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Rickey walked 796 times to lead off an inning, I just read. 45% of all position players in the Hall of Fame didn't walk as many times as Rickey did leading off an inning.

And the amazing thing is that the last thing an opposing pitcher wanted to do while facing Rickey to lead off an inning was walk him. I'd love to see stats about how many of those walks turned into virtual doubles or virtual triples after Rickey stole a base or two.

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Rickey walked 796 times to lead off an inning, I just read. 45% of all position players in the Hall of Fame didn't walk as many times as Rickey did leading off an inning.

And the amazing thing is that the last thing an opposing pitcher wanted to do while facing Rickey to lead off an inning was walk him. I'd love to see stats about how many of those walks turned into virtual doubles or virtual triples after Rickey stole a base or two.