Sept. 10, 1974

In his most prolific year on the bases, 35-year-old Lou Brock steals two bases tonight to give him 105, breaking Maury Wills' record for most thefts in a season.

In the first and seventh innings, the St. Louis Cardinal left-fielder steals second against the Philadelphia battery of Dick Ruthven and Bob Boone. Fans in the left-field bleachers at Busch Stadium, headquarters for Brock's "Base Burglars 105 Club," go wild, as does the rest of the crowd of 27,285, when he sets the record with No. 105. His teammates pour on to the field to congratulate him.

He is presented second base by "Cool Papa" Bell, the Hall of Fame base thief of the Negro Leagues. "They decided to give him this base so he could take it home," Bell says. "If not, he'd steal it anyway."

Besides passing Wills, Brock also sets the National League career record for steals with 740, two more than Max Carey. Brock will finish the season with 118 steals and he'll end his career in 1979 with 938.