Stolen Bases : 1917 American League Top 25

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"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)
 

1917 Stolen Bases Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Ty Cobb 55 Detroit Tigers 1
Eddie Collins 53 Chicago White Sox 2
Ray Chapman 52 Cleveland Indians 3
Braggo Roth 51 Cleveland Indians 4
George Sisler 37 St. Louis Browns 5
Sam Rice 35 Washington Senators 6
Donie Bush 34 Detroit Tigers 7
Tris Speaker 30 Cleveland Indians 8
Fritz Maisel 29 New York Yankees 9
Nemo Leibold 27 Chicago White Sox 10
Happy Felsch 26 Chicago White Sox 11
Mike Menosky 22 Washington Senators 12
Harry Hooper 21 Boston Red Sox 13
Bobby Veach 21 Detroit Tigers  
Clyde Milan 20 Washington Senators 15
Ray Schalk 19 Chicago White Sox 16
Buck Weaver 19 Chicago White Sox  
Frank Baker 18 New York Yankees 18
Stuffy McInnis 18 Philadelphia Athletics  
Del Pratt 18 St. Louis Browns  
Ossie Vitt 18 Detroit Tigers  
Joe Judge 17 Washington Senators 22
Armando Marsans 17 St. Louis Browns  
New York Yankees  
Roger Peckinpaugh 17 New York Yankees  
Eddie Ainsmith 16 Washington Senators 25



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

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.

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).