Stolen Bases : 1985 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:

"When you're playing 162 baseball games, you're playing almost every day, it's nice to have a guy (Jose Lima) like that around to lighten things up and have fun. It's a huge plus for us." - Detroit Tigers Pitcher Matt Anderson
 

1985 Stolen Bases Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Vince Coleman 110 St. Louis Cardinals 1
Tim Raines 70 Montreal Expos 2
Willie McGee 56 St. Louis Cardinals 3
Ryne Sandberg 54 Chicago Cubs 4
Juan Samuel 53 Philadelphia Phillies 5
Gary Redus 48 Cincinnati Reds 6
Davey Lopes 47 Chicago Cubs 7
Mariano Duncan 38 Los Angeles Dodgers 8
Eddie Milner 35 Cincinnati Reds 9
Andy Van Slyke 34 St. Louis Cardinals 10
Dan Gladden 32 San Francisco Giants 11
Bob Dernier 31 Chicago Cubs 12
Tom Herr 31 St. Louis Cardinals  
Ozzie Smith 31 St. Louis Cardinals  
Wally Backman 30 New York Mets 15
Steve Sax 27 Los Angeles Dodgers 16
Darryl Strawberry 26 New York Mets 17
Joe Orsulak 24 Pittsburgh Pirates 18
Mookie Wilson 24 New York Mets  
Bill Doran 23 Houston Astros 20
Von Hayes 21 Philadelphia Phillies 21
Herm Winningham 20 Montreal Expos 22
Kevin Bass 19 Houston Astros 23
R.J. Reynolds 18 Los Angeles Dodgers 24
Pittsburgh Pirates  
Miguel Dilone 17 Montreal Expos 25
San Diego Padres  



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?

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.

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.