Chicago American Giants Stolen Bases Leaders

Career totals with the Chicago American Giants and the best single seasons in club history. Records run through the 2025 season.

Jelly Gardner holds the Chicago American Giants career record with 124 stolen bases. The single-season record is 30, by Jimmie Lyons in 1921.

All-time Chicago American Giants leaders

Career totals with the club

#	Player	With the club	SB	G
1	Jelly Gardner	1920–1930	124	619
2	Dave Malarcher	1920–1934	113	616
3	Bingo DeMoss	1920–1925	75	398
4	Jim Brown	1920–1937	67	678
4	Jimmie Lyons	1921–1932	67	208
4	Cristóbal Torriente	1920–1925	67	421
7	Bobby Williams	1920–1928	63	456
8	Pythias Russ	1926–1929	48	268
9	Steel Arm Davis	1927–1935	43	404
10	Sanford Jackson	1926–1931	32	330
10	Turkey Stearnes	1932–1938	32	194
12	Willie Wells	1929–1935	27	125
13	John Hines	1924–1934	26	357
14	Alex Radcliff	1927–1944	25	358
15	Sandy Thompson	1926–1932	21	326
16	Charley Williams	1926–1931	19	388
17	Jack Marshall	1931–1938	17	212
17	Wilson Redus	1934–1940	17	170
19	John Beckwith	1922–1923	16	138
19	Ed Young	1938–1947	16	152
21	George Sweatt	1926–1927	15	160
22	Leroy Grant	1920–1924	14	246
23	John Reese	1920–1922	13	95
24	Mule Suttles	1929–1935	12	127
25	Nat Rogers	1927–1944	11	156

Best seasons in club history

#	Player	Season	SB	G
1	Jimmie Lyons	1921	30	70
2	Jelly Gardner	1922	26	69
3	Jimmie Lyons	1922	25	70
4	Dave Malarcher	1924	23	78
5	Jelly Gardner	1923	21	75
6	Pythias Russ	1927	20	85
7	Jelly Gardner	1928	19	50
7	Dave Malarcher	1927	19	87
7	Dave Malarcher	1925	19	86
10	Bingo DeMoss	1922	18	64
10	Cristóbal Torriente	1921	18	73
12	Bingo DeMoss	1921	16	73
13	Steel Arm Davis	1927	15	83
13	Jelly Gardner	1921	15	62
13	Dave Malarcher	1921	15	72
13	Pythias Russ	1929	15	64
13	Bobby Williams	1924	15	76
18	Dave Malarcher	1923	14	78
18	Willie Wells	1935	14	47
18	Bobby Williams	1921	14	73
21	Jelly Gardner	1924	13	78
22	Jim Brown	1922	12	62
22	Bingo DeMoss	1924	12	67
22	Bingo DeMoss	1923	12	76
22	Jimmie Lyons	1923	12	66