• Lou Brock, Cardinals Hall of Famer, dead at 81

    Lou Brock, Cardinals Hall of Famer, dead at 81

    Hall of Famer Lou Brock, one of baseball’s signature leadoff hitters and base stealers who helped the St. Louis Cardinals win three pennants and two World Series titles in the 1960s, has died. He was 81. Dick Zitzmann, Brock’s longtime agent and friend, confirmed Brock’s death on Sunday, but he said he couldn’t provide any …