Stolen Bases : 2004 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:

"I don't think I stayed for a complete game that first year (in Arizona). But something happened. During the second year, I started watching more intently, listening to the broadcasters talk about strategy. I started getting it. Suddenly, a 162-game season didn't seem ridiculously long anymore." - Richard Ruelas in The Arizona Republic (11-07-2001)
 

2004 Stolen Bases Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Carl Crawford 59 Tampa Bay Devil Rays 1
Ichiro Suzuki 36 Seattle Mariners 2
Chone Figgins 34 Anaheim Angels 3
Brian Roberts 29 Baltimore Orioles 4
Alex Rodriguez 28 New York Yankees 5
Derek Jeter 23 New York Yankees 6
Matt Lawton 23 Cleveland Indians  
Torii Hunter 21 Minnesota Twins 8
Julio Lugo 21 Tampa Bay Devil Rays  
Randy Winn 21 Seattle Mariners  
Coco Crisp 20 Cleveland Indians 11
Lew Ford 20 Minnesota Twins  
Johnny Damon 19 Boston Red Sox 13
Willie Harris 19 Chicago White Sox  
Alex Sanchez 19 Detroit Tigers  
Omar Vizquel 19 Cleveland Indians  
Jeff DaVanon 18 Anaheim Angels 17
Alfonso Soriano 18 Texas Rangers  
Rocco Baldelli 17 Tampa Bay Devil Rays 19
Eric Byrnes 17 Oakland Athletics  
Aaron Rowand 17 Chicago White Sox  
David Eckstein 16 Anaheim Angels 22
Darin Erstad 16 Anaheim Angels  
Vladimir Guerrero 15 Anaheim Angels 24
Adam Kennedy 15 Anaheim Angels  



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?

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.