Stolen Bases : 1929 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)
 

1929 Stolen Bases Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Charlie Gehringer 27 Detroit Tigers 1
Bill Cissell 25 Chicago White Sox 2
Bing Miller 24 Philadelphia Athletics 3
Jack Rothrock 23 Boston Red Sox 4
Roy Johnson 20 Detroit Tigers 5
Lew Fonseca 19 Cleveland Indians 6
Carl Reynolds 19 Chicago White Sox  
Buddy Myer 18 Washington Senators 8
Marty McManus 16 Detroit Tigers 9
Sam Rice 16 Washington Senators  
Frank O'Rourke 14 St. Louis Browns 11
Earl Averill 13 Cleveland Indians 12
Russ Scarritt 13 Boston Red Sox  
Lu Blue 12 St. Louis Browns 14
Joe Judge 12 Washington Senators  
Willie Kamm 12 Chicago White Sox  
Bill Barrett 11 Chicago White Sox 17
Boston Red Sox  
Earle Combs 11 New York Yankees  
Ski Melillo 11 St. Louis Browns  
Ray Gardner 10 Cleveland Indians 20
Goose Goslin 10 Washington Senators  
Jimmie Foxx 9 Philadelphia Athletics 22
John Kerr 9 Chicago White Sox  
Tony Lazzeri 9 New York Yankees  
Heinie Manush 9 St. Louis Browns  



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?

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.

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.