Total Bases : 1925 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:

"What people don't understand is, one day off for Cal Ripken would not recharge his batteries. One day would not do it. He's not playing 2,130 games in a row. Cal is ONLY playing 162 games a year." - Frank Robinson in The Sporting News (September 11, 1995)
 

1925 Total Bases Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Al Simmons 392 Philadelphia Athletics 1
Bob Meusel 338 New York Yankees 2
Goose Goslin 329 Washington Senators 3
Harry Heilmann 326 Detroit Tigers 4
George Sisler 311 St. Louis Browns 5
Sam Rice 287 Washington Senators 6
Baby Doll Jacobson 277 St. Louis Browns 7
Earle Combs 274 New York Yankees 8
Marty McManus 268 St. Louis Browns 9
Bill Lamar 266 Philadelphia Athletics 10
Earl Sheely 265 Chicago White Sox 11
Joe Sewell 258 Cleveland Indians 12
Johnny Mostil 255 Chicago White Sox 13
Ken Williams 252 St. Louis Browns 14
Ty Cobb 248 Detroit Tigers 15
Tris Speaker 248 Cleveland Indians  
Bibb Falk 246 Chicago White Sox 17
Phil Todt 239 Boston Red Sox 18
Gene Robertson 236 St. Louis Browns 19
Lou Gehrig 232 New York Yankees 20
Al Wingo 232 Detroit Tigers  
George Burns 231 Cleveland Indians 22
Bing Miller 230 Philadelphia Athletics 23
Ike Boone 228 Boston Red Sox 24
Ira Flagstead 220 Boston Red Sox 25



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?

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.

Future Hall of Famer Sammy Sosa is best known for wearing number twenty-one; however, when the young slugger played for the Chicago White Sox (1989-1991) he only wore number twenty-five.