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"Crazy Little Thing Called Love"
Single by Queen
from the album The Game
Released
5 October 1979
Format
Vinyl record (7" / 12")
Recorded
June - July 1979
Genre
Rockabilly[1][2][3]
Length
2:42
Label
EMI
Elektra
Songwriter(s)
Freddie Mercury
Producer(s)
Queen
Reinhold Mack
Queen singles chronology
"Love of My Life"
(1979) "Crazy Little Thing Called Love"
(1979) "Save Me"
(1980)
"Love of My Life"
(Live at Festhalle Frankfurt)
(1979) "Crazy Little Thing Called Love"
(1979) "Save Me"
(1980)
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"Crazy Little Thing Called Love" is a song by the British rock band Queen. Written by Freddie Mercury in 1979, the track is featured on their 1980 album The Game, and also appears on the band's compilation album, Greatest Hits in 1981. The song peaked at number two in the UK Singles Chart in 1979, and became the group's first number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US in 1980,[4] remaining there for four consecutive weeks.[5][6] It topped the Australian ARIA Charts for seven weeks.[7]
Having composed "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" on guitar, Mercury played rhythm guitar while performing the song live, which was the first time he played guitar in concert with Queen.[8] Queen played the song live between 1979 and 1986, and a live performance of the song is recorded in the albums Queen Rock Montreal, Queen on Fire - Live at the Bowl , Live at Wembley '86 and Hungarian Rhapsody: Queen Live in Budapest '.[9][10] Since its release, the song has been covered by a number of artists. The song was played live on 20 April 1992 during The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert, performed by Robert Plant with Queen.[11] The style of the song was described by author Karl Coryat as rockabilly in his 1999 book titled The Bass Player Book.[12]
Contents
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1 Composition
2 Music video
3 Live performances
4 Single release
5 Personnel
6 Charts
6.1 Weekly charts
6.2 Year-end charts
7 Certifications
8 Dwight Yoakam version
8.1 Charts
9 Other cover versions
10 See also
11 References
12 External links
Composition[edit]
As reported by Freddie Mercury in Melody Maker, 2 May 1981, he composed "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" on the guitar in just five to ten minutes.[13]
'Crazy Little Thing Called Love' took me five or ten minutes. I did that on the guitar, which I can't play for nuts, and in one way it was quite a good thing because I was restricted, knowing only a few chords. It's a good discipline because I simply had to write within a small framework. I couldn't work through too many chords and because of that restriction I wrote a good song, I think.
—  Freddie Mercury
The song was written by Mercury as a tribute to Elvis Presley.[14] Roger Taylor added in an interview that Mercury wrote it in just 10 minutes while lounging in a bath in the Bayerischer Hof Hotel in Munich during one of their extensive Munich recording sessions.[15] Mercury took it to the studio shortly after writing it and presented it to Taylor and John Deacon.[8][16] The three of them, with their then new producer Reinhold Mack, recorded it at Musicland Studios in Munich. The entire song was reportedly recorded in less than half an hour (although Mack says it was six hours).[17] Having written "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" on guitar and played an acoustic rhythm guitar on the record, for the first time ever Mercury played guitar in concerts, for example at Live Aid at Wembley Stadium, London in 1985.[8][18]
Music video[edit]
The music video for the song was filmed at Trillion Studios in September 1979 and directed by Dennis De Vallance featuring four dancers and a floor of hands. An alternate version featuring alternate angles, out-takes and backstage footage from the original video shoot was included on the Days Of Our Lives DVD and Blu-ray releases.
Live performances[edit]
In the immediate aftermath of the single the band embarked on a mini UK tour entitled the Crazy Tour.
Whenever the song was played live, the band added a solid rock ending that extended the under-three-minute track to over five minutes, with May and Mercury providing additional guitars and vocals. An example of this is on the CD/DVD Set Live at Wembley '86, where the song runs over six minutes.
Single release[edit]
The "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" single hit number two in the UK Singles Chart in 1979, and became the first US number-one hit for the band, topping the Billboard Hot 100 for four weeks. It was knocked out of the top spot on this chart by Pink Floyd's "Another Brick in the Wall, Part II".[5][6] The song also topped the Australian ARIA charts for seven consecutive weeks from 1 March to 12 April 1980.[7] The UK release had "We Will Rock You (live)" as the b-side and America, Australia, Canada had "Spread Your Wings (live)".
