Stolen Bases : 1978 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)
 

1978 Stolen Bases Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Omar Moreno 71 Pittsburgh Pirates 1
Frank Taveras 46 Pittsburgh Pirates 2
Davey Lopes 45 Los Angeles Dodgers 3
Ivan DeJesus 41 Chicago Cubs 4
Ozzie Smith 40 San Diego Padres 5
Jose Cruz 37 Houston Astros 6
Gene Richards 37 San Diego Padres  
Garry Templeton 34 St. Louis Cardinals 8
Enos Cabell 33 Houston Astros 9
Garry Maddox 33 Philadelphia Phillies  
Terry Puhl 32 Houston Astros 11
Andre Dawson 28 Montreal Expos 12
Dan Driessen 28 Cincinnati Reds  
Bake McBride 28 Philadelphia Phillies  
Larry Bowa 27 Philadelphia Phillies 15
Phil Garner 27 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Billy North 27 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Jerry Royster 27 Atlanta Braves  
Rodney Scott 27 Chicago Cubs  
John Stearns 25 New York Mets 20
Cesar Cedeno 23 Houston Astros 21
Dave Concepcion 23 Cincinnati Reds  
Ken Griffey 23 Cincinnati Reds  
Dave Winfield 21 San Diego Padres 24
Lee Mazzilli 20 New York Mets 25



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?

The first player from the Angels franchise (they were the California Angels at the time) to wear the number twenty-five was Bob Perry.

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