Tickets for the clinic, which will be held in the Old Dominion Universityfieldhouse on Feb. 5, are $5 for either morning session at 9:30 a.m. or theafternoon session at 1:30 p.m.
The weekend begins on Friday, Feb. 4 with the ACS Systems "Meet theStars" Banquet at the Norfolk Sheraton Waterside Hotel, beginning with a socialat 6:30 p.m., and dinner at 7:30 p.m. Tickets for the banquet are $50 perperson, and are on sale along with the clinic tickets at the Old DominionAthletic Ticket Office. Proceeds from ticket sales support baseballscholarships at Old Dominion.
Lou Brock began his career with the Chicago Cubs in 1961 until midwaythrough the 1964 season when he was traded to the St. Louis Cardinals. There,the five-time all-star would remain until he retired in 1979. In 1974, Brockstole a then major league record 118 bases and completed his career with 938,which currently ranks second all-time in major league history.
Brock led the National League in stolen bases eight times from 1966-69 andfrom 1971-74. He stole 50 or more bases in 12 consecutive seasons. He twice ledthe National League in runs scored with 113 in 1967 and in 1971 with 126. In1968, Brock led the league in doubles with 46 and triples with 14. His veryfirst major league base hit came in 1961 against Hall of Fame pitcher RobinRoberts of the Philadelphia Phillies. In five all-star games, Brock hit .375.
After batting .299 in 1967 and posting career highs of 21 home runs and 76runs batted in, Brock led the Cardinals to a World Series triumph over theBoston Red Sox with a .414 batting average and a record seven stolen bases. Oneyear later, in the 1968 World Series against Detroit, Lou batted .464 and againstole seven bases. His career Series batting average of .391 established arecord for players with at least 20 games. He also hit four Series home runs.
The outfielder was a well rounded performer. He hit 149 career homers andis one of a select group with 3,000 career hits. He became the 14th major leaguer toreach 3,000 career hits on August 13, 1979 against Dennis Lamp of the Chicago Cubs. Thatyear, Brock hit .304 and was named the SPORTING NEWS Comeback Player of theYear.
One of his 149 roundtrippers was an awesome 500-footer he hit into the PoloGrounds' centerfield bleachers on June 17, 1962 . Brock was enshrined into theBaseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown,NY, in 1985. For more information on theclinic and banquet, please contact the Athletic Ticket Office at 683-4444.