Stolen Bases : 1922 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:

"I don't think I stayed for a complete game that first year (in Arizona). But something happened. During the second year, I started watching more intently, listening to the broadcasters talk about strategy. I started getting it. Suddenly, a 162-game season didn't seem ridiculously long anymore." - Richard Ruelas in The Arizona Republic (11-07-2001)
 

1922 Stolen Bases Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

George Sisler 51 St. Louis Browns 1
Ken Williams 37 St. Louis Browns 2
Bucky Harris 25 Washington Senators 3
Ernie Johnson 21 Chicago White Sox 4
Eddie Collins 20 Chicago White Sox 5
Sam Rice 20 Washington Senators  
Baby Doll Jacobson 19 St. Louis Browns 7
Topper Rigney 17 Detroit Tigers 8
Bill Wambsganss 17 Cleveland Indians  
Harry Hooper 16 Chicago White Sox 10
Charlie Jamieson 15 Cleveland Indians 11
Johnny Mostil 14 Chicago White Sox 12
Bob Meusel 13 New York Yankees 13
Ray Schalk 12 Chicago White Sox 14
Wally Schang 12 New York Yankees  
George Cutshaw 11 Detroit Tigers 16
Joe Evans 11 Cleveland Indians  
Roger Peckinpaugh 11 Washington Senators  
Chick Fewster 10 New York Yankees 19
Boston Red Sox  
Chick Galloway 10 Philadelphia Athletics  
Bing Miller 10 Philadelphia Athletics  
Joe Sewell 10 Cleveland Indians  
Ty Cobb 9 Detroit Tigers 23
Larry Gardner 9 Cleveland Indians  
Marty McManus 9 St. Louis Browns  



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).

Jose Cruz of the Houston Astros had his number twenty-five retired on October 3, 1992, and became the first Major League player with that particular retired number.

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.