Stolen Bases : 1934 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)
 

1934 Stolen Bases Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Bill Werber 40 Boston Red Sox 1
Jo-Jo White 28 Detroit Tigers 2
Ben Chapman 26 New York Yankees 3
Pete Fox 25 Detroit Tigers 4
Gee Walker 20 Detroit Tigers 5
Billy Rogell 13 Detroit Tigers 6
Bob Johnson 12 Philadelphia Athletics 7
Lyn Lary 12 New York Yankees  
Boston Red Sox  
Bill Cissell 11 Boston Red Sox 9
Jimmie Foxx 11 Philadelphia Athletics  
Charlie Gehringer 11 Detroit Tigers  
Roy Johnson 11 Boston Red Sox  
Tony Lazzeri 11 New York Yankees  
Frankie Pytlak 11 Cleveland Indians  
Evar Swanson 10 Chicago White Sox 15
Jack Burns 9 St. Louis Browns 16
Lou Gehrig 9 New York Yankees  
Hank Greenberg 9 Detroit Tigers  
Pinky Higgins 9 Philadelphia Athletics  
Moose Solters 9 Boston Red Sox  
Rabbit Warstler 9 Philadelphia Athletics  
Mickey Cochrane 8 Detroit Tigers 22
Joe Cronin 8 Washington Senators  
Odell Hale 8 Cleveland Indians  
Jack Saltzgaver 8 New York Yankees  



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).

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.