Stolen Bases : 1976 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:

"What people don't understand is, one day off for Cal Ripken would not recharge his batteries. One day would not do it. He's not playing 2,130 games in a row. Cal is ONLY playing 162 games a year." - Frank Robinson in The Sporting News (September 11, 1995)
 

1976 Stolen Bases Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Davey Lopes 63 Los Angeles Dodgers 1
Joe Morgan 60 Cincinnati Reds 2
Cesar Cedeno 58 Houston Astros 3
Frank Taveras 58 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Lou Brock 56 St. Louis Cardinals 5
Enos Cabell 35 Houston Astros 6
Ken Griffey 34 Cincinnati Reds 7
Larry Bowa 30 Philadelphia Phillies 8
Garry Maddox 29 Philadelphia Phillies 9
Bill Buckner 28 Los Angeles Dodgers 10
Jose Cruz 28 Houston Astros  
Dave Winfield 26 San Diego Padres 12
Pepe Mangual 24 Montreal Expos 13
New York Mets  
Jerry Royster 24 Atlanta Braves  
Jose Cardenal 23 Chicago Cubs 15
Cesar Geronimo 22 Cincinnati Reds 16
Jerry Mumphrey 22 St. Louis Cardinals  
Dave Concepcion 21 Cincinnati Reds 18
Steve Garvey 19 Los Angeles Dodgers 19
Dave Parker 19 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Rennie Stennett 18 Pittsburgh Pirates 21
George Foster 17 Cincinnati Reds 22
Manny Trillo 17 Chicago Cubs  
Jimmy Wynn 16 Atlanta Braves 24
Bill Madlock 15 Chicago Cubs 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).

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?