Stolen Bases : 1915 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)
 

1915 Stolen Bases Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Max Carey 36 Pittsburgh Pirates 1
Buck Herzog 35 Cincinnati Reds 2
Doug Baird 29 Pittsburgh Pirates 3
Vic Saier 29 Chicago Cubs  
George Cutshaw 28 Brooklyn Robins 5
Bob Bescher 27 St. Louis Cardinals 6
George Burns 27 New York Giants  
Dots Miller 27 St. Louis Cardinals  
Art Butler 26 St. Louis Cardinals 9
Doc Johnston 26 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Possum Whitted 24 Philadelphia Phillies 11
Larry Doyle 22 New York Giants 12
Dave Robertson 22 New York Giants  
Honus Wagner 22 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Bert Niehoff 21 Philadelphia Phillies 15
Zack Wheat 21 Brooklyn Robins  
Tommy Leach 20 Cincinnati Reds 17
Fred Merkle 20 New York Giants  
Roger Bresnahan 19 Chicago Cubs 19
Gus Getz 19 Brooklyn Robins  
Wilbur Good 19 Chicago Cubs  
Tom Long 19 St. Louis Cardinals  
Fritz Mollwitz 19 Cincinnati Reds  
Hy Myers 19 Brooklyn Robins  
Wildfire Schulte 19 Chicago Cubs  



Jim Thome wore number twenty-five since he first came up with the Cleveland Indians making him the franchise record holder for that particular number (Mike Garcia is second).

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.