Who were the last five Cleveland baseball players to steal 50 or more bases in a season?

5. Braggo Roth: 1917 - 51 Stolen Bases

Going back in time all the way to just the third season after ditching the Naps as their team name, 24-year-old outfielder Braggo Roth would steal enough bases to end up on this list.

Stealing 51 bases in his second full season in Cleveland was Roth, good for the fourth most in the majors that season. This was a number that eclipsed his career-high from the previous season by 22 bases. This total would remain the single-season high for Roth for the remainder of his career, with the only other season with more than 30 steals would come in 1918, when he stole 36.

4. Ray Chapman: 1917 - 52 Stolen Bases

There was a second player from that 1917 Cleveland team that eclipsed the 50-stolen base barrier, and that would be Ray Chapman. Chapman's career-high 52 stolen bases just barely edged out Roth for the team lead during the 1917 season, along with being third overall just behind Ty Cobb and Eddie Collins with 55 and 53 swipes, respectively.

Like his teammate Roth, this was the only time that Chapman would steal more than 50 bases in a season. The next highest stolen base total for Chapman came a few years earlier in 1914, stealing 36 bases. Chapman would steal 35 in 1918, but this would be the last time in his career he would have more than 20 in a season.