Stolen Bases : 1980 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
 

1980 Stolen Bases Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Ron LeFlore 97 Montreal Expos 1
Omar Moreno 96 Pittsburgh Pirates 2
Dave Collins 79 Cincinnati Reds 3
Rodney Scott 63 Montreal Expos 4
Gene Richards 61 San Diego Padres 5
Ozzie Smith 57 San Diego Padres 6
Jerry Mumphrey 52 San Diego Padres 7
Cesar Cedeno 48 Houston Astros 8
Billy North 45 San Francisco Giants 9
Ivan DeJesus 44 Chicago Cubs 10
Lee Mazzilli 41 New York Mets 11
Rudy Law 40 Los Angeles Dodgers 12
Jose Cruz 36 Houston Astros 13
Andre Dawson 34 Montreal Expos 14
Lonnie Smith 33 Philadelphia Phillies 15
Phil Garner 32 Pittsburgh Pirates 16
Frank Taveras 32 New York Mets  
Garry Templeton 31 St. Louis Cardinals 18
Terry Puhl 27 Houston Astros 19
Garry Maddox 25 Philadelphia Phillies 20
Joe Morgan 24 Houston Astros 21
Ken Griffey 23 Cincinnati Reds 22
Steve Henderson 23 New York Mets  
Rafael Landestoy 23 Houston Astros  
Davey Lopes 23 Los Angeles Dodgers  



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.

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?