base-stealer

All through the minors and into his first years as a major leaguer, Gardner was an excellent base-stealer, swiping bags at a success rate above 80%.

A Skunk at the Gardner Party Daniel Barbarisi 2011

Hudson Valley 8, Vermont 2: Catcher David Freitas went 1 for 4 with an RBI and gunned down a would-be base-stealer.

The team the Nationals just can't beat 2010

Here's what happened to Bump Wills: Son of the famous base-stealer, Maury, Bump briefly played in Japan in the early '80s after playing six seasons in the big leagues, five of them with the Texas Rangers.

USATODAY.com - With ice heating up, can't wait to sip from the Cup 2003

Legend has it Topps snubbed Maury Wills early in his career and then couldn't sign him once he became a pre-eminent base-stealer.

USATODAY.com - Topps facts 2001

Damon is a superior hitter and while he is not the base-stealer

Whatever happened to the stolen base? 1997

The man at first was a notorious base-stealer, and Joe watched him closely.

Baseball Joe in the Big League or, A Young Pitcher's Hardest Struggles Lester Chadwick

The Rube tried to hold the little base-stealer close to second, but, after one attempt, wisely turned to his hard task of making the Bisons hit and hit quickly.

The Redheaded Outfield 1915

The Rube tried to hold the little base-stealer close to second, but, after one attempt, wisely turned to his hard task of making the Bisons hit and hit quickly.

The Redheaded Outfield Zane Grey 1905

Alomar hit 210 home runs and was a feared base-stealer, but many believe his career is most defined by an ugly incident in 1996 in which he spit in the face of umpire John Hirschbeck, whom he said used a racial slur during an argument.

chicagotribune.com - News 2011

Alomar hit 210 home runs and was a feared base-stealer, but many believe his career is most defined by an ugly incident in 1996 in which he spit in the face of umpire John Hirschbeck, whom he said used a racial slur during an argument.

chicagotribune.com - News 2011