Stolen Bases : 1948 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:

"What people don't understand is, one day off for Cal Ripken would not recharge his batteries. One day would not do it. He's not playing 2,130 games in a row. Cal is ONLY playing 162 games a year." - Frank Robinson in The Sporting News (September 11, 1995)
 

1948 Stolen Bases Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Bob Dillinger 28 St. Louis Browns 1
Gil Coan 23 Washington Senators 2
Mickey Vernon 15 Washington Senators 3
Dale Mitchell 13 Cleveland Indians 4
Tony Lupien 11 Chicago White Sox 5
Thurman Tucker 11 Cleveland Indians  
Al Zarilla 11 St. Louis Browns  
Luke Appling 10 Chicago White Sox 8
Dom DiMaggio 10 Boston Red Sox  
Ferris Fain 10 Philadelphia Athletics  
Elmer Valo 10 Philadelphia Athletics  
Larry Doby 9 Cleveland Indians 12
Cass Michaels 8 Chicago White Sox 13
Dave Philley 8 Chicago White Sox  
Sherry Robertson 8 Washington Senators  
Bud Stewart 8 New York Yankees  
Washington Senators  
Sam Chapman 6 Philadelphia Athletics 17
Jim Hegan 6 Cleveland Indians  
Jerry Priddy 6 St. Louis Browns  
Phil Rizzuto 6 New York Yankees  
Ray Coleman 5 St. Louis Browns 21
Philadelphia Athletics  
Billy Goodman 5 Boston Red Sox  
Joe Gordon 5 Cleveland Indians  
Wally Moses 5 Boston Red Sox  
Snuffy Stirnweiss 5 New York Yankees  



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.

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).