Ty Cobb was 15 years old in 1901 and was not playing professional Baseball. He made his professional debut in 1905 with the Detroit Tigers.
Ty Cobb had 76 stolen bases in 1909. That was his third best season in stolen bases, behind his 83 in 1911 and 96 in 1915.
Ty Cobb is a baseball legend 100x. In 1915 he set a long standing record for stolen bases in a season. The Great One stole 96 bases in 1915. This record lasted many years.
Roberto Clemente had 83 career stolen bases.
Jackie Robinson had 197 career stolen bases.
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Roger Maris has 21 career stolen bases.
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As of 2009 Ken Griffey Jr, has 184 career stolen bases.
Alex Rodriguez had 18 stolen bases in 2008 for the New York Yankees.
Maury Wills had 586 stolen bases in his career (1959-1972).
Babe Ruth is credited with 123 stolen bases in his career. His best seasons, for stolen bases, were 1921 and 1923 when he stole 17 bases each season.
Through games played on May 18, 2008 he has 16 stolen bases for the season and 25 for his career.