Stolen Bases : 1940 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:

"Over 162 games, if my big guys are hitting and we get even halfway decent pitching, we'll beat their (our opponents) brains out." - Cincinnati Reds' Manager Sparky Anderson
 

1940 Stolen Bases Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

George Case 35 Washington Senators 1
Gee Walker 21 Washington Senators 2
Joe Gordon 18 New York Yankees 3
Mike Kreevich 15 Chicago White Sox 4
Buddy Lewis 15 Washington Senators  
Frankie Crosetti 14 New York Yankees 6
Jim Tabor 14 Boston Red Sox  
Ben Chapman 13 Cleveland Indians 8
Barney McCosky 13 Detroit Tigers  
Dick Bartell 12 Detroit Tigers 10
Joe Kuhel 12 Chicago White Sox  
Bobby Doerr 10 Boston Red Sox 12
Charlie Gehringer 10 Detroit Tigers  
Ken Keltner 10 Cleveland Indians  
Harlond Clift 9 St. Louis Browns 15
Frankie Hayes 9 Philadelphia Athletics  
Roy Weatherly 9 Cleveland Indians  
Bob Johnson 8 Philadelphia Athletics 18
Wally Judnich 8 St. Louis Browns  
Charlie Keller 8 New York Yankees  
Dick Siebert 8 Philadelphia Athletics  
Johnny Welaj 8 Washington Senators  
Joe Cronin 7 Boston Red Sox 23
Dom DiMaggio 7 Boston Red Sox  
Pete Fox 7 Detroit Tigers  



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

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?