Stolen Bases : 1912 American 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:

"I don't think I stayed for a complete game that first year (in Arizona). But something happened. During the second year, I started watching more intently, listening to the broadcasters talk about strategy. I started getting it. Suddenly, a 162-game season didn't seem ridiculously long anymore." - Richard Ruelas in The Arizona Republic (11-07-2001)
 

1912 Stolen Bases Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Clyde Milan 88 Washington Senators 1
Eddie Collins 63 Philadelphia Athletics 2
Ty Cobb 61 Detroit Tigers 3
Tris Speaker 52 Boston Red Sox 4
Rollie Zeider 47 Chicago White Sox 5
Sam Crawford 41 Detroit Tigers 6
Frank Baker 40 Philadelphia Athletics 7
Bert Daniels 37 New York Highlanders 8
Donie Bush 35 Detroit Tigers 9
Joe Jackson 35 Cleveland Naps  
Burt Shotton 35 St. Louis Browns  
Hal Chase 33 New York Highlanders 12
Danny Moeller 30 Washington Senators 13
Morrie Rath 30 Chicago White Sox  
Harry Hooper 29 Boston Red Sox 15
Amos Strunk 29 Philadelphia Athletics  
Jimmy Austin 28 St. Louis Browns 17
Harry Lord 28 Chicago White Sox  
Baldy Louden 28 Detroit Tigers  
Eddie Foster 27 Washington Senators 20
Stuffy McInnis 27 Philadelphia Athletics  
George Moriarty 27 Detroit Tigers  
Shano Collins 26 Chicago White Sox 23
Larry Gardner 25 Boston Red Sox 24
Del Pratt 24 St. Louis Browns 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?

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).

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.