Stolen Bases : 1897 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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1897 Stolen Bases Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Bill Lange 73 Chicago Colts 1
Jake Stenzel 69 Baltimore Orioles 2
Billy Hamilton 66 Boston Beaneaters 3
George Davis 65 New York Giants 4
Willie Keeler 64 Baltimore Orioles 5
Jack Doyle 62 Baltimore Orioles 6
Hughie Jennings 60 Baltimore Orioles 7
Fred Clarke 57 Louisville Colonels 8
George Van Haltren 50 New York Giants 9
Fielder Jones 48 Brooklyn Bridegrooms 10
Kip Selbach 46 Washington Senators 11
Joe Kelley 44 Baltimore Orioles 12
Barry McCormick 44 Chicago Colts  
John McGraw 44 Baltimore Orioles  
Kid Gleason 43 New York Giants 15
Tommy Dowd 41 St. Louis Browns 16
Philadelphia Phillies  
Hugh Duffy 41 Boston Beaneaters  
Mike Tiernan 40 New York Giants 18
Monte Cross 38 St. Louis Browns 19
Ollie Pickering 38 Louisville Colonels  
Cleveland Spiders  
Dummy Hoy 37 Cincinnati Reds 21
Patsy Donovan 34 Pittsburgh Pirates 22
Fred Tenney 34 Boston Beaneaters  
Bill Joyce 33 New York Giants 24
Duff Cooley 31 Philadelphia Phillies 25



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?

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