Jackie Robinson stole home plate 19 times during his MLB career.
The figure reflects successful regular-season steals of home recorded in standard major-league career statistics. Robinson was one of baseball’s most daring and intelligent baserunners, using timing, anticipation, and his speed to pressure pitchers and catchers. He stole 197 bases overall during his 10 seasons with the Brooklyn Dodgers, including his 19 steals of home.
His first major-league steal of home came on June 24, 1947, against the Pittsburgh Pirates. The play became a signature part of his style, especially during his early seasons. Thirteen of his 19 regular-season steals of home came during his first three years in the majors.
The most famous example occurred in Game 1 of the 1955 World Series against the New York Yankees. Robinson also stole home once in that postseason game, which creates a common statistical mix-up: adding the World Series steal to his 19 regular-season steals produces 20. For standard MLB career-stat questions, however, the canonical answer is 19.