Stolen Bases : 1944 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)
 

1944 Stolen Bases Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Johnny Barrett 28 Pittsburgh Pirates 1
Tony Lupien 18 Philadelphia Phillies 2
Roy Hughes 16 Chicago Cubs 3
Johnny Hopp 15 St. Louis Cardinals 4
Buddy Kerr 14 New York Giants 5
Connie Ryan 13 Boston Braves 6
Pete Coscarart 10 Pittsburgh Pirates 7
Luis Olmo 10 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Bob Elliott 9 Pittsburgh Pirates 9
Eddie Miller 9 Cincinnati Reds  
Dain Clay 8 Cincinnati Reds 11
Frankie Gustine 8 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Don Johnson 8 Chicago Cubs  
Johnny Rucker 8 New York Giants  
Max Macon 7 Boston Braves 15
Frank McCormick 7 Cincinnati Reds  
Stan Musial 7 St. Louis Cardinals  
Gee Walker 7 Cincinnati Reds  
Woody Williams 7 Cincinnati Reds  
Vince DiMaggio 6 Pittsburgh Pirates 20
Jim Russell 6 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Howie Schultz 6 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Dixie Walker 6 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Frankie Zak 6 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Stan Hack 5 Chicago Cubs 25



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.

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).

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