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Toy Cannon
06-08-2006, 12:01 PM
Since 1960 in the AL, only one player other than Rickey Henderson has as many as 30 SB's off left-handed pitchers in a single season. Who is that player?
Panzram
06-08-2006, 02:25 PM
Raines?
Toy Cannon
06-08-2006, 02:31 PM
Raines?
Good guess but no. Raines stole by far most of his bases off RHP. The most he ever stole of LHP was 18 and that was in the NL.
Panzram
06-09-2006, 12:55 AM
Brock?
Toy Cannon
06-09-2006, 08:53 AM
Brock?
Remember, I'm looking for an AL player. Brock did it once, the year he set the record, but I'm looking for a player who did it in the American League.
Panzram
06-09-2006, 12:53 PM
Oh right. Willie Wilson?
Toy Cannon
06-09-2006, 01:23 PM
Oh right. Willie Wilson?
Not Willie. I always liked him, we share the same birthday. The most Wilson ever stole off LHP was 17.
Baseball Guru
06-09-2006, 05:23 PM
Kenny Lofton?
Toy Cannon
06-09-2006, 07:03 PM
Kenny Lofton?
Not Lofton, the most he ever copped off LHP was 19 which he did 2 or 3 times in his career. It happened before Kenny.
hhascup
06-09-2006, 11:17 PM
Tommy Harper in 1969
Toy Cannon
06-10-2006, 10:22 AM
Tommy Harper in 1969

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Atta Boy Henry.:thumbsup: Pretty amazing feat when you think about it. Harper (one of my favorite players) stole 31 bases of left handed pitchers for the Seattle Pilots in their only year of existence. The amazing thing is that he only got nabbed 4 times!:eek: Over all he stole 73 bases while getting caught 18 times. He later went on to become one of the few base setealing threats the Boston Red Sox ever had.

Rickey did it 3 times in '82, '83 and '89.