Stolen Bases : 1927 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:

"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)
 

1927 Stolen Bases Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

George Sisler 27 St. Louis Browns 1
Bob Meusel 24 New York Yankees 2
Ty Cobb 22 Philadelphia Athletics 3
Tony Lazzeri 22 New York Yankees  
Johnny Neun 22 Detroit Tigers  
Goose Goslin 21 Washington Senators 6
Bill Barrett 20 Chicago White Sox 7
Sam Rice 19 Washington Senators 8
Jackie Tavener 19 Detroit Tigers  
Bucky Harris 18 Washington Senators 10
Frank O'Rourke 18 St. Louis Browns  
Charlie Gehringer 17 Detroit Tigers 12
Ossie Bluege 15 Washington Senators 13
Earle Combs 15 New York Yankees  
Bill Hunnefield 15 Chicago White Sox  
Alex Metzler 15 Chicago White Sox  
Jack Warner 14 Detroit Tigers 17
Lu Blue 13 Detroit Tigers 18
George Burns 13 Cleveland Indians  
Ira Flagstead 12 Boston Red Sox 20
Lew Fonseca 12 Cleveland Indians  
Heinie Manush 12 Detroit Tigers  
Buddy Myer 12 Washington Senators  
Boston Red Sox  
Stuffy Stewart 12 Washington Senators  
Sammy Hale 11 Philadelphia Athletics 25



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?

Did you know that more than forty players have worn the number twenty-five for the Boston Red Sox — including Jack Clark, Denny Galehouse, Dizzy Trout and Tony Conigliaro.