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Feb. 8th – Lou Brock : A Salute to Black History Baseball Heroes

Blessed with awesome speed and impressive reflex actions, Brock carved a stellar 18-year Hall of Fame career – most notably with the St. Louis Cardinals. When it was all said and done, he ended up being the all-time stolen base leader with 938 (the record would eventually be broken by Rickey Henderson). A six-time all-star and two-time World Series champion, he also ended his career with a .293 batting average and 3.023 hits.

Did You Know:
Brock was the first player ever to bat in a Major League regular season game in Canada. He led off the April 14, 1969 game against the Montreal Expos.

CC Celebrates Black History Month – The Pioneers of the Game of Baseball

Everyday for the month of February, CC will feature one of his baseball heroes as part of Black History month. Each one of the men had a profound effect on the game of baseball and was an inspiration to CC as he worked to become a Major League Baseball player.

To learn more about the rich tradition of African American players in baseball please visit here. To learn more about what Major League Baseball is doing to revive baseball in inner cities, please visit here.

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