Total Bases : 1908 American 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:

"Over 162 games, if my big guys are hitting and we get even halfway decent pitching, we'll beat their (our opponents) brains out." - Cincinnati Reds' Manager Sparky Anderson
 

1908 Total Bases Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Ty Cobb 276 Detroit Tigers 1
Sam Crawford 270 Detroit Tigers 2
Claude Rossman 219 Detroit Tigers 3
Nap Lajoie 218 Cleveland Naps 4
Matty McIntyre 218 Detroit Tigers  
George Stone 217 St. Louis Browns 6
George Stovall 203 Cleveland Naps 7
Germany Schaefer 200 Detroit Tigers 8
Jake Stahl 199 New York Highlanders 9
Boston Red Sox  
Hobe Ferris 196 St. Louis Browns 10
Bob Unglaub 195 Boston Red Sox 11
Washington Senators  
Danny Murphy 193 Philadelphia Athletics 12
Doc Gessler 184 Boston Red Sox 13
Harry Davis 183 Philadelphia Athletics 14
Charlie Hemphill 180 New York Highlanders 15
Harry Lord 178 Boston Red Sox 16
Bill Bradley 174 Cleveland Naps 17
Jimmy Williams 173 St. Louis Browns 18
Bob Ganley 171 Washington Senators 19
Amby McConnell 168 Boston Red Sox 20
Bill Hinchman 164 Cleveland Naps 21
Jerry Freeman 162 Washington Senators 22
Fielder Jones 162 Chicago White Sox  
Bobby Wallace 158 St. Louis Browns 24
Wid Conroy 157 New York Highlanders 25



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.

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.

The most recognizable Detroit Tiger to wear the number twenty-five was probably Norm Cash (who wore it from 1960 through 1974), but did you know that Hall of Famer Larry Doby also wore it during his single season with Detroit?