Stolen Bases : 1958 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:

"The key for this year was staying healthy, playing 154 games (his biggest goal was to play 162 games). When I'm healthy, I'm can put up the best numbers I can." - Juan Gonzalez (1999)
 

1958 Stolen Bases Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Willie Mays 31 San Francisco Giants 1
Richie Ashburn 30 Philadelphia Phillies 2
Tony Taylor 21 Chicago Cubs 3
Don Blasingame 20 St. Louis Cardinals 4
Jim Gilliam 18 Los Angeles Dodgers 5
Orlando Cepeda 15 San Francisco Giants 6
Johnny Temple 15 Cincinnati Redlegs  
Don Zimmer 14 Los Angeles Dodgers 8
Chico Fernandez 12 Philadelphia Phillies 9
Bob Skinner 12 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Ken Boyer 11 St. Louis Cardinals 11
Johnny Roseboro 11 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Frank Robinson 10 Cincinnati Redlegs 13
Roberto Clemente 8 Pittsburgh Pirates 14
Gil Hodges 8 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Dee Fondy 7 Cincinnati Redlegs 16
Charlie Neal 7 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Don Hoak 6 Cincinnati Redlegs 18
Eddie Mathews 5 Milwaukee Braves 19
Roy McMillan 5 Cincinnati Redlegs  
Bill Virdon 5 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Hank Aaron 4 Milwaukee Braves 22
Felipe Alou 4 San Francisco Giants  
Ernie Banks 4 Chicago Cubs  
Bill Bruton 4 Milwaukee Braves  



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.

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

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).