Oh I'm counting Billy Hamilton alright! He had more than 96 stolen bases a whopping five times:
1889 - 111
1891 - 111
1890 - 102
1894 - 100
1895 - 97
Hamilton's 111 stolen base mark was not exceeded until Lou Brock stole 118 in 1974! Hamilton also set the major league record for runs scored in a season with 198 in 1894.
But I was contending that Ty Cobb belongs up there with the "modern" era players so I was moving only forward in time.
