In MLB, that was Otis Nixon of the Atlanta Braves who stole 6 bases in a game on June 16, 1991 against the Montreal Expos.
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Vince Coleman, who played in the major leagues from 1985 to 1997, is the only player of baseball's modern era to accomplish that feat. He stole 110 bases during his rookie season with the St. Louis Cardinals, and then stole 107 in 1986 and 109 in 1987. He is the only player in baseball history to steal 100-plus bases in each of his first three seasons. He was the last person to steal 100 bases in a season (in 1987) and ranks sixth all time with 752 career steals.
Rickey Henderson is the all-time MLB stolen base leader, with 1,406. Lou Brock is second with 938.
As of the end of the 2007 season, Rickey Henderson is MLB's all time stolen base leader with 1406. The record for most stolen bases in a single MLB season is held by Hugh Nicol of the Cincinnati Red Stockings of the American Association who stole 138 bases in 1887. The modern day record is held by Rickey Henderson with 130 stolen bases in 1982.
On the all time stolen base list Ty Cobb currently sits in 4th place behind Rickey Henderson, Lou Brock, and Billy Hamilton.