Stolen Bases : 1952 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:

"Although baseball decided to extend the regular season deeper into October to play 162 games (after the 09-11 disaster), why not just play 154? Baseball has dealt with shortened seasons before. (Bud) Selig spoke about the sanctity of playing 162 games, but baseball played 154 games until 1961. Baseball should have just let the games go and continued with the current schedule." - Joe Morgan on ESPN (September 19, 2001)
 

1952 Stolen Bases Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Minnie Minoso 22 Chicago White Sox 1
Jim Rivera 21 St. Louis Browns 2
Chicago White Sox  
Jackie Jensen 18 New York Yankees 3
Washington Senators  
Phil Rizzuto 17 New York Yankees 4
Faye Throneberry 16 Boston Red Sox 5
Bobby Avila 12 Cleveland Indians 6
Elmer Valo 12 Philadelphia Athletics  
Dave Philley 11 Philadelphia Athletics 8
Gil Coan 9 Washington Senators 9
Billy Goodman 8 Boston Red Sox 10
Al Rosen 8 Cleveland Indians  
Hector Rodriguez 7 Chicago White Sox 12
Mickey Vernon 7 Washington Senators  
Hank Bauer 6 New York Yankees 14
Dom DiMaggio 6 Boston Red Sox  
Gil McDougald 6 New York Yankees  
Dale Mitchell 6 Cleveland Indians  
Jim Busby 5 Chicago White Sox 18
Washington Senators  
Larry Doby 5 Cleveland Indians  
Hoot Evers 5 Detroit Tigers  
Boston Red Sox  
Nellie Fox 5 Chicago White Sox  
Eddie Joost 5 Philadelphia Athletics  
Skeeter Kell 5 Philadelphia Athletics  
Irv Noren 5 Washington Senators  
New York Yankees  
Harry Simpson 5 Cleveland Indians  



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.

Did you know that more than forty players have worn the number twenty-five for the Boston Red Sox — including Jack Clark, Denny Galehouse, Dizzy Trout and Tony Conigliaro.

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).