Image via WikipediaIs he the oldest player to ever do it?
Let's look it up! Hmmmmm....no one is talking about this, and I cannot find this particular record anywhere. The closest info I found comes from the always great "Baseball Fever" (Link Below).
OK, someone knows...I think...Bueller? Anyone?
UPDATE: I have found out that at least four players have stolen home after age 40, and the list already included Moises Alou, who did it in 2006. The others are Minnie Minosa (probably the oldest when he did it), Davey Concepcion, and Paul Molitor.
I am still looking for help!
To watch Moises stealing home click here: here.
Stealing home plate is NOT an officially recorded statistic so research into this unusual feat is still considered on-going.
Here is a list of players who had at least ten (10) documented steals of home during their career:
Stealing Home Plate Ten Times in a Career | ||
1 | 54 | |
2 | 33 | |
3 | 28 | |
4 | 27 | |
5 | 23 | |
23 | ||
7 | 21 | |
8 | 20 | |
9 | 19 | |
19 | ||
11 | 18 | |
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14 | 17 | |
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17 | 16 | |
18 | 15 | |
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21 | 14 | |
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14 | ||
14 | ||
25 | 13 | |
26 | 12 | |
12 | ||
28 | 11 | |
11 | ||
11 | ||
11 | ||
32 | 10 | |
10 | ||
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Stealing Home Plate Ten Times in a Career |
The last National League player to steal second, then third, then home plate during the same inning was Eric Young of the Colorado Rockies on June 30, 1996. The last American League player to steal second, then third, then home plate during the same inning was Chris Stynes of the Kansas City Royals on May 12, 1996. The career record for these larcenous occurrences are four (4) in the American League by Ty Cobb and three (3) in the National League by Honus Wagner.
2 comments:
Moises is definitely older than Minoso and Concepcion were. Their last steals (of any base) came at age 40. To eliminate Molitor, we have to find out the date. If it's June 25, 1998 or later ('98 was his last season), then Molitor beats Moises.
Molitor's steal of home came on May 19th against the Tigers...
http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIN/MIN199805190.shtml
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