Only 2 players in history hit 400 home runs and stole home 10 or more times (career). Guesses?

[kairos12]

Babe Ruth-stole home 10 times.
Lou Gehrig-stole home 15 times.

[ProfessorGAC]

1. Didn't Get Them

My first thought was Mays.

But now that i know the answers, it kind of makes sense.

Almost no pitchers worked from the stretch in those days. Nearly everyone used a full wind up and with a guy on third, the difference in time between full wind-up and stretch would be the difference between being out. Once pitchers started working from the stretch routinely, stealing home automatically became harder.

The Gehrig thing is really surprising, though. With Ruth, if he was on 3rd, the pitcher likely had to be really worried about Lou. Were pitchers as worried about Bill Dickey or Bob Muesel?

15 steals of home is pretty impressive.

[unblock]

2. *one* steal of home is impressive!

[marble falls]

3. Hard to believe a big guy like Ruth could steal home.

[kairos12]

5. I think my history is right

I think Ruth stole home 7 times in one season. Maybe even half a season.

[marble falls]

6. Amazing. But then Ruth himself was amazing.

[dameatball]

4. I would have guessed Mantle and Mays. Had no idea.

[Brother Buzz]

7. I would have guessed Jackie Robinson was one of them

But I guess he wasn't a long ball hitter