Stolen Bases : 1998 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)
 

1998 Stolen Bases Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Tony Womack 58 Pittsburgh Pirates 1
Craig Biggio 50 Houston Astros 2
Eric Young 42 Los Angeles Dodgers 3
Edgar Renteria 41 Florida Marlins 4
Barry Bonds 28 San Francisco Giants 5
Cliff Floyd 27 Florida Marlins 6
Andruw Jones 27 Atlanta Braves  
Delino DeShields 26 St. Louis Cardinals 8
Jason Kendall 26 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Ray Lankford 26 St. Louis Cardinals  
Barry Larkin 26 Cincinnati Reds  
Quilvio Veras 24 San Diego Padres 12
Doug Glanville 23 Philadelphia Phillies 13
Gary Sheffield 22 Florida Marlins 14
Los Angeles Dodgers  
Fernando Vina 22 Milwaukee Brewers  
Devon White 22 Arizona Diamondbacks  
Stan Javier 21 San Francisco Giants 17
Al Martin 20 Pittsburgh Pirates 18
Brian McRae 20 New York Mets  
Reggie Sanders 20 Cincinnati Reds  
Bobby Abreu 19 Philadelphia Phillies 21
Jeff Bagwell 19 Houston Astros  
Royce Clayton 19 St. Louis Cardinals  
Mark Grudzielanek 18 Montreal Expos 24
Los Angeles Dodgers  
Sammy Sosa 18 Chicago Cubs  



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 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?

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.