Five-Steal Game

There have been 31 five-steal games since 1897, measured across 223,641 games, an average of one occurrence every 7,214 games. The most recent was Billy Hamilton on 14 June 2015; the first was Tommy Dowd on 20 September 1897.

Five or more bases stolen by one runner.
31recorded occurrences
1 in 7,214games · 1897+
1897first · Tommy Dowd
2015-06-14most recent · Billy Hamilton
44y 2mlongest drought · 1927-07-09 to 1971-09-07

By decade

Recorded occurrences in each decade within this page’s coverage.

1890s3
1900s1
1910s5
1920s1
1970s3
1980s4
1990s5
2000s7
2010s2

Done it most

Every occurrence (31 of them)

DatePlayer#Game
2015-06-14Billy Hamilton531↗
2013-05-30Jacoby Ellsbury530↗
2009-05-03Carl Crawford629↗
2009-04-27Dexter Fowler528↗
2008-06-14Willy Taveras527↗
2005-07-27Ryan Freel526↗
2000-09-28Scarborough Green525↗
2000-09-03Kenny Lofton524↗
2000-05-14Eric Young523↗
1999-06-28Damian Jackson522↗
1996-06-30Eric Young621↗
1992-05-03Alex Cole520↗
1991-06-16Otis Nixon619↗
1990-08-01Alex Cole518↗
1989-07-29Rickey Henderson517↗
1986-09-20Tony Gwynn516↗
1984-05-17Alan Wiggins515↗
1982-09-04Lonnie Smith514↗
1976-05-24Bert Campaneris513↗
1974-08-24Davey Lopes512↗
1971-09-07Amos Otis511↗
1927-07-09Johnny Neun510↗
1914-08-16Vin Campbell59↗
1912-09-22Eddie Collins68↗
1912-09-11Eddie Collins67↗
1912-06-14Clyde Milan56↗
1912-05-18Eddie Collins55↗
1904-05-27Dan McGann54↗
1899-06-24Tom O'Brien53↗
1898-07-29George Van Haltren52↗
1897-09-20Tommy Dowd51↗