Louis Clark Brock - Springfield, Missouri - Living Statues on Waymarking.com

Bronze life-size bust of Lou Brock wearing his St. Louis Cardinals uniform with the number 20. The bust sits on a stone and concrete pedestal with an information plaque.

From Wikipedia:

"Louis Clark "Lou" Brock (born June 18, 1939) is an American former professional baseball player. He began his Major League Baseball career with the Chicago Cubs but, spent the majority of his career as the left fielder for the St. Louis Cardinals. Brock was best known for breaking Ty Cobb's all-time major league stolen base record. He is currently a special instructor coach for the St. Louis Cardinals. Brock was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1985"

From plaque:

Louis Clark Brock

Born In El Dorado, AR in 1939 To
Maud And Paralee Brock
From Age Two Grew Up In Collonston, LA
Attended Union High School And Southern University
Married To Jacquine Gaitor
Father To Wanda, Louis, Jr., Emory And Daniel

Led Southern University To The NAIA World Series Championship - 1959
Selected By U.S. Olympic Committee For Pan American Games Baseball Team - 1959
Played For The St. Louis Cardinal(1964-1979) And Chicago Cubs (1961-1964)
Member Of The St. Louis Cardinals World Series Championship Teams - 1964 & 1967

Holds The World Series Record For Most Stolen Bases In A Single Series With
Seven, Stolen Bases In A Lifetime With 14, Most Hits In A Single Series With 13,
Most Hits In Back-To-Back World Series, Highest Batting Average in 21 or More
Games At .391

Holds The National Recode For Most Stolen Bases In A Season With 118 - 1974
Named The Sporting News Player Of The Year - 1974
Received The Jackie Robinson And Roberto Clemente Awards - 1975
Holds The National Record For Most Stolen Bases In A Career With 938 - 1977
Reached 3,000 Hit Milestone Against Chicago Cubs - August 13, 1979
The Lou Brock Award Established For The National League Player
With The Most  Stolen Bases Each Year - 1979
Inducted Into The National Baseball Hall Of Fame On The First Ballot - 1985
Named One Of Major League Baseball's Top Players Of All-Time - 1999
Lou Brock Statue Unveiled At Busch Stadium In St. Louis - 1999

Member Of The Arkansas, Missouri Sports< Louisiana Sports, NAIA Baseball
And Negro Black College Sports Halls of Fame, Horatio Alger Hall Of Fame For
Distinguished Americans, St. Louis Walk Of Fame, And The Arkansas Black Hall Of
Fame

Recognized As A
Missouri Sports Legend
May 2006

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