Stolen Bases : 1955 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)
 

1955 Stolen Bases Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Jim Rivera 25 Chicago White Sox 1
Minnie Minoso 19 Chicago White Sox 2
Jackie Jensen 16 Boston Red Sox 3
Jim Busby 12 Washington Senators 4
Chicago White Sox  
Al Smith 11 Cleveland Indians 5
Billy Hunter 9 New York Yankees 6
Earl Torgeson 9 Detroit Tigers  
Hank Bauer 8 New York Yankees 8
Harvey Kuenn 8 Detroit Tigers  
Mickey Mantle 8 New York Yankees  
Nellie Fox 7 Chicago White Sox 11
Phil Rizzuto 7 New York Yankees  
Al Kaline 6 Detroit Tigers 13
Billy Klaus 6 Boston Red Sox  
Gil McDougald 6 New York Yankees  
Jimmy Piersall 6 Boston Red Sox  
Bill Tuttle 6 Detroit Tigers  
Chuck Diering 5 Baltimore Orioles 18
Ferris Fain 5 Detroit Tigers  
Cleveland Indians  
Billy Goodman 5 Boston Red Sox  
Irv Noren 5 New York Yankees  
Dave Pope 5 Cleveland Indians  
Baltimore Orioles  
Elmer Valo 5 Kansas City Athletics  
Bob Cerv 4 New York Yankees 24
Gil Coan 4 Baltimore Orioles  
Chicago White Sox  



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.

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.

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.