All time base stealer for the Red Sox was Harry Hooper with 300. Single season stolen base record (to be broken this year by Jacoby Ellsbury) was Tommy Harper with 54 in 1973.
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As of 2009, Jacoby Ellsbury was the last Red Sox player to lead the American League in stolen bases. Ellsbury led the League in 2009 with 70, and in 2008 with 50.
Michael Bourn had the most stolen bases in the National League in 2009 with 61.
Michael Bourn led the National League in stolen bases in 2009 with 61.
Dom DiMaggio of the 1950 Boston Red Sox led the American League in stolen bases with 15.
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2,681 bases were stolen in the National League in 1887. John Ward of the New York Giants was the individual leader with 111. The New York Giants led the league that year with 415. The Pittsburgh Alleghenys stole the fewest bases that season with 221. There were 513 games played in the National League that season meaning an average of 5.23 bases were stolen per game.