Stolen Bases : 1931 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:

"The baseball season - six months & 2,106 games - is flat out long, and it's a rare one of those games that doesn't ramble or sputter or digress or somehow violate the rules of dramatic narrative. Baseball takes its own sweet time reaching its conclusions." - Dwight Allen in Reds, Yanks and O's (1989)
 

1931 Stolen Bases Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Ben Chapman 61 New York Yankees 1
Roy Johnson 33 Detroit Tigers 2
Jack Burns 19 St. Louis Browns 3
Bill Cissell 18 Chicago White Sox 4
Tony Lazzeri 18 New York Yankees  
Lou Gehrig 17 New York Yankees 6
Carl Reynolds 17 Chicago White Sox  
Ossie Bluege 16 Washington Senators 8
Willie Kamm 14 Chicago White Sox 9
Cleveland Indians  
Lu Blue 13 Chicago White Sox 10
Charlie Gehringer 13 Detroit Tigers  
Lyn Lary 13 New York Yankees  
Jim Levey 13 St. Louis Browns  
Jack Rothrock 13 Boston Red Sox  
John Stone 13 Detroit Tigers  
Earle Combs 11 New York Yankees 16
Buddy Myer 11 Washington Senators  
Joe Cronin 10 Washington Senators 18
Gee Walker 10 Detroit Tigers  
Hub Walker 10 Detroit Tigers  
Luke Appling 9 Chicago White Sox 21
Earl Averill 9 Cleveland Indians  
Goose Goslin 9 St. Louis Browns  
John Kerr 9 Chicago White Sox  
Johnny Watwood 9 Chicago White Sox  



The first player from the Angels franchise (they were the California Angels at the time) to wear the number twenty-five was Bob Perry.

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.