Stolen Bases : 1999 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)
 

1999 Stolen Bases Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Tony Womack 72 Arizona Diamondbacks 1
Roger Cedeno 66 New York Mets 2
Eric Young 51 Los Angeles Dodgers 3
Luis Castillo 50 Florida Marlins 4
Mike Cameron 38 Cincinnati Reds 5
Pokey Reese 38 Cincinnati Reds  
Rickey Henderson 37 New York Mets 7
Edgar Renteria 37 St. Louis Cardinals  
Raul Mondesi 36 Los Angeles Dodgers 9
Reggie Sanders 36 San Diego Padres  
Doug Glanville 34 Philadelphia Phillies 11
Damian Jackson 34 San Diego Padres  
Eric Owens 33 San Diego Padres 13
Jeff Bagwell 30 Houston Astros 14
Barry Larkin 30 Cincinnati Reds  
Quilvio Veras 30 San Diego Padres  
Craig Biggio 28 Houston Astros 17
Bobby Abreu 27 Philadelphia Phillies 18
Marvin Benard 27 San Francisco Giants  
Carl Everett 27 Houston Astros  
Otis Nixon 26 Atlanta Braves 21
Chipper Jones 25 Atlanta Braves 22
Marquis Grissom 24 Milwaukee Brewers 23
Andruw Jones 24 Atlanta Braves  
Jason Kendall 22 Pittsburgh Pirates 25



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.

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?