Stolen Bases : 1901 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
 

1901 Stolen Bases Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Honus Wagner 49 Pittsburgh Pirates 1
Topsy Hartsel 41 Chicago Orphans 2
Sammy Strang 40 New York Giants 3
Dick Harley 37 Cincinnati Reds 4
Ginger Beaumont 36 Pittsburgh Pirates 5
Jimmy Sheckard 35 Brooklyn Superbas 6
Emmet Heidrick 32 St. Louis Cardinals 7
Tom Daly 31 Brooklyn Superbas 8
Danny Green 31 Chicago Orphans  
Elmer Flick 30 Philadelphia Phillies 10
Ed Delahanty 29 Philadelphia Phillies 11
Patsy Donovan 28 St. Louis Cardinals 12
Jesse Burkett 27 St. Louis Cardinals 13
Frank Chance 27 Chicago Orphans  
George Davis 27 New York Giants  
Roy Thomas 27 Philadelphia Phillies  
Lefty Davis 26 Brooklyn Superbas 17
Pittsburgh Pirates  
Dick Padden 26 St. Louis Cardinals  
Gene DeMontreville 25 Boston Beaneaters 19
Monte Cross 24 Philadelphia Phillies 20
George Van Haltren 24 New York Giants  
Kitty Bransfield 23 Pittsburgh Pirates 22
Fred Clarke 23 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Bill Dahlen 23 Brooklyn Superbas  
Willie Keeler 23 Brooklyn Superbas  



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

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.