Stolen Bases : 1905 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:

"Over 162 games, if my big guys are hitting and we get even halfway decent pitching, we'll beat their (our opponents) brains out." - Cincinnati Reds' Manager Sparky Anderson
 

1905 Stolen Bases Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Art Devlin 59 New York Giants 1
Billy Maloney 59 Chicago Cubs  
Honus Wagner 57 Pittsburgh Pirates 3
Sam Mertes 52 New York Giants 4
Sherry Magee 48 Philadelphia Phillies 5
Frank Chance 38 Chicago Cubs 6
Bill Dahlen 37 New York Giants 7
Mike Donlin 33 New York Giants 8
Joe Tinker 31 Chicago Cubs 9
Ed Abbaticchio 30 Boston Beaneaters 10
Tommy Corcoran 28 Cincinnati Reds 11
Kitty Bransfield 27 Philadelphia Phillies 12
Miller Huggins 27 Cincinnati Reds  
Spike Shannon 27 St. Louis Cardinals  
Jimmy Slagle 27 Chicago Cubs  
George Browne 26 New York Giants 16
Doc Gessler 26 Brooklyn Superbas  
Fred Clarke 24 Pittsburgh Pirates 18
Otis Clymer 23 Pittsburgh Pirates 19
Cozy Dolan 23 Cincinnati Reds  
Boston Beaneaters  
Jimmy Sheckard 23 Brooklyn Superbas  
Sammy Strang 23 New York Giants  
Roy Thomas 23 Philadelphia Phillies  
Doc Casey 22 Chicago Cubs 24
Harry Lumley 22 Brooklyn Superbas  



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?

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

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.