Stolen Bases : 1954 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:

"Maybe I missed my routine and my game so much that I was trying to rationalize reasons for getting it back. I wanted those 162 games. I wanted all the suspense of the playoff and home run races. And I honestly didn't believe baseball would bend far enough to allow the possibility of games in November. I was wrong. And baseball was right." - Paul White in USA Today Baseball Weekly (September 14, 2001)
 

1954 Stolen Bases Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Jackie Jensen 22 Boston Red Sox 1
Minnie Minoso 18 Chicago White Sox 2
Jim Rivera 18 Chicago White Sox  
Jim Busby 17 Washington Senators 4
Spook Jacobs 17 Philadelphia Athletics  
Nellie Fox 16 Chicago White Sox 6
Cass Michaels 10 Chicago White Sox 7
Bobby Avila 9 Cleveland Indians 8
Gil Coan 9 Baltimore Orioles  
Al Kaline 9 Detroit Tigers  
Harvey Kuenn 9 Detroit Tigers  
Chico Carrasquel 7 Chicago White Sox 12
Eddie Yost 7 Washington Senators  
Harry Agganis 6 Boston Red Sox 14
Al Rosen 6 Cleveland Indians  
Andy Carey 5 New York Yankees 16
Ferris Fain 5 Chicago White Sox  
Billy Hunter 5 Baltimore Orioles  
Mickey Mantle 5 New York Yankees  
Ed McGhee 5 Philadelphia Athletics  
Chicago White Sox  
Jimmy Piersall 5 Boston Red Sox  
Bill Tuttle 5 Detroit Tigers  
Hank Bauer 4 New York Yankees 23
Ray Boone 4 Detroit Tigers  
Phil Cavarretta 4 Chicago White Sox  



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?

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).

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.