Stolen Bases : 2003 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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2003 Stolen Bases Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Carl Crawford 55 Tampa Bay Devil Rays 1
Alex Sanchez 44 Detroit Tigers 2
Carlos Beltran 41 Kansas City Royals 3
Alfonso Soriano 35 New York Yankees 4
Ichiro Suzuki 34 Seattle Mariners 5
Johnny Damon 30 Boston Red Sox 6
Rocco Baldelli 27 Tampa Bay Devil Rays 7
Brian Roberts 23 Baltimore Orioles 8
Randy Winn 23 Seattle Mariners  
Adam Kennedy 22 Anaheim Angels 10
Angel Berroa 21 Kansas City Royals 11
Desi Relaford 20 Kansas City Royals 12
Marlon Anderson 19 Tampa Bay Devil Rays 13
Nomar Garciaparra 19 Boston Red Sox  
Cristian Guzman 18 Minnesota Twins 15
Carlos Lee 18 Chicago White Sox  
Milton Bradley 17 Cleveland Indians 17
Mike Cameron 17 Seattle Mariners  
Jeff DaVanon 17 Anaheim Angels  
Raul Mondesi 17 New York Yankees  
Luis Rivas 17 Minnesota Twins  
Alex Rodriguez 17 Texas Rangers  
Bret Boone 16 Seattle Mariners 23
David Eckstein 16 Anaheim Angels  
Damian Jackson 16 Boston Red 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.

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).