Stolen Bases : 1969 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:

"Although baseball decided to extend the regular season deeper into October to play 162 games (after the 09-11 disaster), why not just play 154? Baseball has dealt with shortened seasons before. (Bud) Selig spoke about the sanctity of playing 162 games, but baseball played 154 games until 1961. Baseball should have just let the games go and continued with the current schedule." - Joe Morgan on ESPN (September 19, 2001)
 

1969 Stolen Bases Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Lou Brock 53 St. Louis Cardinals 1
Joe Morgan 49 Houston Astros 2
Bobby Bonds 45 San Francisco Giants 3
Maury Wills 40 Montreal Expos 4
Los Angeles Dodgers  
Bobby Tolan 26 Cincinnati Reds 5
Willie Davis 24 Los Angeles Dodgers 6
Jimmy Wynn 23 Houston Astros 7
Matty Alou 22 Pittsburgh Pirates 8
Tony Taylor 19 Philadelphia Phillies 9
Larry Hisle 18 Philadelphia Phillies 10
Cleon Jones 16 New York Mets 11
Freddie Patek 15 Pittsburgh Pirates 12
Jose Arcia 14 San Diego Padres 13
Felix Millan 14 Atlanta Braves  
Tommie Agee 12 New York Mets 15
Orlando Cepeda 12 Atlanta Braves  
Sonny Jackson 12 Atlanta Braves  
Alex Johnson 11 Cincinnati Reds 18
Don Kessinger 11 Chicago Cubs  
Ollie Brown 10 San Diego Padres 20
Hank Aaron 9 Atlanta Braves 21
Dick Allen 9 Philadelphia Phillies  
Johnny Briggs 9 Philadelphia Phillies  
Curt Flood 9 St. Louis Cardinals  
Ron Hunt 9 San Francisco Giants  



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).

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.