Stolen Bases : 1971 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:

"When you're playing 162 baseball games, you're playing almost every day, it's nice to have a guy (Jose Lima) like that around to lighten things up and have fun. It's a huge plus for us." - Detroit Tigers Pitcher Matt Anderson
 

1971 Stolen Bases Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Lou Brock 64 St. Louis Cardinals 1
Joe Morgan 40 Houston Astros 2
Ralph Garr 30 Atlanta Braves 3
Tommie Agee 28 New York Mets 4
Larry Bowa 28 Philadelphia Phillies  
Bud Harrelson 28 New York Mets  
Bobby Bonds 26 San Francisco Giants 7
Willie Mays 23 San Francisco Giants 8
Enzo Hernandez 21 San Diego Padres 9
Cesar Cedeno 20 Houston Astros 10
Willie Davis 20 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Matty Alou 19 St. Louis Cardinals 12
Ken Henderson 18 San Francisco Giants 13
Gene Clines 15 Pittsburgh Pirates 14
Don Kessinger 15 Chicago Cubs  
Roger Metzger 15 Houston Astros  
Maury Wills 15 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Bob Bailey 13 Montreal Expos 18
Dave Cash 13 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Pete Rose 13 Cincinnati Reds  
Jose Cardenal 12 St. Louis Cardinals 21
Tito Fuentes 12 San Francisco Giants  
Felix Millan 11 Atlanta Braves 23
Vic Davalillo 10 Pittsburgh Pirates 24
Jimmy Wynn 10 Houston Astros  



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?