Stolen Bases : 1926 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)
 

1926 Stolen Bases Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Johnny Mostil 35 Chicago White Sox 1
Bill Hunnefield 24 Chicago White Sox 2
Sam Rice 24 Washington Senators  
Earl McNeely 18 Washington Senators 4
Joe Sewell 17 Cleveland Indians 5
Bucky Harris 16 Washington Senators 6
Tony Lazzeri 16 New York Yankees  
Bob Meusel 16 New York Yankees  
Homer Summa 15 Cleveland Indians 9
Lu Blue 13 Detroit Tigers 10
George Burns 13 Cleveland Indians  
Eddie Collins 13 Chicago White Sox  
Fred Haney 13 Boston Red Sox  
Ossie Bluege 12 Washington Senators 14
Willie Kamm 12 Chicago White Sox  
George Sisler 12 St. Louis Browns  
Heinie Manush 11 Detroit Tigers 17
Bing Miller 11 Philadelphia Athletics  
St. Louis Browns  
Babe Ruth 11 New York Yankees  
Al Simmons 11 Philadelphia Athletics  
Buddy Myer 10 Washington Senators 21
Harry Rice 10 St. Louis Browns  
Bill Barrett 9 Chicago White Sox 23
Ty Cobb 9 Detroit Tigers  
Bibb Falk 9 Chicago White Sox  



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).

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.

Did you know that more than forty players have worn the number twenty-five for the Boston Red Sox — including Jack Clark, Denny Galehouse, Dizzy Trout and Tony Conigliaro.