Stolen Bases : 1984 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 baseball season - six months & 2,106 games - is flat out long, and it's a rare one of those games that doesn't ramble or sputter or digress or somehow violate the rules of dramatic narrative. Baseball takes its own sweet time reaching its conclusions." - Dwight Allen in Reds, Yanks and O's (1989)
 

1984 Stolen Bases Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Rickey Henderson 66 Oakland Athletics 1
Dave Collins 60 Toronto Blue Jays 2
Brett Butler 52 Cleveland Indians 3
Gary Pettis 48 California Angels 4
Willie Wilson 47 Kansas City Royals 5
Damaso Garcia 46 Toronto Blue Jays 6
Lloyd Moseby 39 Toronto Blue Jays 7
Kirk Gibson 29 Detroit Tigers 8
Rudy Law 29 Chicago White Sox  
Jack Perconte 29 Seattle Mariners  
Wayne Tolleson 22 Texas Rangers 11
Phil Bradley 21 Seattle Mariners 12
Tony Bernazard 20 Cleveland Indians 13
Omar Moreno 20 New York Yankees  
Julio Franco 19 Cleveland Indians 15
Pat Sheridan 19 Kansas City Royals  
Alan Trammell 19 Detroit Tigers  
Billy Sample 18 Texas Rangers 18
Spike Owen 16 Seattle Mariners 19
Julio Cruz 14 Chicago White Sox 20
Mike Davis 14 Oakland Athletics  
Kirby Puckett 14 Minnesota Twins  
Robin Yount 14 Milwaukee Brewers  
Jackie Gutierrez 12 Boston Red Sox 24
Davey Lopes 12 Oakland Athletics  



The first player from the Angels franchise (they were the California Angels at the time) to wear the number twenty-five was Bob Perry.

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.

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?