Stolen Bases : 1983 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 guys who made up this schedule must have been in a room with a bottle of Wild Turkey and 40 straws." - Dave Bergman
 

1983 Stolen Bases Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Rickey Henderson 108 Oakland Athletics 1
Rudy Law 77 Chicago White Sox 2
Willie Wilson 59 Kansas City Royals 3
Julio Cruz 57 Seattle Mariners 4
Chicago White Sox  
Billy Sample 44 Texas Rangers 5
Paul Molitor 41 Milwaukee Brewers 6
U.L. Washington 40 Kansas City Royals 7
Wayne Tolleson 33 Texas Rangers 8
Mike Davis 32 Oakland Athletics 9
Julio Franco 32 Cleveland Indians  
Dave Collins 31 Toronto Blue Jays 11
Damaso Garcia 31 Toronto Blue Jays  
Alan Trammell 30 Detroit Tigers 13
John Wathan 28 Kansas City Royals 14
Lloyd Moseby 27 Toronto Blue Jays 15
Bill Almon 26 Oakland Athletics 16
Tony Bernazard 23 Chicago White Sox 17
Seattle Mariners  
Davey Lopes 22 Oakland Athletics 18
Rick Manning 18 Cleveland Indians 19
Milwaukee Brewers  
Don Baylor 17 New York Yankees 20
Lou Whitaker 17 Detroit Tigers  
Toby Harrah 16 Cleveland Indians 22
Tony Phillips 16 Oakland Athletics  
John Shelby 15 Baltimore Orioles 24
Dave Winfield 15 New York Yankees  



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?

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.