Stolen Bases : 1927 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:

"Maybe I missed my routine and my game so much that I was trying to rationalize reasons for getting it back. I wanted those 162 games. I wanted all the suspense of the playoff and home run races. And I honestly didn't believe baseball would bend far enough to allow the possibility of games in November. I was wrong. And baseball was right." - Paul White in USA Today Baseball Weekly (September 14, 2001)
 

1927 Stolen Bases Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Frankie Frisch 48 St. Louis Cardinals 1
Max Carey 32 Brooklyn Robins 2
Harvey Hendrick 29 Brooklyn Robins 3
Sparky Adams 26 Chicago Cubs 4
Lance Richbourg 24 Boston Braves 5
Kiki Cuyler 20 Pittsburgh Pirates 6
Fresco Thompson 19 Philadelphia Phillies 7
Edd Roush 18 New York Giants 8
Lloyd Waner 14 Pittsburgh Pirates 9
Hack Wilson 13 Chicago Cubs 10
Jimmie Wilson 13 Philadelphia Phillies  
Ethan Allen 12 Cincinnati Reds 12
Chick Hafey 12 St. Louis Cardinals  
Eddie Brown 11 Boston Braves 14
Doc Gautreau 11 Boston Braves  
Pie Traynor 11 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Jimmy Welsh 11 Boston Braves  
Freddie Lindstrom 10 New York Giants 18
Billy Southworth 10 St. Louis Cardinals  
Jigger Statz 10 Brooklyn Robins  
Johnny Butler 9 Brooklyn Robins 21
George Grantham 9 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Rogers Hornsby 9 New York Giants  
Jay Partridge 9 Brooklyn Robins  
Russ Wrightstone 9 Philadelphia Phillies  



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?

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.

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.