- Lou Brock had the roughest year of his Hall of Fame career in 1978. Brock played in only 92 games and batted only .221. He was benched by manager Ken Boyer in mid June
- Lou finished the season 100 hits short of 3,000. Brock would bounce back the next year, bat .301, and get his 3000th hit. Lou retired after the 1979 season.
- 1978 Stats: .221, 0 HR, 12 RBI in 92 games
- 1978 Highlights:
- July 26 - Brock's RBI single in the top of the 8th inning proved to be the game winner as the Cardinals beat the San Francisco Giants 2-1.
- Aug 21 - Had three hits, scored two runs, and knocked in two runs in the Cardinals' 14-9 win over the Cincinnati Reds.
- When this card came out I thought this would be one of those records that never would be broken. It took almost 50 years for someone to break Ty Cobb's record. Rickey Henderson came along and took care of that. Now Rickey's record is "a record that never will be broken."
- Baseball undergoes evolution and records that looked unreachable years ago may be reachable in the future. What do you think is the record that is least likely to be broken? Please vote in the poll on the right.
