Stolen Bases : 1911 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:

"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)
 

1911 Stolen Bases Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Bob Bescher 80 Cincinnati Reds 1
Josh DeVore 61 New York Giants 2
Fred Snodgrass 51 New York Giants 3
Fred Merkle 49 New York Giants 4
Buck Herzog 48 Boston Rustlers 5
New York Giants  
Red Murray 48 New York Giants  
Hans Lobert 40 Philadelphia Phillies 7
Larry Doyle 38 New York Giants 8
Dick Egan 37 Cincinnati Reds 9
Miller Huggins 37 St. Louis Cardinals  
Mike Mitchell 35 Cincinnati Reds 11
Johnny Bates 33 Cincinnati Reds 12
Bill Sweeney 33 Boston Rustlers  
Bob Coulson 32 Brooklyn Dodgers 14
Jake Daubert 32 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Dick Hoblitzel 32 Cincinnati Reds  
Doc Miller 32 Boston Rustlers  
Jimmy Sheckard 32 Chicago Cubs  
Solly Hofman 30 Chicago Cubs 19
Joe Tinker 30 Chicago Cubs  
Eddie Grant 28 Cincinnati Reds 21
Dode Paskert 28 Philadelphia Phillies  
Max Carey 27 Pittsburgh Pirates 23
Ed Konetchy 27 St. Louis Cardinals  
Rebel Oakes 25 St. Louis Cardinals 25



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.

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.