Stolen Bases : 1996 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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1996 Stolen Bases Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Kenny Lofton 75 Cleveland Indians 1
Tom Goodwin 66 Kansas City Royals 2
Otis Nixon 54 Toronto Blue Jays 3
Chuck Knoblauch 45 Minnesota Twins 4
Omar Vizquel 35 Cleveland Indians 5
Ray Durham 30 Chicago White Sox 6
Mark McLemore 27 Texas Rangers 7
Rich Amaral 25 Seattle Mariners 8
Johnny Damon 25 Kansas City Royals  
Pat Listach 25 Milwaukee Brewers  
Jose Offerman 24 Kansas City Royals 11
Brady Anderson 21 Baltimore Orioles 12
Darren Lewis 21 Chicago White Sox  
Kimera Bartee 20 Detroit Tigers 14
Rich Becker 19 Minnesota Twins 15
Jeff Frye 18 Boston Red Sox 16
Paul Molitor 18 Minnesota Twins  
Roberto Alomar 17 Baltimore Orioles 18
Jose Valentin 17 Milwaukee Brewers  
Bernie Williams 17 New York Yankees  
Chad Curtis 16 Detroit Tigers 21
Alex Gonzalez 16 Toronto Blue Jays  
Ken Griffey, Jr. 16 Seattle Mariners  
Fernando Vina 16 Milwaukee Brewers  
Darryl Hamilton 15 Texas Rangers 25



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.

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 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?