Stolen Bases : 1942 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:

"What people don't understand is, one day off for Cal Ripken would not recharge his batteries. One day would not do it. He's not playing 2,130 games in a row. Cal is ONLY playing 162 games a year." - Frank Robinson in The Sporting News (September 11, 1995)
 

1942 Stolen Bases Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Pete Reiser 20 Brooklyn Dodgers 1
Nanny Fernandez 15 Boston Braves 2
Pee Wee Reese 15 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Johnny Hopp 14 St. Louis Cardinals 4
Lennie Merullo 14 Chicago Cubs  
Danny Murtaugh 13 Philadelphia Phillies 6
Eddie Miller 11 Boston Braves 7
Gee Walker 11 Cincinnati Reds  
Johnny Barrett 10 Pittsburgh Pirates 9
Dolph Camilli 10 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Vince DiMaggio 10 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Terry Moore 10 St. Louis Cardinals  
Mickey Owen 10 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Lonny Frey 9 Cincinnati Reds 14
Stan Hack 9 Chicago Cubs  
Eddie Joost 9 Cincinnati Reds  
Enos Slaughter 9 St. Louis Cardinals  
Bill Werber 9 New York Giants  
Marty Marion 8 St. Louis Cardinals 19
Bill Nicholson 8 Chicago Cubs  
Arky Vaughan 8 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Phil Cavarretta 7 Chicago Cubs 22
Whitey Kurowski 7 St. Louis Cardinals  
Clyde McCullough 7 Chicago Cubs  
Bert Haas 6 Cincinnati Reds 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).

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.