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rsdsharp

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4. Rod Carew stole home seven times in 1969.

Reply to rampartc (Reply #1)

Wed Jan 29, 2020, 02:10 PM

Jan 2020

He and Cesar Tovar each stole home (and third) IN THE SAME INNING of a game against Detroit and Mickey Lolich that year.

The Sutcliffe steal is in the books, but it happened when the runner on first got into a rundown on a pickoff play, and the first baseman threw the ball away.

https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1988-07-30-8801190270-story.html.

Obviously that was a defensive screw-up, but steals of home usually happen when a left handed pitcher, who has his back to third, goes into a windup. The runner gets a walking lead, and starts to sprint when the pitcher begins the windup. It also helps if the batter is right handed shielding the catcher as in this famous steal by Jackie Robinson.

To be honest, I think Berra tagged him out, but . . .

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stealing home is less rare than i thought rampartc Jan 2020 #1

Interesting Note. Thanks kairos12 Jan 2020 #2

Babe Ruth had 123 total steals AND was a premiere pitcher at one time. CaptYossarian Jan 2020 #3

Rod Carew stole home seven times in 1969. rsdsharp Jan 2020 #4