Stolen Bases : 1987 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:

"I don't think I stayed for a complete game that first year (in Arizona). But something happened. During the second year, I started watching more intently, listening to the broadcasters talk about strategy. I started getting it. Suddenly, a 162-game season didn't seem ridiculously long anymore." - Richard Ruelas in The Arizona Republic (11-07-2001)
 

1987 Stolen Bases Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Vince Coleman 109 St. Louis Cardinals 1
Tony Gwynn 56 San Diego Padres 2
Billy Hatcher 53 Houston Astros 3
Eric Davis 50 Cincinnati Reds 4
Tim Raines 50 Montreal Expos  
Milt Thompson 46 Philadelphia Phillies 6
Ozzie Smith 43 St. Louis Cardinals 7
Gerald Perry 42 Atlanta Braves 8
Steve Sax 37 Los Angeles Dodgers 9
Darryl Strawberry 36 New York Mets 10
Juan Samuel 35 Philadelphia Phillies 11
Stan Jefferson 34 San Diego Padres 12
Andy Van Slyke 34 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Albert Hall 33 Atlanta Braves 14
Mitch Webster 33 Montreal Expos  
Barry Bonds 32 Pittsburgh Pirates 16
Howard Johnson 32 New York Mets  
Bill Doran 31 Houston Astros 18
Tracy Jones 31 Cincinnati Reds  
Herm Winningham 29 Montreal Expos 20
Lenny Dykstra 27 New York Mets 21
Kal Daniels 26 Cincinnati Reds 22
Gerald Young 26 Houston Astros  
Kevin Bass 21 Houston Astros 24
John Cangelosi 21 Pittsburgh Pirates  



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.

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.

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?