Stolen Bases : 1895 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:

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1895 Stolen Bases Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Billy Hamilton 97 Philadelphia Phillies 1
Bill Lange 67 Chicago Colts 2
John McGraw 61 Baltimore Orioles 3
Joe Kelley 54 Baltimore Orioles 4
Hughie Jennings 53 Baltimore Orioles 5
Jake Stenzel 53 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Ed Cartwright 50 Washington Senators 7
Dummy Hoy 50 Cincinnati Reds  
George Davis 48 New York Giants 9
Arlie Latham 48 Cincinnati Reds  
Bill Everitt 47 Chicago Colts 11
Willie Keeler 47 Baltimore Orioles  
Ed Delahanty 46 Philadelphia Phillies 13
Dusty Miller 43 Cincinnati Reds 14
Tom Brown 42 St. Louis Browns 15
Washington Senators  
Hugh Duffy 42 Boston Beaneaters  
General Stafford 42 New York Giants  
Jesse Burkett 41 Cleveland Spiders 18
George Hogriever 41 Cincinnati Reds  
Fred Clarke 40 Louisville Colonels 20
Monte Cross 39 Pittsburgh Pirates 21
Bill Dahlen 38 Chicago Colts 22
Candy LaChance 37 Brooklyn Bridegrooms 23
Jack Crooks 36 Washington Senators 24
Patsy Donovan 36 Pittsburgh Pirates  



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 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?

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.