Stolen Bases : 1903 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:

"What people don't understand is, one day off for Cal Ripken would not recharge his batteries. One day would not do it. He's not playing 2,130 games in a row. Cal is ONLY playing 162 games a year." - Frank Robinson in The Sporting News (September 11, 1995)
 

1903 Stolen Bases Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Frank Chance 67 Chicago Cubs 1
Jimmy Sheckard 67 Brooklyn Superbas  
Sammy Strang 46 Brooklyn Superbas 3
Honus Wagner 46 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Sam Mertes 45 New York Giants 5
Billy Gilbert 37 New York Giants 6
Dan McGann 36 New York Giants 7
Roger Bresnahan 34 New York Giants 8
Bill Dahlen 34 Brooklyn Superbas  
Jack Doyle 34 Brooklyn Superbas  
Jimmy Slagle 33 Chicago Cubs 11
Charlie Dexter 32 Boston Beaneaters 12
Jimmy Burke 28 St. Louis Cardinals 13
George Browne 27 New York Giants 14
Duff Cooley 27 Boston Beaneaters  
Dick Harley 27 Chicago Cubs  
Joe Tinker 27 Chicago Cubs  
Shad Barry 26 Philadelphia Phillies 18
Mike Donlin 26 Cincinnati Reds  
Patsy Donovan 25 St. Louis Cardinals 20
Johnny Evers 25 Chicago Cubs  
Cy Seymour 25 Cincinnati Reds  
Ed Abbaticchio 23 Boston Beaneaters 23
Ginger Beaumont 23 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Jake Beckley 23 Cincinnati Reds  



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.

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?