Pack Break: 1990 Topps
Written by Steve on August 9th, 2010
1990 Topps:
- #696 B.J. Surhoff
- #208 Brook Jacoby
- #295 Fred McGriff
- #658 Donell Nixon
- #349 Steve Finley
- #570 Cal Ripken
- #261 Whitey Herzog (Manager)
- #58 Keith Miller
- #529 Greg Harris
- #781 Mario Diaz
- #90 Jack Clark
- #6 Vince Coleman (Record Breaker)
- #721 Lee Mazzilli
- #384 Pat Combs (Rookie)
- #195 Tim Burke
- #104 Bob Knepper
“Montreal, Que., July 28, 1989: Cardinals’ Vince Coleman tonight logged his 50th consecutive Stolen Base in 3rd inning before being caught stealing in 4th stanza. The streak broke record of 38 set by Dodgers’ Dave Lopes, June 10-August 24, 1975.”
Coleman’s record of 50th consecutive stolen bases without being caught stealing still stands today, and it will likely stand for a very long time. Stolen bases tend to be more uncommon in eras where players hit more home runs, like the current era of baseball. The reason being, why risk your base-runners when the next guy to the plate has a good possibility of driving them all home? Who knows, maybe that will all change in the coming years with the resurgence of dominant pitching.