April 11, 2021

Perfect Crime, or The Tale of Two Tims

Tim Locastro set the record for most stolen bases at the start of a career without getting caught:

Locastro’s theft of second in the sixth inning was the 28th straight stolen base to start his career without getting caught. That broke the mark set by Hall of Famer Tim Raines, who stole 27 in a row from 1979-81. Records have been kept since 1951. The Baseball Hall of Fame requested Locastro’s cleats, which he had specially painted for the occasion.

Locastro, 28, grew up in upstate New York, close to the Hall of Fame’s location in Cooperstown.

“Having my cleats there, it’s unfathomable,” Locastro said.

ESPN.com

Here is Locastro’s game log. Like Raines, Locastro does a great job of getting on base, but his lack of power seems to keep him out of the everyday lineup. It seems to me that some team that could use a good lead-off hitter should put him at the top of the order and let him turn walks into doubles.

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