Personnel[edit]
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Freddie Mercury – lead and backing vocals, acoustic guitar, handclaps
Brian May – electric guitar, backing vocals, handclaps
Roger Taylor – drums, backing vocals, handclaps
John Deacon – bass guitar, handclaps
Although Mercury would play an acoustic-electric twelve-string Ovation Pacemaker 1615 guitar and later on an electric six-string Fender Telecaster, both owned by May, in the studio he recorded it with a six-string acoustic with external mics. Mercury also played the original guitar solo on a version which has been lost.[19]
Charts[edit]
Weekly charts[edit]
Chart (1979–80)
Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[20] 1
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[21] 9
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[22] 3
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[23] 1
Germany (Official German Charts)[24] 13
Ireland (IRMA)[25] 2
Mexico[citation needed] 1
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[26] 1
Norway (VG-lista)[27] 8
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[28] 2
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[29] 5
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[30] 2
US Billboard Hot 100[31] 1
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[32] 17
Year-end charts[edit]
Chart (1979)
Rank
UK [33] 25
Chart (1980)
Rank
Australia [34] 3
Canada [35] 2
New Zealand [36] 10
US Billboard Hot 100 [37] 6
Certifications[edit]
Region
Certification
Certified units/Sales
Australia (ARIA)[citation needed]
Platinum 70,000^
Netherlands (NVPI)[citation needed]
Gold 100,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[38]
Gold 500,000^
United States (RIAA)[39]
Platinum 2,000,000^
*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
Dwight Yoakam version[edit]
"Crazy Little Thing Called Love"
Single by Dwight Yoakam
from the album Last Chance for a Thousand Years: Dwight Yoakam's Greatest Hits from the 90's
B-side
"Let's Work Tegether"/"Doin' What I Did"
Released
19 May 1999
Format
CD single
Genre
Country
Length
2:22
Label
Reprise
Songwriter(s)
Freddie Mercury
Producer(s)
Pete Anderson
Dwight Yoakam singles chronology
"These Arms"
(1998) "Crazy Little Thing Called Love"
(1999) "Thinking About Leaving"
(1999)
"These Arms"
(1998) "Crazy Little Thing Called Love"
(1999) "Thinking About Leaving"
(1999)
American country music singer Dwight Yoakam included a cover of the song on his 1999 album Last Chance for a Thousand Years: Dwight Yoakam's Greatest Hits from the 90's.[40] Yoakam's version was released as a single. It debuted at number 65 on the US Billboard "Hot Country Singles & Tracks" chart for the week of 1 May 1999, and peaked at number 12 on the US country singles charts that year. It was also used in a television commercial for clothing retailer Gap at the time of the album's release. The music video was directed by Yoakam. This version appears in the movie The Break-Up (2006), starring Vince Vaughn and Jennifer Aniston.
Charts[edit]
Chart (1999)
Peak
position
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[41] 19
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[42] 1
UK Singles Chart 35
US Billboard Hot 100[43] 64
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[44] 12
Year-end chart (1999)
Rank
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[45] 22
US Country Songs (Billboard)[46] 64
Other cover versions[edit]
In October 1999 by American country-rock singer Juice Newton on her album American Girl.[47]
Canadian pop/big band singer Michael Bublé covered the song for his self-titled 2003 debut album.[48]
The Brian Setzer Orchestra put a faster tempo, neo-swing version on their 2003 album Jump, Jive an' Wail.[49]
British pop rock/pop punk band McFly covered the song for their "Room on the 3rd Floor" single.[50] (2004)
American singer Josh Kelley recorded a cover for the 2005 album Killer Queen: A Tribute to Queen.[51]
Diana Ross covered the song on her 2007 album I Love You. Brian May plays guitar on this version.[52]
American pop rock band Maroon 5 covered the song and it came out as a bonus track in some versions of the 2010 album Hands All Over.[53]
Drake Bell covered this song in his 2014 album Ready, Steady, Go!.[54]
See also[edit]
List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 1980
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External links[edit]
Official YouTube videos: original music video (VEVO) on YouTube, Live at the Bowl, Queen + Paul Rodgers, at Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert (with Robert Plant)
Lyrics at Queen official website
Song analysis (www.queensongs.info)
Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics
Preceded by
"Please Don't Go" by KC and the Sunshine Band Canadian "RPM" Singles Chart number-one single
23 February 1980 – 1 March 1980 Succeeded by
"Coward of the County" by Kenny Rogers
Preceded by
"Do That to Me One More Time" by Captain & Tennille Billboard Hot 100 number-one single
23 February 1980 – 15 March 1980 Succeeded by
"Another Brick in the Wall (Part II)" by Pink Floyd
Preceded by
"Please Don't Go" by KC and the Sunshine Band Australian Kent Music Report number-one single
1 March 1980 – 12 April 1980 Succeeded by
"I Got You" by Split Enz
Preceded by
"You've Got a Way" by Shania Twain RPM Country Tracks number-one single (Dwight Yoakam version)
16 August 1999 Succeeded by
"God Must Have Spent a Little More Time on You" by Alabama featuring 'N Sync
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Cha Cha Slide
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"Cha Cha Slide"
Single by DJ Casper
from the album Cha-Cha Slide: The Original Slide Album
Released
August 2, 2000
Format
CD single
Recorded
1999
Genre
Dance
house
Hip hop
Length
3:46
Songwriter(s)
Willie Perry, Jr.
