Stolen Bases : 1893 National 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)
 

1893 Stolen Bases Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Tom Brown 66 Louisville Colonels 1
Tommy Dowd 59 St. Louis Browns 2
Arlie Latham 57 Cincinnati Reds 3
Eddie Burke 54 New York Giants 4
Steve Brodie 49 St. Louis Browns 5
Baltimore Orioles  
Dummy Hoy 48 Washington Senators 6
Buck Ewing 47 Cleveland Spiders 7
Bill Lange 47 Chicago Colts  
Patsy Donovan 46 Pittsburgh Pirates 9
Tommy McCarthy 46 Boston Beaneaters  
John Ward 46 New York Giants  
Hugh Duffy 44 Boston Beaneaters 12
Billy Hamilton 43 Philadelphia Phillies 13
Jack Doyle 40 New York Giants 14
Jesse Burkett 39 Cleveland Spiders 15
Dave Foutz 39 Brooklyn Bridegrooms  
Walt Wilmot 39 Chicago Colts  
Herman Long 38 Boston Beaneaters 18
John McGraw 38 Baltimore Orioles  
George Davis 37 New York Giants 20
Ed Delahanty 37 Philadelphia Phillies  
George Van Haltren 37 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Jack Glasscock 36 St. Louis Browns 23
Pittsburgh Pirates  
Joe Kelley 33 Baltimore Orioles 24
Tom Daly 32 Brooklyn Bridegrooms 25



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).

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?