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         The "Remembering the History" G.I.B.S.O.N. Awards banquet was held this year at the Senator John Heinz History Center's Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum on July 18. Vince Coleman official jersey The keynote speaker was former St. Louis Cardinals' great Lou Brock, a member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame since his induction in 1985.
Brock helped the Cardinals to National League pennants in 1964, 1967 and 1968 and to World Series championships in 1964 and 1967, defeating the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox, respectively, both times in seven games.

 According to the Baseball Matt Holliday official jersey Almanac, over his 19-year career he stole 938 bases. This number still stands as the authentic Tim McCarver jersey White second-best mark in Major League history behind Rickey Henderson. In 1974 he stole a Major League record 118 bases (breaking Maury Wills' record of 104 in 1962. Brock's single season record was also later broken by Henderson. Brock used an 8mm movie camera from authentic Lou Brock jersey Cream the dugout to film opposing pitchers and study their windups and pickoff moves to detect weaknesses he could Stan Musial official jersey exploit.
He had a .300 batting average in seven different seasons. He is a six-time All Star and still holds the highest ever batting average in 21 or more World Series appearances.
Brock is ,the only player in Major League history who had an award named after him as an active player. The "Lou Brock Award" is granted every season to the National League player who has the most stolen bases.
This was all accomplished back in baseball's "golden era." Especially in the 1960s when there were great ball players of color such as Willie Mays, Maury Wills, Hank Aaron, Frank Robinson and. Roberto Clemente. The game has changed immensely since that time where the percentage of African-Americans in the majors is only at 8 percent.
In Brock's speech he discussed politics, education authentic Lou Brock jersey Blue and the Negro Leagues.
One example he used was James "Cool Papa" Bell, the Negro League great and former Pittsburgh Crawford. He was a center fielder who played from 1922-1946. He was a former teammate of Josh Gibson and was known for his blinding speed and finesse at the plate.
"He would have had my records had he been given the opportunities that I did (as a player in the Major Leagues)," authentic Stan Musial jersey Cream Brock said.
The banquet was one event of this year's authentic Matt Holliday jersey White Negro League All Star Weekend. A number of sponsors assisted the Jerry Malloy Negro League Conference and the Gibson Foundation with the events and its various charitable funds over the weekend.
by D.W. Howze
For New Pittsburgh Courier