Stolen Bases : 1962 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 guys who made up this schedule must have been in a room with a bottle of Wild Turkey and 40 straws." - Dave Bergman
 

1962 Stolen Bases Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Maury Wills 104 Los Angeles Dodgers 1
Willie Davis 32 Los Angeles Dodgers 2
Julian Javier 26 St. Louis Cardinals 3
Vada Pinson 26 Cincinnati Reds  
Tony Taylor 20 Philadelphia Phillies 5
George Altman 19 Chicago Cubs 6
Tommy Davis 18 Los Angeles Dodgers 7
Willie Mays 18 San Francisco Giants  
Frank Robinson 18 Cincinnati Reds  
Jim Gilliam 17 Los Angeles Dodgers 10
Tony Gonzalez 17 Philadelphia Phillies  
Lou Brock 16 Chicago Cubs 12
Donn Clendenon 16 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Ted Savage 16 Philadelphia Phillies  
Hank Aaron 15 Milwaukee Braves 15
Jose Pagan 13 San Francisco Giants 16
Richie Ashburn 12 New York Mets 17
Ken Boyer 12 St. Louis Cardinals  
Elio Chacon 12 New York Mets  
Roman Mejias 12 Houston Colt .45s  
Johnny Roseboro 12 Los Angeles Dodgers  
Joe Christopher 11 New York Mets 22
Don Landrum 11 St. Louis Cardinals  
Chicago Cubs  
Felipe Alou 10 San Francisco Giants 24
Johnny Callison 10 Philadelphia Phillies  



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.

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?