Stolen Bases : 1950 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)
 

1950 Stolen Bases Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Dom DiMaggio 15 Boston Red Sox 1
Phil Rizzuto 12 New York Yankees 2
Elmer Valo 12 Philadelphia Athletics  
Gil Coan 10 Washington Senators 4
Johnny Lipon 9 Detroit Tigers 5
Larry Doby 8 Cleveland Indians 6
Ferris Fain 8 Philadelphia Athletics  
Dick Kokos 8 St. Louis Browns  
Mickey Vernon 8 Cleveland Indians  
Washington Senators  
Ray Coleman 7 St. Louis Browns 10
Tom Upton 7 St. Louis Browns  
Dave Philley 6 Chicago White Sox 12
Eddie Yost 6 Washington Senators  
Bobby Avila 5 Cleveland Indians 14
Joe Collins 5 New York Yankees  
Bob Dillinger 5 Philadelphia Athletics  
Hoot Evers 5 Detroit Tigers  
Eddie Joost 5 Philadelphia Athletics  
Irv Noren 5 Washington Senators  
Al Rosen 5 Cleveland Indians  
Bud Stewart 5 Washington Senators  
Gene Woodling 5 New York Yankees  
Yogi Berra 4 New York Yankees 23
Ray Boone 4 Cleveland Indians  
Nellie Fox 4 Chicago White Sox  



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).

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

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.