Producer(s)
Willie Perry & The Platinum Band/Frederick Johnson[1]
"Cha Cha Slide" is a song by American artist DJ Casper, often played at dance clubs, school PE/dances/proms, parties, ice and roller skating rinks, bar mitzvahs and weddings in the United States and the United Kingdom, where the song reached number one in March 2004.[2]
Contents
1 Origin and history
2 The Cha Cha Slide in North America
3 Track listing
4 UK debut
5 Charts and certifications
5.1 Weekly charts
5.2 Year-end charts
5.3 Certifications
6 Crazy Frog version
6.1 Charts
7 References
8 External links
Origin and history[edit]
DJ Casper wrote the lyrics for the original around January 1998 and recorded his performance of the original version of the "Casper Slide Part 1" in January 1998. The song was heavily inspired by the Chicago stepping movement.[citation needed] Around June 12, 1999, Perry recorded a second version of the song, entitled "Casper Slide Part 2," at the home studio of Fred Johnson with the help of Hollywood Scott, band leader for the Platinum Band. Perry recorded and released the song at his own expense and manufactured copies and distributed them with the help of Gardner Douglas ("Cisco"), owner of the Cisco's Music World record stores in Chicago, Illinois. The song was played at various night clubs and was used by Perry's nephew, a fitness trainer at Bally Total Fitness Health Club in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood, as the music for a step aerobics class.[citation needed]
The Cha Cha Slide in North America[edit]
DJ Casper enlisted the help of M.O.B. Music Publishing to produce, edit, and engineer the new version of the song "Cha Cha Slide". Men On Business also produced several other accompanying songs to produce the entire Slide Album. DJ Casper and Men On Business licensed the Slide Album to Universal Records and it was released September 19, 2000. Once it was Universal's project, "we made some instructional 'Cha-Cha Slide' dance videos and distributed them to clubs," said Senior VP of Urban Promotion Michael Horton.[citation needed] "We also promoted the song at various black functions, such as homecoming events at black colleges."[citation needed] The song then made its way to R&B/hip hop station WGCI-FM in DJ Casper's hometown of Chicago. In 2001, the following year, the dance caught on around Canada and the US, where urban contemporary radio stations (and later mobile DJs) played the song continuously, particularly in Chicago, Houston, Atlanta, Arkansas, Memphis, and Detroit.
Track listing[edit]
No.
Title
Writer(s)
Length
1. "Cha-Cha Slide" (radio edit) 3:46
2. "Cha-Cha Slide" (club edit) 7:44
3. "Bus Stop/Electric Slide" Charles Green Hudson Beaudy 4:45
4. "Casper Slide Part 2" With Live Platinum Band 6:27
5. "Step To This" Colta / Ken Uchida 5:29
6. "Unworthy" Colta 4:47
7. "Unworthy" Colta 4:25
8. "Bus Stop/Electric Slide" (original) Charles Green Hudson Beaudy 7:55
9. "DJ Eric-B Slide" DJ Eric-B 9:45
10. "Step To This" Colta / Ken Uchida 5:29
11. "R-U-Here" Colta
UK debut[edit]
In 2004, the "Cha Cha Slide" was released in the United Kingdom and went on to top the UK Singles Chart.[2][3] Its success in the UK was helped by Scott Mills of BBC Radio 1 who promoted the song on his weekday afternoon radio show.[citation needed]
Charts and certifications[edit]
Weekly charts[edit]
Charts (2000–2004)
Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[4] 2
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[5] 20
France (SNEP)[6] 14
Germany (Official German Charts)[7] 83
Ireland (IRMA)[8] 3
Italy (FIMI)[9] 17
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[10] 14
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[11] 12
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[12] 1
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[13] 86
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[14] 1
US Billboard Hot 100[15] 83
US Billboard Hot R&B[16] 24
Year-end charts[edit]
Charts (2004)
Position
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[17] 3
Certifications[edit]
Region
Certification
Certified units/Sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[18]
Gold 400,000^
^shipments figures based on certification alone
Crazy Frog version[edit]
"Cha Cha Slide"
Single by Crazy Frog
from the album Everybody Dance Now
Released
August 25, 2009
Format
CD single, digital download
Recorded
June 23, 2009
Genre
Dance
Length
3:03
Label
MOB Music Publishing
Songwriter(s)
William Perry Jr.[1]
Producer(s)
M. Thompson[1]
Crazy Frog singles chronology
"Daddy DJ"
(2009) "Cha Cha Slide"
(2009)
On August 25, 2009, Crazy Frog released "Cha Cha Slide" for his album Everybody Dance Now.
