Stolen Bases : 1955 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:

"When you're playing 162 baseball games, you're playing almost every day, it's nice to have a guy (Jose Lima) like that around to lighten things up and have fun. It's a huge plus for us." - Detroit Tigers Pitcher Matt Anderson
 

1955 Stolen Bases Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Jim Rivera 25 Chicago White Sox 1
Minnie Minoso 19 Chicago White Sox 2
Jackie Jensen 16 Boston Red Sox 3
Jim Busby 12 Washington Senators 4
Chicago White Sox  
Al Smith 11 Cleveland Indians 5
Billy Hunter 9 New York Yankees 6
Earl Torgeson 9 Detroit Tigers  
Hank Bauer 8 New York Yankees 8
Harvey Kuenn 8 Detroit Tigers  
Mickey Mantle 8 New York Yankees  
Nellie Fox 7 Chicago White Sox 11
Phil Rizzuto 7 New York Yankees  
Al Kaline 6 Detroit Tigers 13
Billy Klaus 6 Boston Red Sox  
Gil McDougald 6 New York Yankees  
Jimmy Piersall 6 Boston Red Sox  
Bill Tuttle 6 Detroit Tigers  
Chuck Diering 5 Baltimore Orioles 18
Ferris Fain 5 Detroit Tigers  
Cleveland Indians  
Billy Goodman 5 Boston Red Sox  
Irv Noren 5 New York Yankees  
Dave Pope 5 Cleveland Indians  
Baltimore Orioles  
Elmer Valo 5 Kansas City Athletics  
Bob Cerv 4 New York Yankees 24
Gil Coan 4 Baltimore Orioles  
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?

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.