Stolen Bases : 1941 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)
 

1941 Stolen Bases Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

George Case 33 Washington Senators 1
Joe Kuhel 20 Chicago White Sox 2
Jeff Heath 18 Cleveland Indians 3
Mike Kreevich 17 Chicago White Sox 4
Jim Tabor 17 Boston Red Sox  
Phil Rizzuto 14 New York Yankees 6
Dom DiMaggio 13 Boston Red Sox 7
Luke Appling 12 Chicago White Sox 8
Gee Walker 12 Cleveland Indians  
Don Kolloway 11 Chicago White Sox 10
George Archie 10 Washington Senators 11
St. Louis Browns  
Joe Gordon 10 New York Yankees  
Buddy Lewis 10 Washington Senators  
Skeeter Newsome 10 Boston Red Sox  
Lou Boudreau 9 Cleveland Indians 15
Pete Fox 9 Boston Red Sox  
Mickey Vernon 9 Washington Senators  
Ray Mack 8 Cleveland Indians 18
Barney McCosky 8 Detroit Tigers  
Sam Chapman 6 Philadelphia Athletics 20
Harlond Clift 6 St. Louis Browns  
Roy Cullenbine 6 St. Louis Browns  
Myril Hoag 6 St. Louis Browns  
Chicago White Sox  
Bob Johnson 6 Philadelphia Athletics  
Charlie Keller 6 New York Yankees  



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).

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?

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.