Stolen Bases : 1899 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:

"Although baseball decided to extend the regular season deeper into October to play 162 games (after the 09-11 disaster), why not just play 154? Baseball has dealt with shortened seasons before. (Bud) Selig spoke about the sanctity of playing 162 games, but baseball played 154 games until 1961. Baseball should have just let the games go and continued with the current schedule." - Joe Morgan on ESPN (September 19, 2001)
 

1899 Stolen Bases Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Jimmy Sheckard 77 Baltimore Orioles 1
John McGraw 73 Baltimore Orioles 2
Emmet Heidrick 55 St. Louis Perfectos 3
Ducky Holmes 50 Baltimore Orioles 4
Fred Clarke 49 Louisville Colonels 5
Gene DeMontreville 47 Chicago Orphans 6
Baltimore Orioles  
Willie Keeler 45 Brooklyn Superbas 7
Sam Mertes 45 Chicago Orphans  
Tom Daly 43 Brooklyn Superbas 9
Roy Thomas 42 Philadelphia Phillies 10
Bill Lange 41 Chicago Orphans 11
Kip Selbach 38 Cincinnati Reds 12
Honus Wagner 37 Louisville Colonels 13
Jack Doyle 35 New York Giants 14
George Davis 34 New York Giants 15
Bill Keister 33 Baltimore Orioles 16
Chick Stahl 33 Boston Beaneaters  
Tommy Corcoran 32 Cincinnati Reds 18
Dummy Hoy 32 Louisville Colonels  
Ginger Beaumont 31 Pittsburgh Pirates 20
Elmer Flick 31 Philadelphia Phillies  
Joe Kelley 31 Brooklyn Superbas  
Candy LaChance 31 Baltimore Orioles  
George Van Haltren 31 New York Giants  
Ed Delahanty 30 Philadelphia Phillies 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.

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