Stolen Bases : 1981 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:

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1981 Stolen Bases Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Tim Raines 71 Montreal Expos 1
Omar Moreno 39 Pittsburgh Pirates 2
Rodney Scott 30 Montreal Expos 3
Dave Collins 26 Cincinnati Reds 4
Andre Dawson 26 Montreal Expos  
Billy North 26 San Francisco Giants  
Leon Durham 25 Chicago Cubs 7
Lee Lacy 24 Pittsburgh Pirates 8
Mookie Wilson 24 New York Mets  
Tom Herr 23 St. Louis Cardinals 10
Eddie Miller 23 Atlanta Braves  
Terry Puhl 22 Houston Astros 12
Ozzie Smith 22 San Diego Padres  
Ivan DeJesus 21 Chicago Cubs 14
Lonnie Smith 21 Philadelphia Phillies  
Davey Lopes 20 Los Angeles Dodgers 16
Gene Richards 20 San Diego Padres  
Ken Landreaux 18 Los Angeles Dodgers 18
Bill Madlock 18 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Tony Scott 18 St. Louis Cardinals  
Houston Astros  
Lee Mazzilli 17 New York Mets 21
Larry Bowa 16 Philadelphia Phillies 22
Frank Taveras 16 New York Mets  
Larry Herndon 15 San Francisco Giants 24
Gary Matthews 15 Philadelphia Phillies  



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?

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