Stolen Bases : 1952 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 guys who made up this schedule must have been in a room with a bottle of Wild Turkey and 40 straws." - Dave Bergman
 

1952 Stolen Bases Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Pee Wee Reese 30 Brooklyn Dodgers 1
Sam Jethroe 28 Boston Braves 2
Jackie Robinson 24 Brooklyn Dodgers 3
Richie Ashburn 16 Philadelphia Phillies 4
Dee Fondy 13 Chicago Cubs 5
Connie Ryan 13 Philadelphia Phillies  
Bobby Adams 11 Cincinnati Reds 7
Earl Torgeson 11 Boston Braves  
Billy Cox 10 Brooklyn Dodgers 9
Brandy Davis 9 Pittsburgh Pirates 10
Red Schoendienst 9 St. Louis Cardinals  
Roy Campanella 8 Brooklyn Dodgers 12
Granny Hamner 7 Philadelphia Phillies 13
Hal Jeffcoat 7 Chicago Cubs  
Stan Musial 7 St. Louis Cardinals  
Duke Snider 7 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Al Dark 6 New York Giants 17
Bobby Del Greco 6 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Del Ennis 6 Philadelphia Phillies  
Randy Jackson 6 Chicago Cubs  
Eddie Mathews 6 Boston Braves  
Enos Slaughter 6 St. Louis Cardinals  
Frank Baumholtz 5 Chicago Cubs 23
Grady Hatton 5 Cincinnati Reds  
Willie Jones 5 Philadelphia Phillies  



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.

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.

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.