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![September 10, 1974: Cardinals' Lou Brock sets single-season record with 105th stolen base – Society for American Baseball Research September 10, 1974: Cardinals' Lou Brock sets single-season record with 105th stolen base – Society for American Baseball Research](https://sabr.org/sites/default/files/images/Brock-Lou-4475.92-NBL.jpg)
September 10, 1974: Cardinals' Lou Brock sets single-season record with 105th stolen base – Society for American Baseball Research
![May 1, 1991: Rickey Henderson becomes baseball's new stolen base king – Society for American Baseball Research May 1, 1991: Rickey Henderson becomes baseball's new stolen base king – Society for American Baseball Research](https://sabr.org/sites/default/files/Henderson-Rickey-1991-AP.jpg)