Stolen Bases : 1944 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 key for this year was staying healthy, playing 154 games (his biggest goal was to play 162 games). When I'm healthy, I'm can put up the best numbers I can." - Juan Gonzalez (1999)
 

1944 Stolen Bases Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Snuffy Stirnweiss 55 New York Yankees 1
George Case 49 Washington Senators 2
George Myatt 26 Washington Senators 3
Wally Moses 21 Chicago White Sox 4
Don Gutteridge 20 St. Louis Browns 5
Catfish Metkovich 13 Boston Red Sox 6
Thurman Tucker 13 Chicago White Sox  
Lou Boudreau 11 Cleveland Indians 8
Joe Kuhel 11 Washington Senators  
Pete Fox 10 Boston Red Sox 10
Ford Garrison 10 Boston Red Sox  
Philadelphia Athletics  
Gil Torres 10 Washington Senators  
Eddie Mayo 9 Detroit Tigers 13
Mike Guerra 8 Washington Senators 14
Oris Hockett 8 Cleveland Indians  
Paul Richards 8 Detroit Tigers  
Myril Hoag 7 Chicago White Sox 17
Cleveland Indians  
Joe Hoover 7 Detroit Tigers  
Jimmy Outlaw 7 Detroit Tigers  
Jake Powell 7 Washington Senators  
Skeeter Webb 7 Chicago White Sox  
Doc Cramer 6 Detroit Tigers 22
Leon Culberson 6 Boston Red Sox  
Oscar Grimes 6 New York Yankees  
Ed Busch 5 Philadelphia Athletics 25



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?

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.