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Name the National League player who holds the record for stealing home the most times in a season.
A. Jackie Robinson
B. Pete Reiser
C. Tim Raines
D. Lou Brock
E. Maury Wills
Answer: B.
"Pistol" Pete, who spent most of his career as an outfielder with the Dodgers, stole home seven times in 1946. The National League batting champion in 1941 (.343), Reiser also flashed the speed. Despite missing three years due to military service, Reiser played for ten seasons, including six with Brooklyn, and led the league in steals in 1942 (20) and 1946 (34).
Because of his dogged play in the outfield, Reiser was injury prone. He fractured his skull running into an outfield wall on one occasion, was temporarily paralyzed on another, and was carried off the field on a stretcher a record 11 times.
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