Stolen Bases : 1939 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:

"Over 162 games, if my big guys are hitting and we get even halfway decent pitching, we'll beat their (our opponents) brains out." - Cincinnati Reds' Manager Sparky Anderson
 

1939 Stolen Bases Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Stan Hack 17 Chicago Cubs 1
Lee Handley 17 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Bill Werber 15 Cincinnati Reds 3
Cookie Lavagetto 14 Brooklyn Dodgers 4
Buddy Hassett 13 Boston Bees 5
Arky Vaughan 12 Pittsburgh Pirates 6
Ernie Koy 11 Brooklyn Dodgers 7
Pete Coscarart 10 Brooklyn Dodgers 8
Billy Herman 9 Chicago Cubs 9
Augie Galan 8 Chicago Cubs 10
Morrie Arnovich 7 Philadelphia Phillies 11
Jim Gleeson 7 Chicago Cubs  
Dick Bartell 6 Chicago Cubs 13
Jack Bolling 6 Philadelphia Phillies  
Pepper Martin 6 St. Louis Cardinals  
Joe Medwick 6 St. Louis Cardinals  
Terry Moore 6 St. Louis Cardinals  
Mickey Owen 6 St. Louis Cardinals  
Harry Craft 5 Cincinnati Reds 19
Tony Cuccinello 5 Boston Bees  
Lonny Frey 5 Cincinnati Reds  
Lee Gamble 5 Cincinnati Reds  
Don Gutteridge 5 St. Louis Cardinals  
Johnny Hudson 5 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Jo-Jo Moore 5 New York Giants  



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

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.