Stolen Bases : 1973 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)
 

1973 Stolen Bases Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Lou Brock 70 St. Louis Cardinals 1
Joe Morgan 67 Cincinnati Reds 2
Cesar Cedeno 56 Houston Astros 3
Bobby Bonds 43 San Francisco Giants 4
Davey Lopes 36 Los Angeles Dodgers 5
Ralph Garr 35 Atlanta Braves 6
Dusty Baker 24 Atlanta Braves 7
Garry Maddox 24 San Francisco Giants  
Dave Concepcion 22 Cincinnati Reds 9
Jose Cardenal 19 Chicago Cubs 10
Willie Davis 17 Los Angeles Dodgers 11
Gary Matthews 17 San Francisco Giants  
Mike Jorgensen 16 Montreal Expos 13
Enzo Hernandez 15 San Diego Padres 14
Bill Russell 15 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Derrel Thomas 15 San Diego Padres  
Bobby Tolan 15 Cincinnati Reds  
Jimmy Wynn 14 Houston Astros 18
Bill Buckner 12 Los Angeles Dodgers 19
Willie Crawford 12 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Tito Fuentes 12 San Francisco Giants  
Larry Lintz 12 Montreal Expos  
Ron Woods 12 Montreal Expos  
Dave Roberts 11 San Diego Padres 24
Larry Bowa 10 Philadelphia Phillies 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 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?

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.