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Lou Brock, Cardinals great and MLB Hall of Famer, dies at 81

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Lou Brock, a member of the St. Louis Cardinals' 1964 and 1967 World Series championship teams, is shown in 2017 during a ceremony honoring that team. (Jeff Roberson/AP)

Baseball legend Lou Brock, a 15-year mainstay with the St. Louis Cardinals and a first-ballot Hall of Famer, died Sunday afternoon at 81, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

The left fielder was a two-time World Series champion and a six-time all-star. He ranks second all-time in stolen bases (938), becoming the all-time leader in 1977 before Rickey Henderson passed him.