Stolen Bases : 1924 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:

"Although baseball decided to extend the regular season deeper into October to play 162 games (after the 09-11 disaster), why not just play 154? Baseball has dealt with shortened seasons before. (Bud) Selig spoke about the sanctity of playing 162 games, but baseball played 154 games until 1961. Baseball should have just let the games go and continued with the current schedule." - Joe Morgan on ESPN (September 19, 2001)
 

1924 Stolen Bases Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Eddie Collins 42 Chicago White Sox 1
Bob Meusel 26 New York Yankees 2
Sam Rice 24 Washington Senators 3
Ty Cobb 23 Detroit Tigers 4
Charlie Jamieson 21 Cleveland Indians 5
Bucky Harris 20 Washington Senators 6
Ken Williams 20 St. Louis Browns  
George Sisler 19 St. Louis Browns 8
Harry Hooper 16 Chicago White Sox 9
Al Simmons 16 Philadelphia Athletics  
Bill Barrett 15 Chicago White Sox 11
Goose Goslin 15 Washington Senators  
George Burns 14 Cleveland Indians 13
Heinie Manush 14 Detroit Tigers  
Bill Wambsganss 14 Boston Red Sox  
Harry Heilmann 13 Detroit Tigers 16
Joe Judge 13 Washington Senators  
Marty McManus 13 St. Louis Browns  
Homer Ezzell 12 Boston Red Sox 19
Chick Fewster 12 Cleveland Indians  
Wally Pipp 12 New York Yankees  
Maurice Archdeacon 11 Chicago White Sox 22
Chick Galloway 11 Philadelphia Athletics  
Bing Miller 11 Philadelphia Athletics  
Topper Rigney 11 Detroit Tigers  



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.

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

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).