Stolen Bases : 1988 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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1988 Stolen Bases Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Rickey Henderson 93 New York Yankees 1
Gary Pettis 44 Detroit Tigers 2
Paul Molitor 41 Milwaukee Brewers 3
Jose Canseco 40 Oakland Athletics 4
Harold Reynolds 35 Seattle Mariners 5
Willie Wilson 35 Kansas City Royals  
Cecil Espy 33 Texas Rangers 7
Oddibe McDowell 33 Texas Rangers  
Lloyd Moseby 31 Toronto Blue Jays 9
Carney Lansford 29 Oakland Athletics 10
Dan Gladden 28 Minnesota Twins 11
Joe Carter 27 Cleveland Indians 12
Henry Cotto 27 Seattle Mariners  
Bo Jackson 27 Kansas City Royals  
Gary Redus 26 Chicago White Sox 15
Ellis Burks 25 Boston Red Sox 16
Julio Franco 25 Cleveland Indians  
Ozzie Guillen 25 Chicago White Sox  
Luis Polonia 24 Oakland Athletics 19
Kelly Gruber 23 Toronto Blue Jays 20
Robin Yount 22 Milwaukee Brewers 21
B.J. Surhoff 21 Milwaukee Brewers 22
Jim Gantner 20 Milwaukee Brewers 23
Stan Javier 20 Oakland Athletics  
Dick Schofield 20 California Angels  



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.

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?