Stolen Bases : 1957 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)
 

1957 Stolen Bases Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Willie Mays 38 New York Giants 1
Jim Gilliam 26 Brooklyn Dodgers 2
Don Blasingame 21 St. Louis Cardinals 3
Johnny Temple 19 Cincinnati Redlegs 4
Chico Fernandez 18 Philadelphia Phillies 5
Richie Ashburn 13 Philadelphia Phillies 6
Ken Boyer 12 St. Louis Cardinals 7
Dee Fondy 12 Chicago Cubs  
Pittsburgh Pirates  
Bill Bruton 11 Milwaukee Braves 9
Charlie Neal 11 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Frank Robinson 10 Cincinnati Redlegs 11
Bob Skinner 10 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Gene Freese 9 Pittsburgh Pirates 13
Danny O'Connell 9 Milwaukee Braves  
New York Giants  
Ernie Banks 8 Chicago Cubs 15
Chuck Harmon 8 St. Louis Cardinals  
Philadelphia Phillies  
Don Hoak 8 Cincinnati Redlegs  
Rip Repulski 7 Philadelphia Phillies 18
Eddie Kasko 6 St. Louis Cardinals 19
Lee Walls 6 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Chicago Cubs  
Ed Bailey 5 Cincinnati Redlegs 21
Gil Hodges 5 Brooklyn Dodgers  
Whitey Lockman 5 New York Giants  
Johnny Logan 5 Milwaukee Braves  
Roy McMillan 5 Cincinnati Redlegs  



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 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?