Stolen Bases : 1902 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)
 

1902 Stolen Bases Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Honus Wagner 42 Pittsburgh Pirates 1
Jimmy Slagle 40 Chicago Cubs 2
Patsy Donovan 34 St. Louis Cardinals 3
Ginger Beaumont 33 Pittsburgh Pirates 4
Heinie Smith 32 New York Giants 5
George Barclay 30 St. Louis Cardinals 6
Billy Lush 30 Boston Beaneaters  
Fred Clarke 29 Pittsburgh Pirates 8
Charlie Dexter 29 Chicago Cubs  
Boston Beaneaters  
Pat Carney 27 Boston Beaneaters 10
Frank Chance 27 Chicago Cubs  
Duff Cooley 27 Boston Beaneaters  
Joe Tinker 27 Chicago Cubs  
Tommy Leach 25 Pittsburgh Pirates 14
George Browne 24 Philadelphia Phillies 15
New York Giants  
Cozy Dolan 24 Brooklyn Superbas  
Johnny Kling 24 Chicago Cubs  
Herman Long 24 Boston Beaneaters  
Kitty Bransfield 23 Pittsburgh Pirates 19
Gene DeMontreville 23 Boston Beaneaters  
Jimmy Sheckard 23 Brooklyn Superbas  
Fred Tenney 21 Boston Beaneaters 22
Tommy Corcoran 20 Cincinnati Reds 23
Bill Dahlen 20 Brooklyn Superbas  
Homer Smoot 20 St. Louis Cardinals  



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?

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.