Stolen Bases : 1908 American League Top 25

Finding the American or National League leader in virtually every hitting & pitching statistic is easy-to-do. Finding the top 25 players during any given season is far more challenging. Baseball Almanac has taken away that difficult problem and is pleased to present the data you requested:

"Although baseball decided to extend the regular season deeper into October to play 162 games (after the 09-11 disaster), why not just play 154? Baseball has dealt with shortened seasons before. (Bud) Selig spoke about the sanctity of playing 162 games, but baseball played 154 games until 1961. Baseball should have just let the games go and continued with the current schedule." - Joe Morgan on ESPN (September 19, 2001)
 

1908 Stolen Bases Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Patsy Dougherty 47 Chicago White Sox 1
Charlie Hemphill 42 New York Highlanders 2
Germany Schaefer 40 Detroit Tigers 3
Ty Cobb 39 Detroit Tigers 4
Josh Clarke 37 Cleveland Naps 5
Neal Ball 32 New York Highlanders 6
Amby McConnell 31 Boston Red Sox 7
Bob Ganley 30 Washington Senators 8
Jake Stahl 30 New York Highlanders  
Boston Red Sox  
Clyde Milan 29 Washington Senators 10
Hal Chase 27 New York Highlanders 11
Fielder Jones 26 Chicago White Sox 12
Roy Hartzell 24 St. Louis Browns 13
Wid Conroy 23 New York Highlanders 14
Harry Lord 23 Boston Red Sox  
George Davis 22 Chicago White Sox 16
George Moriarty 22 New York Highlanders  
John Anderson 21 Chicago White Sox 18
Harry Niles 21 New York Highlanders  
Boston Red Sox  
Harry Davis 20 Philadelphia Athletics 20
Matty McIntyre 20 Detroit Tigers  
George Stone 20 St. Louis Browns  
Heinie Wagner 20 Boston Red Sox  
Otis Clymer 19 Washington Senators 24
Doc Gessler 19 Boston Red Sox  



Future Hall of Famer Sammy Sosa is best known for wearing number twenty-one; however, when the young slugger played for the Chicago White Sox (1989-1991) he only wore number twenty-five.

The most recognizable Detroit Tiger to wear the number twenty-five was probably Norm Cash (who wore it from 1960 through 1974), but did you know that Hall of Famer Larry Doby also wore it during his single season with Detroit?

Jim Thome wore number twenty-five since he first came up with the Cleveland Indians making him the franchise record holder for that particular number (Mike Garcia is second).