Coleman in their primes.

 

[Harry Dresden]

Thanks, OP, for that interesting fact about Babe Ruth. Who would have guessed that statistic? I sure didn't.

lots of people would not think that "fat" old babe ruth has led the league in runs scored 8x, more than anyone

 

[John Edgar Slow Horses]

Gehrig was batting behind him for almost a decade.

 

[rightwinger]

This ^

There's only one right answer.

Honorable mention to Lou Brock and Vince Coleman in their primes.

Ty Cobb?

 

[John Edgar Slow Horses]

Eddie Collins and Nap LaJoie and Ty Cobb stole more bases than they struck out.

 

[DGS49]

When Ruth stoIe home it was the second half of a doubIe-steaI, with a teammate stealing second, Ruth on third, and Ruth scoring when the throw goes to nab the runner at second. It is an excellent and exciting pIay, but not reaIIy indicative of a great base steaIer. It is a wonder that Ty Cobb didn't have more of these than Ruth.