Stolen Bases : 1910 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:

"Although baseball decided to extend the regular season deeper into October to play 162 games (after the 09-11 disaster), why not just play 154? Baseball has dealt with shortened seasons before. (Bud) Selig spoke about the sanctity of playing 162 games, but baseball played 154 games until 1961. Baseball should have just let the games go and continued with the current schedule." - Joe Morgan on ESPN (September 19, 2001)
 

1910 Stolen Bases Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Bob Bescher 70 Cincinnati Reds 1
Red Murray 57 New York Giants 2
Dode Paskert 51 Cincinnati Reds 3
Sherry Magee 49 Philadelphia Phillies 4
Josh DeVore 43 New York Giants 5
Dick Egan 41 Cincinnati Reds 6
Hans Lobert 41 Cincinnati Reds  
Larry Doyle 39 New York Giants 8
Bobby Byrne 36 Pittsburgh Pirates 9
Bill Collins 36 Boston Doves  
Mike Mitchell 35 Cincinnati Reds 11
Miller Huggins 34 St. Louis Cardinals 12
Fred Snodgrass 33 New York Giants 13
Johnny Bates 31 Philadelphia Phillies 14
Solly Hofman 29 Chicago Cubs 15
Art Devlin 28 New York Giants 16
Johnny Evers 28 Chicago Cubs  
Dick Hoblitzel 28 Cincinnati Reds  
Bill Davidson 27 Brooklyn Superbas 19
Rube Ellis 25 St. Louis Cardinals 20
Eddie Grant 25 Philadelphia Phillies  
Bill Sweeney 25 Boston Doves  
Honus Wagner 24 Pittsburgh Pirates 23
Jake Daubert 23 Brooklyn Superbas 24
Fred Merkle 23 New York Giants  



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?

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).

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.