Stolen Bases : 1964 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
 

1964 Stolen Bases Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Maury Wills 53 Los Angeles Dodgers 1
Lou Brock 43 Chicago Cubs 2
St. Louis Cardinals  
Willie Davis 42 Los Angeles Dodgers 3
Tommy Harper 24 Cincinnati Reds 4
Frank Robinson 23 Cincinnati Reds 5
Hank Aaron 22 Milwaukee Braves 6
Willie Mays 19 San Francisco Giants 7
Tony Taylor 13 Philadelphia Phillies 8
Donn Clendenon 12 Pittsburgh Pirates 9
Billy Cowan 12 Chicago Cubs  
Tommy Davis 11 Los Angeles Dodgers 11
Chico Ruiz 11 Cincinnati Reds  
Bob Bailey 10 Pittsburgh Pirates 13
Len Gabrielson 10 Milwaukee Braves  
Chicago Cubs  
Jimmy Stewart 10 Chicago Cubs  
Billy Williams 10 Chicago Cubs  
Orlando Cepeda 9 San Francisco Giants 17
Julian Javier 9 St. Louis Cardinals  
Curt Flood 8 St. Louis Cardinals 19
Joe Gaines 8 Houston Colt .45s  
Vada Pinson 8 Cincinnati Reds  
Nate Oliver 7 Los Angeles Dodgers 22
Al Spangler 7 Houston Colt .45s  
Bill White 7 St. Louis Cardinals  
Jesus Alou 6 San Francisco Giants 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 first player from the Angels franchise (they were the California Angels at the time) to wear the number twenty-five was Bob Perry.

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?