Charts[edit]
The song entered the French Singles Chart at number 19, and peaked to number 18.
Chart (2009)
Peak
position
France (SNEP)[19] 18
References[edit]
^ Jump up to: a b c "US Copyright Office". Recording Industry Association of America. RIAA. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
^ Jump up to: a b Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 696. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
Jump up ^ "DJ Casper tops UK singles chart". BBC News. March 14, 2004. Retrieved April 28, 2010.
Jump up ^ "Ultratop.be – DJ Casper – Cha Cha Slide" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
Jump up ^ "Ultratop.be – DJ Casper – Cha Cha Slide" (in French). Ultratop 50.
Jump up ^ "Lescharts.com – DJ Casper – Cha Cha Slide" (in French). Les classement single.
Jump up ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – DJ Casper – Cha Cha Slide". GfK Entertainment Charts.
Jump up ^ "Chart Track: Week 15, 2004". Irish Singles Chart.
Jump up ^ "Italiancharts.com – DJ Casper – Cha Cha Slide". Top Digital Download.
Jump up ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 18, 2004" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40
Jump up ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – DJ Casper – Cha Cha Slide" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
Jump up ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
Jump up ^ "Swisscharts.com – DJ Casper – Cha Cha Slide". Swiss Singles Chart.
Jump up ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
Jump up ^ "The Cha Cha Slide - Casper". Billboard. Nielsen Company. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
Jump up ^ "The Cha Cha Slide - Casper". Billboard. Nielsen Company. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
Jump up ^ "The Official UK Singles Chart 2004" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
Jump up ^ "British single certifications – DJ Casper – Cha Cha Slide". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 7 July 2018. Select singles in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Enter Cha Cha Slide in the search field and then press Enter.
Jump up ^ "Lescharts.com – Crazy Frog – Cha Cha Slide" (in French). Les classement single.
External links[edit]
Mr. C The Slide Man - "Cha Cha Slide Part 2" on YouTube
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Rickey Henderson is the current all-time stolen bases leader, stealing 1,406 stolen bases over the course of his 25-year career.
In baseball statistics, a stolen base is credited to a baserunner when he successfully advances to the next base while the pitcher is throwing the ball to home plate. Under Rule 7.01 of Major League Baseball's (MLB) Official Rules, a runner acquires the right to an unoccupied base when he touches it before he is out.[1] Stolen bases were more common in baseball's dead-ball era, when teams relied more on stolen bases and hit and run plays than on home runs.[2]
As of September 2017[update], Rickey Henderson holds the MLB career stolen base record with 1,406.[3] He is the only MLB player to have reached the 1,000 stolen bases milestone in his career.[3] Following Henderson is Lou Brock with 938 stolen bases;[3] Billy Hamilton is third on the all-time steals listing. His number of career steals varies with different sources, but all sources hold his career steals placing him in third on the list before Ty Cobb (897), Tim Raines (808), Vince Coleman (752), Arlie Latham (742),[4] Eddie Collins (741), Max Carey (738), and Honus Wagner (723),[5] who are the only other players to have stolen at least 700 bases.[3] Coleman is the leader for retired players that are not members of the Hall of Fame.[3] Hugh Nicol is the leader for the most stolen bases in one season, with 138 stolen bases in 1887.[6]
Brock held the all-time career stolen bases before being surpassed by Henderson in 1991. Brock had held the record from 1977 to 1991.[6] Before Brock, Hamilton held the record for eighty-one years, from 1897 to 1977.[6] Before that, Latham held the record from 1887 to 1896. Latham was also the first player to collect 300 career stolen bases.[6] With Kenny Lofton's retirement in 2007, 2008 was the first season since 1967 in which no active player had more than 500 career stolen bases.[6] Between 2008 and 2010, no active player had more than 500 stolen bases until Juan Pierre collected his 500th stolen base on August 5, 2010. He was the leader in stolen bases for active players until his retirement at the end of the 2013 season.[6] José Reyes is the current active leader in stolen bases with 512 career.[3]
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Rank Rank amongst leaders in career stolen bases. A blank field indicates a tie.
