Stolen Bases : 1942 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:

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1942 Stolen Bases Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

George Case 44 Washington Senators 1
Mickey Vernon 25 Washington Senators 2
Joe Kuhel 22 Chicago White Sox 3
Phil Rizzuto 22 New York Yankees  
Luke Appling 17 Chicago White Sox 5
Myril Hoag 17 Chicago White Sox  
Dom DiMaggio 16 Boston Red Sox 7
Don Gutteridge 16 St. Louis Browns  
Don Kolloway 16 Chicago White Sox  
Wally Moses 16 Chicago White Sox  
Charlie Keller 14 New York Yankees 11
Elmer Valo 13 Philadelphia Athletics 12
Joe Gordon 12 New York Yankees 13
Oris Hockett 12 Cleveland Indians  
Johnny Pesky 12 Boston Red Sox  
Bob Kennedy 11 Chicago White Sox 16
Barney McCosky 11 Detroit Tigers  
Tony Lupien 10 Boston Red Sox 18
Jeff Heath 9 Cleveland Indians 19
Ray Mack 9 Cleveland Indians  
Pete Fox 8 Boston Red Sox 21
Roy Weatherly 8 Cleveland Indians  
Lou Boudreau 7 Cleveland Indians 23
Mike Kreevich 7 Philadelphia Athletics  
Harlond Clift 6 St. Louis Browns 25



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?

Jose Cruz of the Houston Astros had his number twenty-five retired on October 3, 1992, and became the first Major League player with that particular retired number.