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Unveiling Baseball’s Greatest Heists: The Untold Stories Behind Stolen Base Records

Notably, the modern rules for recording stolen bases weren’t fully implemented until 1898, so totals are particularly high before the turn of the 20th century, including 12 of the 20 seasons of 100+ stolen bases.

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Hugh Nichol, an outfielder who swiped 138 bags in just 125 games for the Cincinnati Red Stockings in 1887, had more than Henderson. However, some of Nichol’s total would not be counted under modern rules.

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6 – Reached Five Times

Eddie Collins of the Philadelphia Athletics had so much fun setting the major league single-game stolen base record with six against the Detroit Tigers on Sept. 11, 1912 that he did it again 11 days later against the St. Louis Browns.

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