Stolen Bases : 1900 National 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:

"Over 162 games, if my big guys are hitting and we get even halfway decent pitching, we'll beat their (our opponents) brains out." - Cincinnati Reds' Manager Sparky Anderson
 

1900 Stolen Bases Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Patsy Donovan 45 St. Louis Cardinals 1
George Van Haltren 45 New York Giants  
Jimmy Barrett 44 Cincinnati Reds 3
Willie Keeler 41 Brooklyn Superbas 4
Sam Mertes 38 Chicago Orphans 5
Honus Wagner 38 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Roy Thomas 37 Philadelphia Phillies 7
Kip Selbach 36 New York Giants 8
Elmer Flick 35 Philadelphia Phillies 9
Jack Doyle 34 New York Giants 10
Jimmy Slagle 34 Philadelphia Phillies  
Fielder Jones 33 Brooklyn Superbas 12
Jesse Burkett 32 St. Louis Cardinals 13
Billy Hamilton 32 Boston Beaneaters  
Bill Keister 32 St. Louis Cardinals  
Bill Dahlen 31 Brooklyn Superbas 16
Hughie Jennings 31 Brooklyn Superbas  
Jimmy Sheckard 30 Brooklyn Superbas 18
George Davis 29 New York Giants 19
John McGraw 29 St. Louis Cardinals  
Danny Green 28 Chicago Orphans 21
Ginger Beaumont 27 Pittsburgh Pirates 22
Tommy Corcoran 27 Cincinnati Reds  
Tom Daly 27 Brooklyn Superbas  
Chick Stahl 27 Boston Beaneaters  



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

Future Hall of Famer Sammy Sosa is best known for wearing number twenty-one; however, when the young slugger played for the Chicago White Sox (1989-1991) he only wore number twenty-five.

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?