Stolen Bases : 1963 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:

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1963 Stolen Bases Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Luis Aparicio 40 Baltimore Orioles 1
Chuck Hinton 25 Washington Senators 2
Russ Snyder 18 Baltimore Orioles 3
Jake Wood 18 Detroit Tigers  
Albie Pearson 17 Los Angeles Angels 5
Jose Tartabull 16 Kansas City Athletics 6
Ed Charles 15 Kansas City Athletics 7
Tommy McCraw 15 Chicago White Sox  
Bobby Richardson 15 New York Yankees  
Al Weis 15 Chicago White Sox  
Bill Bruton 14 Detroit Tigers 11
Lenny Green 11 Minnesota Twins 12
Dick McAuliffe 11 Detroit Tigers  
Max Alvis 9 Cleveland Indians 14
Tito Francona 9 Cleveland Indians  
Gary Geiger 9 Boston Red Sox  
Mike Hershberger 9 Chicago White Sox  
Dick Howser 9 Kansas City Athletics  
Cleveland Indians  
Al Smith 9 Baltimore Orioles  
Willie Kirkland 8 Cleveland Indians 20
Jim Landis 8 Chicago White Sox  
Minnie Minoso 8 Washington Senators  
Bob Saverine 8 Baltimore Orioles  
Carl Yastrzemski 8 Boston Red Sox  
Don Lock 7 Washington Senators 25



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.

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.