Stolen Bases : 1909 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:

"What people don't understand is, one day off for Cal Ripken would not recharge his batteries. One day would not do it. He's not playing 2,130 games in a row. Cal is ONLY playing 162 games a year." - Frank Robinson in The Sporting News (September 11, 1995)
 

1909 Stolen Bases Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Bob Bescher 54 Cincinnati Reds 1
Red Murray 48 New York Giants 2
Dick Egan 39 Cincinnati Reds 3
Al Burch 38 Brooklyn Superbas 4
Sherry Magee 38 Philadelphia Phillies  
Johnny Bates 37 Boston Doves 6
Philadelphia Phillies  
Mike Mitchell 37 Cincinnati Reds  
Honus Wagner 35 Pittsburgh Pirates 8
Jap Barbeau 33 Pittsburgh Pirates 9
St. Louis Cardinals  
Al Bridwell 32 New York Giants 10
Fred Clarke 31 Pittsburgh Pirates 11
Larry Doyle 31 New York Giants  
Bill O'Hara 31 New York Giants  
Hans Lobert 30 Cincinnati Reds 14
Bobby Byrne 29 St. Louis Cardinals 15
Pittsburgh Pirates  
Frank Chance 29 Chicago Cubs  
Johnny Evers 28 Chicago Cubs 17
Eddie Grant 28 Philadelphia Phillies  
Tommy Leach 27 Pittsburgh Pirates 19
Art Devlin 26 New York Giants 20
Ed Konetchy 25 St. Louis Cardinals 21
Bill Sweeney 25 Boston Doves  
Rebel Oakes 23 Cincinnati Reds 23
Dode Paskert 23 Cincinnati Reds  
Wildfire Schulte 23 Chicago Cubs  



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.

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.