Caught Three Times

There have been 48 caught three times since 1897, measured across 223,641 games, an average of one occurrence every 4,659 games. The most recent was Ben Francisco on 4 October 2009; the first was Fielder Jones on 27 July 1899.

Caught stealing three times in one game.
Much rarer now: 1 since 2000, one every 64,057 games, against one every 4,659 across the whole record.
48recorded occurrences
1 in 4,659games · 1897+
1899first · Fielder Jones
2009-10-04most recent · Ben Francisco
27y 0mlongest drought · 1932-09-21 to 1959-09-19

By decade

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

1890s1
1900s3
1910s27
1920s8
1930s1
1950s1
1970s1
1980s2
1990s3
2000s1

Done it most

Every occurrence (48 of them)

DatePlayer#Game
2009-10-04Ben Francisco48↗
1999-06-12Brad Ausmus47↗
1993-05-24Luis Polonia46↗
1993-05-01Eric Young45↗
1986-06-27Robby Thompson44↗
1982-07-27Rickey Henderson43↗
1978-04-15Lenny Randle42↗
1959-09-19Frank Robinson41↗
1932-09-21Liz Funk40↗
1928-05-01Marty Callaghan39↗
1926-04-19Hack Wilson38↗
1924-06-08Bernie Friberg37↗
1922-08-18Joe Hauser36↗
1922-06-12Rogers Hornsby35↗
1921-09-11High Pockets Kelly34↗
1921-08-14George Sisler33↗
1920-05-22Dave Robertson32↗
1919-05-28Larry Kopf31↗
1917-04-19Duffy Lewis30↗
1917-04-14Tom Long29↗
1916-06-29Lee Magee28↗
1916-06-27Larry Gardner27↗
1916-06-01Jimmy Smith26↗
1916-05-30Bill McKechnie25↗
1916-04-26Fritz Maisel24↗
1915-08-27Art Phelan23↗
1915-08-08Art Butler22↗
1915-05-25Vin Campbell21↗
1914-09-10Cozy Dolan20↗
1914-06-29Solly Hofman19↗
1913-10-04Roy Hartzell18↗
1913-04-14Solly Hofman17↗
1912-09-05Tris Speaker16↗
1912-08-31Ed McDonald15↗
1912-08-26Herbie Moran14↗
1912-07-18Rebel Oakes13↗
1912-07-03Jack Martin12↗
1912-06-22Tris Speaker11↗
1912-06-01Josh Devore10↗
1911-08-25Doc Gessler9↗
1911-08-24Hans Lobert8↗
1910-09-06Frank Truesdale7↗
1910-06-21George Browne6↗
1910-06-03Johnny Evers5↗
1909-05-25Rebel Oakes4↗
1908-07-19Mike Donlin3↗
1907-08-30Phil Lewis2↗
1899-07-27Fielder Jones1↗