Stolen Bases : 1916 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)
 

1916 Stolen Bases Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Max Carey 63 Pittsburgh Pirates 1
Benny Kauff 40 New York Giants 2
Bob Bescher 39 St. Louis Cardinals 3
George Burns 37 New York Giants 4
Buck Herzog 34 Cincinnati Reds 5
New York Giants  
Rabbit Maranville 32 Boston Braves 6
Possum Whitted 29 Philadelphia Phillies 7
George Cutshaw 27 Brooklyn Robins 8
Max Flack 24 Chicago Cubs 9
Jack Smith 24 St. Louis Cardinals  
Heinie Zimmerman 24 Chicago Cubs  
New York Giants  
Bruno Betzel 22 St. Louis Cardinals 12
Hal Chase 22 Cincinnati Reds  
Jimmy Johnston 22 Brooklyn Robins  
Dode Paskert 22 Philadelphia Phillies  
Jake Daubert 21 Brooklyn Robins 16
Tom Long 21 St. Louis Cardinals  
Dave Robertson 21 New York Giants  
Milt Stock 21 Philadelphia Phillies  
Doug Baird 20 Pittsburgh Pirates 20
Bert Niehoff 20 Philadelphia Phillies  
Vic Saier 20 Chicago Cubs  
Larry Doyle 19 New York Giants 23
Chicago Cubs  
Fred Merkle 19 New York Giants  
Brooklyn Robins  
Edd Roush 19 New York Giants  
Cincinnati Reds  



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.

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.