Stolen Bases : 1968 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:

"The key for this year was staying healthy, playing 154 games (his biggest goal was to play 162 games). When I'm healthy, I'm can put up the best numbers I can." - Juan Gonzalez (1999)
 

1968 Stolen Bases Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Bert Campaneris 62 Oakland Athletics 1
Jose Cardenal 40 Cleveland Indians 2
Cesar Tovar 35 Minnesota Twins 3
Don Buford 27 Baltimore Orioles 4
Joe Foy 26 Boston Red Sox 5
Vic Davalillo 25 Cleveland Indians 6
California Angels  
Dave Nelson 23 Cleveland Indians 7
Reggie Smith 22 Boston Red Sox 8
Sandy Alomar 21 Chicago White Sox 9
Horace Clarke 20 New York Yankees 10
Tommy McCraw 20 Chicago White Sox  
Roy White 20 New York Yankees  
Luis Aparicio 17 Chicago White Sox 13
Ted Uhlaender 16 Minnesota Twins 14
Reggie Jackson 14 Oakland Athletics 15
Rick Monday 14 Oakland Athletics  
Sal Bando 13 Oakland Athletics 17
Carl Yastrzemski 13 Boston Red Sox  
Rod Carew 12 Minnesota Twins 19
Tommy Harper 11 Cleveland Indians 20
Frank Robinson 11 Baltimore Orioles  
Del Unser 11 Washington Senators  
Mark Belanger 10 Baltimore Orioles 23
Tony Oliva 10 Minnesota Twins  
Tom Tresh 10 New York Yankees  



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.

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