Stolen Bases : 1958 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 baseball season - six months & 2,106 games - is flat out long, and it's a rare one of those games that doesn't ramble or sputter or digress or somehow violate the rules of dramatic narrative. Baseball takes its own sweet time reaching its conclusions." - Dwight Allen in Reds, Yanks and O's (1989)
 

1958 Stolen Bases Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Willie Mays 31 San Francisco Giants 1
Richie Ashburn 30 Philadelphia Phillies 2
Tony Taylor 21 Chicago Cubs 3
Don Blasingame 20 St. Louis Cardinals 4
Jim Gilliam 18 Los Angeles Dodgers 5
Orlando Cepeda 15 San Francisco Giants 6
Johnny Temple 15 Cincinnati Redlegs  
Don Zimmer 14 Los Angeles Dodgers 8
Chico Fernandez 12 Philadelphia Phillies 9
Bob Skinner 12 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Ken Boyer 11 St. Louis Cardinals 11
Johnny Roseboro 11 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Frank Robinson 10 Cincinnati Redlegs 13
Roberto Clemente 8 Pittsburgh Pirates 14
Gil Hodges 8 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Dee Fondy 7 Cincinnati Redlegs 16
Charlie Neal 7 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Don Hoak 6 Cincinnati Redlegs 18
Eddie Mathews 5 Milwaukee Braves 19
Roy McMillan 5 Cincinnati Redlegs  
Bill Virdon 5 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Hank Aaron 4 Milwaukee Braves 22
Felipe Alou 4 San Francisco Giants  
Ernie Banks 4 Chicago Cubs  
Bill Bruton 4 Milwaukee Braves  



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?

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.

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