Stolen Bases : 1917 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)
 

1917 Stolen Bases Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Max Carey 46 Pittsburgh Pirates 1
George Burns 40 New York Giants 2
Benny Kauff 30 New York Giants 3
Rabbit Maranville 27 Boston Braves 4
Doug Baird 26 Pittsburgh Pirates 5
St. Louis Cardinals  
Greasy Neale 25 Cincinnati Reds 6
Jack Smith 25 St. Louis Cardinals  
Milt Stock 25 Philadelphia Phillies  
George Cutshaw 22 Brooklyn Robins 9
Hal Chase 21 Cincinnati Reds 10
Joe Kelly 21 Boston Braves  
Tom Long 21 St. Louis Cardinals  
Edd Roush 21 Cincinnati Reds  
Carson Bigbee 19 Pittsburgh Pirates 14
Dode Paskert 19 Philadelphia Phillies  
Casey Stengel 18 Brooklyn Robins 16
Max Flack 17 Chicago Cubs 17
Rogers Hornsby 17 St. Louis Cardinals  
Larry Kopf 17 Cincinnati Reds  
Dave Robertson 17 New York Giants  
Rollie Zeider 17 Chicago Cubs  
Walton Cruise 16 St. Louis Cardinals 22
Jimmy Johnston 16 Brooklyn Robins  
Ed Konetchy 16 Boston Braves  
Red Smith 16 Boston Braves  



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).

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.

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