European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 31, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                August the stats and stripes Page it Brock tops Cobbs stole base Mark by United pros International it was in 1972 when Lou Brock heard he taunt Tram rival dugouts and whispers in his own clubhouse that he belonged in a wheelchair that the Louis Cardinal speedster began to think seriously of breaking to Cobbs modern major league stolen base i was 33 and at the age when people said i belonged in a wheelchair and that i  do it any Brack revealed monday night after setting a hew of career 893 steals in the cardinals 13 Low to the san Diego you get it Tram Bench jockeys and your own at that you want to prove you dont have to be tremendously fast to steal doing it was some thing like Hank Aaron but not the same he was hitting the Utti mate there Are a lot of variables in stolen bases the the the Catcher and the the 38yearold who set the single season record of 11b steals in equated Cobbs Mark of 892 when he stoic second base in the first inning monday night and surpassed it when he again stole second base in the seventh Brock reached base on a Force out in the seventh and broke for second on Dave Frel Lebens first pitch to Jerry Humph Brock made the base easily As the throw from Catcher Dave Roberts was Low and in the his teammates no Roundup by rushed of the Field and assisted him in digging up the bag whereupon san Diego Ditcher Randy Jones presented it to Brock As a i did it my he said when head dressed the crowd of in front of the first base it is a most fulfilling thing to better the record of a great player such As who played Tor the Detroit tigers and Philadelphia i from 1905 through was regarded As the greatest player of the Era before babe ruths homers transformed the he led the Ameri can league in stolen bases seven times with a High of w in Brock actually outlasted Cobb As a Al though his career has been be cause he stole 40 or mom bases in 13 seasons while Cobb stole 40 or More in the cardinals scored three runs in the first inning and carried a 31 Lead into the eighth when the padres won us game on a two run Homer by Mike me Oft Al Hrabos it seems every record in involved with always comes when we lose the Brock 1 Hope this is the last the record or notably will stand for a he but there Are Guys who can do it if they set their minds to in the other National league Angeles Defeated Chicago Montreal beat Cincinnati 72 and Philadelphia clipped Atlanta 32 in 14 innings Joe Gate Smith s two run Homer in the seventh inning was the big blow for the entering the record Book Tali is the play at second Bate la the seventh inning that made Lou Brock of the St Idun cardinals the Al time major league bal stealing Bui Almod of us Sao Diego padres is late with the a photo Roundup of american league action who increased their Lead Over it Oslo games in the my West Tommy John won his 16th game with late wring Relief help irom Raushan and hike the Homer was Smiths 2sui of the expos reds i Tony Perez drove in three runs with a two run Homer and a single As Montreal snapped Cincinnatus five game winning Perez homered off Doug Capella in the third and singled in a run during a four run fifth Holdsworth went five innings for the Victory with Don Stanhouse shutting out the reds for the last four in bravest Dave Johnson Drew a bases filed walk off Steve Hargan with two out in us Bottom of the 14th inning to Force in the Greg Lurinsky hit his 33rd Homer far the Phillies and Jeff Burroughs connected for 35 for the Gene who pitched two shutout won his seventh while Hargan suffered his third new slides into the base wrong by Ken Peters san Diego a who had just cemented Bis standing of being be beat bases Lealer in major league baseball gave some advice to younger play ers who might some Day rewrite his re you have to team to play in you have to want to steal you have lobe daring and you have to get out there and Challenge the Louis Cardinal great said monday after stealing the band and 893rd bases of his career to tie break to Cobbs longstanding both thefts came against padre Pitcher Dave Freisleben and both times the throw of Catcher Dave Roberts was too wide for the san Diego Ingle Derlo make the put Oul the record Cobb called his greatest was rewritten by a baserunner who admits he slides wrong most of the i go into the base the wrong Way 99 per Rice hits 3 but As nip 87 by United press International All it took was a Page to spoil Jim rices magnificent be slugging outfielder for the Boston red enjoyed the greatest game of his three year major league career monday night when be slammed three homers and a single in a nationally televised contest against the Oakland his heroics were spoiled a bit by Oak land Rookie Mitchell who drilled nil second Homer of the game in the ninth toning to give the Asan 87 the loss was a costly one for the red sox in their Battle to keep Pace with the new York Yankees in the american league the defeat dropped Boston three games behind the division leading Yan who beat Kansas in an afternoon rices three homers tied him with Bobby Bonds for the Al and the last of them put the red sox in the sixth Bostons top Relief Bill  hold the As tied the score in the eighth when Pinch runner Sheldon Mallory stole second and scored on Jim tyrones third hit of the whose three run Homer High lighted a four run fourth then drilled his second blast of the game into the As bullpen off Campbell in the Ive been having hand problems and 1 need surgery at the end of the said so the Only Way i can maintain my Power is to generate More bal Ive been working on it the last week and i bit a cent of the Brock youre supposed to get the body like on the Hook to make the fielder Bend Down to tag 1 use a Popup go in a Little but coming in that you gel More judgment Calls from the Umpire than you do with Afook 38 and in his shh full season in the already held my of the base Mealing including the Mark of 111 thefts in a that he established three years a reserved who is a vivid contrast to the fiery and temper Amenta Brock said his biggest con Cern As be Slid in with his record steal was whether he had Hurt san Diego shortstop the shortstop bad to come right in front of my path to Field the Ball and was afraid i had spiked said who added he was relieved when he saw Almon want there really we rent any other thoughts going through my mind at that i just looked Down to dust myself i looked up and everybody was grabbing my for in stolen bases this voiced Bis respect for Cobb during a Brief ceremony following his record theft i think u should not be remembered As an evening when Lou Brock sole a base to set a he told the crowd of but As an evening in which the record tremendous ballplayer was Cobb had established the one of baseballs most from and Brock started Bis record ran in 1 really began thinking about stealing a lot of bases la Brock and then it took me two or three More Homer sunday and two tonight so i guess years b really know what i was its the hand still bothers me but asked if he thought he would make it when you play in front of and youre its very easy to get up for the in another Ballpark it might have been a lower scoring but this Here Fenway Park is a hitting Paradise and you always get up when you come in but in glad i had 4 said who has been battling a recent Ive been getting Good swings but Haven been getting Good con Ive just been getting up Here swing ing but Haven been taking but continued on Page 11 000 stolen before be Brack replied in not thinking in terms of every stolen base Over the years has been a Challenge of the moment and not a i knew it was going to be and i got he feeling thai u just didst matter when it the year by year comparison of Brock and Obb Yew i can time on Page 13 Tutu d