Stolen Bases : 1959 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 key for this year was staying healthy, playing 154 games (his biggest goal was to play 162 games). When I'm healthy, I'm can put up the best numbers I can." - Juan Gonzalez (1999)
 

1959 Stolen Bases Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Willie Mays 27 San Francisco Giants 1
Orlando Cepeda 23 San Francisco Giants 2
Jim Gilliam 23 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Tony Taylor 23 Chicago Cubs  
Vada Pinson 21 Cincinnati Reds 5
Frank Robinson 18 Cincinnati Reds 6
Charlie Neal 17 Los Angeles Dodgers 7
Don Blasingame 15 St. Louis Cardinals 8
Wally Moon 15 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Bill White 15 St. Louis Cardinals  
Johnny Temple 14 Cincinnati Reds 11
Bill Bruton 13 Milwaukee Braves 12
Ken Boyer 12 St. Louis Cardinals 13
Jackie Brandt 11 San Francisco Giants 14
Bob Skinner 10 Pittsburgh Pirates 15
Richie Ashburn 9 Philadelphia Phillies 16
Don Hoak 9 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Hank Aaron 8 Milwaukee Braves 18
Gene Freese 8 Philadelphia Phillies  
Gino Cimoli 7 St. Louis Cardinals 20
Joe Koppe 7 Philadelphia Phillies  
Johnny Roseboro 7 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Bill Virdon 7 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Maury Wills 7 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Sparky Anderson 6 Philadelphia Phillies 25



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.

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.

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?