Stolen Bases : 1940 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:

"I don't think I stayed for a complete game that first year (in Arizona). But something happened. During the second year, I started watching more intently, listening to the broadcasters talk about strategy. I started getting it. Suddenly, a 162-game season didn't seem ridiculously long anymore." - Richard Ruelas in The Arizona Republic (11-07-2001)
 

1940 Stolen Bases Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Lonny Frey 22 Cincinnati Reds 1
Stan Hack 21 Chicago Cubs 2
Terry Moore 18 St. Louis Cardinals 3
Bill Werber 16 Cincinnati Reds 4
Pee Wee Reese 15 Brooklyn Dodgers 5
Bob Elliott 13 Pittsburgh Pirates 6
Ernie Koy 13 Brooklyn Dodgers  
St. Louis Cardinals  
Bama Rowell 12 Boston Bees 8
Arky Vaughan 12 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Vince DiMaggio 11 Cincinnati Reds 10
Pittsburgh Pirates  
Jimmy Brown 9 St. Louis Cardinals 11
Dolph Camilli 9 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Augie Galan 9 Chicago Cubs  
Ival Goodman 9 Cincinnati Reds  
Marty Marion 9 St. Louis Cardinals  
Joe Orengo 9 St. Louis Cardinals  
Burgess Whitehead 9 New York Giants  
Mike McCormick 8 Cincinnati Reds 18
Eddie Miller 8 Boston Bees  
Enos Slaughter 8 St. Louis Cardinals  
Frankie Gustine 7 Pittsburgh Pirates 21
Lee Handley 7 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Johnny Mize 7 St. Louis Cardinals  
Jo-Jo Moore 7 New York Giants  
Al Lopez 6 Boston Bees 25
Pittsburgh Pirates  



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.

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?

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.