Stolen Bases : 2005 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)
 

2005 Stolen Bases Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Jose Reyes 60 New York Mets 1
Juan Pierre 57 Florida Marlins 2
Rafael Furcal 46 Atlanta Braves 3
Jimmy Rollins 41 Philadelphia Phillies 4
Ryan Freel 36 Cincinnati Reds 5
Willy Taveras 34 Houston Astros 6
Bobby Abreu 31 Philadelphia Phillies 7
Craig Counsell 26 Arizona Diamondbacks 8
Omar Vizquel 24 San Francisco Giants 9
Dave Roberts 23 San Diego Padres 10
Kenny Lofton 22 Philadelphia Phillies 11
Jason Bay 21 Pittsburgh Pirates 12
Adam Everett 21 Houston Astros  
Bill Hall 18 Milwaukee Brewers 14
Carlos Beltran 17 New York Mets 15
Matt Lawton 17 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Chicago Cubs  
David Wright 17 New York Mets  
Marcus Giles 16 Atlanta Braves 18
Albert Pujols 16 St. Louis Cardinals  
Chase Utley 16 Philadelphia Phillies  
Damian Jackson 15 San Diego Padres 21
Derrek Lee 15 Chicago Cubs  
Felipe Lopez 15 Cincinnati Reds  
Corey Patterson 15 Chicago Cubs  
Rickie Weeks 15 Milwaukee Brewers  



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.

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.