Stolen Bases : 1906 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:

"The baseball season - six months & 2,106 games - is flat out long, and it's a rare one of those games that doesn't ramble or sputter or digress or somehow violate the rules of dramatic narrative. Baseball takes its own sweet time reaching its conclusions." - Dwight Allen in Reds, Yanks and O's (1989)
 

1906 Stolen Bases Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Frank Chance 57 Chicago Cubs 1
Sherry Magee 55 Philadelphia Phillies 2
Art Devlin 54 New York Giants 3
Honus Wagner 53 Pittsburgh Pirates 4
Johnny Evers 49 Chicago Cubs 5
Miller Huggins 41 Cincinnati Reds 6
Billy Maloney 38 Brooklyn Superbas 7
Harry Lumley 35 Brooklyn Superbas 8
Spike Shannon 33 St. Louis Cardinals 9
New York Giants  
George Browne 32 New York Giants 10
Sam Mertes 31 New York Giants 11
St. Louis Cardinals  
Dan McGann 30 New York Giants 12
Jimmy Sheckard 30 Chicago Cubs  
Joe Tinker 30 Chicago Cubs  
Cy Seymour 29 Cincinnati Reds 15
New York Giants  
Harry Steinfeldt 29 Chicago Cubs  
Roger Bresnahan 25 New York Giants 17
Wildfire Schulte 25 Chicago Cubs  
Jimmy Slagle 25 Chicago Cubs  
Doc Casey 22 Brooklyn Superbas 20
Billy Gilbert 22 New York Giants  
Roy Thomas 22 Philadelphia Phillies  
Jim Delahanty 21 Cincinnati Reds 23
Tommy Leach 21 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Sammy Strang 21 New York Giants  



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?

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.