Player (2017 SBs) Number of stolen bases during the 2017 Major League Baseball season.
SB Total career stolen bases.
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denotes elected to National Baseball Hall of Fame.
Bold
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List[edit]
Lou Brock held the stolen base record from 1977 to 1991 and is one of just three players with more than 900 career stolen bases.
Sliding Billy Hamilton held the stolen base record for 80 years.
Arlie Latham was the stolen base record holder from 1887 to 1896.
Juan Pierre won multiple stolen base titles and finished his career with 614 stolen bases.
Stats updated as of the 2017 season.
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SB
1 Rickey Henderson * 1,406
2 Lou Brock * 938
3 Billy Hamilton * 914
4 Ty Cobb * 897
5 Tim Raines * 808
6 Vince Coleman 752
7 Arlie Latham 742
8 Eddie Collins * 741
9 Max Carey * 738
10 Honus Wagner * 723
11 Joe Morgan * 689
12 Willie Wilson 668
13 Tom Brown 657
14 Bert Campaneris 649
15 Kenny Lofton 622
16 Otis Nixon 620
17 George Davis * 616
18 Juan Pierre 614
19 Dummy Hoy 596
20 Maury Wills 586
21 George Van Haltren 583
22 Ozzie Smith * 580
23 Hugh Duffy * 574
24 Bid McPhee * 568
25 Brett Butler 558
26 Davey Lopes 557
27 Cesar Cedeño 550
28 Bill Dahlen 548
29 John Montgomery Ward * 540
30 Herman Long 537
31 Patsy Donovan 518
Jack Doyle 518
33 Barry Bonds 514
34 José Reyes (24) 512
35 Fred Clarke * 509
Harry Stovey 509
Ichiro Suzuki (1) 509
38 Luis Aparicio * 506
39 Paul Molitor * 504
40 Willie Keeler * 495
Clyde Milan 495
42 Omar Moreno 487
43 Carl Crawford 480
44 Roberto Alomar * 474
45 Mike Griffin 473
46 Jimmy Rollins 470
47 Tommy McCarthy * 468
48 Jimmy Sheckard 465
Eric Young 465
50 Delino DeShields 463
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51 Bobby Bonds 461
52 Ed Delahanty * 455
Ron LeFlore 455
54 Curt Welch 453
55 Steve Sax 444
56 Joe Kelley * 443
57 Sherry Magee 441
57 John McGraw * 436
Tris Speaker * 436
60 Marquis Grissom 429
61 Bob Bescher 428
Mike Tiernan 428
63 Frankie Frisch * 419
Jimmy Ryan 419
65 Charlie Comiskey * 416
66 Craig Biggio * 414
67 Johnny Damon 408
Tommy Harper 408
69 Chuck Knoblauch 407
70 Donie Bush 404
71 Omar Vizquel 404
72 Frank Chance * 403
73 Bobby Abreu 400
Bill Lange 400
75 Willie Davis 398
76 Sam Mertes 396
Juan Samuel 396
78 Dave Collins 395
79 Billy North 395
80 Rajai Davis (29) 394
81 Jesse Burkett * 389
82 Tommy Corcoran 387
83 Tom Daly 385
Freddie Patek 385
85 George Burns 383
Hugh Nicol 383
Fred Pfeffer 383
Walt Wilmot 383
89 Nap Lajoie * 380
90 Barry Larkin * 379
91 Harry Hooper * 375
George Sisler * 375
93 Jack Glasscock 372
94 Luis Castillo 370
Lonnie Smith 370
96 Tom Goodwin 369
97 Tommy Dowd 368
King Kelly * 368
99 Sam Crawford * 367
100 Hal Chase 363
Tony Womack 363
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Jump up ^ A player is considered inactive if he has announced his retirement or not played for a full season.
References[edit]
Jump up ^ "Official Rules: 7.00 - The Runner". Major League Baseball. Retrieved January 27, 2014.
Jump up ^ Okrent, Daniel; Lewine, Harris (2000). The Ultimate Baseball Book, Expanded and Updated. Mariner Books. p. 33. ISBN 0-618-05668-8.
^ Jump up to: a b c d e f "Career Leaders & Records for Stolen Bases". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
Jump up ^ MLB Advanced Media. "Arlie Latham Stats, Video Highlights, Photos, Bio". MLB Advanced Media. Retrieved March 8, 2014.
Jump up ^ MLB Advanced Media. "Honus Wagner Stats, Video Highlights, Photos, Bio". MLB Advanced Media. Retrieved March 8, 2014.
^ Jump up to: a b c d e f "Progressive Leaders & Records for Stolen Bases". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved February 20, 2015.
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