Another High-Five

[TreAnt985]

Who is the only player to have 3 different games with 5 or more steals in their career?

[gyb13]

Rickey would be the obvious guess, but something tells me it ain't him

[TreAnt985]

Originally posted by gyb13
Rickey would be the obvious guess, but something tells me it ain't him
Rickey's only had 1 5-steal game. But remember that rules for the 1800s were different when awarding steals.

[JamesI]

Billy Hamilton?

[TreAnt985]

Originally posted by JamesI
Billy Hamilton?
Correct! Hamilton had a 5-steal games withKansas City AA in 1889; a 6-steal game with Philadelphia NL in 1891 and a 7-steal game with Philadelphia NL in 1894.

[YankeeLinks]

Originally posted by TreAnt985
But remember that rules for the 1800s were different when awarding steals.

How were they different?

[LeGrandOrange]

If you were on 1B, and on a single you reached 3B, you were credited with a steal. That's what it was to my knowledge.
Rickey would have like 2,000 steals if that rule still applied...heh.

[TreAnt985]

Originally posted by LeGrandOrange
If you were on 1B, and on a single you reached 3B, you were credited with a steal. That's what it was to my knowledge.
Rickey would have like 2,000 steals if that rule still applied...heh.
That's what was my knowledge, also. I remember reading in Rickey's autobiography that he thought he'd have thousands of steals if they still did it that way.:)