Stolen Bases : 1982 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:

"I don't think I stayed for a complete game that first year (in Arizona). But something happened. During the second year, I started watching more intently, listening to the broadcasters talk about strategy. I started getting it. Suddenly, a 162-game season didn't seem ridiculously long anymore." - Richard Ruelas in The Arizona Republic (11-07-2001)
 

1982 Stolen Bases Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Rickey Henderson 130 Oakland Athletics 1
Damaso Garcia 54 Toronto Blue Jays 2
Julio Cruz 46 Seattle Mariners 3
Paul Molitor 41 Milwaukee Brewers 4
Willie Wilson 37 Kansas City Royals 5
Rudy Law 36 Chicago White Sox 6
John Wathan 36 Kansas City Royals  
Miguel Dilone 33 Cleveland Indians 8
Von Hayes 32 Cleveland Indians 9
Bobby Brown 28 Seattle Mariners 10
Ron LeFlore 28 Chicago White Sox  
Davey Lopes 28 Oakland Athletics  
Dwayne Murphy 26 Oakland Athletics 13
U.L. Washington 23 Kansas City Royals 14
Alan Trammell 19 Detroit Tigers 15
Alan Bannister 18 Cleveland Indians 16
Carlton Fisk 17 Chicago White Sox 17
Toby Harrah 17 Cleveland Indians  
Willie Randolph 16 New York Yankees 19
Jerry Remy 16 Boston Red Sox  
Jimmy Sexton 16 Oakland Athletics  
Enos Cabell 15 Detroit Tigers 22
Barry Bonnell 14 Toronto Blue Jays 23
Robin Yount 14 Milwaukee Brewers  
Dave Collins 13 New York Yankees 25



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.

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?