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Ty Cobb, Master Thief.(Tyrus Raymond Cobb, baseball player, stealing home)
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The National Pastime
- Article date:
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January 1, 2005
- Author:
- Rosciam, Chuck
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Even though the value of stealing bases can be argued, there is no dispute about the impact on a game's outcome when a runner steals home. And one player, more than any other, can be considered the "Master Thief": Tyrus Raymond Cobb. His record-setting career 54 steals of home (SOH) is a mark that may never be surpassed.
Only two players stole more than half of Cobb's 54 total: Max Carey (33) and George Burns (28). Not even the all-time overall stolen base leader, Rickey Henderson, with his 1,406 thefts, could approach Cobb's SOH total. Henderson stole home only eight times during his career. By comparison, Cobb stole home eight times in just one year alone (1912), setting ...