# Bad News. Hall of Famer Lou Brock loses part of leg to infection **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [November 12, 2015, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-news-hall-of-famer-lou-brock-loses-part-of-leg-to-infection/737389 "2015-11-12T18:16:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Little\_Pig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c57346/32.png) [@Little\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Pig)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2015, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-news-hall-of-famer-lou-brock-loses-part-of-leg-to-infection/737389/1 "2015-11-12T18:16:17Z")
[Lou Brock loses part of leg.](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/early-lead/wp/2015/11/12/hall-of-famer-lou-brock-loses-part-of-leg-to-infection.) Anyone know where to send a get well card? ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2015, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-news-hall-of-famer-lou-brock-loses-part-of-leg-to-infection/737389/2 "2015-11-12T19:20:31Z")
C/O the Cardinals? ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2015, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-news-hall-of-famer-lou-brock-loses-part-of-leg-to-infection/737389/3 "2015-11-12T19:36:24Z")
Damn. Diabetes. I’ve lost most of my toes to infection. I’m thankful I haven’t lost more than that and I can still walk around and drive a car. Here’s hoping Lou does well with his prosthetic leg. ---
**Author:** ![Ulf\_the\_Unwashed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Ulf\_the\_Unwashed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulf_the_Unwashed)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2015, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-news-hall-of-famer-lou-brock-loses-part-of-leg-to-infection/737389/4 "2015-11-12T22:23:41Z")
This is bothering me a lot more than I would have anticipated. My favorite player growing up was Gibson (that’d be Bob), but Brock was second. Can still see him in my mind’s eye making that mad dash to second, culminating in that quick pop-up slide…seems impossible that he would lose one of his legs. Pfft. Plus which, if my childhood heroes are in their mid to late seventies, what does that say about how old I am…?? ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Pig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c57346/32.png) [@Little\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Pig)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2015, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-news-hall-of-famer-lou-brock-loses-part-of-leg-to-infection/737389/5 "2015-11-13T02:58:49Z")
Well my Google-Fu appears strong. On [this web site](http://www.fanmail.biz/78866.html) I found Lou’s mailing address to be: = = = = = Lou Brock 61 Barkley Pl. Saint Charles, MO 63301 USA = = = = = Secondary Address: Lou Brock National Baseball Hall of Fame 25 Main Street Cooperstown, NY 13326 USA = = = = = Additional Address Information: National Baseball Hall of Fame (Association) 25 Main Street Cooperstown, NY 13326 USA = = = = = If you know of an updated address, please post. Thx. Little\_Pig ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2015, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-news-hall-of-famer-lou-brock-loses-part-of-leg-to-infection/737389/6 "2015-12-09T01:18:00Z")
> [@ElvisL1ves](#): > > C/O the Cardinals? Send it to the Cubs. They’ll trade it for a post card of Ernie Broglio.