Stolen Bases : 1919 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:

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1919 Stolen Bases Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

George Burns 40 New York Giants 1
George Cutshaw 36 Pittsburgh Pirates 2
Carson Bigbee 31 Pittsburgh Pirates 3
Jack Smith 30 St. Louis Cardinals 4
Buck Herzog 28 Boston Braves 5
Chicago Cubs  
Greasy Neale 28 Cincinnati Reds  
Cliff Heathcote 27 St. Louis Cardinals 7
Ivy Olson 26 Brooklyn Robins 8
Irish Meusel 24 Philadelphia Phillies 9
Ross Youngs 24 New York Giants  
Billy Southworth 23 Pittsburgh Pirates 11
Tony Boeckel 21 Pittsburgh Pirates 12
Boston Braves  
Heinie Groh 21 Cincinnati Reds  
Benny Kauff 21 New York Giants  
Charlie Pick 21 Chicago Cubs  
Boston Braves  
Fred Merkle 20 Chicago Cubs 16
Edd Roush 20 Cincinnati Reds  
Walter Holke 19 Boston Braves 18
Lee Magee 19 Brooklyn Robins  
Chicago Cubs  
Les Mann 19 Chicago Cubs  
Boston Braves  
Doug Baird 18 Philadelphia Phillies 21
St. Louis Cardinals  
Brooklyn Robins  
Max Carey 18 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Max Flack 18 Chicago Cubs  
Larry Kopf 18 Cincinnati Reds  
Rogers Hornsby 17 St. Louis Cardinals 25



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).

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.

Future Hall of Famer Sammy Sosa is best known for wearing number twenty-one; however, when the young slugger played for the Chicago White Sox (1989-1991) he only wore number twenty-five.