DATE: 1970s ORIGINAL or REPRINT: Original - Printed from the original negative in the time period in which it was shot TEAM: St. Louis Cardinals SUBJECT: Lou Brock APPROXIMATE SIZE: 8"x10" NUMBER OF PHOTOS: 1 COMMENTS / CONDITION: This is one of a large accumulation of vintage sports photographs, slides and negatives that we will be listing over the coming months. Wear on these, if any, is mostly confined to minor corner and edge wear, but see scans for further details including condition. We do not deal in stock images or modern reprints, and all scans shown are of the actual vintage photograph, slide or negative being sold. If you have any questions about a particular piece, please ask before the auction ends. BIO: Louis Clark Brock was born in 1939 in El Dorado, AR and died in 2020 in St. Louis, MO. He went to college at Southern University and A&M College. He played major league baseball from 1961 to 1979 as outfielder for the Chicago Cubs and the St. Louis Cardinals, appeared in the 1964, 1967 and 1968 World Series, was selected 6 times as an All-Star, and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1985. Brock was named the 1967 National League Babe Ruth Award winner, won The Sporting News Major League Player Of The Year in 1974, the Roberto Clemente Award in 1975, the Lou Gehrig Memorial Award in 1977, and the Hutch Award in 1979. He has been inducted into the St. Louis Walk of Fame. 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. After retiring from baseball, Brock prospered as a businessman, especially as a florist in the St. Louis, MO area. Even though his stolen base record has been surpassed, the National League honors each stolen base leader with the Lou Brock Award. SKU: L15302
Item: L15302
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