Expanded League Record Book: Stolen Bases

Here, finally, is a list that will look completely different from the others- it’s the list of the players with the most stolen bases in one Valley League between 1994 and 2019.

				SB	Att
1	Juan Pierre	Harrisonburg	1997	40	45
2	Jay Charleston	Staunton	2017	39	41
3	Dennis Diaz	Luray	2003	37	45
	Bobby Rauh	Winchester	2009	37	41
5	Drew Martinez	Luray	2009	36	37
6	Lammar Guy	Covington	2009	35	44
7	Rico Noel	Covington	2008	33	38
8	Brady Wilson	Winchester	2011	32	34
	Jay Gonzalez	Harrisonburg	2011	32	38
10	Antoan Richardson	Winchester	2003	31	35
	Shane Justis	Staunton	2004	31	33
	Andy Perez	Harrisonburg	2013	31	38
	Justin Harris	Charles Town	2014	31	37
	Nick Sinay	Front Royal	2014	31	40
15	David Eckstein	Harrisonburg	1996	30	32
16	Kennard Bibbs	Harrisonburg	2001	29	32
	Junior Arrojo	Covington	2009	29	31
	Tanner Leighton	Woodstock	2011	29	34
	Cole Gruber	Waynesboro	2014	29	36
	Jose Carrera	Covington	2016	29	29

Notes

• This is the craziest thing I’ve seen on these record lists- every single one of these players went on to play professional baseball. Every one. Pierre, Noel, Richardson, and Eckstein all played in the majors. Guy, Wilson, Harris, and Leighton all played in independent ball, and all the rest played in the minor leagues. Is speed the most coveted tool? The most obvious? The tool teams are most likely to take a chance on? Hmmm.
• Harrisonburg has five players on the list; Covington four; Winchester three; Staunton and Luray two; Charles Town, Front Royal, Woodstock, and Waynesboro one, and Charlottesville, Strasburg, and New Market have none.
• Pierre, of course, went on to steal 614 bases in his major league career, and Eckstein stole 123.
• Gary Jones stole 45 bases for the 1982 Waynesboro Generals- he is the all-time leader, I believe.